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RoadsterFun
RoadsterFun New Reader
11/13/24 2:04 p.m.

I know a lot of review sources are saying if you have the ND2, it might not be worth the upgrade but is  anyone seeing if the ND3s are presenting more of a competitive edge than the ND2 in SCCA Solos Nationals?too new to tell?  Feel of steering is subjective but that new LSD and track mode looks like it could give the ND2 a run for its money , apples to apples with same C Street allowable modifications. 

Kreb (Forum Supporter)
Kreb (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
11/13/24 3:13 p.m.

Time to make a hardtop coupe version and install their turbo 2.5. Enough said.

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/13/24 3:24 p.m.
Kreb (Forum Supporter) said:

Time to make a hardtop coupe version and install their turbo 2.5. Enough said.

Maybe they could call that an MX-6.

maschinenbau
maschinenbau GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
11/13/24 4:01 p.m.

In reply to Keith Tanner :

Forget that, install an LS and call it the MX-8. Didn't you used to make those? devil

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/13/24 4:22 p.m.

In reply to maschinenbau :

Sigh. Yes.

thatsnowinnebago
thatsnowinnebago GRM+ Memberand UberDork
11/14/24 2:47 p.m.
maschinenbau said:

In reply to Keith Tanner :

Forget that, install an LS and call it the MX-8. Didn't you used to make those? devil

Forget that, slap in that Audi 2.5 and keep the MX-5 moniker. We'll just pretend it would actually fit. 

F87Daily
F87Daily GRM+ Memberand New Reader
11/14/24 9:51 p.m.

I'm constantly thinking about getting into the ND platform for track use. I've had my F87 M2 for a couple years now and it's a blast, but I drove a friends track prepped NC at Mid-Ohio and it was amazing. The tactile feel and the control you had with each input at the pedals and wheel was intoxicating. Not sure I could pull the trigger and trade that much capability on the M2 for the Miata though.

Andy Hollis
Andy Hollis
11/15/24 7:17 a.m.
F87Daily said:

I'm constantly thinking about getting into the ND platform for track use. I've had my F87 M2 for a couple years now and it's a blast, but I drove a friends track prepped NC at Mid-Ohio and it was amazing. The tactile feel and the control you had with each input at the pedals and wheel was intoxicating. Not sure I could pull the trigger and trade that much capability on the M2 for the Miata though.

Horses for courses...different strokes, and all of that.  But...

I am still enamored with my ND.  Just yesterday I slapped on a set of TrackAttack Pros...drove the highway to the track and did three sessions in gorgeous weather.  Then dropped the top and took the long way home along country roads.  Fabulous experience.

Of my four trackable cars, it's that one that gets the most use.  But ... it's pretty lame on a big track like COTA or Eagles Canyon.  So I take one of the faster cars for those venues.

If you enjoyed an NC at Mid-Ohio, you'd love a properly prepped ND.  Be prepared to point the usual suspects by on the straights, though...and then enjoy destroying them in the corners.

Andrew1962
Andrew1962 GRM+ Memberand New Reader
11/16/24 5:00 a.m.

Had an ND1 for 4 years, my intro to club level motorsport. I then acquired a 1989 NA6, slower but in some ways more fun. However, I've now had an Hyundai I20N for almost 3 years and this small hot hatch ticks more boxes in my opinion for a club level fun machine. 

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