Rules' stable Prepared class? You've got to be kidding! It used to be
that way, but not any more. OTH, we've run the same car for a very long
time (30 years!) in Prepared. It's only lately that there have been some
additions/changes to the rules.
--Pat Kelly
Tony Ford wrote:
>
> So what is the consensus of the new Miata with more horsepower, 16" wheels,
>and additional chassis bracing? It discourages me to have my car become
>obsolete after owning it for a year and a half. Heck, I haven't even learned
>how to really drive it well yet. A road racer once told me if I was going to
>race that I should buy a proper race car and forget running a stock class car
>and all the expense it entails making it raceworthy. I'm inclined to believe
>him now. Is it any easier to run in a more rules-stable prepared or modified
>class? Or does it just appear so to me? And monetarily, would I have been
>better off to have gotten a decent dedicated race car (FM or CM?)? Although
>I'm not so sure that would be a good place to start out. But then again, I'd
>have been slow as heck in anything starting out. I really enjoy autocross and
>developing my skills as a driver, but I'd like a shot at winning something
>someday without breaking the bank. Any thoughts out there?
>
> Anthony C. Ford
> Mechanical Engineer
> Mazak Corporation
> (859) 342-1382
> FAX 342-1537
> B-Stock Cendiv #25
> '99 R-model
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