It was great to be driving on a track with a history that includes NASCAR, INDY, and Formula 1 races over several decades. What a fun track! Wow! We'll be back! Both the FIAT and the Miata were driving, as well as Kyle Ray-Smith and John Fatchy from SC. This was a great month for NMS and friends, thanks to two days of HPDE driving on the world famous Watkins Glen International track in New York, with the NASA-Northeast folks. After the first day, they were in an excellent 10th place overall out of 90 cars, and finished it all up on Sunday in 11th! Not sure what happened in these months, probably lots of prep work for the September LEMONS race!īrian and Team Coronautski/Bunch of Idiots/Team PopCopy (pictured above) have their Miata all prepped for the two day Lemons race at CMP in South Carolina. He took an excellent 10th on PAX out of 103 drivers, so way to go Brian! In a fun event (not racing, no competition), Brian polished up his piloting skills and turned in a best lap just under 2 minutes, so congrats for hitting this milestone!īrian returned to some serious autocross action on the 23rd down in Charleston with the South Carolina Region SCCA, this time driving the trusty NMS Miata. For a first Lemons race, the Miata looks to be a great option for future races, being much easier on gas, tires, brakes and also $$ compared to the heavy/rusty Coronet!įriday May 10th found NMS-South at another SCCA Track Night In America, lapping it up at Carolina Motorsports Park. With their experience, the team worked well, and managed to survive with minimal issues, finishing 33rd overall after having to park the car for a few hours Sunday morning. The final weekend in April featured Brian and Team Coronautski in their Miata Lemons car in a true 24 hour race at CMP in South Carolina. Highlights included some simulator competition in the VW Golf, which was won by Brian because he cheated! Car-wise, we spotted this 2018 Sauber-Alfa Romeo F1 car and took about a billion photos of it up close, trying to steal some F1 aero secrets for future NMS vehicles. The team members had a little get-together at the NMS-North HQ, and enjoyed a weekend together by visiting the NY International Auto Show. Brian takes the honors by being faster both days, with no cones injured for the weekend! On pure RAW time, Brian placed 11th out of 105 drivers, and 16th on PAX, so very competitive in the new to NMS car!īoth NMS drivers were in the NMS BMW for the first weekend in March, with autocross action on Saturday at ZMax in Charlotte with the CCR and Sunday back at Darlington with the SCR. Driving the BMW 335is for the first time in autocross, Brian took on the big dogs in PRO class, and finished a reasonable 6th out of 8 drivers. NMS Does ZMax Autocross For March Madnessīrian kicked things off in February with the first autocross of the year with the South Carolina Region SCCA at Darlington. Want to get in on the action? Find your used Spec Miata vehicle or parts on year, and more driving! We had Lemons racing, autocross, and HPDE on the schedule for this year, and we mostly tell the truth about it here on the NMS blog! The other required modifications are “specific Bilstein adjustable shocks in conjunction with Eibach springs and sway bars,” according to the NASA. To participate in Spec Miata, you need a First or Second Gen (1990-1993 1600cc and 1994-2005 1800cc) Miatas. Spec, or specialized, racing is a popular division among collectors and weekend enthusisasts. Due to the Miata’s popularity, plus the Mazda marque’s general commitment to road and track racing of all sorts, and the affordability of buying a used Miata as a weekend racer, the Spec Miata road racing class has risen through the ranks to become the most popular type of club racing in America. While not a speedster-the 4 cylinder engine nixes that definition-the Miata has clean, classic lines, a tight turning radius and plenty of style. The Mazda MX-5 Miata, a sports car debuted by Mazda in 1989, is a classic roadster that harkens back to iconic British sports cars of the 1950s and 60s like the MGA, Triumph Spitfire and Austin-Healey 100.
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