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[986_c6]

Welcome! But you really have to track the Boxster, even though you have a Miata already. There is nothing like a mid engine balanced feel.

[grubinski]

Originally Posted by 986_c6

Welcome! But you really have to track the Boxster, even though you have a Miata already. There is nothing like a mid engine balanced feel.

I have done a ton of autox and some track days in my Supercharged MR2 (which I have owned for 20 years but am going to sell to make space in the garage for the Boxster). I'm aware of the awesome behavior of mid-engine cars ... why do you think I bought a Boxster? ;-)

On the other hand, the Miata is a very good handling car, and with 480hp it will be much faster than the Boxster (and probably almost anything else) on track.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by grubinski

I have done a ton of autox and some track days in my Supercharged MR2 (which I have owned for 20 years but am going to sell to make space in the garage for the Boxster). I'm aware of the awesome behavior of mid-engine cars ... why do you think I bought a Boxster? ;-)

On the other hand, the Miata is a very good handling car, and with 480hp it will be much faster than the Boxster (and probably almost anything else) on track.

Actually, considering how twitchy MR2s are and how much of a monster the Miata is, I wouldn't bother taking the Boxster to the track either. It's so tame and well behaved that I would think it would be pretty boring in comparison. Then you don't have to worry about how low the roll hoops are either.

[grubinski]

Originally Posted by blue2000s

Actually, considering how twitchy MR2s are ...

I never found mine to be twitchy except in certain load transfer situations *after* I put the Quaife on. It was *never* twitchy as a track car, that behavior was more of a low-speed (autox) phenomenon. Road courses are a lot smoother than parking lots, and the problem only occurred when I was turning hard under full power and went over a bump, partially unweighting the inside rear. Both times the diff put lots more power to the outside rear than the inside rear, and I was instantly backwards. But both times were at autocrosses ... never saw this on the track.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by grubinski

I never found mine to be twitchy except in certain load transfer situations *after* I put the Quaife on. It was *never* twitchy as a track car, that behavior was more of a low-speed (autox) phenomenon. Road courses are a lot smoother than parking lots, and the problem only occurred when I was turning hard under full power and went over a bump, partially unweighting the inside rear. Both times the diff put lots more power to the outside rear than the inside rear, and I was instantly backwards. But both times were at autocrosses ... never saw this on the track.

Hmm. I'd call my MR2 twitchy, even with a ton of camber, and it's got a much longer wheelbase than yours.