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Mine was used as well, even at 45K. Crazy market we live in Also, let's see a 1.6 Miata do a sub 8 min Nurburgring lap. Here is one of mine, so you don't have to suspect any longer. I can honesly say I've never been passed by a stock Miata. V8 swapped Miata? oh yeah! Those things rock! And a fun lap in a Camaro, so you can tell me how your 1.6 Miata compares Speed matters.
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LOL, it's alright. Always good to learn from trackrats on what works.
Anyway, back on topic... That's my main pt, I personally don't care about straights, there's no skill involved to do that and I'm confused why many ppl focus on it (that's why there's someone in another thread perplexed when I said that the Bentley should NOT be considered a *performance COTY candidate*...I don't consider behemoths weighing over 5,000lbs anything to do w performance but whatever floats their boat, I guess. I like cars that can really handle the twisties and other technical stuff, and I subscribe to the Colin Chapman credo so no oversized whales please haha.
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10-20-2021, 09:54 AM | #70 |
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The "Green Hell" is a horsepower track. I'm talking my local club track, 1.8 mile, 10 turn, 100 ft of elevation change, IE Hallett. From 6 to 2 (they run the track both ways) even guys in an ACR Viper on 335 Hoosiers couldn't get away from me on 205 RComps.
Unfortunately, I've the lost the taste for spending my weekends in the garage and huge chunks of money going to the track, even though I really miss it. I might have to change that. |
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10-20-2021, 10:41 AM | #71 |
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I hear you guys, and I get the sentiment. Simplify and add lightness makes a lot of sense from physics and financial perspectives for consumables.
If I had a dedicated track car, I would go for something light and built specifically for the purpose. Perhaps something like this Rush SR. https://rushautoworks.com/car_post/rush-sr/ But then I would need a trailer, a truck to tow it, and place to store it all. As it is, I drive to the track and drive the car home at the end of the day if I did things right (that's the prize). And the second prize is if I achieved some driver mod, and a new personal best lap time. So being limited to 200 thread wear street legal tires, and not having too much time to work on the car, and needing a back seat to pick up my kid after school ... the light choices are unfortunately VERY limited. Thankfully the heavier options still feel great, and offer very competitive performance, while being fun on the street. Given my goals and how I get my kicks, this makes the most sense to me.
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100pc get the car that makes sense for your situation.
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10-20-2021, 02:19 PM | #74 |
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Exactly, what gives an advantage to certain cars (overpowered but also overweight) on some tracks doesn't mean they'd still walk cars like MX-5s in others. Heck, many tracks are wide so even though they have corners, they aren't really forced to take srs turns like in those videos I've posted.
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It definitely has it's compromises. For me it was visceral, capable and juuuuust utilitarian enough to win me over. That big V8 with a Tremec 6-speed helps too
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That would be great! I've met a few guys at Nurburgring who live and work in London, but store their 911 GT3 RS's near the track in Germany. What a life! Unfortunately for me only 1 out of 5 of my local tracks offers storage on site. And it's not a track I visit frequently. Only options I have to drive or trailer.
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BAC Mono > all other street cars on the planet Don't get me wrong, I love my Exige, and it handles out of this world, but the BAC Mono can't be beat. |
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...now, back to the discussion for mere mortals
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