[s-cars] UrS as a Purpose Built Track Car?

[Tom Mullane]

I should have been clearer on that.  Robert's car, brought up earlier
in the thread, is a 95.5 urS.  It's been a track car for years though
still street legal. The transformation has been gradual, and many of
the changes have been done to address issues, like the overheating
diff.

Tom

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:00 AM, tedebearp at yahoo.com
<tedebearp at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Oops, that got away from me.  My Mustang did, because of the Torsen rear differential.  Helical gear torque-biasing differentials seem to run quite a bit hotter than open differentials or clutch-type limited slip differentials.
>
> I can't imagine a Miata needing an oil cooler for the differential, though, unless it was making a great deal of power.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Nov 16, 2010, at 7:02 PM, Tom Mullane <tmullane at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I don't know, Peter.  After tracking both the Miata and the S-car, I'd
> say it's a hell of a lot more fun to track the Miata than it is to be
> different - lol
>
> That said, with right attitude any car can be tons of fun on the
> track.  One of the most fun track days I've ever had involved a
> significant amount of seat time in a rented Chevy Impala.
>
> As for modding a car for the track, unless you are a first class
> fabricator like Haydn and you have the patience of a saint, I'd skip.
> It took me 2 or 3 seasons to get the supercharged Miata sorted
> out...only to abandon it for another Miata that is basically stock
> with a cage.  Robert Caro can attest to this.  His car is a beast, but
> it is seriously modded.  Anyone else running a cooler and pump system
> for their rear diff?
>
> Tom
>
> Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:18:03 -0500
> From: Peter Schulz <p.schulz at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] UrS as a Purpose Built Track Car?
> To: Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
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> Taka:
>
> I think you are missing the point.
>
> sometimes its fun to be different, otherwise everyone would be driving
> Miatas or GT3s.
>
> Look at what Hadyn Taylor did to an unassuming former rally car from
> Sprongl's 4 star racing.
> http://www.motorgeek.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=29308
>
> -Peter
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