STL - what's going to be hot?

[Chip42]

2ZZ in 3rd gen MR2 (Spyder) - lighter and better than MkI MR2 and much lighter than MKII. otherwise, MrSideways has it.

I think 1.8L miatas still have a chance due to the sum of their parts phenomenon. 2.0L MX5 might be good too but HEAVY.

B16/17/18 cvics will be winning everywhere - they fit the rules to a t.

[Andy Bettencourt]

Research just in...1.8L Mazda motor won't even be a consideration. Just not good enough. Interested parties can PM me for the data.

[tyler raatz]

Research just in...1.8L Mazda motor won't even be a consideration. Just not good enough. Interested parties can PM me for the data.

I'd be curious what you have here. I'm not sure what you expect one to make, But I have no doubt it will make what I need

[Andy Bettencourt]

I'd be curious what you have here. I'm not sure what you expect one to make, But I have no doubt it will make what I need

Call me Tyler. Estimates are from Jeremy at Flyin' Miata. You may want to save your money!

[Greg Amy]

Research just in...1.8L Mazda motor won't even be a consideration. Just not good enough. Interested parties can PM me for the data.

I don't believe you; my research indicates otherwise. You to spend the money and time to build one to the nth degree of the rules and prove it's not competitive before it will be considered for any kind of adjustment...

I kill myself sometimes.

[Andy Bettencourt]

I don't believe you; my research indicates otherwise. You to spend the money and time to build one to the nth degree of the rules and prove it's not competitive before it will be considered for any kind of adjustment...

I kill myself sometimes.

I've seen hypothosis from your 'research' on other Miata motors! Equally funny!!!

Seriously, I am just not the sucker who is going to waste money to prove that a car nobody wants competitive needs some help. Tyler's money tree must be overflowing this year.

[Greg Amy]

Seriously, I am just not the sucker who is going to waste money to prove that a car nobody wants competitive needs some help.

Wow, we agree!

But just not about the same class...

[Andy Bettencourt]

But this is different. You have made it very clear in a couple posts that some should be content and shut up that there may be a class that a Miata won't be competive in. Now I have the ability to take the model out of the discussion and fully agree with you. Some classes are designed with paramters that exposes beauty marks and warts. STL is one of those that magnifies those attributes a lot...but I don't think you WANT the Miata to be competitive. As a Ad-Hoc member, you shouldn't care.

[Greg Amy]

...but I don't think you WANT the Miata to be competitive. As a Ad-Hoc member, you shouldn't care.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Good try. But if ever you decide to stop stomping your feet and making a big scene in the grocery store and going to the garden to eat worms (and all that), you might be interested to learn you're - once again - wrong. I've actually been discussing how to make the class more attractive to the gay set, given they're apparently proving to be far too spoiled and whiny (Tyler's pressing interest excluded) to give it a shot. But I'm assured that in the end others who think differently than you (and not just Miata or Honda drivers) are "manning up" and taking the challenge.

But on a much brighter note, I think we now have a new IT.com strategic corollary to put up on the mantle next to The Roffe; I'll call it "The Bettencourt Corollary":

"I am just not the sucker who is going to waste money to prove that a car...needs some help."

Glad you've finally recognized that position.

GA

[lateapex911]

2ZZ in 3rd gen MR2 (Spyder) - lighter and better than MkI MR2 and much lighter than MKII. otherwise, MrSideways has it.

I think 1.8L miatas still have a chance due to the sum of their parts phenomenon. 2.0L MX5 might be good too but HEAVY.

B16/17/18 cvics will be winning everywhere - they fit the rules to a t.

No coincidence the guy who is a originator /proponent of the category/class is a Honda guy.....