Okay… so Rob kept bugging the crap out of me to enable comments on my journal. Okay maybe he didn’t bug the crap out of me. Or maybe he did! Rob you are such a nag!
Please check out the new comments feature and leave me some! Let me know that you’re alive and if these comments are working ok. I programmed it 100% by myself and I know, that makes me a nerd, but I don’t know if they even work well.
Thanks!
No, I haven’t been racing in the Mazdaspeed 3… yet. But I often drive the car thinking about how great a car it is and how much fun it would be on the track. In fact, I often drive it and look over at some kid driving a fixed up s2000 or 350z and think to myself… you know… I bet my car would outperform that car on the track even though they aren’t even giving a second glance.
I searched the internet today to see if there were any lap time comparisons against the Mazdaspeed 3 and lo and behold:
Motor Trend’s article: “Track Attack! We find America’s Best-Handling Car”
Yes, at Laguna Seca, the MS3 took out the S2000, the Civic Si, a Mini Cooper S JC Works GP, and a Porsche 911 GT3. Just kidding about the Porsche.
Here’s just a few of the results listed in order of cars they thought would perform from worst to best. C’mon where’s the confidence guys?
Mazdaspeed3 GT
Best lap (min:sec): 1:50.375
73.0 mph avg
1.31g peak lateral acceleration
Honda Civic Si
Best lap (min:sec): 1:54.990
70.1 mph avg
1.55g peak lateral acceleration
Mini Cooper S JC Works GP
Best lap (MIN:SEC): 1:51.733
72.1 mph avg
1.28g peak lateral acceleration
Mitsubishi Evolution IX MR
Best lap (MIN:SEC): 1:47.926
74.7 mph avg
1.36g peak lateral acceleration
Honda S2000
Best lap (MIN:SEC) : 1:50.738
72.8 mph avg
1.40g peak lateral acceleration
Porsche 911 GT3
Best lap (MIN:SEC): 1:39.517
81.0 mph avg
1.69g peak lateral acceleration
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