Project 2.Slow Mazda3

[Jake]

My thoughts are on how many big accidents happen in HPDE1 from people going overboard?

Would you like to talk about the brand-new WRX that flipped nose-over-tail at Summit Point T8? Or the C4 Corvette that lost it and took out the corner station at T1? Or my friend who landed his BMW 335d on top of a retaining wall at T7? We've launched cars over walls before. I've seen an STI go off at VIR on the back straight during a red flag drill at 120 mph and punch a Subaru-sized hole in the treeline. That one was in HPDE 2.

Oh, and don't bother with sliders for your seats, either. Talk to me about a Civic that hit a tree and popped the sliders. Seat moved, guy was fortunate and walked away.

Do what you want, but recognize that the risk is 100% there, even in the "slow groups" as things just happen sometimes. Mazda engineered your car to perform in a certain way as it sits now when you crash it. When you start taking away some of that designed-in safety, you better hope whatever you put in its place manages to function well enough.

I'm not trying to discourage you from coming out, but I've seen a lot, much like Kaan. Just want to make sure you're educated before you rip apart your car.