so last night im on my way home from work around 10:45 pm. i am side by side with a mazda MX5 as were slowing down for a red light and before we completely stopped the light turned green. we both instantly punched it. it was bumper to bumper until i got into 2nd gear(automatic) around 4500 rpms. than i began to pull away slowly. i let off the gas around 85 or 90 and was about 2 car lengths ahead at that point. i was pretty happy with my car. i thought those cars were faster with the rotary engine and all.....:D

He wasn't racing then. Those things are stupid fast. I'm pretty certain not even the SS would hang with him.

Second what Gas Man said.

You were racing; the Mazda wasn't.

Yeah and I don't mean it negatively or to burst your bubble. But that is about on par with saying you raced a vette. Seriously.

Check some specs on wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_RX-8

looking at the link youre probably right. although it doesnt have corvette power, it would be a good race for the SS. now im beginning to wonder if maybe it was a different mazda coupe. it was a newer mazda under ~3 years old. and was pretty low to the ground.
i did some googling and have come to the conclusion that it was a mazda mx5 or miata? much slower and if it wasnt dark when i raced i could probably confirm it.

I found this.

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/mazda-rx8/ke341.html

Yeah maybe it was a Mazda 3 or somin...


I've always had a fasination with rotary motors that much is certain.

RX8 or MX5? you have one listed in the subject and the other listed in your description.

the rx8 is a nice car, the guy who parks next to me has one.

The RX8 has 238 HP with the manual, 212 with an auto. Both versions have very little torque. I drove an auto a few weeks ago. Fun car ('til the engine fails), but no match for my auto SS.

RX8 or MX5? you have one listed in the subject and the other listed in your description.

the rx8 is a nice car, the guy who parks next to me has one.

i changed the car in my post but it wont let me change the title. sorry...

and i also heard the same thing about the torque from a friend of a friend who wants one.

It's an awesome little car (RX8) to drive, but huge numbers of motors have been replaced. Mazda did a major redesign in '09, but there hasn't been enough time learn if it worked.

The RX8 is very slow, the rx7 was faster but without mods was still somewhat slow. The rx8 has no torque but revs very high. It shouldve lost for sure to a stock SS. They only run 14s with a great driver and near perfect traction(which isnt too hard with no torque)

Ive ran an RX8 with just the stage kit and took it. He had an intake and exhaust on. Its on video somewhere too