You know, when you look at it like that, it is pretty tough to justify,
especially when those fast MR2's don't get moved to BS :)
Stan Whitney
99 Miata
At 02:21 PM 9/30/99 -0700, Isley, Jason C. wrote:
> I know I am going to catch flak for this, but I have to ask.....I am
>a previous Miata owner, a 93' and a 95', have done a number of different
>things with them, SOLO2, open track events and drag raced with the help of
>the little blue bottle. I do agree that there are performance differences
>between the different years, 1.6 Vs 1.8 cars. In fact there is no question
>that a 1.6 no matter how well prepped would not win BS today.
> Is the car so much slower it needs to be moved to another class? We
>are not talking about a different car, just an out dated one. I have even
>seen CS post times that have beat BS at Tours and Pros. So will this make
>the car competitive?
> Not to beat a dead horse, but look at the Corvette in SS. Forget
>about the RX7, just look at the difference between Vettes. 84' 205 hp, no
>abs. 85' to 91' 230 to 250 hp, 92' to 95' 300hp, 96' 330hp. Don't forget
>ZR1s 375 to 405hp. None of these have shown to blow the others away, but
>there are definitely preferred cars. Now we have the C5, right around 350
>hp, 17" and 18" wheels, when more tires and parts become available we will
>see its true potential.
> I don't see the vettes being split up......Look at FS major
>difference between LS1 powered cars and LT1 or L98.
> I know the Miata has a huge following, I had two, but so do other
>cars. I can see separating cars that have major differences, single cam neon
>Es dual cam Ds. There is a bigger performance gap. I just don't see that
>difference between the Miata's.
> Can someone help me to understand where the argument for this came
>from, and how they convinced the SEB to make it happen? It may help me to
>get my car moved.
>Jason Isley
>jisley@cell1.com
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