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Re: Prepared Miata reclassing thoughts

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Subject: Re: Prepared Miata reclassing thoughts
From: Smokerbros@aol.com
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 00:15:46 EDT
In a message dated 10/1/02 6:10:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
awhollis@swbell.net writes:


> So, maybe a Miata *can* be competitive in AP, but at what cost?  Will the
> folks who have already ponied up to build cars at the expected budget of a
> DP (or even the proposed EP) car want or be able to spend twice that much?

Remember that the 2002 Nationals winning DP Miata was 0.5 behind the winning 
AP time.  That car has not taken advantage of all the Prepared allowances, 
and gets to lose weight when going to AP. I'm not convinced that the Miata 
needs to spend that money just yet, to win in AP. Ultimately, they would want 
to take advantage of every allowed mod, but the current DP Miatae are in 
various states of preparation.  A Miata could win AP next year with the lower 
weight and full preparation to the rules, sans FI and big wheels.

BTW, my 16 X 12's don't cost $2500/set, they cost $1000/set.  I'll let 
someone else address the FI cost, but I've been told $2500 might be a bit 
high there, too.

Charlie Davis
(personal opinion, not intended to represent the SEB)

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