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Rebooting 944 Spec at Barber Motorsports Park

In car view of the 4 way battle for 1st place in 944 Spec at Barber Motorsports Park.

Over two years have passed since my last race in 944 Spec. While I moved on for numerous reasons, the primary catalyst was the shrinking field. More often than not, I would find myself in fields of one or two other drivers, making the races feel like overpriced HPDE events.

Exceeding the Limit at the National Corvette Museum

Hitting the tire wall at the national Corvette Museum in the Super Touring 6 Miata,

Driving at the limit is an art. If you truly understand that, you can drive anything fast. There is a feel to driving a racecar fast that, for some, is innate and, for others, a hard-fought journey to discover. I am fortunate to be a mix of both. But sometimes, as racers, we exceed a limit, whether...

Does Removing the Miata Hardtop Glass Improve Performance?

The dataset for window removal analysis in the miata with the outlier laps removed.

The hardtop on the Miata is one of my targets for weight reduction on the Super Touring 6 Miata. During the last round of extreme weight reduction on the racecar, I did some testing to try and determine what effect, aside from an 11-lb weight reduction, running without the rear glass would have...

Super Touring 6 Miata Extreme Weight Reduction Part 2

Suited up with safety gear cutting metal off the NA Miata Super Touring 6 Racecar.

Getting the Super Touring 6 Miata down another 130 pounds is no simple task. In part 1, I laid out a plan of attack that I started at the most recent Nashville Superspeedway event. I brought my scales to document the weights, and although I may have looked like a maniac with a Sawzall in the...

Racing at Nashville Superspeedway in the ST6 NA Miata – Round 3

Close call racing a 944 Spec during the Aussie Pursuit at Nashville Superspeedway.

After a long, late-season break, we are back at Nashville Superspeedway for a third time in 2024. This weekend at Nashville kicks off the final series of events that concludes the 2024 regular season at Barber Motorsports Park in November. And even though the Super Touring 6 regional championship...

Extreme Weight Reduction Plan for the Super Touring 6 Miata

The minimalist interior that contributes to the NA Miata weight reduction.

Last year, I converted the 1.6-liter NA Spec Miata to run in the Super Touring 6 class with NASA. This power-to-weight ratio class allowed me to shed the weight of the underpowered racecar aggressively. The result was a 2230-lb racecar with the driver, a reduction of 45 lbs. from the Spec Miata...

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