Like most enthusiasts, we’re addicted to speed, trackdays, and fast cars. To feed and further our addiction, we’re building a dedicated track Miata after enjoying track day stints with various other street cars (996 Carrera, C5 Z06, and a stock-ish Miata).
Many enthusiasts often think about crossing this line: where you start to invest an illogical amount of time, sweat, and money to severely compromise your car’s comfort and compliance on the street. All in the hopes of even faster track times and that general feeling of awesomeness and self-fulfillment – also known as being “in the zone” – on an open track. Well, we’re crossing that line and we want to take you with us. No, seriously – this is a no BS account of it all, and come find us at the next track day for a ride along and close up look.
We’ll start this off with the specs for our track car: a 1997 NA Miata with a built and bored short block (1.9L), a Flyin Miata turbo kit (running a GT25 turbo on Megasquirt 3), 5 speed NB transmission, and Torsen LSD. Braking is aided by Wilwood calipers and track pads, and we’ll start with running average one-way adjustable coil overs, Racing Beat sway bars, and frame rail braces. We have a hard dog roll bar, race seat, and harness for our safety. Lastly, we’re running Advanti Storm S1 wheels in 15×9 dimension, with Nitto NT01 225 series tires. The car will be finished in Laguna Seca Blue, because it’s the best color in the world.
To accomplish these specs, we essentially found two project cars – one with the motor and another with some suspension bits – along with sourcing our own parts and dialing it all in. Last weekend we installed the Torsen diff, sway bars, roll bar and safety gear, and a tow bar to flat tow the car to the track. Stay tuned as we get more parts in the mail and prep the car for paint!