"Lashing" isn't really my style, so you're safe there. I'm also a former Miata owner and I happen to love those cars, so there's no anti-Miata sentiments here either. From first hand experience I can tell you that I respectfully disagree with this. Last time I had my 6M Limited Crossfire on track I hunted down and passed a pair of Spec Miata racers - R compound tires, weight reduction, the whole nine yards. And they were both driven by guys who actually race, something I've never really done. No, they were not the current NC Miatas, which yours is, but rather the NB series. Still, they were full on Spec Miata racers, and once I figured out how to stay close with them in the twisties (I freely admit these boys schooled me pretty good - race experience versus never even having been on this track before) I easily walked away from them on the long straight. But ultimately, the only way I was going to pull them on that straight was to figure out how to stay on their tails in the tight stuff. I can only figure that if my bone stock Limited could do that, it should have no trouble against a bone stock MX-5.

There is no doubt, however, that the MX-5 feels more nimble and more tossable than the Crossfire, I'll certainly give you that.