Possible for a 1.6 to be competitive in PTF/TTF with manly driving?
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Sadly, it looks like there won't even be a PTF or TTF class to run this year at Nationals :(
MidOhio had a better F class turnout in 2011 and 2012... ...we ran TTF in 2011 and PTF in 2012 but sold the G20 so we won't be running in F class with that car any more and the new owner is about to take Comp school with it in August (So I seriously doubt he will go to Nationals this year with it regardless)
MidOhio had a better F class turnout in 2011 and 2012... ...we ran TTF in 2011 and PTF in 2012 but sold the G20 so we won't be running in F class with that car any more and the new owner is about to take Comp school with it in August (So I seriously doubt he will go to Nationals this year with it regardless)
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Again, just in jest
And don't take this the wrong way or anything, but you're an egotistical *****.
You know, just in jest.
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Sadly, it looks like there won't even be a PTF or TTF class to run this year at Nationals :(
MidOhio had a better F class turnout in 2011 and 2012... ...we ran TTF in 2011 and PTF in 2012 but sold the G20 so we won't be running in F class with that car any more and the new owner is about to take Comp school with it in August (So I seriously doubt he will go to Nationals this year with it regardless)
MidOhio had a better F class turnout in 2011 and 2012... ...we ran TTF in 2011 and PTF in 2012 but sold the G20 so we won't be running in F class with that car any more and the new owner is about to take Comp school with it in August (So I seriously doubt he will go to Nationals this year with it regardless)
What most surprises me about the Nats fields this year is the lack of front-drivers in E. We've rendered the Rx7s obsolete in E (they all moved to D, actually), but I was expecting to see at least SOMETHING that wasn't a Miata in PTE
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It won't be the first time I'll have beaten you in a NASA Championship race.
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you're an egotistical *****
I promise, in real life I'm a nice guy.
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4 entries are required by Sept 1st to allow the class to run and right now only Walter Carlos is signed up for both PTF/TTF. If 3 others do not join in, he will either have to 'upclass' to E to participate (and not be as competitive) or be given a refund per the rules. Last year when TTF didn't happen, he just upclassed to TTE 'to get the track time' and it did help him to have that extra track time because he got 2nd place along with the F track record while working hard trying to catch the G20!
Here is the entry list link:
Entry List Report
Anyway, We sold our G20 so are out of the 'F' game for Nationals this year (plus after winning 2 years in a row, have nothing left to prove with that car to be honest) <-- and lets face it, once you have a well proven, well sorted race car, it is usually the best time to sell it (so we did!)![wink](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/wink.gif)
^ we are working on another F car though (that is, it is a car that can easily move from E to F depending on just a few bolt ons and weight!) ...because building a car to the limits of F is kinda fun!
Here is the entry list link:
Entry List Report
Anyway, We sold our G20 so are out of the 'F' game for Nationals this year (plus after winning 2 years in a row, have nothing left to prove with that car to be honest) <-- and lets face it, once you have a well proven, well sorted race car, it is usually the best time to sell it (so we did!)
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^ we are working on another F car though (that is, it is a car that can easily move from E to F depending on just a few bolt ons and weight!) ...because building a car to the limits of F is kinda fun!
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^ what year Miata? Are you staying NA for the best reliability or do you plan to track a turbo or supercharged Miata?
I would focus on weight loss and suspension. Lots of people rave about the Fat Cat coilovers because they are set up very specific to you (You tell him what the car weighs, what you want to accomplish, etc. and they are custom made for you)
AST suspension is another very good option (what we plan to get actually when we find a 99 or 2000 to build into a PTE car while visiting Phoenix over thanksgiving week) <-- it is on the short list of possible future track rats for us anyway BUT we will stay NA (not turbo or supercharged for a track rat)
I would focus on weight loss and suspension. Lots of people rave about the Fat Cat coilovers because they are set up very specific to you (You tell him what the car weighs, what you want to accomplish, etc. and they are custom made for you)
AST suspension is another very good option (what we plan to get actually when we find a 99 or 2000 to build into a PTE car while visiting Phoenix over thanksgiving week) <-- it is on the short list of possible future track rats for us anyway BUT we will stay NA (not turbo or supercharged for a track rat)