The author shares their experience of driving a modified MX-5 on a track, highlighting its surprising fun factor despite its modest power output.
Modifying an MX-5 usually means making it more fun - time for a shakedown at CurboroughOne of my many Man Maths equations for cars I shortlist is power-to-weight ratio, and my spreadsheet is forever expanding with cars I’ve owned or want to buy. With 160hp and a kerbweight of 1,248kg, PL64 EPU is at the bottom of the list with 128hp/tonne.
But this is not a car you can easily assess on paper, and I can't be alone in thinking that the pursuit of power - to the exclusion of most other concerns - is a fading preoccupation in a world now clogged with preposterous and mostly meaningless outputs. Far more fun to drive a slow car fast these days than the other way around. What I wasn’t prepared for, even in the light of this realisation, was for the plucky little Mazda to be the most fun I’ve ever had on track. I organised my first private sprint event at Curborough sprint course over the summer, and the MX-5 was hilarious, despite being one of the slowest cars on the day. Just like on the road, you can drive it flat out everywhere without fearing being thrown into a barrier at triple-digit speeds, and it wanted to go sideways at every corner.really shone through here, with the car being beautifully balanced and (almost) always pointing where you wanted it to go. When I owned my Series 2 Lotus Elise 111S I could never drive it with so much confidence – it caught me out on a handful of occasions with the back end snapping out, and it never felt that controllable. In hindsight I wish I’d had some driver tuition in it to make the most of it and learn the balance of a mid-engine sports car. Next time. The MX-5 on the other hand, being front-engined and rear-drive with a limited-slip differential, felt endlessly controllable. With the traction off, I could turn in late, floor it and just let the car slide. The only thing wider than my grin was the tyre marks I assumed I must be leaving at every corne
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