Instead, race a spec miata and work on your driving. The suspension kit is the source of all the fun in racing a spec miata. Ultrashield spec miata seat, race quip seat belts, seat belt. The book was completed at the end of 2005, so the only feature that isnt in this book is the power retractable hard top. This is a fully street legal car, and it is also pretty much ready to race. Contact us advanced autosports miata race parts spec.
Designed for miatas but great for drag racing and other road race applications. Use the weight that gets you the oil pressure your motor needs to not clatter. Trying to remove some weight from the car to make up for the personal ballast im carrying around and have some questions. Example cars include the datsun 240z, mazda miata, mazda rx7, honda. Car modifications are specified and weight penalties are used. This edition covers the design and build of the thirdgeneration mx5 as well as the spec miata phenomenon in north american amateur racing. Road racing cars, nasa spec miata for sale on racingjunk. Nb factory, fm or racing beat 1 solid bars will work. The dynamics learned in a spec miata is easily carried over and will improve your racing higher horsepower cars later. Preston pardus and i got together in the bus stop and both of us shot to the right nearly into the outside wall. A hard dog roll bar has been added along with a racing beat air intake and a racing beat exhaust header.
Car is setup for a 155lbs, 58 driver with 3 front camber. This 325lb eibach ers race spring is the correct spring for spec miata competition and what is included within the mazdaspeed motorsports spec miata suspension kit. Page 1 of 7 weight reduction posted in spec miata garage. Corey rueth, nasa eastern champion in spec iron puts it simply. My son and i race karts currently and we are in process of selecting a new enclosed trailer. Spec miata is a class of racing car used in sports car club of america scca, national auto. Spec miata parts new spec miata parts 9905 suspension. We will strip the interior of the car and prepare it for paint. Lightweight, needs ballast to make weight even with a fatty like me. Mazda miatas in model years 1990 through 1993 with 1600 cc engines, model years 1994 through 1997 with 1800 cc engines, and model years 1999 through 2005 with 1800 cc engines have been approved by the scca for regional racing in all divisions of the scca. This car is in excellent shape and is well optioned out.
There is a huge market of spec miata cars for sale. Prepared in 2011 by a specialist al harriman, fl to ssm spec. Refreshed all fluids in april 2018 along with new wheel bearings, coolant, etc. Racing beat has been at the heart mazda performance products since 1971. Over the past 16 years we have learned a lot about what the car builder wants in our spec miata in a box package.
Pca is the prime sanctioning body, but spec boxster can also run in nasa and scca. The ep miata is one such example of a car that is specified at two levels of preparation in the same class. Dont work so hard constantly tuning and trying to make your 200hp race car faster. Perfect shoulder width depends on the height where the seat widens. This alignment will require a slightly larger front sway bar. So, if you want to race a 1995 mazda miata in the production category, you are limited to eproduction. Borla 12665 header back 8993 mazda spec miata racing systems 1.
The nasa spec miata challenge smc is an affordable racing series, primarily focused on road racing, and shall function as an advertising and marketing tool for the series sponsors, the independent sponsors of each team, as well as the official sanctioning body of the series. Serviced by advanced autosport and eurosport racing at autobahn country club. The mazda mx5 miata, a sports car debuted by mazda in 1989, is a classic roadster that harkens back to iconic british sports cars of the 1950s and 60s like the mga, triumph spitfire and austinhealey 100. Race ready cars spec miata classifieds mazda racers. Firestorm race graphics has been an industry leader in the automotive graphics field for over 20 years. While not a speedsterthe 4 cylinder engine nixes that definitionthe miata has clean, classic lines, a tight turning radius and plenty of. Daves first spec miata racecar was built in april 2001. Graphics advanced autosports miata race parts spec miata in. The content on this page will provide valuable information for road racing compliance in the scca. But, spec boxster are noticeably faster than spec miatas, and if you love porsches, this or spec 944 is the costeffective way to go racing. We build them, we race them, we use the parts we sell here on them. How to build a highperformance mazda miata mx5 motorbooks workshop first edition. It has power windows, power mirrors, ac and power steering as well as a limited slip differential. The rules are intentionally designed to be more open than the showroom stock class but more restricted than the improved touring class.
