Why Miatas?
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2wheeler wrote:
That may be true, but done properly, it is the fastest way around a track.Exactly. my car slides out because i dont slow down before a corner, its not like i slide it sideways like a drift car, but it goes out a tiny bit. If you dont slow doen through a corner and thats why you slide out thats why its faster.
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I got a civic with good Good suspension and im sure its not even close to nicks miata in handling..
my .02
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2wheeler wrote:
That may be true, but done properly, it is the fastest way around a track.If I pushed my car to the point of sliding in a corner, (pushing it beyond the edge and not showboating) I would spin around at least once. Maybe I could pull out of it but it shure as hell wouldn't be fast. Setting yourself up properly to execute the corner, hitting the apex just right, and exiting the corner without loosing grip or momentum is the fastest way around a track.
If sliding was the fastest way around, then Michael Schumacher,Jeff gordon, And Miguel Duhamel would be the drift kings. That's my belief.
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weshole wrote:
If I pushed my car to the point of sliding in a corner, (pushing it beyond the edge and not showboating) I would spin around at least once. Maybe I could pull out of it but it shure as hell wouldn't be fast. Setting yourself up properly to execute the corner, hitting the apex just right, and exiting the corner without loosing grip or momentum is the fastest way around a track.If sliding was the fastest way around, then Michael Schumacher,Jeff gordon, And Miguel Duhamel would be the drift kings. That's my belief.
Ah, ah, ah....now you're contradicting yourself. Miguel Duhamel DOES slide corners, as do all exceptional superbike riders. Watch a MotoGP or World Superbike race, they set themselves up for corners by "drifting" the rear end of the bike.......CAUSE ITS FASTER....the lap times have proven it. Schumacher and Gordon don't need to drift cause they have such large contact patches. If you can go into a corner at 500MPH, and have the suspension and tires to hold it, why slide? Bikes have maybe 2-5 square inches to put down 200-240HP, so sliding is faster. This is similar to what we see at local autocross events....tires and tracks that cant hold the cars' power. Shane won the Minot autocross in a stock(other than intake/cat back) S2000. He was one of the only guys that could slide the car effectively. He beat STis, Civics, other RWDs and other S2000s.I agree with what you said above, in theory. Ya know, perfect world type stuff. But in real world racing, if your car can't hold the power, IMO, you can "cheat" the theory and slide.
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2wheeler wrote:
I agree with what you said above, in theory. Ya know, perfect world type stuff. But in real world racing, if your car can't hold the power, IMO, you can "cheat" the theory and slide.I see your point. But now you tell me. Does this apply to Harwood and his FWD Civic?
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2wheeler wrote:
No, cause he's dumb.
Seriously, I think both the driver and car would have to be phenomenal to take advantage of it. So, not take anything away from Harwood, my answer is no.
I highly doubt anybody I personally know (including myself) could take advantage of it.
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The only gripe i have about mine is i wish 2nd gear was a little longer. Everytime i go down south and whip threw the curves im @ speeds i need to use 3rd gear but it's to low of a rpm to have enough power to pull threw so i gotta bounce 2nd off the limiter.
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I think the big downer on them is cause they have "chick car" rep.... but really the last body style was a 47/53 wieght distribution and the new one is 50/50 which is one of the big reasons why they handle so great....
parts are inexpensive just like honda's and just as plentifull... with just as many tuners cuase it's just a great plateform to start with
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weshole wrote:
You forgot to mention a rather excellent CHASSIS!This quote brought to you by the makers of Jack Daniel's Whiskey. Jack Daniels, proud sponsor of Schulz Racing
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Sweet-WRX-Lovin wrote:
This quote brought to you by the makers of Jack Daniel's Whiskey. Jack Daniels, proud sponsor of Schulz RacingThat's my boy. You are my hero. And a Snufire is a chicks car. Like I stated earlier. I'm the only one in my town under 50 that even owns one. And most of them are older guys that miss their MG's and Sprites.
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Miatas are great autox cars, in fact the MN Autosports Club (MAC) is teasingly called the "Miata Autosports Club". They perform great on the smaller courses, though they are not invincible.
They are the last of the affordable small roadster cars, you just can't help but like 'em.
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