Objects in mirror have been trying to catch up for 20 years.
The fact that the MX-5 Miata has been racing for its entire 20 years relates directly to another
amazing fact: On any given weekend, more Mazdas and Mazda-powered cars are road-raced
in the U.S. than any other car. Import or domestic, the lightweight, rigid and perfectly balanced
MX-5 is the most popular amateur race car in the world. And there’s more—like the fact that
Spec Miata is the Sports Car Club of America’s (SCCA) largest and most popular amateur racing
class. And in terms of pro racing, 2011 marked the sixth season of the SCCA Playboy Mazda
MX-5 Cup. Now an 11-race series, the MX-5 Cup attracts many of pro racing’s top up-and-comers.
A true test of talent and technique, drivers compete in identically prepped MX-5 Miatas on many
of America’s legendary racecourses, including Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Mazda is also the official vehicle of the Skip Barber Driving Schools, Racing Schools and Race
Series—the largest most successful racing/driving schools on the planet. Among its fleet of 170
race cars, there are no less than 60 Mazda MX-5 Cup Miatas.
Bottom line: The best street cars make the best race cars. And the MX-5 has been—and still is—
the most road-raced of them all.
Mazda R a c e way
Laguna Seca
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