It is whatever numbers he could come up with to support his case and make it seem more dramatic. Does it really matter if they are factual or not? Its nothing like the 200hp C4 Corvette disparity (205hp 84' VS 405hp ZR1) that has existed in AS (previously SS) for over a decade.Steve Lepper wrote:
Okay Ed, here you go. Since I have a little bit of experience in this area, let me share some real-world stock chassis dyno numbers with you. These are all stock class legal cars that I have personally tested... in fact, they were all tested on the same dyno at the same facility, so the numbers are very comparable.
NA Miata (1.6): 109 hp.
NA Miata (1.8): 113 hp. (just like yours.)
NB Miata (VVT): 124 hp.
Okay, so where in E street is a 142 hp Miata? Maybe you are referring to rwhp of a a Mazdaspeed, but then where does your 178 hp number come from?
I will agree with you that the Mazdaspeed in that class was a bad decision, but for those of us out west I doubt it will ever be an issue because our courses are so much faster that they will always have the 2nd/3rd gear handicap. In a part of the country where they race on smaller lots, that could be the car to beat.
If you have not had a stock class car obsoleted by an SEB you have not been autocrossing very long. When you have had it happen to the same car twice you are a lost cause. :unimpressed: