Miata Mailing List: February 1995, Message #25
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   From: Quentin Fennessy 
Subject: Re: Miata vs. MR2...Opinions?
   Date: Wed, 1 Feb 1995 11:28:59 -0500


Mark-
   I don't believe all cars faster than a Miata are sports cars.
I am sure a BMW M5 can drive a given race track faster than I can -
but is ain't a sports car!

    About the new Supra and latest Z cars - OK - I'll say sports cars.
My philosophy on sports cars is similar to the judge (somewhere) wh
while discussing pornography said something like:  

Pornography (a sports car) is what I am pointing to when I say 
pornography (a sports car).

 - or -

I can't define it but I know it when I see it.

So - I can case-by-case answer the question - with some waffling
when presented with good arguments.  One requirement might be
a 2 seater - but a 911 is a 4 seat car!


>   My philosophy is this:  if an experienced driver in some car or another
> can drive laps at Willow Springs faster in that car than in my Miata,
> then who the hell am I to question whether that car is a sports car?  After
> all, were I to engage in the sport of racing against such a vehicle with an
> equal driver, presumably I'd get beaten.

OK - I see your train of thought.  I don't think 'sports car' is about
pure performance differences between cars.  When a car edges towards
luxury then I am inclined to kick it out of the sports car category.
Hence my mixed feelings on the Z.

Quentin
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