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  Spec Miata : The Official Spec Miata Website
The Spec Miata (SM) class is intended to provide the membership with the opportunity to compete in low cost, production-based cars with limited modifications, suitable for racing competition.
The 90-93 Miatas may convert to the 99-05 differential housing and the 4.3 differential gear ratio from the 99-05 model years.
Regardless of car weight, all Spec Miata autos may be constructed to the requirements for a <2200-pound car.
www.specmiata.com /specifications.htm   (2503 words)

  
 Sports Car Club of America
With 61 cars starting the Spec Miata race, expecting anything less than a free-for-all in the first corners would be a mistake, particularly with a damp-to-drying course.
Clements got his No. 56 SP Induction Miata all crossed-up in Turn Two, causing the pack of cars behind him to take evasive action, and costing Clements a shot at the podium.
Caddell sped away from the incident with the No. 27 MSR Miata of Tony Rivera and No. 17 Pouredfoundations.com Miata of Anthony Coello hot on his heels.
www.scca.com /News/News.asp?Ref=699   (0 words)

  
  Mazdaspeeds B spec Miata
The B spec clocked an average of around 6.7 seconds in the 0-100 km/h (0-62mph) sprint compared to the stock 1.8 litre 9.2 second figure.
The distinctive whine of the B specs supercharged engine echoed from behind as the super Eunos quickly accelerates from a tight curve in second gear, with the rev counter at 4700 rpm.
In third gear with the rev counter at 4200rpm the B spec scorches from 80 km/h (50 mph) to 120 km/h (75 mph) in 4.7 seconds.
www.rx7uknet.dircon.co.uk /binmiata/mx5red.html   (1117 words)

  
 Spec Miata Milwaukee Cup National Race at Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Each Spec Miata Milwaukee Cup participant will automatically be entered into the raffle, which is going to be held on Saturday July 24th 2004 at the Spec Miata Corral, lower paddock, Road America.
SCCA Milwaukee Region will be celebrating those Spec Miata racers that come from afar by contribute to the "TOW FUND." The details will be announced shortly.
If you run your Spec Miata in SM and ITA, that is a total of four (4) races.
www.motorsports-exchange.com /spec_miata_milwaukee_cup.htm   (642 words)

  
 Spec Miata Build Up - Another AWR Project
AWR Racing has recently purchased a donor Miata to build into a Spec Miata for the rapidly growing Spec Miata class.
AWR has long been the supplier of the "spec" coil over hardware kit that is used in the Spec Miata class and sold exclusively through MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development.
Donor Miatas can usually be purchased fairly cheaply, with 1990-93 1.6 liter cars coming in under $3000.
www.awrracing.com /pages/mx5/specbuild.html   (484 words)

  
 NASA Texas
All 1990-93 1600cc and 1994-97 1800cc Miatas are eligible and must use specific Bilstein adjustable shocks in conjunction with Eibach springs and sway bars.
When the Spec Miata class was formed, Ara entered the world of club road racing and found success there as well.
He built two Spec Miatas in 1999, one for himself and one for his wife Alison, and has been competing in the class since, winning more Spec Miata races than any other competitor in the SW division and holding track records at TWS, TMS, and Hallett.
www.nasatx.com /specmiata.asp   (414 words)

  
 NESCCA Spec Miata   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Showroom Spec Miata (SSM) was conceived as an entry-level Regional class with emphasis on simplicity, equality and low cost.
The Showroom Spec Miata (SSM) class is intended to provide the membership with the opportunity to compete in a production-based car with limited modifications, suitable for racing competition.
Regardless of car weight, all Showroom Spec Miata autos may be constructed to the requirements for a <2200 pound car.
www.user.fast.net /~nescca/specmiata.html   (2497 words)

