It suddenly occurred to me that my comment below was probably interpreted as
a reference to the B Stock protest at Nationals. Not my intention at all--it
was a random joke.
phil
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Esra, Phil
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 11:21 AM
> To: 'ba-autox@autox.team.net'
> Subject: RE: Larry Is Right
>
>
> 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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