By Brian Bielanski - Dec 6, 2024, 5:58 AM ET

Inside the SCCA: Is Spec Miata dead?

In episode 203 of Inside the SCCA presented by RaceSchool.com, we go right to the source to get the answer to the burning question... is Spec Miata dead? Mazda Motorsports' Josh Smith and the Spec Mazda Advisory Committee (SMAC) chair Sean Hedrick join me to talk about the health and long-term view of one of the most popular classes in the history of the SCCA, Spec Miata. What is Mazda's commitment? How does the SCCA keep the class strong? Is there a place for both Spec Miata and Spec MX-5? What's new for the class?

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mazda motorsports

spec miata

scca

spec mx-5

josh smith

sean hedrick

spec mazda advisory committee

inside the scca

SCCA

Brian Bielanski

Brian Bielanski has lived a parallel life of motorsports and journalism for more than 30 years. He started in motorsports in 1986 as his father’s 16-year-old “crew chief” on SCCA FV, Sports Renault and IT Honda CRX efforts. He has also competed in, and plans to compete again, in SCCA Club racing, Autocross and Road Rally. As a journalist he’s worked in news in network staff positions with CNN and CBS and local news in seven markets from LaCrosse, Wisconsin to New York and Los Angeles. In 2009 he founded RacingWire, one of the first web-only motorsports news services given credentialed access at NASCAR, IndyCar, and NHRA events. He currently hosts several podcasts including “Inside the SCCA” and is an editor/producer for KNX 1070 NewsRadio in Los Angeles.

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