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Wow! Thanks for the support. Like many of you, I too grew up as an old-school gearhead (mantra: "There's no replacement for cubic displacement!") who built and enjoyed (and still does) nothing more than a proper Chevy small block under the hood. I dallied in Ford and Mopar engines as well, and eventually expanded my interest to German NA and forced induction engines and even Japanese straight 6 and (gasp!) four bangers. Of course what was common to them all what prodigous amounts of go, and not much efficiency. I have been expanding the brood lately though and I've found that adding kids to the mix tends to reduce the number of toys in the garage. I still spend a fair amount of time at the autocrosses and track though (although not the drag strip anymore), and as I explained before, that Mazda does a great job of balance between grocery getter and track star. Not having an excess of funds to pull from at this point (and trying to rehab a 3 flat in the city) pretty much cancels out the idea of an additional toy car. So, I'll do the best with what I have. Can I really have an eco-friendly wagonette during the week and a speed demon on the weekends? That's my challenge for 2010. I hope to find some tech tips here to help on that quest!
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