Bobby D called and asked if wanted to go to Angeles Crest...in a car...he recently bought a Mazda Miata MX-5 so I said ok. Now for those that may not know BobbyD aka Safetybob, he doesn't ride other peoples bikes or lend out/trade his bike, so when he hands me the keys and says you're driving I was surprised. not sure if it is a 08 or 09 I don't know anything about the specs or when they changed the body style, but the car has wheel flairs and wider tires and it is RED! The car looks more aggressive, after adjusting the seat and getting a feel for the car we head up to Angeles Crest the car has good power and feels tight in suspension dept. that when Bob states the model he bought has Belstein shocks. I really like the feel/feedback of the car so Bob worries and asked me to take it easy... so we go up moderately up the hill and in a few places I push a little, the car tracks fine and wants to go faster! So I work on Bob to let me push harder but...so now we're eating I tell him the car is kind of like a Guzzi feels better on the gas in the turns...we get ready to head down and hands me keys and kind of lets me push a little harder on downhill, wow the car responded I didn't get carried away we didn't drift or push that hard but got to see the car work. It was very neutral it didn't plow like other vehicles from the orient it felt more like a car from Germany than Japan. it had very good feel and was fun! what a hoot, it truly is a balanced car...performance, handling, appointed well and size. I liked it!!
