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So, what do you get when you combine a new MX-5, one of the fastest 99 Miatas in the country and a Solstice with a stack of new Hoosiers and a few days to play at The Tire Rack?
A really surprising result!
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OK Per we'll still buy the magazine, tell us the bottom line!
Can't wait another month to make a buying decision...
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As long as they were all on the same R compound the comparison should still be valid, although the MX5 and Solstice can't possibly have had any tuning done compared to Chris's 99. I expect the 99 won, but I'd like to know how the other 2 fared.
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Damn you guys and your teasing... :P
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It'll be in the Feb issue...If I can get it written in time. (that's the next one, you should have Dec. now)
It was on the extended course that we used for the tire test, complete with the same bunch of extra offsets (which really affected these particular results btw) and we used the Hoosiers as they were on our benchmark when it was first and second on the North course (in the dry) in CS.
We actually had time to tweak the alignment on all of the cars and play around with pressures.
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Re: MX-5 vs 99 Miata vs Solstice
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A really surprising result!
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Based on that teaser, I'm going to go out on a limb and bet on the
Solstice as the winner. I've been saying for awhile that it could be
the dark horse of C Stock in '06 thanks to the ability to run huge
rubber.
What do I win for the first correct guess? My GRM subscription has recently lapsed, so I'll take a free year or two... :D
Iain 2004 Mazda RX-8 - torqueless track toy and wannabe STX car 2005 Honda CR-V EX AWD - alphabet soup family truckster
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If only all car mags would do these kinds of comparos... much more useful information would be gleaned from the results. Since you were able to tweak the alignments on the cars, were you able to establish what kind of adjustment capability was possible with each platform? Will you be furnishing that information in the article?
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Re: MX-5 vs 99 Miata vs Solstice
| altiain wrote: | | GRMPer wrote: |
A really surprising result!
Per
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Based on that teaser, I'm going to go out on a limb and bet on the
Solstice as the winner. I've been saying for awhile that it could be
the dark horse of C Stock in '06 thanks to the ability to run huge
rubber.
What do I win for the first correct guess? My GRM subscription has recently lapsed, so I'll take a free year or two... :D
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Or if Chris' car goes up for sale. :)
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Re: MX-5 vs 99 Miata vs Solstice
| altiain wrote: | | GRMPer wrote: |
A really surprising result!
Per
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Based on that teaser, I'm going to go out on a limb and bet on the Solstice as the winner. I've been saying for awhile that it could be the dark horse of C Stock in '06 thanks to the ability to run huge rubber.
What do I win for the first correct guess? My GRM subscription has recently lapsed, so I'll take a free year or two... :D
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You might've been saying it for awhile, but I thought it first!
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Re: MX-5 vs 99 Miata vs Solstice
| GRMPer wrote: | | It was on the extended course that we used for the tire test, complete with the same bunch of extra offsets (which really affected these particular results btw) |
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Given this hint that suggests transitions played a big role in the outcome, I'm gonna guess the "suprise" is that the 99 miata was able to hold off the larger, wider, newer challengers.
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