Turbo has more power but its advantage is diminished on a track with too many tight corners and short straights.
So Mint might lose if they raced at LeMans.
Bummer is over time a turbo engine is twice the cost feed compared to the less stressed aspirated engines.
You don't need any hp to learn momentum driving.
In the book Twist of the Wrist they mention an Engines off Race by coasting down a hill whoever loses most momentum loses.
Miata is a fine car but its not in my top ten slow cars i want to own or drive.
My current slow car 86 911 is more challenging to drive than a Miata.