Ha! Some days I do better than others. I’ll be going to the Dixie Tour this year driving my friend’s STS CRX. Should be a good time, probably going to do poorly since I suck at driving FWD cars.

That bad huh? At least we can share in our STR misery. I’ll probably not run STR next year, since Baja Miata will probably happen this coming winter. I’m looking for something that is practical and competitive in Street classes or ST. I really don’t want to have to spend a ton on my DD/Autocross car, so no SP or SM.

I see no issues with that.

How the fuck is that in STR?! They really hate Torsen NA Miatas... I have a love hate relationship with STR.

Unfortunately the SCCA said no drones...

I’ve seen the Green Targa at the Kentucky Match Tour last year. That thing was awesome. I don’t remember it being particularly fast or competitive, but I loved it nonetheless.

Yeah, but you know you want that Jeep FC!

This somehow looks so much better.

This hips on that thing... good lord...

I’m with you on that. Automakers are getting out of hand with how big wheels are getting...

5TH Gear: That pun at the end though. So good.

HNNNGGHHHH

It’s going to be closer to a Baja Miata than a true rally car. It’ll get a 3" lift with dual shocks at each corner. Some 15" of travel and 9" of clearance on the front with 10" of clearance at the rear with the 31" tires. Should be amazing. I plan on getting a centrifugal supercharger running ~220 RWHP to overcome the…

I’m going to complete this autocross season with my 95 Miata that has a suspension, chassis bracing, “analog” tuning, class legal weight reduction, wide wheels and tires, and soon a full exhaust and a better intake. Maybe It’ll get a stand alone ECU before next year. This winter it will transform into a 31" tire…

You don’t need to tell me the advantages of buying used. I have only bought one car new and one motorcycle new. The car was the second gen Mazdaspeed 3, so I couldn’t exactly get a used one. The bike is a 2015 Yamaha FZ-09, so not many deals to be had on used ones and the 2014 models had atrocious fueling. I’m just…

That’s fucking intense.

I would love to see this with some modern motorcycle tires instead of the old school firestones.

Your last paragraph is what I was saying the whole time. I just don’t find the GTI interesting. It is objectively a good car, I just don’t like it. I don’t have a new Miata, I have a 1995 which is my current autocross car. I also have a brand new motorcycle and a 2003 Mach 1. I would like to replace the Mach 1 next…

Yeah, but this isn’t a coupe, it has a removable hard top. A roof also is doubtful to do much on a car like this, since the chassis is designed to be a roadster.

I was so close to getting a Simpson Street Bandit, but then the Bell RS1 went on sale, so that’s what I’m using now.