Driving a little red sports car brings all sorts of temptations. When the scenario is just right, I'm overcome and reach for redline euphoria. The enjoyment I recieve from this really improves my quality of life. Everyday I drive the car, I submit to a guilty pleasure and build a better day. So how's the internals of my '92 Miata doing? Does anyone have anecdotes of flogged cars with diminished life? I know racing stresses every part harder, but how does this equate to performance in the long run? How will a 200k motor pushed hard compare to a car driven by a granny. For simplicity's sake, let's assume that both cars recieve 3000 synthetic oil change intervals. This way we can eliminate the maintenance comparison issue between the driving styles.