Advice for new driver wanted please

[Clarkey boy]

A good mate of mine wants to start sprinting/hillclimbing and is looking to compete in a open sports car and fancies getting an MX 5 up to about 5-6k that he can also use as a fun car at other times. His problem is there is a massive range of various models available with different bhp etc.Can any one advise which are the best MX 5 's to go for. Many thanks.

[Clarkey boy]

Yes, but I think that there are different bhp's in both 1.6 and 1.8, and he didn't know if there were any real differences in perfomance and how competative they would be.

[Clarkey boy]

Brilliant guys,thanks very much for all your help. Will pass all the info. on.And maybe you will see him on the hills next season.