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My dad's Spec Miata SCCA racer. My brother and I help crew the car. I'm gonna get my SCCA license next spring and we'll share the car. Then it's off to the Indy 500. Okay maybe there's a few steps in between...
Thanks, we've found the Miatas a lot of fun, too. They are really easy to work on as well. The SCCA has done a good job making our class a spec class. It limits what you can do to the car, but it helps keep costs down and makes for really great racing, since all the cars are (supposed to be) the same. Our local track is Gateway International Raceway in the metro St. Louis area. We've run at Hallet Raceway near Tulsa, Oklahoma and Heartland Park Raceway in Topeka, Kansas. Next year I'm hoping we get to Indianapolis Raceway Park and Autobahn Joliet, near Chicago.
:eek: Holy Hell those are some of the best in car accidents I've ever seen from that first vid. Miatas are cool and you gotta love oh they get that open wheel type accident when they touch, that's good stuff. Nice vid :tup:
Let's flip a coin. Heads I get tail, Tails I get head.
Yah, I've head Spec Miata can be like bumper cars at times.. What's your opinion on the level of contact, Jameson? Is it really that much above the other classes?
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OHMIGOSh, Those are cool vids. Dangerous but cool. I don't know if you notice it but the steering wheel came off and the driver quickly put it back, lol. This miata side swipe the other miata and it just bounced off. It's amazing how the body stays intact even in those horrific accidents.
Here in Cali. there's something like that and it's called NASA racing. I forgot what NASA stood for but its a classic Mustang vs. F-bodies racing.
The cars are stock and no modification to the engine is allowed other than eliminating any limiters and going straight pipe with the exhaust. It's really cool to see Fox-bodies going against 3rd gen F-bodies. The 5.7 tpi really dominates the race and the crash is horrific. Drivers really do get hurt.
You've heard right regarding the "bumper cars". That video is a little misleading, it makes it seem there's cars barrell rolling during every session and that's just plain not true. I imagine those clips are compiled by many different people over a long amount of time. That being said, the level of contact is above average among the SCCA classes. Since it's a spec series the cars are all equal, and it puts more emphasis on the driver. It also makes the racing very close. That plus the fact that most of the drivers are a little crazy makes for some intense racing.
I was wondering if anyone would notice the quick release steering wheel coming off. I missed it the first time. I've heard that is relatively common occurrence, and I can't imagine what goes through your head as you realize you are not steering your car. Two things are true about all racing: it is inherently dangerous, and safety is made top priority. These cars have full roll cages, safety harnesses, fire suppression, etc. Most injuries seem to be fingers and wrists - the steering wheel will snap your hands if you're holding it when you hit a tire barrier, etc. This is actually our second car, the first one got balled up pretty good. It was a slight head on collision and my dad had a headache for a few days, but otherwise he was fine. I'll dig out those pics when I finish this post.
NASA is the National Auto Sport Association. It is similar to the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) in that it is a sanctioning body with different divisions of racing. Our car is legal according to NASA rules, but there aren't many NASA races near us.
This was at Heartland Park Topeka on Labor Day weekend 2004. My dad (#92) got loose in a fast left hander and shot across to the inside of the track. The #39 was trying to get by on the inside as my dad spun and kaboom...
The driver side strut actually broke in two places. I've circled them in this picture.
SCCA racing has 25 national classes and a few regional classes that cars are grouped into. With a practice/qualify session and a race session on both Saturday and Sunday, there is no way to run each class by itself in a given weekend. Similar classes will be grouped together to race each session. This is why you may see other cars similar to a Miata on track at the same time.
In addition, some classes encompass more than one type of car. The #27 Spec Miata can (and does) race in both the SM (Spec Miata) class and the ITA (Improved Touring A) class. The SM class is, of course, limited to Miatas. The ITA class is a regional class that does encompass other cars of the similar design. Miatas, RX-7s, BMWs, Datsuns, Saturns, 240SX can all be found in Improved Touring.
Not much going on, replaced my Kenwood double din stereo with a Pioneer double din, the Kenwood had problems. Then replaced my power inverter for my reverse...
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That first video is awesome! Good luck to you and your dad!
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