Thumpa
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- 2021 Mach 1
The reason there aren’t many videos of sub 1:58s at NOLA is because there aren’t many guys running sub 1:58s at NOLA (outside of the advanced group, which is full of prepped race cars on race wheels). The fastest guy in the intermediate group was a Camaro SS 1 LE, who told me he runs 1:58-1:59s (and I couldn’t hang with him yet so he was accurate). The next fastest were a Cayman S and the Cayman GT4 Clubsport, who were running in the 2:00-2:01 range. They could catch me, but if they were in front of me I could hang with them. My fastest lap was being towed by the GT4. Watch videos from even NASA HPDE 3/HPDE4 - most guys in stock cars are running in the 2:05-2:06 range. Spec Miatas are a different animal. Apples to oranges. I used to do bike track days and had an R6 and a Ninja 250. A good rider on the 250s could hang with guys on 600s and 1000s. They are so small and light they just FLY through the turns. Same with spec Miatas. While the don’t have the acceleration or top speed of a muscle car, the key to speed on the track is carrying speed through the turns (but you already know all this).All good info to pass along, but I’d really like to see someone pounding on one consistently cranking out laps in the vicinity of, or sub spec Miata lop records.
I’m surprised there isn’t more videos up by now? I.e. sub 1:58at NOLA
I guess I’ll be one of the guinea pigs!
Look up Time Trial results for NASA NOLA Region and what cars they are in. You want to see a bunch of sub 1:58s, go watch these guys...
I think another reason you don’t see a lot of sub 1:58 videos posted is that the guys who are running those times in prepped cars aren’t the casual track day guys posting “look what I did this weekend!” If they are running those times, they’ve been doing this a long time, do it seriously, and are just past the video posting phase.
If you bring a prepped Mach 1 to NOLA, let me know. I’ll definitely come watch. I’m just an hour and a half away. Have you driven NOLA in the Miata?
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