We’ve said many times, and we’ll happily say again: the Miata is the greatest amateur race car in modern times. And since Miatas work in so many classes, we should add that the Spec Miata is, from many angles, the greatest of the Miatas. There could be a lot to say to support this, but for the sake of simplicity, we mention a) that the Spec Miata is, by far, the most popular amateur race car, b) Spec Miata car counts at most weekends are high and the racing is intense at the front, middle and back of the pack, c) the Spec Miata is a fast enough car to have a decent learning curve, while being slow enough to encourage the development of good habits. Oh, and driving a Spec Miata is really, really fun.
