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The new catalog from Moss Motors arrived in the mail...there are
hundreds of new items for the latest generation MX5s! (a new 2007 from
E'ville Mazda on display at Open-Garage!).
The latest 80-page catalog will be available at the Squadron's St. Pat.'s
Day Open-Garage.
hundreds of new items for the latest generation MX5s! (a new 2007 from
E'ville Mazda on display at Open-Garage!).
The latest 80-page catalog will be available at the Squadron's St. Pat.'s
Day Open-Garage.
Try on The Tire Rack...a South Bend, Indiana company, it's web-site has won
awards for it's design...a state-of-the-art testing track at their new
facilities...trained & knowledgable
phone sales staff...AND you can view tires & wheels @ their site, on YOUR
model & color vehicle! Cool! (free catalogs of wheels & tires & more at
Open-Garage!).
Also, Miata.net is a huge resource for MX5 owners...check out the May '06
Miata-of- the-Month (ours!)!
awards for it's design...a state-of-the-art testing track at their new
facilities...trained & knowledgable
phone sales staff...AND you can view tires & wheels @ their site, on YOUR
model & color vehicle! Cool! (free catalogs of wheels & tires & more at
Open-Garage!).
Also, Miata.net is a huge resource for MX5 owners...check out the May '06
Miata-of- the-Month (ours!)!
Classic Motorsports Magazine...
Published by Tim Suddard, who has for many years put out
Grassroots Motorsports magazine, and now, Classic MotorSports
Magazine, which co-sponsors the Mitty vintage car races at Road
Atlanta, along with Mazda; check out the monthly column by
four-decade motorsports photo-journalist Hal Crocker...its sure to
bring a smile to you...in the March '07 issue, he goes on (and on)
about his experiences with Steve McQueen & Steve's history with
racer Derek Bell, MEB...every issue gets fatter & full of more classic
motorsport restorations, reviews, suppliers, & advertisers!...
(sending goodie-bags of promtional materials for St. Pat's!).
---MazdaSport magazine...an up-dated version of the Miata Club of
America magazine... slicker, better edited, and full of all things Mazda,
MX5 & more.
OCTANE Magazine:
Example:
Sir Sterling Moss:
"Juan Peron noticed that I was wiping my face with an oily rag so he
offered me his handkerchief. It was lacy & I think it might have belonged to
Eva Peron. I still have it."
Published by Tim Suddard, who has for many years put out
Grassroots Motorsports magazine, and now, Classic MotorSports
Magazine, which co-sponsors the Mitty vintage car races at Road
Atlanta, along with Mazda; check out the monthly column by
four-decade motorsports photo-journalist Hal Crocker...its sure to
bring a smile to you...in the March '07 issue, he goes on (and on)
about his experiences with Steve McQueen & Steve's history with
racer Derek Bell, MEB...every issue gets fatter & full of more classic
motorsport restorations, reviews, suppliers, & advertisers!...
(sending goodie-bags of promtional materials for St. Pat's!).
---MazdaSport magazine...an up-dated version of the Miata Club of
America magazine... slicker, better edited, and full of all things Mazda,
MX5 & more.
OCTANE Magazine:
Example:
Sir Sterling Moss:
"Juan Peron noticed that I was wiping my face with an oily rag so he
offered me his handkerchief. It was lacy & I think it might have belonged to
Eva Peron. I still have it."
MAZDA MIATA
Performance Handbook
Norman H. Garrett III
Former Mazda Engineer, Miata Project
...Very much the definitive guide to up-grading &
enhancing the performance of your MX5 Miata...this
engineer tells you what to NOT spend/waste your
money on...and how to maximize the performance return
on those dollars ( or pounds ) you do spend!
Performance Handbook
Norman H. Garrett III
Former Mazda Engineer, Miata Project
...Very much the definitive guide to up-grading &
enhancing the performance of your MX5 Miata...this
engineer tells you what to NOT spend/waste your
money on...and how to maximize the performance return
on those dollars ( or pounds ) you do spend!
END 0f APRIL : (this from 2006...2007 coming up quickly!)...
The Walter Mitty weekend (30th annual) at Road
Atlanta, sanctioned by the Historic Sports-car Association,
sponsored by Classic Motorsports magazine and, this year,
again, Mazda!
