puch96

Well..... I guess I have to object again on this...... Your tires are not the only things that get abused...... think about over-stressed ball bearings, joints, axels, transmission, and not to forget, the engine..... Even though people still say that racing the engine in the 8 has no effect on it, people should actually consider taking physics classes and some thermodynamics while at it....... higher RPMs= higher tear and wear, higher heat build up = potential to find failures earlier.. period.

dillsrotary

^^ you must be new, don't you know that everyone here is a physic's major. But i have to agree with RG, drag's will do alot more harm than autocrossin, for the most part the car already has plenty of inertia after 30 miles an hour so the wear on the drivetrain is so small is hardly matters(unlike tires, brakes, and so on most parts are built to last, especially the gearing, synchros, rear diff, and axles.) And as he quoted, if you drive it correctly, autocrossing will do as much damage to the car as driving on the highway.
BUT i do agree with expo1, chaos could enter at any moment and turn your car into a wreck, so choose wisely.

Raptor75

The whole point of a sports car is to drive it enthusiastically. A sports car is over engineered to be able to do this. It has larger brakes beefed up chassis and suspension and strong engines. It makes no sense when Mazda tells you not to drive a sports car like a sports car especial when they market them selves as a sports car company.

Zoom, Zoom.....what a pile of crap.

jaguargod

Take the dvd that Mazda sent to owners in with you to the dealer and show them the scene where it shows the rpm's redlining. Ask them how the car got to redline without going fast. Sounds like a case of "do as I say, not as I do".

RedSheDevil

what about zoom zoom live? that was flogging an 8 and a miata all on mazda's dime. i think people get all hyped up about nothing. if you are worried, cover/remove your plate.

yiksing

I don't fully agree autox being hard on the tires only, cornering will be very hard on the whole cars chassis as well due to flex. My daily driver is abused the same way, hard cornering and that's all, after 2 years you can definitely feel the body isn't as rigid anymore needing a retorque of all nuts and bolts of the car.

Ike

First of all I highly doubt your friend's story, I'd imagine he read the very famous thread on Evom and is telling a bit of a tall tale. Not saying it doesn't happen, but there's only one case of this happening that I know of and it was a very famous thread, to the point that it showed up in various car mags.

Stuff like this is usually on a dealer by dealer basis. The dealer I took my Suby to was pretty mod friendly, my Mitsubishi dealer is even moreso. Hell, they installed my TBE. They also do various group trips to track days, the drag strip, and autox. The owner of the dealer, the sales manager (owns 2), and three technicians all own Evos. Whenever I stop by there they can't wait to show me their new mods. They also have weekly gatherings and hang around at install days. As long as there are not obvious signs of abuse and don't go crazy with mods they're cool with warranty work.

Lets face it though, people don't buy Evos and STIs to keep them stock and drive them around gently, DSMs were the same way. So when it comes to sniffing out abuse and denying warranty claims because of mods Mitsubishi and Suby probably have to deal with it more than many car manufacturers.

StewartTalbot

This has got me thinking, my car is on a lease so if I drive it fast, when I return it if I do are they gonna plug it in the a computer and check how fast I was driving? Cuz I plan on topping this car out

teaelle

same thing with the insurance companies, just taped up your license plate and they will have no proof

the puffy one

i agree with you in that alot of people with evo's and sti's are punk kids but alot of them up here in boston are pritty koo down to earth people wit some fast cars, i personally own a sti right now and i am getting rid of it bc of insurance and car payments and it hasnt been running right since the accident, but i am not one of those punk kids tho, i no my cars fast(13.1 @14.75 bone stock) but i wont go n try n run a viper or even waste my time running a honda, and i do beat the crap out of my car and i no it and i dun care bc its going soon i have done everything and havent broken the car yet.

expo1

Having just recently witnessed three cars getting wrecked at a HPDE day LINK that tape idea might only work on minor damage or dealer issues. Insurances companies didn’t become huge being dumb. “ Gee I don’t know how my Evo VII got totaled a mile from a racetrack in a town I don’t even live in”. You would also have to file a false police report to go along with your story.

KYLiquid

uhhhh what?!? The lack of complete words and some new form of timing a cars....what seems to be 1/4 mile run.....is making my brain hurt