Mazda rx3 sp scca original race car with log books for. The address of scca can be found in the front of this rule book. We take the time to understand how these rules are interpreted, measured and enforced. Spec miatas are the best supported cars in the country. The nasa spec miata challenge smc is an affordable racing series. Spec miatas are reliable as far as race cars go, which leads to more seat time. That was followed by two race wins, including a six 6 hour enduro. Mazda and winding road racing are creating a spec series to compete at select, marquee events in 2020.
This feedback will be formally requested in the what do you think wdyt in the march 2020 fastrack. During down months, i would switch to a non racing oil. You can usually get away with a maximum base length of 24 inches, a maximum base width of 22 inches, and a maximum shoulder width of 24 inches. The full rules for the class may be found in the current spec miata category specifications of the scca rule book, called the gcr. In part 8 of this series kelley blue books micah muzio gets a dramatic, crash filled introduction to racing in spec miata. Spec miata provides an affordable nationwide class in which all regions use the same rules and regulations to afford a level basis for competition. For the miata we offer one of the most extensive selections of miata performance and appearance products available from any one manufacturer. Formsrules nasa spec miata roadracing we drive harder.
We are always building our spec miata parts line, whether it is custom 5xr products from our own shop or the hottest new spec miata parts out in the marketplace, we will have them here. Mazda mx5s also known as mazda miata roadsters in model years 1990 through 1993 with 1600 cc engines, model years 1994 through 1997 with 1800 cc engines, and model years 1999 through 2005 with 1800 cc engines have been approved by the scca for regional racing in all. All 19901993 1600cc and 19942005 1800cc miatas are eligible and must use specific. Dont work so hard constantly tuning and trying to make your 200hp race car. Ballast included to meet minimum spec class weight requirements. We are looking forward to another great season of spec miata roadracing. We invite you to take a lap of lime rock park from the driver seat of a spec miata or you can watch one of the spec miatas chase a porsche 996 at a recent scda new hampshire motor speedway event. Weighed them alone and also with me standing on the scale in case it was less sensitive with such a light weight consistently got readings of 14 lbs and up. We use only the highest quality vinyl films to create high impact race car numbers, race car decals, racing graphics, race car wraps, dirt late model wraps, dirt modified wraps, gokart graphics, headlight decals, side stripes, full color number kits and much more.
Here, in definitive detail, is the full story of the mx5 miata known as the eunos roadster in japan from inception in the early 1980s to the current third generation models. It is by far one of the best handling vehicles in the world and has been improved upon by a proven combination. In the past 94 na, 83 ferrari 308 gts quatrovalve, 86 ferrari 328 gts, 86 porsche 944, 86 944 turbo, 62 xke coupe, 64 xke coupe, 55 jaguar xk140 mc coupe, 71 volvo p1800. Do yourself a favor and make sure the suspension bolts, perch adjusters and other hardware you will be adjusting are free, ready to adjust but not loose. With an ever changing rule book, some cars might move between the classes from. Decoding scca road racing classes kanga motorsports. Keith tanner has been racing, modifying, and writing about miatas for two. The amateurroadracing market was hungry for a lowcost, highly competitive series that spec miata filled perfectly. The field in spec miata is reliably the largest on any given amateur weekend, and typically is over 20 cars. Features the top spec miata drivers in the nation, including michael carter, jim drago, chris. Racing oil has less additives, and many of the additives promote detonation.
This seat time benefit is compounded because you can generally race your spec miata in two classes, giving you up to 6 races in a weekend. The amateurroad racing market was hungry for a lowcost, highly competitive series that spec miata. Garrett runs through your miata component by component, offering keen advice on. And if your reference point is spec miata, youll probably understand it. Apr 24, 2015 we held the firstever spec miata race in february 2000 in the nasa norcal region. Updates to the rule book are made on a monthly basis and can be downloaded. We held the firstever spec miata race in february 2000 in the nasa norcal region. We have upgraded to our deluxe roll cage kit along with rebuilt brake calipers.
