Miata sold

[t walgamuth]

Took a deposit from a nice young engineer for my 99 Miata today. I will miss that car very much!

I'd like to move from the formula ford back to a dual purpose street and autocrosser.....like a newish Lotus with the Toyota engine in the back.

[tbomachines]

Nice! I remember seeing it on Miata.net, always wanted to pick one up but I already have too many cars.

[t walgamuth]

me too.

[Jorn]

Lotus Elise is fun.

[t walgamuth]

I have not driven one yet but in autocross they are stupid fast. I honestly don't care for the looks all that much but the lightness is evident and much sought after by any serious autocrosser. After last summer a major goal will be to eventually get to a car that is good in autocross but has AC.

I often beat lotuses in autocross at the 16th street speedway in my Miata, which was my favorite venue, but never when the lotus was in the in the hands of a skilled driver, running hoosiers.

[spdrun]

What about the late (and unloved) MR-Spyder?

[t walgamuth]

I considered an mr2 before buying my Miata and felt it would be tricky to tune the handling of a mid engine only being able to change the front sway bar....with a rear weight bias I thought one might need to adjust the rear bar to balance it so passed. I rarely see an mr2 running autocross, though there is one in our region which runs in an obscure modified class with not much competition. Even though it is supercharged I used to regularly beat its time in my stock Miata. the driver is very experienced but a large fellow so his weight might matter some. Prolly 6'4 and 250 or so.

[tbomachines]

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

I considered an mr2 before buying my Miata and felt it would be tricky to tune the handling of a mid engine only being able to change the front sway bar....with a rear weight bias I thought one might need to adjust the rear bar to balance it so passed. I rarely see an mr2 running autocross, though there is one in our region which runs in an obscure modified class with not much competition. Even though it is supercharged I used to regularly beat its time in my stock Miata. the driver is very experienced but a large fellow so his weight might matter some. Prolly 6'4 and 250 or so.

Mr2 spiders are pretty common in autocross I thought? They are on my short list right next to the miata.

[t walgamuth]

They are not common where I run. I still like them but the rule about only changing the front sway seemed against a mid engine rear weight biased car to me and I decided on the tried and true Miata. While there is one mr2 that regularly runs in the indy region there is at least a dozen Miatas...perhaps more.

[The Clk Man]

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

Took a deposit from a nice young engineer for my 99 Miata today. I will miss that car very much!

I'd like to move from the formula ford back to a dual purpose street and autocrosser.....like a newish Lotus with the Toyota engine in the back.

Bout time you got rid of that "Girly Man" Car.

[t walgamuth]

Originally Posted by The Clk Man

Bout time you got rid of that "Girly Man" Car.

I dunno, Mercurys are kindof girly too!

[Mölyapina]

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

I dunno, Mercurys are kindof girly too!

I know, right? It's kind of like a truck for people who can't handle a real truck.

[iwrock]

Tom, have you tried an Elise yet?


Fantastic fun to drive - but even I had a hard time getting in and out of it!

[ned2683]

Originally Posted by iwrock

Tom, have you tried an Elise yet?

Fantastic fun to drive - but even I had a hard time getting in and out of it!

I had to stand up inside the car then sit down to get in. getting out was even messier, at one point i had 2 hands down on the ground while fishing my legs out.

i had a 2005 S2000 and STR was so much fun and relatively cheap to modify, a set of wheels, front sway bar and 255/40/17 RS3's and you are pretty much almost set up for that class.

i am looking for a car to wrench on for 2014 season and i want to get a pre 2004 S2000 or a 1.8 NA Miata.

[Jim B.]

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

I dunno, Mercurys are kindof girly too!

Originally Posted by Jooseppi Luna

I know, right? It's kind of like a truck for people who can't handle a real truck.

Shut up !!!!


I LIKE Mercurys!!!! I have owned these ones in the past few years

My 1987 Colony Park,




My 2009s both got dual exhaust Police Interceptor exhausts and the Toreador Red one, Mercury Marauder sway bars.


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the Norsea Blue one,


and my 1967 Cougar is still with me!