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Petter Solberg · 01-26-2005, 10:06 AM

Miatas are also a highly sought-after platform in the Grassroots Motorsports Racing arena which probably makes up about 99% of racing.
In the real world of racing/HPDE/autocross a good driver in a Miata will roll a driver with little or no track experience in a Vette. I too used to be skeptical of the Miata until I met them on the race track.

*mAlice* ^(Premo) · 01-26-2005, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Petter Solberg

Miatas are also a highly sought-after platform in the Grassroots Motorsports Racing arena which probably makes up about 99% of racing.
In the real world of racing/HPDE/autocross a good driver in a Miata will roll a driver with little or no track experience in a Vette. I too used to be skeptical of the Miata until I met them on the race track.

Why are people so quick to put a street car in the same category as a race car? They are not the same thing.

willie · 01-26-2005, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by elaine

Why are people so quick to put a street car in the same category as a race car? They are not the same thing.

A winner!

*mAlice* ^(Premo) · 01-26-2005, 10:16 AM

...and if that weren't enough, they feel compelled to throw in that their POS can beat a 'vette if the guy behind the wheel of the 'vette is a less experienced driver.

Petter Solberg · 01-26-2005, 10:17 AM

Because in my world many street cars are turned into race cars. In my opinion, I don't even see the sense in owning a sports car unless it is going to used at the track. Cars such as the Corvette, Lotus Elise, or S2000 are hardly a practical daily commuter and are much more at home on a racetrack.

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Originally Posted by elaine

Why are people so quick to put a street car in the same category as a race car? They are not the same thing.

*mAlice* ^(Premo) · 01-26-2005, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Petter Solberg

Because in my world

I'm sure people know and admire you there.

*aps45819* ^(Premo) · 01-26-2005, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by elaine

Why are people so quick to put a street car in the same category as a race car? They are not the same thing.

Autocross and a lot of other racing is done with street cars. They drive them to the track and might swap out the wheels & tires to non DOT spec. World Rally Cup (WRC) requires a certian number of cars to be produced before they can be modified and raced.
It's not like NASCAR where the Ford/Chevy/Dodge is the same car with a slightly different fiberglass body. NASCAR used to require STOCK CARS, that's where Dodge Daytona's came from.

*mAlice* ^(Premo) · 01-26-2005, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by aps45819

Autocross and a lot of other racing is done with street cars. They drive them to the track and might swap out the wheels & tires to non DOT spec. World Rally Cup (WRC) requires a certian number of cars to be produced before they can be modified and raced.
It's not like NASCAR where the Ford/Chevy/Dodge is the same car with a slightly different fiberglass body. NASCAR used to require STOCK CARS, that's where Dodge Daytona's came from.

You win.

willie · 01-26-2005, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Petter Solberg

Because in my world many street cars are turned into race cars. In my opinion, I don't even see the sense in owning a sports car unless it is going to used at the track. Cars such as the Corvette, Lotus Elise, or S2000 are hardly a practical daily commuter and are much more at home on a racetrack.

What is wrong with a Corvette as a commuter car?

*mAlice* ^(Premo) · 01-26-2005, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by willie

What is wrong with a Corvette as a commuter car?

Taking care of it as opposed to tearing it up is not very macho.

01-26-2005, 10:06 AM	#91 (permalink)
Petter Solberg One Of The Gang Member Since: Mar 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 195	Miatas are also a highly sought-after platform in the Grassroots Motorsports Racing arena which probably makes up about 99% of racing. In the real world of racing/HPDE/autocross a good driver in a Miata will roll a driver with little or no track experience in a Vette. I too used to be skeptical of the Miata until I met them on the race track.
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mAlice ^(Premo) professional daydreamer Member Since: Mar 2001 Location: Wonderland Posts: 29,223	...and if that weren't enough, they feel compelled to throw in that their POS can beat a 'vette if the guy behind the wheel of the 'vette is a less experienced driver. __________________ Modern times have given me great insight into what it must have been like to be a pagan, and have every belief that you've ever known, chipped away, one little tradition at a time, until it was a completely different belief system. #### you. I have enough friends.
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