Vitamin J
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Jul 11, 2006
- Messages
- 615
- Location
- Denver, CO
- Car(s)
- 1996 Mazda Miata 1.8L, 1992 Spec Miata 1.6L
Since I qualified for the SCCA National Championship Runoffs in Spec Miata, I decided to head over to Heartland Park Topeka. HPT is where the Runoffs are held and it's an awesome racetrack.
Of course I brought along the Spec Miata, but I also rented a Formula Enterprise. It is built by SCCA Enterprises and has a Mazda/Ford 2.3L motor making around 170hp and the rules specify a minimum weight of 1265 lbs. So as you can imagine it moves, it'll do 0-60 in under 3 seconds and tops out around 140mph. Oh and it'll pull 1.5g's around a corner.
I actually had the fastest qualifying time in my class in the Formula car, I was a full 2 seconds faster than the 2nd place qualifyer. But I finished in 2nd place because it was too fucking scary. It was seriously the most frightening experience of my life. Going into turn 1 at 120mph+ surrounded by exposed tires knowing that if you touch one even slightly you'll be upside down faster than you can blink. Basically the first lap I went from overall position 6 to probably 14th or something. It was a helluva rush though and I can't wait to do it again.
The video camera didn't work this weekend for some reason. But I have videos of my race two weeks ago and I'm editing them together right now so no one complains about boring Spec Miata races.
On to the pictures:
Here is the Formula car
going into turn 1 (I'm behind the 2 red cars Formula Mazdas)
That's all for now, I really wish I could have gotten some in car video of the FE, that thing is so insane.
Of course I brought along the Spec Miata, but I also rented a Formula Enterprise. It is built by SCCA Enterprises and has a Mazda/Ford 2.3L motor making around 170hp and the rules specify a minimum weight of 1265 lbs. So as you can imagine it moves, it'll do 0-60 in under 3 seconds and tops out around 140mph. Oh and it'll pull 1.5g's around a corner.
I actually had the fastest qualifying time in my class in the Formula car, I was a full 2 seconds faster than the 2nd place qualifyer. But I finished in 2nd place because it was too fucking scary. It was seriously the most frightening experience of my life. Going into turn 1 at 120mph+ surrounded by exposed tires knowing that if you touch one even slightly you'll be upside down faster than you can blink. Basically the first lap I went from overall position 6 to probably 14th or something. It was a helluva rush though and I can't wait to do it again.
The video camera didn't work this weekend for some reason. But I have videos of my race two weeks ago and I'm editing them together right now so no one complains about boring Spec Miata races.
On to the pictures:
Here is the Formula car
going into turn 1 (I'm behind the 2 red cars Formula Mazdas)
That's all for now, I really wish I could have gotten some in car video of the FE, that thing is so insane.
