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Old 04-25-2011, 12:47 PM   #31
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My wife's MX-5 is the best handling car I've driven by a mile. Even at 170HP, considering it weighs 2,400 lbs, it's still a hoot in canyons and what not. I don't know at what point you'd just be radically overpowering the chassis, but I figure something in the 300 range to the wheels would be about it and stil have anything like a controllable car. FDs are a different story, probably into the 500s and it'd still be very controllable. These are my impressions anyway.

I'm a believer in balance between power and chassis. When somehting is overpowered, the driver starts to (justifiably) stay away from the throttle because of going sideways, crazy power-on oversteer, etc.. that makes one slower, not faster. Of course straight line is a somewhat (not completely) different story, but I'm talking about power in regards to chassis/handling.
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Old 04-25-2011, 05:40 PM   #32
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Welcome. If you travel to northern california, you should take CA58 from I5 to Pacific Coast Highway north.

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Thanks!

We take SR 58 to I-5 when visiting my inlaws (they live in Oakland) but we rarely go on PCH unless we are staying/visiting some beach. Thanks for the heads up!
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Old 04-27-2011, 12:31 AM   #33
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SR58 to the coast is a beautiful drive. You have long straights, sharp 15mph 90 degree turns. Rolling hill that you can catch air and hit some negative G's then go through the hills full of twists and turns with decreasing radius and off cambers to make things interesting. By far my favorite road.

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Old 04-28-2011, 03:36 PM   #34
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SR58 to the coast is a beautiful drive. You have long straights, sharp 15mph 90 degree turns. Rolling hill that you can catch air and hit some negative G's then go through the hills full of twists and turns with decreasing radius and off cambers to make things interesting. By far my favorite road.

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Ok, we'll have to give it a try. It's funny cuz taking SR58 to Vegas (where I'm at now) is sooooo boring! LOL

CA has some of the best views I have ever seen along with great roads!
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