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Old May 22, 2004 | 08:05 PM
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Matt Vassallo
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from my standpoint, i think it's hard to compare the miata to the enjuku 240sx because the two are very differnet cars

the miata was never meant to have that much power, and honestly, it was never meant to drift well, or at least easily, because of it's tiny wheelbase. bill was able to capitalize with it, and use the power to put the car anywhere he wanted. the thing transitions from grip to slide incredibly, and turns in much quicker than an s13. what he wasn't able to do , however, was get the car to extend at very high speeds, because all it wanted to do was pitch over

the 240sx i was in, on the otherhand, was definitely the cadillac eldorado of s13's. I haven't ever been in an S13 so heavy in my entire life! The cool thing is that Bill and I both had been driving both cars for the exact same amount of time up until this Saturday! So we were very evenly matched in terms of experience and what not in the cars. It was a constant game of adaptation and modification to driving style in order to make the cars do what we required of them. The S13 was able to get an insane amount of speed up, and hold an extremely high angle. I think I was better in the high speed section, and Bill was better in the lower tighter section.

The Strawberry hatchback has a few problems with it that kept me from running it throughout the day. But it's better to be safe than sorry, and we will definitely be at the next event!

I think the best thing is the fact that bill and i are getting along great again. that's the most important thing to me.
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