Miata Mailing List: June 1998, Message #2011

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Stuart writes...

>Since we're talking times, I'd be interested in setting up some 
>manner of GT competition for those of us listers who play..
>
>I'm thinking maybe an all-Eunos (all-Mazda?) competition for
>fast times, different classes according to preparation. Times for
>each track, blah blah blah, working on the honor system, and 
>the only prize you'd be getting is the smug self-satisfaction of 
>knowing that you've spent /entirely/ too much time with a PSX.

Sounds like fun to me.  Perhaps we can have two types of competition.  
One is driving a bone stock Miata (a '99) in Arcade mode for best course 
times.  The other competition is driving *any* car (modified or not) for 
best course times.  For starters we can decide upon a course (I'll 
suggest Trial Mountain).  We can be total geeks and give tuning and 
driving advice.  I assume everyone uses some sort of analog controller, 
right?

To all those who have not played the game:

I know the real thing is better.  But I can't remember I the last time I 
had enough guts (or a blatant disregard for my health) to slide around 
off camber esses at 120mph, crash into a wall head on, and continue on 
my merry way.  Better in the game than on the streets ;)  If Aaron ran a 
track event twice a week, I'd consider weaning myself a way from the 
Playstation.  

Shiv

Real world:
'93 RX-7 Modified
'93 J30 Stock

GT world:
'96 RX-7 A Spec Modified
'91 NSX modified