Aucklanders, watch out, MX5 driver threatening to hit riders for free repair

[scumdog]

dont worry, if we judged people by the crap they post on the internets i wouldn't be very popular

True Rob, you wouldn't be...

[ducatilover]

dont worry, if we judged people by the crap they post on the internets i wouldn't be very popular

Don't be silly, you're not popular

MX-5s are fabtastic too.

[superjackal]

MX5. Vehicle of choice for internet tough guys since forever.

I thought that for years too. Got a lap in an expertly driven MX5 around the Nurburgring a few years back. I would still never buy or be seen in one but, man, can they handle...... this thing was driving around WRXs on corners. But when it came to the far side climb... *****wheeeeeeeze***** n-o p-o-w-e-r.

[Edbear]

..MX-5s are fabtastic too.

Absofantastalutely!

I thought that for years too. Got a lap in an expertly driven MX5 around the Nurburgring a few years back. I would still never buy or be seen in one but, man, can they handle...... this thing was driving around WRXs on corners. But when it came to the far side climb... *****wheeeeeeeze***** n-o p-o-w-e-r.

Well, when you only have 130hp you have to make the most of it. On the road in NZ they're very hard to beat anywhere twisty.

[Blackbird]

Absofantastalutely!

Well, when you only have 130hp you have to make the most of it. On the road in NZ they're very hard to beat anywhere twisty.

Especially when they have Bridgestone RE002 tyres fitted

[rocketman1]

I saw this on another forum, read what Kieran has to say about taking out riders to get his fender repaired.

http://www.mx5forum.co.nz/viewtopic....&start=0#63492

"No most motorcycle accidents are caused by the dickhead on the bike doing stupid shit instead of staying in the line of traffic

e.g. overtaking me on the left side of the road which is an illegal maneuver!!

I CAN'T SEE YOU APPROACHING ON THAT SIDE!! IF YOU WANT TO OVERTAKE. OVERTAKE DON'T UNDERTAKE!!

Now that my rant is over please be warned anyone here who rides a bike if you see a white NB with a black Hardtop don't try and undertake me because I try to hit those people... I have some damage on my front passenger fender that needs to be fixed and I don't care about hurting you for a free repair."

I hope I a trucker / rider sees him do this and squashes the bastard

[Mr. Shine]

On the road in NZ they're very hard to beat anywhere twisty.

Especially when they have Bridgestone RE002 tyres fitted

Or Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Specs!

I've since grown up and into a Honda S2000 but I remember having a great time "holding off" a Commodore in my '89 Roadster coming back from Raglan. I was more than happy for him to pass on the straights but he couldn't catch up post-corner

[mossy1200]

Last thing we need is more hate.

Your life support pod has returned to earth and you have been thawed out after 20 year sleep?

[Brett]

Don't disagree, but it's what he likes to do and he doesn't need power for it!

Anyway, at least he's not out hunting for bikers to sideswipe like a douchebag, eh?

I happen to quite like drifting...a lot of fun. Circuit or road racing series are more my cup of tea though. Oh...and don't stress what you hear on these forums either...most people hear are MASSIVE keyboard warriors themselves. Kieran will get what's coming to him one way or another though. (Although, i suspect he's an internet 'hard guy' who's mouth ran off without his brain and in reality he's packing fudge right now. Doubt he would have the balls to do what he claims in real life. If he does, hopefully one day our paths will cross, until then, I am hardly going to assume that every MX5 owner is a fuckwit on crack aiming to purposely hurt me. Plenty of other clowns to worry about without that sort of carry on.

[Brett]

And an experienced rider on a 600cc motorcycle would outcorner your landwhale busa, but I'm guessing you have fun on it and so do the MX5 drivers - so let's live and let live, eh? Last thing we need is more hate on motorcyclists by having people tar an entire community with the same brush.

Through a set of tight twisties, I'll take the cunt on on a 250cc...he can have his Busa. It ain't all about the HP/kW...

[ducatilover]

Especially when they have Bridgestone RE002 tyres fitted

A mate had one running RE-01R rubber, shit it was brilliant. Only problem with the uber good rubber on most road cars is it shows up how weak the chassis tend to be. But a few under body braces under the ol' girl really perks 'em up

And some boost.

[328FTW]

I'm really not a fan of the MX5, heaps of mazdas more modern FWDs are faster and more fun. My mr2 would blitz them in autocross. Plus it always feels so anemically slow. Friend wants me to turbo his, already built the rollbar and some random shit for it. It has good tyres, lightweight volks and manual etc but it's still lost on me. My shitbox $100 mkI mr2 with the 3sgte brings far more giggles.

[ducatilover]

I'm really not a fan of the MX5, heaps of mazdas more modern FWDs are faster and more fun. My mr2 would blitz them in autocross. Plus it always feels so anemically slow. Friend wants me to turbo his, already built the rollbar and some random shit for it. It has good tyres, lightweight volks and manual etc but it's still lost on me. My shitbox $100 mkI mr2 with the 3sgte brings far more giggles.

As far as conversions go they are fairly easy and cheap enough to get a snail mounted to.
Have yet to drive an MR2 out the box as well balanced as an MX5, but nobody is fooling anyone, they're as slow as fuck. Even the NB Turbo model was slow.

[Edbear]

A mate had one running RE-01R rubber, shit it was brilliant. Only problem with the uber good rubber on most road cars is it shows up how weak the chassis tend to be. But a few under body braces under the ol' girl really perks 'em up

And some boost.

Mine is the '94 model which has the chassis bracing.

Or Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Specs!

I've since grown up and into a Honda S2000 but I remember having a great time "holding off" a Commodore in my '89 Roadster coming back from Raglan. I was more than happy for him to pass on the straights but he couldn't catch up post-corner

As far as conversions go they are fairly easy and cheap enough to get a snail mounted to.
Have yet to drive an MR2 out the box as well balanced as an MX5, but nobody is fooling anyone, they're as slow as fuck. Even the NB Turbo model was slow.

They don't have a surfeit of power, but then they were designed to be a cheap, fun sports car, useable in every day traffic. The S2000 is not as tractable, but has another 110hp. I'd like to have both, but I know which would be better on the run out to Piha and in Auckland's traffic.

I don't like the later MR2's, although the convertible's aren't too bad, by this I mean looks-wise. The hard-tops were like a mini Ferrari if you got the turbo'd one.

[haydes55]

I'm really not a fan of the MX5, heaps of mazdas more modern FWDs are faster and more fun. My mr2 would blitz them in autocross. Plus it always feels so anemically slow. Friend wants me to turbo his, already built the rollbar and some random shit for it. It has good tyres, lightweight volks and manual etc but it's still lost on me. My shitbox $100 mkI mr2 with the 3sgte brings far more giggles.

The day you took me for a race around dirt track in your MR2 made me want 1. You had that thing so sideways every corner I was surprised it came back straight!

A stripped out turbo MR2 would be a laugh as a road car.