mr2nut123 wrote:steve b wrote:Kongaroo wrote:
The poster on that thread is also the guy that ATS racing named their GT28rs turbo kit after due to him being considered a bit of a pioneer for that turbo.
I run that turbo on my MX5 GT2860RS - Aka The Disco Potato
I'm just realistic thats all, if I think someones talking rubbish then I'll disagree.
I know Jon has taken his 300bhp @ fly MR2 to Porsche trackdays and gone faster than them, but he's got loads of track experience, knows how to drive the car and drives it very hard. Thing is I bet if he was put in the driving seat of one of the Porsches he'd be passing the other Porsches even faster. He's mention before though he likes the driving challenge the MR2 presents, he finds it rewarding because its difficult to drive, likes pushing it and being able to catch faster cars with it. More an indication that hes a good driver rather than the cars really good.
I find it hard to believe that all the other Porsche enthusiasts are brand new every time and it's their first time on the track too. You've just proved our point that with a 300bhp tubby, you have a better power to weight than many things out there and if the chassis was that bad, the Porsches would leave him for dead in the corners.
300bhp non stripped out tubby = 225bhp/ton 40 odd less than my MX5 for gods sake
I'm talking about a very good driver, passing some porsches, not all. Which do you think gets driven harder with less worry, £3K MR2 or £40K Porsche?
I don't know why I discuss this with you, have you been on track yet? Ever? Do you have ANY experience of what your talking about?
Tell me what do you think the result would be if you got your MR2 up to 300bhp and turned up at a track day with Lauren in her DC2, who do you think would be faster?