Global MX-5 Cup Car: Parity

One of the major benefits of the Global Mazda MX-5 Cup series is parity of the vehicles.

While parity is often the goal of many race cars and series, it is rarely achieved. Like driver safety, parity was one of the basic design considerations for the all-new 2016 Global Mazda MX-5 Cup cars. So what makes the 2016 Global MX-5 Cup cars identical to each other? Attention to detail in design and compliance checking methods throughout the car. Let's look at several examples that are employed for compliance to the rules.

First, this race car is "homologated." Homologation means that there is a document created by the vehicle manufacturer (Long Road Racing and Mazda, in this case) that documents each production part that is added to the vehicle, including a picture and description. There are over 200 homologated components on the Global MX-5 Cup car. Absolutely no modification to these parts is allowed; only replacement parts that the manufacturer provides are allowed to be replaced on the car.