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It's really interesting to me, because these two cars do really well at AutoX. The Corvette you can just leave in 1st gear most of the time and not have a worry in the world. Somehow it still kills it with the longer wheelbase and bigger wheels (18s). The Miata on the other hand always does amazing. Of the cars I compete against at AutoX, these are generally some of the most competitive with a decent driver and don't seem to require crazy skills to make up for other deficits.

IME, with the LT1 powering my car, it's not that you overpower the tires (but my tires are 305s), it's more that you have the power to well exceed your other limiting factors, like cornering Gs, braking ability, line changes, etc. It's not like you are spinning out just trying to go in a straight line, the corvettes tend to have decent rubber to prevent that, but it's a bigger car and the power allows you to easily accelerate to speeds that the other parts can't handle. Still, its fun to get on the throttle.