In response to the "why do miata's get x number of classes?"
About 320,00 Miatas were sold in the US.
According to Mazda, about 270,000 are still running.
The miata is light, rwd, fun to drive, bulletproof, has great aftermarket support, cheap, easy to work on, fully adjustable suspension and has manufacturer support (all mazdas do).
How many other cars can you say that about?
The impreza, while a great car, doesn't approach the miata in volume
When you have a large group of people asking to class a car...what are you supposed to say? "Nope sorry, we can't class your car b/c the folks who drive VW golfs haven't asked for any other classifications, so we're not gonna do it to be fair."
There are a lot of miata's out there and a lot of people who want to race them. If you want a car classified somewhere, write it in.
I think you would be more likely to find favoritism in drivers wanting to run their miatas than policy makers.
About 320,00 Miatas were sold in the US.
According to Mazda, about 270,000 are still running.
The miata is light, rwd, fun to drive, bulletproof, has great aftermarket support, cheap, easy to work on, fully adjustable suspension and has manufacturer support (all mazdas do).
How many other cars can you say that about?
The impreza, while a great car, doesn't approach the miata in volume
When you have a large group of people asking to class a car...what are you supposed to say? "Nope sorry, we can't class your car b/c the folks who drive VW golfs haven't asked for any other classifications, so we're not gonna do it to be fair."
There are a lot of miata's out there and a lot of people who want to race them. If you want a car classified somewhere, write it in.
I think you would be more likely to find favoritism in drivers wanting to run their miatas than policy makers.