Racing Ready

I met an interesting Miata owner/racer, with a specially setup Miata, who drove all the way up from Corpus Christi, Texas.  This was John, at that SEA Track Attack HPDE (high performance driver education) event way back last May at Harris Hill Road (H2R). John’s Miata is a 1995 model that has been modified to [...]

A Reintroduction to the CG-Lock I used my CG-Lock in my Big White Whale when I autocrossed with it last Fall.  Now, I have already installed it on my “new” 1999 Mazda Miata, Karlino.  It really works to keep you in place, using your feet to work the pedals & not to brace yourself! But [...]

Seeing an older model car that has been well taken care of is always a pleasant experience & also an inspiration.  On top of that, if it is driven in occasional competition events, that’s even better! Autocross events tend to feature many Miata models in varying states of performance & condition. At the SPOKES 2009 [...]

Here’s just a little bit about the second car brought by the one of the members of the Harris Hill Road (H2R) crew. It had been at least a year since Eric Beverding, Operations Manager at Harris Hill Road, had autocrossed. He brought along his dark grey 2008 Mazda MX-5 (Miata) with only 3k miles [...]

Autocross events bring out all kinds of good talent.  I met Jeff, an enthusiastic autocrosser, an SCCA club member (is the Houston Miata Club President) & the 2008 CS Houston SCCA Region Champion.  As you can see, Jeff really believes in competition! He brought his Titanium Grey 2004 Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata to the SPOKES 2009 [...]

Last month, at the The Drivers Edge event at Harris Hill Road, I met Mark who has “improved” a Mazda Miata in a unique way.  He purchased a LSx conversion kit, from www.v8roadsters.com, which allowed him replace a Miata 4 cylinder engine with a big LS1 V8 engine (a Chevrolet Corvette engine that fits just [...]

Jake brought his 2004 Mazdaspeed MX-5 to the SPOKES 2009 Autocross #4.  It’s easy to understand why I use the term “hot running”.  Take a look at his car’s gearshift knob – that’s a hot water faucet handle…! This performance version of the Miata model has only 30,350 miles!  His other car, a daily driver, [...]