Spec Miata: Why Race it?

Today is the second installment in this week's series about Spec Miata: Understanding the main reasons to race a Spec Miata.Why not race a Spec Miata? There is no other class with so much competition. Whatever your skillset, you'll find people to race against in the class, so you will build your racing skills and have a lot of fun. Spec Miata is a class that everyone from the novice to the seasoned racer enjoys, and with good reason.Spec Miatas are affordable. The first gen Miata, for example, has been around for 25 years. Starting with an affordable and reliable car as the base is the first step. Add the fact that Spec Miata competes in a spec class, the variables to modify are limited - and therefore the expenses. You won't have a big variation in the price of components because the class is structured to keep them in an affordable range. In other words, even if you want to spend a lot of money on high-tech equipment, you can't because of the rules package (at least relative to several other series and cars). You'll pay for tires, brakes and fuel – not wasting money on many other big ticket items.