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Originally Posted by Tom Kirkham
Best car to learn how to drive on a track, is a Spec Miata.
Best car to learn how to race against other cars is a Spec Miata.
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Tom,
I would add to that list an MGB or similar under-powered car. If a person is interested in learning to race or even do track days. Start low with the power and learn to drive the line and then slowly build the power up as you increase your skill set. Have run across too many people on the track who started out with a lot of power and never learned how t drive. To much power can scare you and also allows you to try to make up for mistakes that you never learn to correct. You can not jump on the power after driving a poor line in a corner and make up for that with a low HP car.
I wanted to start out with a Mustang and was luckily talked into starting with the MGB and learning how to drive the line. When I was doing well with the MGB it was time to move up to the 289 FIA.
Jim