Kill: Miata VS Z06

[blackbeast99]

Yeah stock for stock I will say the Vette would win, but not much mods the Miata would eat it alive in corners.

Are you serious? In terms of what? Entering speed, exiting speed, or not hitting the brakes at all because you don't carry enough speed through the turn?

[Thighs]

Are you serious? In terms of what? Entering speed, exiting speed, or not hitting the brakes at all because you don't carry enough speed through the turn?

miata + intake/exhaust + good suspension + good tires = faster than any stock vette at RA. and STILL alot cheaper.

[Lankhoss]

miata + intake/exhaust + good suspension + good tires = faster than any stock vette at RA. and STILL alot cheaper.

Uh...negative. It'd take a LOT more than an intake and exhaust to keep up with a Vette. You put slicks on any car and it's gonna handle like crazy, but a Vette is good enough in the turns - stock - that it'd be able to stay ahead of a Miata around the track.

And was this discussion about which was faster around RA, or which was cheaper?

[Thighs]

Uh...negative. It'd take a LOT more than an intake and exhaust to keep up with a Vette. You put slicks on any car and it's gonna handle like crazy, but a Vette is good enough in the turns - stock - that it'd be able to stay ahead of a Miata around the track.

And was this discussion about which was faster around RA, or which was cheaper?

you think so? youre wrong. vettes are good in corners, but theres this little detail called weight. and miatas dont have any. have you ever seen a spec miata? all they have is intake, evhaust, suspension, and no interior. the cage makes up for most of the weight of the interior, so theres not a big advantage there. and they arent on slicks, they are only allowed to run on DOT approved tires, and thats only on a regional level. nationally they are only allowed to run on toyo RA-1s.

and it doesnt matter whether its about faster or cheaper, the miata is both of those.

[Lankhoss]

you think so? youre wrong. vettes are good in corners, but theres this little detail called weight. and miatas dont have any. have you ever seen a spec miata? all they have is intake, evhaust, suspension, and no interior. the cage makes up for most of the weight of the interior, so theres not a big advantage there. and they arent on slicks, they are only allowed to run on DOT approved tires, and thats only on a regional level. nationally they are only allowed to run on toyo RA-1s.

and it doesnt matter whether its about faster or cheaper, the miata is both of those.

Yes, I've seen those.......and they f'in suck. MAYBE around a small track that is nothing but turns, but there are way too many straights at RA, it is a high speed course.

[03CobraAV8R]

A spec Miata is not faster around Road Atlanta than a Z06 - it just isn't, I have seen quite a few running up there mixed in with various other relatively slow cars, and the spec Miata seems to always be running quite a bit slower than the majority - for example, lightly modded Mini Cooper-S' were running faster lap times. I didn't make it that way, it's just the way it is. I'm sure they're great fun though, especially for the price.

For example, here's some video from Willow Springs of a spec Miata - terrible handling - extremely slow. Check 5:40 for a yellow Evo that walks by him - and a Z06 at ~8:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j16jvJnYk5U

[Thighs]

A spec Miata is not faster around Road Atlanta than a Z06 - it just isn't, I have seen quite a few running up there mixed in with various other relatively slow cars, and the spec Miata seems to always be running quite a bit slower than the majority - for example, lightly modded Mini Cooper-S' were running faster lap times. I didn't make it that way, it's just the way it is. I'm sure they're great fun though, especially for the price.

For example, here's some video from Willow Springs of a spec Miata - terrible handling - extremely slow. Check 5:40 for a yellow Evo that walks by him - and a Z06 at ~8:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j16jvJnYk5U

lawl thats not a spec miata... this is.

this vid might suck though. i cant watch them so idk.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rkRkQ1UMnIo

[Lankhoss]

lawl thats not a spec miata... this is.

this vid might suck though. i cant watch them so idk.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rkRkQ1UMnIo

Those are all Miatas racing each other. What times do you usually turn at RA with a Spec Miata?