The MX-6 is a better autox car than the Probe. It's lighter (by quite a bit),
the 15" wheels allow a shorter tire for gearing, and the generally softer
suspension has less push/wheelspin issues than the Probes. Doesn't really
matter though, neither car will be the one to have in the new GS.
Oh, and James, about the NSX, no you wouldn't.:-)
-Andy
--- James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net> wrote:
> > > awesome, my probe has a shot again at GS
> >
> > Yeah, I picked the MX-6, but it's sort of a coin toss with the nod usually
> > going to the MX...
>
> i thought that was mostly because mazda had more contingency money.
>
> probe has 16x7 in wheels compared to 15x6.5 on the mx-sucks. oh i mean mx-6
> :)
>
> neon is lighter than both.
>
> -james
> ex-president, Bay Area Probe Owners Club
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Smokerbros@aol.com>
> To: <black94pgt@pacbell.net>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 9:54 PM
> Subject: Re: Hot Stock Cars in 2002
>
>
> > James writes:
> >
> > > the NSX is an a-stock car? hell even i could beat andy in one of
> those if
> > > he's in a crummy boxster. or does it have some terrible problem?
> >
> > It's in SS thru '01. Early cars had poor gear spacing between 1 and 2. I
> > want to say it was solved in '94 or '95. No one has seriously autocrossed
> > one, that I know of...
> >
> > > > GS
> > > > Mazda MX-6 V-6
> > >
> > > awesome, my probe has a shot again at GS. the 'viggen' i thought went
> > > 'wiggen' with torque steer galore.
> >
> > Yeah, I picked the MX-6, but it's sort of a coin toss with the nod usually
> > going to the MX...
> >
> > > long shots... > Celica GT
> > >
> > > beat a probe? get real. =)
> >
> > You're familiar with the term "long shot"?
> >
> > CHD :-)
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