UPDATE, MAY 1:
The trip to Atlanta was great! 1,005 miles over 48 hour weekend:
whoever says the Miata doesn't qualify as long-distance transport is
mistaken! (Though not the best for sleeping in at rest-stops!). Keeping
up with (or past) 80-90 mph traffic, Nashville, the Smokies, Chattanooga,
no problem!
Then there was Road Atlanta itself: 80 or so Miatas, some RX-8s, couple
of RX-3, RX-7s: most stock & street-modified, some race-ready and
waiting to compete on the track!
Kumho Tire had a set of four MINI Coopers at the far end of the in-field
on an autocross track: free sessions behind the wheel, testing the grip
of their performance tires...the challenge: never use the brakes!
Sunday: multiple laps of the 2.54 mile road-racing track by a parade of
Japanese sportscars...led by an RX-8 pace car, speeds were held to a
safe level on the straights, in the interest of safety for the non-racing
equipped street cars; but...hanging back from the car in front,
approaching the curves and turns, a driver could accelerate at max,
searching for the proper line, clipping the apex and drifting through,
then flat-out to the end of the next straight!
Also, while multiple races of vintage & historic sportscars took place on
the surrounding track, we met people from Miata clubs from D.C.,
Alabama, Georgia...had a chance to inspect Ferarris, Maseratis, Alfas,
MGs & Triumphs, Jags & Lotus, as well as the Z-Club of Georgia's
collection, in a paddock with SEROC's early-'60's Datsun
roadsters!...Steve has one for sale...research the model!
The Squadron was also, as member & guest, present at South Eastern
Roadster Owners Club annual dinner & awards...great fun, and an
example to the Squadron in what can be achieved in membership
efforts! Many thanks to Brad Holmes and all the great SEROC people!
If you can plan a get-a-way to a future Mitty, you'll find a great
introduction to vintage sportscar racing, as well as a collection of really
nice enthusiasts!
Check out this year's Mitty:
April 27-29, Road Atlanta:
website: Historic Sportscar Racing Inc.
also:
Classic MotorSports Magazine
also:
South Eastern Roadster Owners Club
The Walter Mitty weekend (30th annual) at Road
Atlanta, sanctioned by the Historic Sports-car Association,
sponsored by Classic Motorsports magazine and, this year,
again, Mazda!
UPDATE, MAY 1:
The trip to Atlanta was great! 1,005 miles over 48 hour weekend:
whoever says the Miata doesn't qualify as long-distance transport is
mistaken! (Though not the best for sleeping in at rest-stops!). Keeping
up with (or past) 80-90 mph traffic, Nashville, the Smokies, Chattanooga,
no problem!
Then there was Road Atlanta itself: 80 or so Miatas, some RX-8s, couple
of RX-3, RX-7s: most stock & street-modified, some race-ready and
waiting to compete on the track!
Kumho Tire had a set of four MINI Coopers at the far end of the in-field
on an autocross track: free sessions behind the wheel, testing the grip
of their performance tires...the challenge: never use the brakes!
Sunday: multiple laps of the 2.54 mile road-racing track by a parade of
Japanese sportscars...led by an RX-8 pace car, speeds were held to a
safe level on the straights, in the interest of safety for the non-racing
equipped street cars; but...hanging back from the car in front,
approaching the curves and turns, a driver could accelerate at max,
searching for the proper line, clipping the apex and drifting through,
then flat-out to the end of the next straight!
Also, while multiple races of vintage & historic sportscars took place on
the surrounding track, we met people from Miata clubs from D.C.,
Alabama, Georgia...had a chance to inspect Ferarris, Maseratis, Alfas,
MGs & Triumphs, Jags & Lotus, as well as the Z-Club of Georgia's
collection, in a paddock with SEROC's early-'60's Datsun
roadsters!...Steve has one for sale...research the model!
The Squadron was also, as member & guest, present at South Eastern
Roadster Owners Club annual dinner & awards...great fun, and an
example to the Squadron in what can be achieved in membership
efforts! Many thanks to Brad Holmes and all the great SEROC people!
If you can plan a get-a-way to a future Mitty, you'll find a great
introduction to vintage sportscar racing, as well as a collection of really
nice enthusiasts!
Check out this year's Mitty:
April 27-29, Road Atlanta:
website: Historic Sportscar Racing Inc.
also:
Classic MotorSports Magazine
also:
South Eastern Roadster Owners Club