The bad 1/4 times seem to stem from the track just sucking, from what everybody's saying... LACR? It was over 100 degrees on an already iffy track, so... what traction? heh. The dyno seems to be stingy, too. A lot of the cars have put down lower numbers during the competition, haven't they?
Kinda funny. Reading about it, it sounds like the Miata out-trapped all the other cars in the quarter. Some of the forums are giving that guy major props for what he accomplished, considering his lack of resources beforehand and that it is a dedicated drag car. Lighting up the tires in 4th gear on a straight sounds kinda like fun...