05-10-2018, 04:29 PM
(05-10-2018, 01:43 PM)D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:(05-10-2018, 01:37 PM)Evan Wrote:(05-10-2018, 01:28 PM)rherold9 Wrote: I kind of like tinkering and making the car bling vs. spec class. We shall see there.Thats fun until you are outspent and outgunned, or you just dont have many cars to race against.
Funny a Spec Miata guy says that.
Did some soul searching after the class and talked to a couple of the top-level Spec Miata guys.
I am more likely to get outspent in Spec Miata to at the top than GTS/ST currently which is horrifying.
A top shelf build Spec Miata is now $75k (if built by a "known" shop and best of everything and all options), average build is $35k-$45k (again, if paying a shop to do it).
This is why I really like SSM. Tightly controlled tech, motors get dyno sealed. Spend as much money on your car as you want, but if your blingy 8K motor is over the hp limit (which can be achieved with a junkyard bottom end and a $250 head refresh), it's worthless. If there is a dispute, we take the car directly from impound (not driven by the driver or their crew) and put it on the dyno. Simple, noninvasive tech.
That and 40-50 cars per event is always fun.