  
 2006 Mazda MX-5 Spec Miata
The greatest attraction of the series is that all regions of the country use similar rules and regulations, enabling drivers to compete nationally and always remain competitive.
The all-new 2006 MX-5 Miata is powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder MZR engine, derived from the powerplant used in the MAZDA and MAZDA.
Often held in conjunction with SCCA professional road-racing events and sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the current MAZDASPEED Miata Cup professional Spec Miata series is absolutely the least expensive way to participate in top-flight road racing in front of professional teams and large crowds.
www.seriouswheels.com /cars/top-2006-Mazda-MX-5-Spec-Miata.htm   (494 words)

  
 Racing News, Formula 1 News, NASCAR News, Champ Car News, IRL News - Motorsports Made Simple (8/2004)
The Miata Cup rules are very similar to SM club-racing rules with the exception of running on Hankook Ventus Z211 tires (series sponsor) rather than any number of DOT R-compound race tires.
Quick, fun and affordable, the Spec Miata class is quickly becoming the most popular class of roadracing in the country.
The expenses involved in building a Spec Miata racer vary depending on the cost of the donor car and the time/effort a particular individual or team is willing to put into the car's preparation.
www.roadandtrack.com /article.asp?section_id=21&article_id=1392   (617 words)

  
 Z06Vette.com - Why Spec Miata?
I was running with one of the guys in the race/instrutor group in March and he was faster in his Spec Miata then myself, a C5 Coupe and two TransAms.
On top of that, if you take your spec Miata to a DE and pass a faster car, it's humiliating, but if you get passed by a faster car, it's expected.
I don't know about a spec Miata, but the SSB cars were a bit slower than the 1:29-1:32's being turned by the T1 crowd at Gingerman.
www.z06vette.com /forums/printthread.php?t=59636   (1038 words)

  
 Survivor: Portland—Orin takes the Spec Miata plunge   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Unlike the classic British roadsters that inspired it, the Miata is a strong, well-engineered, reliable car that also happens to be a hoot to drive in stock form.
Spec Miata was by far the most heavily-subscribed class, with 20 entries.
Wouldn't you know, as the previous session was ending and the Spec Miatas were being called to pre-grid, it stops raining.
home.earthlink.net /~orino/2003_marchportland.html   (1943 words)

  
 MiataRacing.net - Mazda Miata Racing
SPEC MIATA Class (SM): These specifications are part of the SCCA General Competition Rules (GCR) and all automobiles shall conform
The Spec Miata (SM) class is intended to provide the membership with the opportunity to compete in low cost, production-based cars with limited modifications, suitable for racing competition.
Regardless of car weight, all Spec Miata autos may be constructed to the requirements for a <2200-pound car.
www.miataracing.net /specmiata.asp   (2295 words)

  
 Spec Miata Class Gains Momentum; www.TheRaceSite.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
On January 30th, 1999 the Spec Miata race class was approved by the Sports Car Club of America as a sanctioned race class.
SOWDIV has submitted the Spec Miata class to the SCCA for review as a National class.
The NARRC series for year 2000 is a 13 race, 10 weekend package beginning with the New England Region regional at NHIS April 15 and ending with the New York Region sponsored Narrc Runnoffs on Sept 30 and Oct 1 at Lime Rock Park.
www.theracesite.com /index.cfm?template=magazine&mag_id=595   (266 words)

  
 Spec Miata Proposal :: WNY-SCCA :: If you aren't hitting cones, you aren't going fast enough!
The NEDiv Council adopted a set of rules for the Spec Miata Class at the 2003 Roundtable in Albany, NY.
A very large number of the Spec Miata Drivers in NEDiv do not want to lose the level playing field that we have established here in the Northeast.
In response to these drivers the NEDiv Ad Hoc Spec Miata Committee is requesting your support for a motion to establish a division wide "regional only" Spec Miata class for 2004, using the rules published on the NESCCA website, as established by the NEDiv Council in March of 2003.
www.wny-scca.org /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=121&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0&POSTNUKESID=734549977035f2e21ada975427911bd9   (346 words)

