6 foot 17 ish stone will I fit ?

[nissanman312]

Hi guys myself and 2 others are going 3 ways on a track car

 

My question for you is will I fit in a mx5 and be able to drive it properly or do we need to look else where

[docwra]

You will but only if you lose the seat rails and put the seat on the floor. My mate Deacon is about 6'4 and well over 20 stone and he is fine with his (although he does look like Donkey Kong)

[ATTAK Z]

I think you'll fit no problem

[Hell presidente]

You will fit, my mate is 6'5 and a bodybuilder, he fitted ok for being a big chap.

[nissanman312]

Great stuff we've found a nice one with a roll cage and suspension on already but there's a few already after it

so we'll keep looking

 

[GMballistic]

You'll be fine, ...just like this guy.

 

 

[Dave@Deepcar Autobodies]

You'll be fine buddy,

 

I'm just over 6ft and 17 stone and i'm fine with mine, although get some decent seats where you can sit lower, and becarefull what cage you get as they can restrict the amount of travel on the seat going back and can lose that few inches that makes all the difference.,

 

We are thinking about going 3 way on a track car this year as well with the guys at work should be good fun

 

 

Dave

[marzman]

I sat in my wife's friend's MX5 mk1, and i didnt fit. I'm 6'2 and 20 stone, byt my knees were round my ears.

[tatooandy67]

No problem, I'm 6' and I used to have an mx5 and fitted ok, as above though be careful choosing your roll cage so as not to restrict the seat position

[Ekona]

You'll be fine BUT you will either have to fit any aftermarket seat literally to the floor, or stay with the stock seat (which means you can't run harnesses). Any aftermarket rails actually raise the seat up.

 

So yeah, what Docwra says.

[brillomaster]

i had an mx5 and i'm 6 foot, although i took an inch or so of seat padding out so i sat lower in the standard seats. i'd probably mount a seat to the floor, but if you're buying with some mates you'll likely need the sliding rails, unless you're all the same height and proportions!

[nissanman312]

i had an mx5 and i'm 6 foot, although i took an inch or so of seat padding out so i sat lower in the standard seats. i'd probably mount a seat to the floor, but if you're buying with some mates you'll likely need the sliding rails, unless you're all the same height and proportions!

 

no were all sorts of shapes and sizes

[WhackyWill]

Is everybody on here over 6 ft and between 17 to 20 stone.... :scare:

[Humpy]

Is everybody on here over 6 ft and between 17 to 20 stone.... :scare:

Yep

[WhackyWill]

OK" Got it Bro...! :scare:

 

[nissanman312]

OK" Got it Bro...! :scare:

 

 

oh dear

[ioneabee]

Is everybody on here over 6 ft and between 17 to 20 stone.... :scare:

er ..... no

[brillomaster]

back on topic, why an MX5? yeah they're nimble and handle well, but add two burly blokes and that nimbleness will be lost - certainly an extra 200kgs won't do anything for the power to weight ratio either!

 

unless you're particularly keen on an MX5 or particularly un-keen on a beemer, i'd be on the lookout for track prepared BMWs as well - something like this:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-328i-MOT-Track-Car-Very-Quick-Schnitzer-Alloys-Bucket-Seats-Modified-Tuned-/231448125430?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35e3621ff6

[docwra]

MX5's are much more fun than an E36 on track .......... although I do have a track prepped (coilovers, welded diff, manifold etc) E36 that Ill be sticking up for sale later

[brillomaster]

I think it depends on the track, and your definition of fun... somewhere like snetterton, Bedford, Silverstone, maybe even donington an MX5 would be monstered by an E36 which would have the advantage on long straights and long fast corners. However if you plan on going to Cadwell park, Blyton park or maybe even rockingham or oulton park, the nimbleness of an MX5 will be advantageous through the twisty stuff.

 

Ideally, you'd try (or at least sit in) both, and decide which is for you. for me personally I like power down the straights and the occasional massive lairy slide through a corner when the back steps out, rather than go kart handling.

 

Our mate has an MR2 which is good in its own way - brakes and corners like a demented terrier, but I wouldn't feel comfortable getting the back out. each to their own!

[WhackyWill]

back on topic, why an MX5? yeah they're nimble and handle well, but add two burly blokes and that nimbleness will be lost - certainly an extra 200kgs won't do anything for the power to weight ratio either!

 

unless you're particularly keen on an MX5 or particularly un-keen on a beemer, i'd be on the lookout for track prepared BMWs as well - something like this:

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item35e3621ff6

 

189,000 miles on the Beemer...!!! No thanks. :scare:

[Ekona]

It's a trackslag, no point in buying a low mileage minter!

[WhackyWill]

It's a trackslag, no point in buying a low mileage minter!

 

I agree, but a little under 200,000 is just a tad too much... :scare:

[brillomaster]

probably why its only at just over £500. if it stays that price it'll be a bargain, even if you only get half a dozen trackdays out of it before the engine goes bang.

 

however, I often think that if an engine has made it to 189,000 without going bang, its probably made of quite stern stuff, so an extra 5k of track miles isn't likely to do much harm! as long as fluids are kept in check and its warmed up and cooled down properly, I cant see any reason why the engine would let go.

 

Plus i'd much rather have nearly 190,000 miles on a pretty unstressed large capacity NA engine than on a smaller, high revving, high compression engine, or anything involving forced induction... very little to go wrong on a BMW straight 6

Edited January 13, 2015 by brillomaster

[nissanman312]

I really fancy an ep3 type r I've owned one and there awesome little fun cars but the lads are insisting on rwd personally I'm not that bothered my mate never lost me in his s2k when I had it