I've driven both. I'd pick the MR2.
>Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 11:52:01 -0800 (PST)
>From: Bret Dodson <bret@serv.net>
>To: "team.net" <autox@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: C Stock in 2000
>Reply-To: Bret Dodson <bret@serv.net>
>
>> In a message dated 2/4/1999, 12:59:57 PM, pesra@yahoo.com writes:
>> <<Between the 1.6 Miata and the '91-92 MR2, which might be easier to
>> drive at its limit?>>
>
>The 1.6 Miata would get my nod for being easier to drive at its limits.
>Though, IMO, I don't think it has a chance of keeping up with the MR2
on
>most courses.
>
>Miatas have a shortwheel base and rotate quickly. They are indeed very
>well balanced cars but are quite capable of giving rear-weight biased
>cars a spin for their money ;^) Or maybe it's just me.
>
>JAKramer wrote:
>> I participated in a 24 hour autox last year with my MR2 that was the
final
>> event of the NC championship series. There were a number of good
regional
>> drivers including lot's of MR2s and lots of Miatas. The MR2 gang was
quite
>> entertaining to say the least. Each of us spun at least once, some
of us
>> (yours truly included) multiple times - the spectators and
announcers loved
>> us :) In contrast, not one Miata spun! I suppose one could argue
that the
>> Miata drivers were more experienced than the MR2 crew, but that would
be
>> statistically improbable with the numbers in both camps. I think it
proves
>> the MR2 is harder to handle when driven at the limit.
>
>24 hour autox? Do tell.
>
>I've often thought it'd be fun to have a nighttime autox. Ideally I'd
be
>able to convince a herd of the rare breed of reflective cones to settle
on
>our site for a night. Unless someone has identified a breed of
>glow-in-the-dark cones (conus luminus?)
>
>> <<Another consideration might be the added low-rpm pull of the MR2's
>> truckier engine? Seems like the added oomph coming off a corner might
>> better cover up driver errors?>>
>
>Yep. Many was the time when I would lament the "torque challenged"
nature
>of my 1.6 Miata. This was usually after I'd over-cooked an element and
>slid sideways losing all of my momentum, thinking it best to practice
>"speed maintenance" and carry as much speed as possible all the time.
>
>Fortunatley Miatae are short and easily fit sideways through gates,
>
>Bret Dodson
>'96 Miata R B Stock Pax
>Seattle, WA
>Wanna see a Miata spin? Just add water.
>
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