Andrew,
well said and very brave I might add. A very excellent explination!
thank you!
sbw
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew_Bettencourt@kingston.com <Andrew_Bettencourt@kingston.com>
To: 'Team.net' <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, October 01, 1999 3:37 AM
Subject: Re: miata?????
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>Let me try to shed some light on the situation. Any parties that were
involved
>(SCAC - SEB) who remember it differently or want to add, please do:
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>CS has evolved into an 'affordable' sports car class. N/A MR-2, Fiero V6,
>Porsche 924S, 944, 240Z, N/A RX-7 all can be had for well under $10K. As
these
>cars age, it is necessary to 'freshen' the mix in order to give the
membership
>viable choices that you don't have to scour bone yards for wear items. The
1.6l
>Miata fits the profile and the performance envelope without throwing a
ringer
>into the class. Judging by the amount of letters received, there are a
>significant amount of these cars out there waiting to return to full time
solo
>duty. It is not the intent of the SCAC to set precedent of dissecting
classes
>and moving older models around to fit somewhere. This move was to keep the
>current CS alive and kicking. That is it in a snapshot.
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>As far as the C4 Corvette move, I would bet you a dollar that a move like
that
>would kill what I consider to be the best stock class in Solo. Those cars
are
>to fast. Hey, in a couple of years my RX-7 TT is gonna be a dinosaur.
Look at
>all the high horsepower, high technology machinery coming out over the next
24
>months. Should we then move the RX-7 to AS as well? Then the C4's to BS?
Of
>course not. The RX-7 will die the same death as other cars, however slow
it has
>been. Personally, I think that the Vette's are coming on. More Vette's in
the
>top 10 this year than I can remember.
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>AB
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>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 :)
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>Stan Whitney
>99 Miata
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>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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