If youre into miata race cars with full rollcages, log books, and battle scars then this is the forum for. The smaller pro race 2 wheels weigh between 12 and lbs. This is the first handson guide to modifying and performance tuning your mazda mx5 for street or track. It is likely that well be moving on to spec miata in a few years and i want to make sure our purchase is of adequate size to haul a miata.
Dave was hooked on spec miata and became one of the early adopters and class champions. While not a speedsterthe 4 cylinder engine nixes that definitionthe miata has clean, classic lines, a tight. Caged and floor pan lowering kit were installed by advanced autosports. The spec miata sm class is intended to provide the membership with the opportunity to compete in low cost, productionbased cars with limited modifications, suitable for racing competition. Automotive books tools and equipment hardware and supplies. Some folks have been asking me to keep a blog or record so they can follow along the process of a guy who wants to get into scca club racing and spec miata. Please inquire for any additional information on the rental program. Additional weight ballast may be added to the vehicle providing that all of the. Better yet, with the cars on the scales, record the individual wheel weights and add your weight back into the car. All 19901993 1600cc and 19942005 1800cc miatas are eligible and must use specific bilstein adjustable shocks in conjunction with eibach springs and sway bars. After starting fourth i got hung out to dry on the back straight. This forum will be used for the smac to communicate with the sm community. If not, try to divide up body weight for torso, legs.
The stock mazda miata crankshaft must be used with no. The spec nature of the class leads to closer racing, which leads to more experiences on the track, which leads to more things to laugh about in the paddock. During the final race of the 2001 season at bfr dave set the spec miata track record, which stood for over a year. Spec miata currently races both sprint and enduro eaces where available. Our standard color selection is red, blue, black, white, yellow, silver and green. Spec miata racers discussion and information group public. If not, try to divide up body weight for torso, legs etc 5. All membership, license applications, and tech forms can be found here. Now in its second decade of production, mazdas superb convertible roadster has become by far the worlds bestselling sports car. This class features mazda miatas racing under a tight set of parameters with minimal modifications. The drivers weight needs to be in the car at all times, i prefer a real person to sit there the whole time. Class rules and club codes and regulations ccr can be found here.
The interior and exterior will be painted with customers color choice. Racing oil is not a good idea if your car is going to sit for months without running like in the ne over winter. The first spec miata race was held in february 2000 by the norcal region of the national auto sport association. We offer racer numbers, driver names, class letters, mazda decals, legal weight and restrictor plate size, stripes, logos, window banners and much more. Spec mustang scca and spec iron nasa are the places to look if a relatively lowcost mustang or v8 spec series sounds appealing. At first glance the scca road racing classes can look like alphabet soup. Fm intake and downpipe, vmaxx suspension, 15 bbs wheels from 95le, 3. The 15x7 30mm offset ones weigh between 14 and 15 lbs, according to the longacre scales at the rcp shop. Raced in nasa sm class from 20072015 with many wins in the greatlakesmidwest regions. Theyre sturdy and strong, to withstand to stresses of autocross, and they arent too pricey. This combination consists of penske shocks all around, eibach 2.
How to build a highperformance mazda miata mx5 motorbooks. Includes nasa and scca log books raced with scca spec miata once. Spec mx5 v2 racer announced with more power, new suspension, more new class structure based on thirdgeneration mazda mx5 miata unveiled to club racing community. Positioned between spec miata and global mx5 cup, spec mx5 cars are carefully developed for pace, affordability and fun. The street alignment may cause a 100% stock miata to oversteer, or be too loose so it is recommended to use the front sway bars described here. Your guide to finding the best miata rims low offset. Miata nanb 19902005 wheels mazda performance parts. Rossini racing has been active in the competition motorsports arena for more than 35 years. From the first to the last lap this was one of the most hotly contested races of the 2018 season. By reading mazda miata performance handbook you can learn how to make it a great car. Mazda miata performance handbook motorbooks workshop. Battery location is unrestricted within the bodywork except spec miata, touring 2 4. Spec miata currently races both sprints and enduros where available. You dont have to be a hairdresser to race spec miata.