This 1992 Miata has been with Grassroots Motorsports since 1998. It’s a keeper.
Here's to 20 years of celebrating an automotive icon.
Did we get wet? Yes–but we were also reminded of a valuable lesson.
Thank you, Joe, for all of the help and support.
Does each Miata engine prefer its own brand of oil?
Why should our '84 Porsche 911 enjoy all the Radwood fun?
There's one issue about our RT660s that we just can't seem to ignore...
Why yellow parking lamps? We figured it would help add a bit of color to the car.
How we prepped our Garage Rescue Miata for its outing at the $2000 Challenge.
Heading in for an alignment? Why not upgrade the tie rod ends while you're there?
The big takeaway? You can't win if you don't show up.
With a little bead blasting and paint, we had our Miata's wiper arms looking like new.
We counted eight big wins this past weekend. What about you?
Does our Miata really need NASCAR-grade lug nuts?
Where has the waiver station been all our life?
Is the Bradley-bodied, Ford Panther-chassised $2000 Challenge champion really faster than our Garage Rescue Miata?
Good summer, everyone?
Does winning always have to involve a trophy or a new record? Or does a California roll and an ice-cold bottle of water work too?
Take any really rad photos of your car recently? Let's see them.
Replacing some worn-out suspension bushings with fresh urethane ones from Powerflex.
So, have a cool photo of your own car? Let’s see it.
This past weekend, we ran an autocross on the kart track at Daytona International Speedway. Here are a few highlights.
Ever wonder why you did–or didn't do–something a million years ago?
Where can you find us on the last Monday of each month? The Orlando Roadsters meet, of course.
Fresh Hawk pads, Centric fresh rotors, fresh brakes
Our Garage Rescue Miata needed new shocks, so we turned to Good-Win Racing for help.
Even after all these years, why do we keep going back to autocross?
Sure, buying a car cover that fits is important, but where you store your car should also impact your decision.
Now that our Miata is 30 years old, the State of Florida considers it an antique.
We consistently go to Orlando Roadsters meets because they offer us an insight into how the Miata scene is doing–plus they're fun to go to.
Nighttime autocross? Sign us up.
Ever autocross at night before?
11 autocrosses and seven Miata events later, and our Miata project car is running better than ever.
Is it time for a little car cleanup?
Florida doesn't really get an off-season–but that just means we get to have more fun with our Miata.
How could we improve the chassis of our Garage Rescue Miata in a short amount of time? How about more rear anti-roll bar?
It might be a bit long, but yes, a 911 car cover does, in fact, fit our Miata.
Our black Kosei K1 wheels recently caught the eye of a fellow wheel aficionado at a recent Orlando Roadsters meet.
One of the best ways to improve your skills behind the wheel? Watch a video of your driving.
One year was all it took to take our '92 Miata from a grimy garage rescue to a very fun-to-drive autocrosser.
What are your favorite wheels to put on a Miata?
We're asking you (yes, you), do think we should put ITBs on our '92 Miata? Why or why not?
Sure, there were only three entries, but third place is third place, right?
It's been 1000 miles since we rescued our '92 Miata project car. Here's how it's been holding up since.
Proof that Miata is still the answer: Visiting the Orlando Roadsters’ monthly meet.
We look to the old-school for some new numbers panels for our Miata.
What’s your take on those drilled, bolt-on pedal covers?
We pick up a set of Mazda competition engine mounts for our Miata from Goodwin Racing–and on sale too, no less.
Don't worry, we've been driving and competing in our 92 Miata now that its running and looking good.
Believe it or not, detailing a car can be done in little as a single afternoon.
Our Miata's rear finish panel said crack.
What’s more fun than autocrossing a Miata?
All these years later, Miata is (still) always the answer.
After cleaning the interior, we indulged in some choice floor mats.
More Miata clean-up.
How hard was eight years of stasis on our Miata?
Our Miata's back catalog inspired its new wheels and tires.
To get a better idea of what many years of sitting did to our Miata, we took it to BSI Racing for a once-over.
Miata, meet sunlight.
Replacing funk with love.
Putting an old friend back into service.
We drove our Miata to an Orlando institution: Classic Mazda's pre-Sebring party.
New shoes have arrived.
Time to go back-to-school shoe shopping.
We sinned and let our Miata sit too long.
We take the Miata to Amelia Island
Our Miata sports an unusual color scheme.
Have you checked your air filter lately?
We shouldn't have let it sit so long.
We give our Miata a bath.
Bright lights, big city.
American Racing Silverstone R
Our long-suffering Miata gets some overdue love
It's just too fun to sell.
With a long-overdue bath and some new springs, our Miata is looking and driving good
Our Miata is finally getting some much-needed attention.
They keep sprouting up
Sorry for the break in the updates, but other projects--as well as the magazine--have been vying for our attention. Still, our Miata hasn't been totally neglected.
We autocrossed the car this past weekend with the Buccaneer Region SCCA at Jacksonville's Cecil Field, a recently decommissioned naval air station.
We finally get our differential to shut up and drive.
Our Miata recently participated in a little autocross test day, so it first received some attention.
Two of the products on our Miata have been hot topics on the Miata Internet message boards, so we figured it's time for a little real-world update.
Three years ago today, we bought our '92 Miata, so here's a little real-world "long-term testing" feedback on the car.
Even though the series is official done, work and mods to our Miata still continue...
Our Miata has been the center of attention lately, as its Flyin' Miata Big Brake install is detailed in the August issue of the magazine.
Mr. Miagi would love our Miata lately.
Our new cylinder head is done and has been installed.
Since our Miata is about to receive a Dealer Alternative Flyin' Miata big-brake kit, we needed some appropriate wheels to clear them.
With its new aluminum flywheel and host of Jackson Racing parts (http://www.jacksonracing.com), our Miata is just humming along, but the gears in our head are turning...
This past weekend we did some dyno time at Engineered Performance in Smryna, Ga. to test a whole bunch of new goodies.
