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About tires etc...
A driver like Randy Pobst can drive the most vicious car out there because he is that good.
Example...most of us need nannies and great tires etc etc...
Randy can turn that shit off and drive at 100% and get faster...while the rest of us would just wreck...or not be inspired to confidence and end up not pushing it hard.
Its also like modern sportbikes...when someone wants a 1000cc so they don't "outgrow/outskill a 600". Unless your name is Valentino Rossi or Matt Mladin...you are not over-riding your 600. There are like a couple dozen riders on the planet that can push a 600 to its actual limit.
So back to cars...whatever car YOU LIKE and INSPIRES confidence in you is the right car for YOU.
Randy is explaining that with super sticky tires...a novice driver approaches the limit...and then skids right by it...hopefully just spinning out into the infield on a track rather into a tree on a public road.
The Miata clearly communicates with the less advanced driver nicely and lets them know where they are. The Twins do that as well (with stock tires). BUT if you add super sticky tires...you can become overwhelmed.
Me? I like to pretend I am an advanced driver...
Reality, I finish is top quarter of my class at auto-X and am probably better than 90% of "normal drivers out there". But when compared to real pros...I know the huge gap of talent and experience.
If you think you are a great driver...do a hot lap with a Pro Driver and you will realize how much of a Novice you most likely are.
BTW...novices have just as mush fun driving as Pros.
If you are a Pro (or an Auto-X, Track day Champion) good for you and I suspect you agree that too much confidence in a novice's hands can be dangerous.
Anyway, I am glad the new Miata is out...I may consider getting one if the release a Power Hard Top. Then again, the twins are kinda due for a mid-cycle refresh.
Great time to be into pure driver's cars!
EDIT: Holy crap, you ever start typing and then post it...and then look at it and think "WTF Wall-O-Text"?
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