  
 Hardtop Miata
The Mazda Miata (sold as the Mazda MX-5 in Europe and Australia, and Eunos Roadster in Japan) isa convertible sports car made by Mazda since 1989.
The Miata was designed to be a basic roadster with a minimum of unnecessaryweight and complexity.
Miatas also incorporatea unique trusswork called the Powerplant Frame (PPF) which connects the engine to the rear axle, minimizing flex and creating atight, responsive feel.
www.altvetmed.com /face/31127-hardtop-miata.html   (695 words)

  
 2002 SEDIV Spec Miata Specifications
Spec Miata Preparation rules Spec Miata vehicles are showroom stock, as defined by the SCCA GCR with the exception of the following restrictions or specifically allowed modifications.
All Spec Miata competitors are encouraged to join Mazda's Team Support Program.
Welded or bolt-in cage with up to a maximum of 8 mounting points as per GCR Specs for I.T. Door bars on drivers side allowed to outer skin of door.
www.atl-scca.org /Rules/2002_sediv_spec_miata.htm   (864 words)

  
 Star Mazda, Spec Miata Put on Show at Mazda Raceway
And since the Miata is already one of the most reliable vehicles around, there's little maintenance.
Pro Spec Miata allows the amateur racer to compete in a Pro series for prize money and contingencies and still maintain a modest operating budget.
Tom S. Olivier, driving in his Marin Brewing Company Spec Miata, finished a close second to Hartzel and Randy Evans took third for Hoover Racing rounding out the podium for the class.
www.theautochannel.com /F/news/2003/06/16/163218.html   (457 words)

  
 Orin joins the Spec Miata herd!   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Saturday's schedule was very similar to March, except that a lack of open-wheel entries in the Drivers' School meant Spec Miata's Group F went out in the afternoon, and didn't need to share the track with Group A (which contains a number of Spec Miatas running in ITE for the extra track time).
A silver Miata, which is one of the really fast ones, pulls up alongside and we run side-by-each the length of the front straight.
A few Spec Miatans who I thought had been behind me most of the race took advantage of the situation (it can be hard to tell because Spec Miatas have a tendency to be red, white or blue because that's what colors they were when they were new).
home.earthlink.net /~orino/2003_aprilportland.html   (1779 words)

  
 Winter Wonderland for Season Opener of NASA-MA Spec Miata Challenge ; www.TheRaceSite.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Evan Gay in his #55 Miata led the class to the checkered flag to finish 5th overall in the 46 car field.
Chris Snobeck driving #25 had a wild ride going off the track in the icy conditions, however he was able to regain the track after a few laps and continued to the checker.
A total of 12 Spec Miata competitors braved the conditions for the opening round of the series with all 12 finishing the race without major incident.
www.theracesite.com /index.cfm?pagetype=2&form_article=11373   (316 words)

  
 FranceKeys.com ® France Tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Spec Miata Racing Equipment - Straight intakes, Springfield Dyno exhaust, tow hooks, hard top mounting kits, racing seats, steering wheel hubs, data acquisition, toe plates, racing scales, Spec Miata - we have it.
Motorsports Exchange - Spec Miata racing in SCCA and Midwest Council; SM racecar build documentation; rental rates; pictures and various technical procedures.
Spec Miata Barham Racing Team - Competes in the Spec Miata series in California.
www.francekeys.com /cgi-bin/search?&passurl=/Sports/Motorsports/Auto_Racing/Road_Racing/Spec_Miata   (190 words)

  
 Spec Miata Racecar
My current racecar is a 1991 Mazda Miata that I race in a class called Spec Miata.Spec classes tend to have certain characteristics which make them very popular.
With all of these things going for it, it is no surprise that in the San Francisco Region of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) the Spec Miata field will have 40 to as many as 65 cars in a race.
Alternatively, a Spec Miata traveling at 100mph at the end of the main straight at Thunderhill Park Racetrack will take about 60 milliseconds (0.060 seconds) to travel it's own length.
www.red4est.com /miata   (1386 words)

