NA vs. NC - Fifth Gear

Vicki rules!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...=miata&pl=true

Looks like she had a blast driving the NA!

Very cool! Now have them race an NA with 170horses against the NC~

Any body else curious about the top coming off (the car's not Vicki's... perverts!). Wonder what happened to make it do that.

I wondered about that too, that can't be a very good thing at all.

I'd take an NA over an NC as well...

Yeah, I'm not sure how the latching mechanism for the NC is setup. I just know it has one handle now.

I'm with you guys, barndoors rule! :clap:

Wow... sixteen years of progress and the new car only laps 1 second quicker than the original? :confused:

I would love to see the same comparo between the NC and a 1.8L NB Sport.

My question is who test cars for performance in the rain? I bet the NC would be able to pull out more time if it could put down some more power out of the corners.

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Originally Posted by Majik

My question is who test cars for performance in the rain? I bet the NC would be able to pull out more time if it could put down some more power out of the corners.

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And the NA would be able to brake deeper on a dry track without ABS. I think the lack of ABS in the wet is more of a hindrance than an extra ~40 hp (with a similar power-to-weight ratio).

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Originally Posted by Majik

My question is who test cars for performance in the rain?

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I believe I have heard them mention that their test track is in a region that sees over 160 rain days a year.

is that driver single??? http://teampointless.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/luv.gif

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Originally Posted by altiain

I would love to see the same comparo between the NC and a 1.8L NB Sport.

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Me too. And versus the MSM. ;)

S.

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Originally Posted by BAM!

is that driver single??? http://teampointless.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/luv.gif

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Vicki Butler-Henderson... nope, not single.

News Flash: Noticed a similar thread to this on another board, but with a very important piece of information that we didn't have here... the NC was a UK 1.8 version. This video shows a 1.8 NC beating a lighter 1.8 NA. I have a feeling that the more profile 2.0 NC would have spanked it.

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Originally Posted by Titus

News Flash: Noticed a similar thread to this on another board, but with a very important piece of information that we didn't have here... the NC was a UK 1.8 version. This video shows a 1.8 NC beating a lighter 1.8 NA. I have a feeling that the more profile 2.0 NC would have spanked it.

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Eyeing an NC, are we? ;)

S.

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Originally Posted by srivendel

Eyeing an NC, are we? ;)

S.

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Not today... After the ECU purchase, I can't even afford a set of ::ssr::, let alone an NC. ;)