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About Spec MX-5 Challenge

Positioned between Spec Miata and Global MX-5 Cup, Spec MX-5 cars are carefully developed for pace, affordability and fun. Spec MX-5 Challenge gives drivers a new rung on the ladder system toward pro racing that will yield over $100k in winnings to top participants. With a variety of service packages,…Continue reading “About Spec MX-5 Challenge”

14Aug 202014 Aug 2020

Baker’s Dozen Get Ready to Race Round 3 at Road America

Thirteen cars are registered for Round 3 of the Spec MX-5 Challenge Series at the epic venue of Road America,…

26Jul 202029 Jul 2020

Super Tight Racing As Spec MX-5 Challenge Regional, National and Invitational Competitors Run Together

The second event of the Spec MX-5 Challenge 2020 season took place July 24-26 at Road Atlanta. This was the…

23Jul 202023 Jul 2020

Large Field Of Notable Drivers Set For Road Atlanta Spec MX-5 Challenge This Weekend

The second race of the Spec MX-5 Challenge revised 2020 season is set for July 24-26 at historic Road Atlanta.…

Spec MX-5 Challenge Cars to Sport Historic Mazda Motorsports Numbers

11 Mar 202011 Mar 2020

Spec MX-5 Challenge, LLC announced today that the first round of number assignments has been made for the 2020 Spec MX-5 Challenge Series. Among the assigned numbers are well-known favorites…

News

Spec MX-5 Challenge National Series “Full”

21 Feb 202021 Feb 2020

Winding Road Racing today announced that its program for supporting the National Series is at capacity. Winding Road Racing will be supporting the following drivers in the National Series: Tom…

Why We Love Racing

7 Feb 202021 Feb 2020

Here is the 2019 intro to the Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge broadcasts, which we think does a great job of capturing the love of racing that Spec MX-5 competitors feel.

SimRacing Challenge

Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge To Return In 2020!

24 Jan 202025 Jan 2020

The 2020 Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge is a driver development series based on the real-life Spec MX-5 Challenge program and the SimRacing Challenge program runs parallel in almost every way.…

“I Just Love This Car!”

24 Jan 202014 May 2020

There are many fans of Mazda race cars, but we've noticed recently as the new Spec MX-5s are being built and tested that a theme is emerging: the NC platform…

Series

Spec MX-5 Challenge Entry and Registration Fees

24 Jan 20207 Mar 2020

The Spec MX-5 Challenge Series takes an innovative approach to amateur racing: • Marquee events across SCCA and NASA to help Spec MX-5 racers find the events likely to have…

Mazda Announces $5000 Scholarship for Spec MX-5 Pentathlon Proposal

10 Jan 202010 Jan 2020

Mazda Motorsports has announced that it will award a $5000 scholarship to the driver who presents the best proposal to run a new 2020 Spec MX-5 race car in…

Filling Up: Spec MX-5 Challenge Invitational Events

9 Jan 202021 Feb 2020

Interest in the Spec MX-5 Challenge Invitational Events has been growing steadily since this single-event, two-race option to qualify for the Spec MX-5 Challenge Championship was announced in October. 43…

Lookin’ Good: More Than 40 Spec MX-5s Under Construction For 2020

8 Jan 202010 Apr 2020

More than 40 of the new 2020 edition Spec MX-5 race car are currently being built, with the potential for many more to come. At least 29 of these cars…

Series

Graphical Outline Of 4 Paths To Spec MX-5 Challenge Championship

19 Dec 201924 Jan 2020

Excitement is rising around the 2020 Spec MX-5 Challenge Series. Todd Launchbaugh, an experienced California driver, expressed what many drivers have mentioned: "I wanted to make a move into a…