Really? Another Miata thread....

[rherold9]

Fair enough, I'll continue pushing then, even if it isn't for peak time. I'm not in a racing mindset in TT, which I assume should help even in TT if I'm pushing it I'll get faster naturally on un-tired equipment

[Kaan]

Can I just comment on this?

This is a mistake I see all the time.  Don't practice slow laps.  Your brain is trained on muscle memory, not ideas.  Only time you should be "slow" (in terms of lap times) is doing laps off line but still at 100% pace.  You are basically training your body to to 85-90% laps.  You will never see a Pro practice 85-90% effort laps. 

this is something I need to take to heart...

[rherold9]

Kinda just wanna do aero for the cool pics and likes. This thing looks pretty cool now with the hood vents... I guess that increase in front spring rate has made the FRC a bit stiffer than the rear; making it easy to three wheel

[Jake]

The front plate and plate holder gotta go.

[JPolen01]

The front plate and plate holder gotta go.

Agreed. Does this thing see the street anymore?

[V1GiLaNtE]

The front plate and plate holder gotta go.

Agreed. Does this thing see the street anymore?

Nope.

[rherold9]

For anyone that knows how the Miata community is, the plate is glorious. It's hard for me to remove

[Senor_Taylor]

For anyone that knows how the Miata community is, the plate is glorious. It's hard for me to remove

It's not that glorious. I have no idea how you are okay being associated to Miata culture. I like the cars, but the people are beyond obnoxious.

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[ScottyB]

i love the plate, keep giving miata purists the middle finger

#fatshaming
#scenepoints

[rherold9]

Wouldn't the plate be the opposite of wanting to be associated with the 'Miata' culture?

[Jake]

Leave the rear plate on as a giant middle finger to the entirety of the Miata.net forum, but f'real f'real take the front one off. It looks silly with all the race shit on the car.

[rherold9]

lel, I'll think about it. We'll just have ugly holes from the screws instead

[JPolen01]

Can someone learn me on why the plate is funny? Are we really lol'ing over calling a Miata fat?

[Senor_Taylor]

Can someone learn me on why the plate is funny? Are we really lol'ing over calling a Miata fat?

Some people say the NC isn't a real Miata because it weighs so much compared to the Na,nb,nd.

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[Jake]

Can someone learn me on why the plate is funny? Are we really lol'ing over calling a Miata fat?

The NC is considered the "fat Miata" because it's really just a shorter RX-8 with an inline four instead of a rotary. It weighs more than some out-of-touch old men on Miata.net think it should so they bitch when they see one "going to the auto cross" or "racing on the Tail of the Dragon" or whatever else. The ones complaining usually have far too much money sunk into their NA's, complete with chrome style bars and quilted seats, or other equally awful mods.

So Ryan is kind of poking fun at that crowd with his itty-bitty-drop-top-no-apex-seals RX-8.

[.RJ]

if you have to explain the joke...

[Kaan]

if you have to explain the joke...

its a Miata thing... we wont understand.

[rherold9]

It includes the younger crowd now that has really taken it to heart. They have the biggest boner over saying it's not a Miata. It's pretty stupid, but life wouldn't be life without stupid

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[rherold9]

Going to order G-Loc R18 for front pads and R14 for rear. Both are endurance compounds. R14 are similar to DTC-30 temp wise, but with slightly lower coefficient of friction. R18 are similar to DTC-70 temp wise, but slightly lower coefficient of friction than DTC-60. Hoping I can pull at least 4 events front without ducts... and close to a whole season in the rear. I will probably be adding front ducts to help not run through pads so quickly, but I want to see how long these pads last first.

So, replaced ABS sensor in the rear. Now there is only one code for the abs sensor which is a continuous cel. Just means it needs time to reset, I hope... So, hopefully it's fixed....

Gas cap was probs the hardest thing to do. Needs time to reset as well and I hope that's fixed

All bolts I marked still haven't moved. Who would've thunk torque to spec keeps bolts in place

I'll take off the front plate tomorrow while tears roll down my little eyes.

[Goodspeed]

Can someone learn me on why the plate is funny? Are we really lol'ing over calling a Miata fat?

The NC is considered the "fat Miata" because it's really just a shorter RX-8 with an inline four instead of a rotary. It weighs more than some out-of-touch old men on Miata.net think it should so they bitch when they see one "going to the auto cross" or "racing on the Tail of the Dragon" or whatever else. The ones complaining usually have far too much money sunk into their NA's, complete with chrome style bars and quilted seats, or other equally awful mods.

So Ryan is kind of poking fun at that crowd with his itty-bitty-drop-top-no-apex-seals RX-8.

Jack Baruth wrote a great article for R&T dispelling the hurr-durr NC sucks myth

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture...ers-guide/

Yeah, these cars are trash.  Please leave them with me, I'll dispose of them.