Anyone with a lot of miles do a lot of track days or drag racing? I'm curious to know how well it holds up over time through hard use. Still pushing just under 6 second 0-60? Still in the low 14s high 13s in the 1/4?
you just described me to a T. over 32k miles now (since I started this thread).
just came back last night from my 6th full-course race track event within 1 year.
Willowsprings Big Track in CA. I ran four hard sessions, each about 15-20 minutes of non-stop, balls-out, hard and fast as she could do.
Absolutely zero problems in 6 track events. This engine, tranny/clutch, drivetrain and brake package is fabulous. And I say that coming from a Subaru background. Although I loved my Subie, I must say this little Mazda is showing a much greater willingness to dish it out without a hint of harm.
Sure, I'm on my 3rd set of aftermarket brake pads, but not because the others were chewed to the bone. I simply like the confidence of knowing my brakes have limitless abuse tolerance without worrying about premature brake fade or God-forbid...brake failure on the track.
I'm uploading a nice 15 min. video right now.....if Goggle video lets me post up a 81 MB file size. (evil)