Racecar Build: Rotary ND Miata drift car

We introduced you previously to Kyle Mohan, his love for Mazda, and how he got into drifting. But for the gear heads and engineering nuts, his 1,000-plus horsepower rotary ND Miata is worth further exploration.

Drift cars need power, and the more power the better. It's a lot easier to pitch it sideways under throttle with plenty of oomph under the right foot. Because Mohan has spent so much time working with Mazda rotary engines, he stuck with it when he switched from the RX-8 to the Miata. Obviously, though, it's not your standard turbo two-rotor such as you would find in an FD RX-7.

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