Miata Mailing List: March 1995, Message #145
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   From: Tom Manson 
Subject: Re: varying performance in different miatas
   Date: Fri, 3 Mar 1995 10:01:31 -0500

Sure Kurt,

On Fri, 3 Mar 1995, you wrote:

> red.  However, the white one's performance (acceleration) is way better than
> that of the red one.
>  
> Everytime we have raced with as equal variables as possible (eg. launching at
> same RPMs etc.) the white one is a good 2 car lengths ahead at about 50mph,
> and keeps on gaining)
>  
> all these 'tests'), but even with an extra person and more gas in the white,
> it still is faster than the red.  The white constantly beats quicker cars in
> races such as Acuras etc, while the red will lose drags to lowly Civics.
>  
> The white one even HAS more kms on it (140,000 v. 87,000km).
> The white one does seem to have a rougher sounding engine to it...
>  

Everybody knows that the White Miatae are faster that any other color!

Tom Manson, Frederick, MD  ('93 white)
Product Assurance Manager, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Greenbelt, MD 20770
President, Chesapeake Area Miata	301-220-5670 (O)  301-694-6721 (H)