yeah, but she cheats.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis and Sherry Armstrong [mailto:Miata@pacbell.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 10:59 AM
> To: Keith Hearn; Scot Zediker
> Cc: nokones@ix.netcom.com; Au H. Nguyen; Larrybsp@aol.com;
> ba-autox@autox.team.net; khearn@Legato.COM
> Subject: Re: Larry Is Right
>
>
> Hmmm
> I seem to remember a B stock Miata in the capable hands
> of Katie turning TTOD against some very fast cars of all
> types and makes in Oakland.
>
> ----------
> > From: Keith Hearn <khearn@Legato.COM>
> > To: Scot Zediker <mx5_1991@yahoo.com>
> > Cc: nokones@ix.netcom.com; Au H. Nguyen <aunguyen@cisco.com>;
> Larrybsp@aol.com; ba-autox@autox.team.net; khearn@Legato.COM
> > Subject: Re: Larry Is Right
> > Date: January 25, 2000 10:41 AM
> >
> > In message <20000125144259.9240.qmail@web1101.mail.yahoo.com>, Scot
> Zediker wri
> > tes:
> > > FWIW, Dealer Alternative in Colorado is working on a
> > > 200-mph Miata. I don't recall which engine the car
> > > has, but it is turbocharged. This same company also
> > > sells a turbo kit that will put out around 250 hp to
> > > the rear wheels and is completely street legal
> > > (outside California, anyway).
> >
> > They're working on CARB certification for the FMII turbo
> for the '99s.
> > They've run into a minor hitch due to the car they were going to
> > use for the certification having a minor mishap. See
> > http://www.networkone.net/~mark/ and scroll down to the
> pictures.
> > Rollbars are your friends.
> >
> > A 15-psi turbo on a Miata puts out around 250 rear-wheel
> horsepower, and
> > reportedly can beat Vipers and their ilk in acceleration. And you
> > still have that wonderful Miata handling. I suspect one
> would give
> > most any Corvette a run for it's money, and then some.
> The trouble
> > is, it takes a driver with very good throttle control to handle
> > that much power in that light of a car. And many of those who
> > turbo/super-charge their Miatas are the sort that think that the
> > reason they're not fast driving a Miata is merely lack of power.
> > So you often see boosted Miatas being driven below their
> > potential. If you can't drive fast with 100 hosepower, you can't
> > drive fast with 200.
> >
> > I'd love to see a really good driver (i.e. Nationals
> contender) with
> > a well set up turbo Miata. But in autocrossing, a turbo Miata
> > goes into one of the Mod classes where a street car has no
> > business. Yeah, there's OSP, but it's a local class so no
> one with
> > aspirations of Nationals is going to set up an autocross car for
> > OSP. So we're unlikely to see a really serious autocrosser set up
> > a turbo Miata.
> >
> > In a couple of years I'm seriously considering adding a Dealer
> > Alternative turbo to Sadie. But right now I know that
> more power will
> > *not* make me faster. I'll wait until my skills have improved
> > sufficiently. Yeah, I'll never take it to Nationals, but I'll have
> > fun. :)
> >
> > The 200MPH Miata project expects to have a completely street-legal
> > Miata (non-California that is) that'll do 200mph. They
> expect to have
> > it working this summer. Right now they're working on the
> aerodynamics
> > to keep it on the ground at that speed. :-o They're
> planning on using
> > a stock Miata engine with serious turbocharging.
> >
> > See http://www.200mphmiata.net/
> >
> > Keith Hearn
> > '99 Miata 10AE "Sexy Sadie" the Sapphire Shark
> > Milpitas, CA
> >
> >
> >
>
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