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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.
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!)!
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