MX5/Miata Thread

[jack_christie]

Full race

 

[Labcoatguy]

Still my favorite Miata race

 

[public]

A lot of people know a lot of this stuff and the technical part is perhaps maybe condensed a little, but anyway! A good Miata guide over at Hagerty:

https://www.hagerty.com/media/buying-and-selling/1990-97-mazda-miata-buyers-guide/

 

[DanRoM]

The latest episode of one of my favourite TV shows suddenly had a protagonist use an MX-5 to run from the police. Cue cheering from me. Three minutes ansd a chase scene later, the police had them. Bugger.

 

[DanRoM]

 

[Alasondro Alegré]

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/spotted/comments/vakwq2/mazda_roadster_miata_rare_nb_coupe/

 

[DanRoM]

The Miata has at least one fan who definitely knows about cars.

There's A Little Mazda Miata In Every Koenigsegg Made

If I were to tell you that the Koenigsegg Jesko and Mazda MX-5 Miata shared some DNA, you'd likely consider having me committed. On the one hand, the Jesko is a 1,600-horsepower hypercar that packs a mid-mounted 5.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine and is capable of top speeds of more than 330 mph in...

carbuzz.com

 

[DanRoM]

Crosspost from the Daytona 2023 thread, thanks @jack_christie:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWamt2jw_FE

 

[DanRoM]

View: https://youtu.be/Ox_2erwA9RA
Now I feel slow...

 

[DanRoM]

And now for someone going really all out. Read the video description to see what it takes to make an MX-5 capable of a time like that (apart from the slight cheat of having an uninterrupted Döttinger Höhe).

View: https://youtu.be/hhWwl4bqeoY