@tomic601 I do not have a Miata. I have a 350z, which is less capable than a Miata but faster in the straights of course. I do not race. But all I would need to go there is a cage (rather than the rollbar in it now) and a race suit. I have everything else-HANS, harness, gloves etc.
The cost of racing a 350z would be in tires and brakes. I could race with a Spec e-30, American Iron or a Thunder Roadster for even less.
I think about racing but have decided not to pursue it. More because of all the stuff that goes with it than the cost.
When you run DE-4 with a lot of friends you're about as close to racing as you can get. Plenty of unsanctioned (and unspoken of) competition, balls-to-the-wall wheel-to-wheel, passing in corners, etc......but without all the other stuff. Maybe an occasional reprimand from the track staff.
I'd love to try racing. Even just to say I've done it. Just having too much fun doing what I'm doing and weekends are free since I instruct.
The point of all the car talk is that you can get track level thrills on the cheap just like you can do audio for less. Maybe 80% as the OP says.
The cost of racing a 350z would be in tires and brakes. I could race with a Spec e-30, American Iron or a Thunder Roadster for even less.
I think about racing but have decided not to pursue it. More because of all the stuff that goes with it than the cost.
When you run DE-4 with a lot of friends you're about as close to racing as you can get. Plenty of unsanctioned (and unspoken of) competition, balls-to-the-wall wheel-to-wheel, passing in corners, etc......but without all the other stuff. Maybe an occasional reprimand from the track staff.
I'd love to try racing. Even just to say I've done it. Just having too much fun doing what I'm doing and weekends are free since I instruct.
The point of all the car talk is that you can get track level thrills on the cheap just like you can do audio for less. Maybe 80% as the OP says.