This is turning into a pissing match between track guys and car guys. Track guys like anything that can get around a track quickly or in a fun manner. It doesn't matter what it looks like or how much it costs (cheaper is better in this case) or what comforts it has or doesn't have. Track performance is first and foremost and decides where the car lands on the respect-o-meter. Car guys are a little different. It's not all about the track. It's about desirability, looks, HP, street performance (which is mostly in a straight line). I'm a car guy, I like a lot of sports cars and muscle cars, not just Corvettes. I go to shows, look at cars, talk to the guys about cars old and new. But when I look at a BRZ or a Miata they do nothing for me. I have no love for them. I can easily afford them, but maybe that lessons the appeal for me. I want my car to be loud, somewhat obnoxious, overkill in every category. I don't put the BRZ in the same category as the Corvette and a lot of Corvette owners probably don't appreciate that either. A lot of Corvette owners waited a long time to afford a Corvette and could of easily gotten a BRZ type car along the way instead, but didn't cause its not their thing. If I was looking for an affordable track car maybe it would be a different story. But I've never been to a car show or talked to car guys and people were like "where the Miata's at?" Are Miata's fun to drive? I'm sure they are, but not my kind of car.