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Originally Posted by POINTBY
I remember the days when I used to pass slow drivers in fast cars, and I bragged about it too. But that's old hat now since doing real spec racing (in momentum cars) when the cars are equal and it comes down to who the faster driver is.
At any rate, the Ford GT driver was coasting through the turns. And in my humble opinion, a well driven Spec Miata could have passed them both.
I've found that the more I care about becoming a better driver (and worrying less about that car I'm in) the more fun I have at the track.
To each his own, though.
Cheers, guys!
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Your opinion is simply wrong. I did a 2:19 in my miata at vir, setup exactly like a spec miata suspension and all stock engine and rollbar only, i run it in tte nasa , this lap above was an hpde at vir that you can see i got held up in "hog pen". Spec miata lap record for nasa on the chicane course at mid ohio is 1:45 i think at mid ohio and scca i believe is 1:43. Those are full race motors and very prepaired with top spec miata drivers which are no joke. I know some of them well. As i stated in the comments of the video when i posted it is that this was both drivers with the cars at the track, no testing not practicing nothing, just going out and getting used to the car. I did get the car down to a 1:39.2 in the 2nd or 3rd run. Which i think at mid ohio is pretty good for a large car on street tires. Mid ohio is very technical and not friendly to larger cars like vir or road atlanta. I do agree that having fun in any car is what is important, people laugh sometimes that i have an acr and miata. Also have a challenger scat pack i track some, and have had numerous bmw's.