I'll add to RRR reply. Dirt track, not Miatas. Miatas had a fair amount of body roll, not like a go kart in that sense at all. They had poor torque off the line, good higher up. In general they were momentum cars. Lose too much speed - and thats on the driver - and easy to do in an autocrss but also happens on a road course, then as a driver you find out your error when adding gas and the response is less than you wanted. Good feedback to improve ones driving!