The Surprising Power Potential Of A Miata
Posted on September 28th, 2009 in Racing Ready
Never doubt the power of a well-tuned Miata! Look at what my friend Craig did at the San Antonio Raceway Midnight Madness event, this past weekend.
Yup, he blew off a Suzuki GSX-R superbike in the quarter mile! And know that the core block of this engine has close to 180,000 miles on it. It’s a very modified 1990 Mazda Miata, turbocharged & intercooled, & still street driven!
Those Mazda engineers sure over designed this engine…
Racing Ready continues to find sources if inspiration like this -- “You go, Craig!”
Dan
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September 29th, 2009
To be fair, the bike was late on the lights, had a bad 60′ and let off around the 1,000′ mark. Still, it was fun and makes for a great video!
The stock 1996 engine has over 203k miles. Not rebuilt and the head has never been off. Knock on wood.
September 29th, 2009
Thanks for the clarification, Craig!
Entertaining as always…