The first thing to know about Spec MX-5 is that Mazda Motorsports says it’s not intended to replace Spec Miata. Majors Tour race weekends and gotten a pretty good handle on how the package works. Alas, that race was postponed due to COVID-19 and social distancing but, fortunately, I had already shaken the car down at a couple of SCCA U.S. Nineteen years later, I was registered for the first Spec MX-5 Challenge race with the new specification for third-generation, NC-model MX-5s, to be held, coincidentally, at Willow Springs. The class was just beginning to take off, and while it was quickly gathering momentum, few might have predicted that it would become one of the most popular classes in SCCA Road Racing and beyond, even spawning a pro series and spring boarding many drivers to professional racing careers. This was the first Spec Miata I had seen – a lovely little white NA prepared by Larry Oka Motorsports. In January 2001, I traveled to Willow Springs International Raceway in Rosamond, Calif., to photograph a new class of racecar for SportsCar.
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