  
 Mazda Spec Miata Forum by Template Title   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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 Spec Miata Forum: SRF vs. SM
My feelings are that the miata is much more friendly to own and work on.
choose spec miata do to it is alot cheaper to run and maintain.
I still think SRF is more of a true spec class and cars throughout the field are far more equal, but SM is still really a hoot and I like the variation of racing another affordable and somewhat "spec" car as the SM.
forum.specmiata.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=002719;p=0   (2880 words)

  
 Spec Miata in GRM   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It focuses on the rules as set by the Virginia Region of NASA (National Auto Sport Association), which are based on the rules set by Import Motorsports and Driven Performance for SCCA regional races in the SouthWest and NorthEast divisions.
These differences all make for a cheaper "ready to race" Spec Miata following the NASA rules, but what should be a faster one in SCCA, although I would very much rather have just a single set of nationally acceptable rules.
As someone who has raced a Spec Miata, let me just say that they are 5X more fun than what you think.
list.miata.net /1999-10/2907.html   (198 words)

  
 Racing Fast-n-Cheap Spec Miata - Motor Trend   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It's called Spec Miata, and it's so popular that the club launched a Pro version of it this year.
The principle behind SM is the same as with any other spec series: make the cars as mechanically identical as possible, so driver ability and racecraft become the main differentiators.
What really morphs a Miata into a Spec racer is a comprehensive Mazdaspeed Motorsports suspension kit, which includes Bilstein shocks and Eibach springs and anti-roll bars.
www.motortrend.com /features/consumer/112_0407_race_miata/index.html   (392 words)

  
 5x Racing: Spec Miata Short Films   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Spec Miata Short Films is a video series created by John Adamczyk.
Although the Spec Miata Short Films will never compare to my inspirations in quality, experience, and cult status, they are creative and fun for me to produce and share.
The Spec Miata Short Films also presents an opportunity for unique partnerships, if any of you film industry types out there are interested in joining up with us and taking the Spec Miata Short Films to another level please contact us!
www.5xracing.com /specmiatashortfilms.html   (737 words)

  
 Racing Stages - Upgrades
The Hard Dog Cage is SCCA Showroom Stock - Spec Miata legal, fabricated with materials and hardware that exceeds minimal guidelines.
This Spec Miata Window Net Mounting Kit is OK Miata's exclusive solution for installing a 18" x 15" Spec Miata Mesh Net.
The Seat mounting Bracket is made of light billet aluminum to assure strength and lightness, easily adjusted for driver comfort, and utilizes the stock seat rail mounting bolts and locations for a quick installation.
www.okmiata.com /r_upgrades.html   (1836 words)

  
 Spec Miata Forum
The Spec Miata class is designed to provide an affordable nationwide class.
Access limited to verified drivers, owners and those of you currently building a Spec Miata.
Discuss the care and settings of the various competition tires used in Spec Miata.
forum.specmiata.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi   (153 words)

  
 Northwest Spec Miata Racing
In lieu of prize money we have reduced the cost of entries for this special race to $100 third entries for this weekend.
"Spec cars, such as SCCA Spec Miata, and now NASCAR, and increasingly Formula One, take the car out of the equation and it becomes more driver vs. driver.
As three Northwest based organizations crown champions in Spec Miata, this year a special points structure will determine the “Grand Poo-bah” of Northwest Spec Miata racing.
www.nwspecmiata.com   (0 words)

  
 Spec Miata Challenge 2
This new class is called Spec Miata 2 (SM2) and is very similar to the existing popular Spec Miata (SM) class for 1990 — 1997 models.
There is no restrictor plate required, unlike earlier 1800 cc powered cars running in the SM class, so competitors will be able to run the cars at their full power level.
“There is a need to include these later model Miatas in our program and we think this class is a great way to do this while preserving the parity found in the SM class for the earlier cars,” said Executive Director Jerry Kunzman.
www.nasaproracing.com /news/2006/Spec-Miata-Challenge-2.html   (272 words)

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