Idemitsu MX-5 Cup

One of the country’s top Spec Miata racers looks toward something even bigger Tyler Kicera made his MX-5 Cup debut and came into the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs as one of the favorites to walk away with the championship. While he looks back on a year full of successes and disappointments, he hopes that […]

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MX-5 Cup champion attends the Mazda Fan Festa, Japan’s largest Mazda celebration. After winning the 2017 Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires championship and the MX-5 Cup Challenge at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Patrick Gallagher received a cryptic invitation via Facebook to come to Japan. After discerning that it was indeed […]

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What happens when a MX-5 Cup car is introduced into a marriage? Happiness Mike Globe and Pam Fitzgerald have a new love. Oh, the couple from Brenham, Texas, are quite happy together, but the MX-5 Cup car has taken a place in their hearts as well. “When we went to look at it, […]

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After winning the 2017 Idemitsu MX-5 Cup title, Gallagher then won the MX-5 Cup Challenge to back it up When Patrick Gallagher returned to the Idemitsu MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires, he had to be viewed as one of the favorites to win the title. Not only had he proven himself […]

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Spec Miata racer has his sights set on a Runoffs win – and MX-5 Cup Tyler Kicera already has a NASA National Championship to his name, having won the East title in Spec Miata at Watkins Glen International last year. Now he has his eye on the SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, […]

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For Copeland, adding Pirelli World Challenge to his MX-5 Cup schedule is an opportunity too good to pass up The opportunities to race a Mazda MX-5 Cup car continue to expand. For 2016, the car became eligible to run in Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car A, adding racing possibilities to the already existing venues […]

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The tech inspection at a MX-5 Cup race is pretty thorough to make sure that not only is one car not better than the rest, but also that no car is worse The vast majority of racers want a fair contest, and a big part of that in racing is making sure everyone is […]

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Ensuring equality of the MX-5 Cup car begins from the moment a new Miata is delivered to the Long Road Racing Shop There are many spec series and classes for spec cars, but some are more equal than others. For those wanting absolute parity, where the driver is the main variable, a car built […]

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