Miata Mailing List: February 1999, Message #356

sponsored by

-----Original Message-----
From: MiataChamp@aol.com <MiataChamp@aol.com>


>DON'T!!!  The R was for road racing only and without changing shocks and
sways
>is
>not a winning auto X car. You could get a 97 touring and put on Koni &
sways
>for less. I'd go for a 99 touring with Torsen 4.30 rear and 14 " rims and
the
>koni's+sways
>The early cars were great but the new ones are better. Get the Sport for
>roadraces !
>  Lee C.    94 R  4 Time 24 Hr. SCCA CHAMPION  MX5 "R"
>

I wouldn't go that far!  While power steering is probably better for
autocrossing, plenty of people have been very successful autocrossing R
Miatas.
If you're going to have to go with adjustable shocks and sways to be
competitive, I'd rather start at $12k than $20k.
Besides, success in autocrossing is 98% driver, 2% car.

Kevin Morrison and Spider '94R+
Tampa, Florida, and other places...
kevin@sunriders.com
http://www.mx5.net