> 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
Hi Tony, I know how you feel my Miata is a tad over 1 year old
and is not going to make it against the higher HP new Miata,
and Poke'mon (Toyota) Spyder. So I do know how you feel.
> 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
Yep I'd have to agree that Stock class is the class to play in initially.
If you like it, move onto S/Prepared or Mod since buying a new car
every couple of years is not cheap.
> 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?)?
I've asked these same questions and the primary drawbacks seem
to e having to trailer the car to events and seat time being limited
to events since either Mod car is not street legal.
F-Mod has the advantage of engines being required to be stock
and the cost is very reasonable. It does help to get a Rotax engine tho.
:)
C-Mod is a lot more money if it breaks.
> 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?
It would be tough to develop skills in a mod car since you
couldn't have a passenger critiqueing your driving.
If you had the $$$ you could get into D-Mod with a
Caterham 7 (aka Lotus Super 7)
Price wise the F500's are the way to go, noisy tho.
The cost is around $5K+ for something decent.
Mark Sirota and a few others know more about C-Mod than
I ever will. Buy in on a C-Mod Ford is higher with higher
running costs. The F500 has a centrifugal clutch tho and
if I can afford one that is what I will buy next year.
YMMV...
Steve Bernard
Red '99 Miata (B-Stock)
NER Region (Novice Class)
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