Additional Resources

Below you can find links direct from Mazda Motorsports which go over numerous competition parts spotlights, as well as additional resources to help make you faster in your Spec Miata.

Parts Spotlights:

Engineering Tips:

  1. Prep-it-Yourself
  2. Maximizing Tire Life
  3. Under Pressure
  4. Alignment Secrets and Tricks
  5. Miata Engine Oil Leaks Guide
  6. Friction Business-Temperature
  7. Spec Miata – Baseline Setup 9 (Updated)
  8. Spec Miata – Fine Tuning at the Track
  9. Give ‘Em an Inch
  10. Balancing Braking
  11. Check Your Power Plant Frame
  12. Seating Position, Part 1
  13. Seating Position, Part 2
  14. Chasing Setup
  15. Long Life Tires
  16. Alignment Temperature Test
  17. Miata Steering & Suspension Maintenance
  18. Rain Dance
  19. Spec Miata Penske Shocks Setup Tips
  20. Best Home Prep Practices
  21. Miata Tune-Up Guide

Driving Tips:

  1. The Top Mistakes Grassroots Race Car Drivers Make
  2. Accessing a Resource Hub & How to Study it
  3. Have a Plan
  4. Trail Braking
  5. How to Approach Working on Race Car Setup
  6. Preparing for the Big One
  7. Sometimes to Go Faster, You Need to Slow Down
  8. Filtering Out the White Noise
  9. Learning New Tracks, Part 1
  10. Learning on Simulators
  11. How to Pass in Traffic
  12. More Traffic Woes (and Benefits)
  13. Endurance Racing
  14. Making Small Adjustments/Car Control
  15. Learning New Tracks, Part 2
  16. Stay Mentally Sharp
  17. Technical Corners
  18. Leveraging Data – Brake Application
  19. Choosing Dry When it’s Wet can Pay Off
  20. Don’t Overslow it
  21. Choose and Use a Coach
  22. Tips from THE PR Professional