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I'm gonna preface this with saying that I'm not any sort of track driver and have never even been to an autocross. However I do enjoy safe spirited driving though around some good twisties as much as anyone else here.
I've had some experience driving an NA Miata before my BRZ and I gotta say I loved it. It really gives you that sense of being in a real sports car and you can feel the entire road. Very communicative car. It's a very playful car too but not in the same sense as the BRZ. The Miata is fun and playful until it finally bites you...and it'll bite hard. The BRZ just politely asks "would you please stop doing that? alright? thank you". No one EVER says they're a bad driver and no driving enthusiast likes to say they aren't the most confident driver they could be but quite frankly I'm just not...yet. I think the BRZ is better suited for my experience level and I'm expecting to learn a lot from it at the track/autocross in the years to come.
I have a friend who is the "Miata Whisperer" as we consider him. He's owned 4-6 Miata's and knows everything about them from every aspect. It's an absolute hoot riding with him because he WILL drive at the limit and he'll do it confidently. It's a very capable car but it needs a capable driver. The miata is like an old school film SLR camera while he BRZ is more like a point and shoot.
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