I wasn’t planning on Autocrossing my Watermelon (92′ Miata), but then I made a mistake of doing so… The no power, open differential, worn out car with decade old street tire was almost as much fun if not more than the RX-8 that I was Autocrossing… When the time to buy a set of tires came, choice was too easy…. $400 set of tires for Miata vs $800 for my RX-8. quickly added good suspension and brakes, but still came under $800 that I was gonna spend for a set of tires on RX-8…
After a year, I found the limit of Watermelon. After all, 1.6 NA with Open Diff is not competitive in E-Street, against 1.8 NA/NB Miata with Torsen Diff, and Toyota MR-S…
After a long search, I came across this 99′ Sports Package Miata up in Michigan. Rare package, and was in very good condition. Dozen emails with pictures and a road trip later, now I have a dedicated autocross car. “the Silver one”. Don’t have name for her, so I just call her the silver one. I wanted to stay in E-Street class, so she received new brakes, custom valved Bilsteins, nice big fat front sway bar, and ac-removal. The car has been in top 3 in pax in our region, so she has a potential. All I need is a good driver…