The Miata's haven't changed but This year I've noticed B-stock has not been
beating A-stock as has happened in the past.. I wonder why???
B-stock should not be getting slower, but A-stock is REALLY faster then in
the past.. I'm not going to say it's boxster or S2000 causing it, but in the
past the top BS drivers would have always done well (or won) AS, not so
anymore.. although I have a feeling the Z3 3.0 is going to be right up
there if they don't keep making it heavier.. (the last M-roadster I drove
weighed ~600 lbs more then my 1.9
Jeff Lloyd
Z3 with Less power + More weight and a 30 year old suspension
Perfect for BS :-)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Steve Sucsy
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 1:30 AM
To: Team.net
Subject: S2000 not dominant
I understand that there has been some fear that the S2000 would dominate A
Stock. That is apparently the reason the car, according to some, belongs
with the likes of the Boxter S, the C4 Corvette, and the M Coupe and
Roadster. But looking at the results from the National Tours this year, we
see that Rob Falkner won in Meridian in a Porsche 968; Gary Thomason won in
San Diego (home course) in an S2000; G.H. Sharp won in Fort Worth in a 2000
Boxter; Pat Salerno won in Ayers in a 1999 Boxter; and Paul Kozlak won in
Peru in a 968. In Meridian G.H.'s Boxter was just .13 from winning, and in
Peru, his Boxter was .093 out of first. The tally: Boxter: 2, 968: 2,
and S2000: 1.
Even if an S2000 takes first in A Stock at Nationals this year, should that
call for the car to be moved? We don't move cars just because they become
the favored car in the class. If we did, the Porsche 968/944 S2 would be
gone from AS, as these cars have won AS in 1997, 1998, and 1999. In 1998,
the cars were way over-represented in the trophies, taking 6 of 9 trophy
positions. In 1998, the cars were again dominant, taking 6 of the 12 trophy
positions. If they don't repeat their dominance in AS this year, it is more
likely to be the result of the Boxter wave, not a wave of dominating S2000s.
Are the S2000s competitive in AS? Sure. But have they taken over AS?
Definitely not.
Some people have asked why the S2000 would be moved without moving the
Boxter. Maybe it's because the Boxter has a big brother called the Boxter
S, and it seems obvious that the two Boxters don't belong in the same class.
Maybe if the S2000 had a big brother, it would be more readily recognized as
an appropriate competitor for the Boxter, the 968, and the other cars now
residing in AS.
Steve Sucsy
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