[Fot] Miata seats

[Henry Frye]

I know two FOT that race a Spec Miata, and both are good competitive
racers. I think all that seat time in such a tight wheel to wheel
environment really can hone your racecraft skills. Especially since
there is little to no horsepower advantage at play here.

I will admit after a couple of frustrating race weekends I have given
the concept more than a passing thought!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bill Babcock
> Sent: July 21, 2008 11:03 AM
> To: Robert Lang
> Cc: Loren Ziglin; FOT
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Miata seats
>
> I've thought long and hard about getting a spec miata.
> They're cheap to buy, cheap to run, and you always have lots
> of competition. If I was racing one of those every couple of
> weeks my driving skill would probably slide backwards at a
> slower rate (yeah, I really do think I'm well past my peak).
> I've raced one--it's a lot like racing a good vintage
> car--lots of similarities.  Thing is that most of the guys I
> know who both vintage race and spec miata race (all three of
> them!!) wind up with dust on their miata. I'm not sure why,
> but I do know I don't need another large object in the shop
> that I don't use.