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Blake's M4: Friendly Firepower
Tommy Parry Tommy Parry

Blake's M4: Friendly Firepower

While the F82 still lacks the tuning support some of its predecessors enjoy, the long-wheelbase platform has served Blake Titus as he’s learned the basics of track driving. A satisfying platform that’s “always on the verge of killing you,” as he puts it.

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Sam's Semi-OE Turbo Miata: Taking Advantage of Pre-COVID Pricing
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Sam's Semi-OE Turbo Miata: Taking Advantage of Pre-COVID Pricing

After growing tired of his tuned Abarth, Sam scoped out a lighter, rawer, and more involving car. However, he’d grown accustomed to turbo power, so whatever he ended up buying couldn’t be anemic. Fortunately, his friend was looking to sell an NB with the whole Mazdaspeed powertrain already swapped.

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Sean's S2000: Happy To Take The Abuse
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Sean's S2000: Happy To Take The Abuse

After jumping from Spec Miata to a Lotus Exige, Sean learned that his happiness had more to do with time spent at full throttle than outright speed. Not to say his Exige’s successor is slow, but his S2000 is a car which doesn’t have the same sort of technical limitations that kept him from pushing it as hard as he would’ve like to.

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A Letter to Our Open-Top Drivers: Is a Rollbar Necessary?
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A Letter to Our Open-Top Drivers: Is a Rollbar Necessary?

Though not every factory convertible requires additional roll protection to run a lapping event, there are some that do. In either event, the addition of the right rollbar has a few performance gains that the daring driver will appreciate.

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