This followed me home today...

[Ruepart Hoaxley]

99 5-speed Miata, 113k, already had a Flyin' Miata bushing/swaybar kit and some Bridgeport-tastic rims and shift knob on it. My dad and I wanted to get back into autocross but didn't want to nuke the Speed6 or the RX-8, so we found a reasonably cheap Miata and made plans for it.

Overall plans:

• Get rid of the fagle-rific shift knob and replace it with something normal
• Flyin' Miata stage 2 coilovers and stiffeners
• Tiyas
• Flyin' Miata roll cage
• MazdaSpeed head, intake, possibly entire 2.3 swap?
• Some form of aero kit, because it looks like a bug right now

I haven't been able to get rid of the shit-eating grin, I've been driving it all day and the thing is WICKED fun to drive. It steers like a go-kart

[003brian]

wear do you go auto crossin dood?

an what tires you gona be runnin on this thing, streets or some r comps?

good luck, this shits clean man

[Ruepart Hoaxley]

wear do you go auto crossin dood?

an what tires you gona be runnin on this thing, streets or some r comps?

good luck, this shits clean man

Before I came around, my parents autocrossed with the Connecticut Corvette Club (somewhere there's a trophy they put both my mom's name and mine because she was nine months) and there's apparently one happening soon at the Stratford tank plant. They used to autocross in a school parking lot across from ESPN's satellite farm (with a permit) but that stopped for some reason.

As to tires- I'd love to run Kumho Ecstas. I had them on my Talon TSi before I sold it, but I'm open to different options. May get a second set of rims and run Hoosiers on 'cross days

[003brian]

Before I came around, my parents autocrossed with the Connecticut Corvette Club (somewhere there's a trophy they put both my mom's name and mine because she was nine months) and there's apparently one happening soon at the Stratford tank plant. They used to autocross in a school parking lot across from ESPN's satellite farm (with a permit) but that stopped for some reason.

As to tires- I'd love to run Kumho Ecstas. I had them on my Talon TSi before I sold it, but I'm open to different options. May get a second set of rims and run Hoosiers on 'cross days

lols i gota come up to ct an race with you guys

i think im gona run some nt-01s on my extra rims so i can actually drive to places without them wearing out before the time i get ther luls, i here from a few people that they work really good for how long they last.

[Ruepart Hoaxley]

doo eet! This is gonna be more of a project to keep my parents sane until the Nova's finished.

[003brian]

doo eet! This is gonna be more of a project to keep my parents sane until the Nova's finished.

cool, i wana see this thing as it comes together

[Bigbike]

Hey, im going to autocross my XJ next sunday with you guys. Or maybe Gills Honda.

[Zullock Holmes]

hate to be a hater here...... but mazda miatas are the middle age crisis cars for 40 year old male bank tellers with extremely feminine tendancies.

Sooooo be sure to wear a real "out there" pair of sunglasses the next time u go for a spin in that piece of queer.

[Ruepart Hoaxley]

hate to be a hater here...... but mazda miatas are the middle age crisis cars for 40 year old male bank tellers with extremely feminine tendancies.

Sooooo be sure to wear a real "out there" pair of sunglasses the next time u go for a spin in that piece of queer.

Right. This is why some of the most bad-ass SCCA autocross and road course cars are Miatas. I'd tell you to get a Jeep with a frame, but that'd be hypocritical of me

for the non haters...


do want.

[Zullock Holmes]

RX-7.... sweet, RX-8..... even sweeter.

Miata..... gay as shit, but i'm just sayin.

And when you think about the fact that i am plating front to rear, the way i'm doing it, the crossmembers i'm adding underneath. My jeep will basically have a frame, with a unibody hidden underneath.

[Ruepart Hoaxley]

Already have a perfectly good RX-8. Why would I want to trash that autocrossing?

You must not pay attention to autocross or road rally cars and how they're built, or even what they are.

[Ruepart Hoaxley]

Zullo, I'm sticking this on your hood and clearcoating it.

[Mike]

ive been driving a honda s2000 a lot recently and i imagine it handles similar to that miata. LIKE A GO KART.... its fun to drive

[Zullock Holmes]

Already have a perfectly good RX-8. Why would I want to trash that autocrossing?

You must not pay attention to autocross or road rally cars and how they're built, or even what they are.

you're right.

i live in a world where horsepower and torque come from displacement and pure engine building, not forced induction methods.

A world where i still believe rear wheel drive vehicles will out perform AWD and FWD all day long, its all about the driver.

I know people that autocrossed daily drivers, you don't trash the car. In fact in the few autocross events i have been to, i have not seen one person break. but ohhh well what do i know, i'm just a dumb rock crawlin, NASCAR loving, muscle car hard on son of a bitch that would know nothing about the finite details of precision automotive engineering that goes into a car like that.

[wannabejeep]

A world where i still believe rear wheel drive vehicles will out perform AWD and FWD all day long, its all about the driver.

for the record miatas are rear wheel drive