1990 Spec Miata Review // Mazda NA Miata MX5 Race Car

[@rkuch11]

Good to see one of our cars went to a good home.

[@turbolul558]

Litelary my dream car

[@jaredmarban9771]

Get one

[@legibby]

Buddy it looks like you have a drag racing seat

[@GasPedalGarage]

Gotta get a megasquirt ecu and swap a 1.8 in!

[@legibby]

GasPedalGarage that goes against the spirit of what spec Miata is about. Spec Miata is a “spec” class that puts all cars on equal level (though the big money guys can afford to make cars a bit better). Cars are limited to >130 HP - while most competitive cars are between 110-120 HP so it really comes down to how good a driver you are. That’s what SM is about...driving ability.

[@knighthawk3559]

"You can tell this is something special, a full blown race car" seconds later "pretty much stock underneath" looooooool

[@GrahamCain]

That’s the point of a “spec” Miata. They’re restricted to primarily OEM parts so that all cars are relatively equal and inexpensive to race. That doesn’t make it any less a race car. Spec Miata and Global MX5 are actually some of the most competitive racing series there are simply because there is such a low barrier of entry and because the two series are designed so that it all comes down to driver skill, rather than who has the most money (or fastest car). This little Miata is the essence of race car.

[@knighthawk3559]

@@GrahamCain lloooooooolll

[@racingislife15]

I thought that was road atlanta!!!

[@GrahamCain]

It is indeed!