Forever MX-5 Magazine

Forever MX-5 #4: North to Newfoundland

Posted on 11. Feb, 2010 by ricochet.

In this issue: The best dam tour of the South, Keith Tanner’s Targa Newfoundland adventure, Club News, Jessica’s Sleeping Beauty, Miata-powered Ginetta G20, Miatas at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca 2009, Publisher Letter, and praise for the PRHT from our Editor, Jeff Zurschmeide.

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Mazda Plans 25 Drivers in a 25-Hour Endurance Race!

Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by jeffz.

Rick Weldon (who organized this spring’s Miatas at MRLS event) has options for the longest endurance race in America.  More than he wants to count.  Actually, Rick crunched the numbers to realize that he has over a trillion driver combinations…. in just the first nine hours!
Weldon will be managing the driver rotation for the Mazda [...]

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1,600 Miatas Converge for 20th Anniversary Celebration

Posted on 21. Oct, 2009 by jeffz.

To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Mazda Roadster (known overseas as the Mazda MX-5 Miata), Mazda Motor Corporation hosted a special commemorative event on September 20, 2009, at its Miyoshi Proving Ground in western Japan.
First launched in 1989, Mazda’s two-seat lightweight open-top sports car is celebrating its 20th birthday this year. To commemorate the [...]

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Miatas in Moab IV Coming Up - May 2010

Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by jeffz.

By Mike Bailey
“Red Rock Miatas, Rock” is our slogan for the Utah Miata Club’s fourth edition of Miatas In Moab.  The event will be held on May 14-16, 2010, in beautiful Moab, Utah.  This event is free to attend.  There is no fee or participation charge so make your reservations now and save this date [...]

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Detailing and Dressing Up Your Miata’s Engine Bay

Posted on 10. Aug, 2009 by jeffz.

Words and photos by Spencer Lynn of SOCALM
If a hundred members of your club lined up their Miatas on any given Saturday, you would probably find ninety-eight of them detailed and glossy. What would you discover if they popped their hoods?
I posted a thread about engine bays on the Miata.net forum and one particular post [...]

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Mazda Announces 20th Anniversary MX-5 and Superlight MX-5 Concept

Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by jeffz.

To commemorate 20 years of the MX-5, Mazda has released a special edition version of its best-selling sports car, but sadly, it’s a limited edition for the Japanese market only.
Celebrating the start of its third decade this year, the MX-5 is currently sold in approximately 60 countries. The MX-5 was certified as the world’s most [...]

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The Mouse That Roared: Dave Bouldin’s Ginetta Miata

Posted on 25. Jul, 2009 by jeffz.

By Tiffany Flynn

I am a huge car enthusiast, and I am also very much a movie fanatic. So before my interview with Dave Bouldin of Haslett, Michigan, I happened to see Speed Racer at the movie theater. My timing couldn’t have been more perfect. Riding with Dave in his Ginetta G20, with my hair was [...]

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Club Event Report: Hitting Route 66 in Illinois

Posted on 17. Jul, 2009 by jeffz.

By Marcy Hotz, Don & Linda McCann
Don McCann of the Badgerland Miata Club of Wisconsin knew Route 66 was a trip he wanted to share with his Miata Club friends.  So it came to pass that the McCanns led a colorful parade of 22 Miatas on a three day tour of Route 66 in Illinois, [...]

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Build Your Own NA Subframe Brace for $5

Posted on 13. Jul, 2009 by jeffz.

The following tech project found its way into Editor Jeff Zurschmeide’s book “Automotive Welding: A Practical Guide” just out from CarTech Books. But the project was so much fun, we thought we’d give you all a sneak peek.
Miatas need some lower suspension and chassis bracing. Mazda realized this by 1991 and included a rear [...]

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