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About Spec MX-5

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”

2Sep 201914 Sep 2019

2020 Spec MX-5 Cars Available To Order

Winding Road Racing has announced that it will build 10 or more new Spec MX-5 race cars for the 2020…

30Aug 20195 Sep 2019

Announced: Spec MX-5 Challenge Series 2020 Schedule

Spec MX-5 Challenge, Mazda Motorsports and their partners Penske Racing, Roush Engineering, Pagid Racing, Toyo Tires and Winding Road Racing,…

24Aug 20194 Sep 2019

The Spec MX-5 Online Parts Store Now Open

With the launch of the Spec MX-5 v2 race car, windingroadracing.com has launched a Spec MX-5 parts store. The Spec…

Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge – Round 3 Circuit of the Americas 4.24.19

30 Apr 201930 Apr 2019

Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge – Round 3 Circuit of the Americas 4.24.19 A heartbreaker in Texas. After fighting his way from 4th to 1st, Talmo Georgia’s Jesse Stevens’ money-shift on…

Spec MX-5 Shootouts Announced: Win A Spec MX-5 Race Car!

10 Apr 201927 Apr 2019

As a way of introducing new drivers to the excitement of the $100,000 Spec MX-5 Challenge competition, Spec MX-5 LLC has announced five individual Spec MX-5 Shootout competitions during 2019.…

SimRacing Challenge

Experienced Sim Racer Joins the Field: An Interview With Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge Driver Matt Bussa

For the 2nd installment of our Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge Driver profile, Matt Bussa of suburban Chicagoland shares his views on sim racing, his background in it, and a his…

SimRacing Challenge

Spec MX-5 Sim Racing Challenge Round 2 – Summit Point Recap

10 Apr 201910 Apr 2019

Photo: Steven Burbage Summit Point, WV Wednesday, March 23, 2019. The Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge, a virtual motorsports competition based on the bi-coastal Spec MX-5 Challenge race series gathered at…

Series

Spec MX-5 Challenge Welcomes NC MX-5 Cup Cars For 2019

3 Apr 20193 Apr 2019

Spec MX-5 Challenge has announced that owners of NC generation Mazda MX-5 Cup cars (sometimes known as "Playboy Cup cars") are eligible to run in the Challenge series. Tom Martin,…

SimRacing Challenge

The Therapeutic Characteristics of Racing: Ted Hough’s Impressive Journey

Like actual motorsports, those participating in the Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge are of all ages and from all walks of life. For our first interview with a SimRacing Challenge Driver,…

SimRacing Challenge

SimRacing Challenge Competition Heats Up for Round 2 at Summit Point

With Round 1 of the Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge in the books, Round 2 takes us to an east-coast track with some deep roots in sportscar racing history - Summit…

SimRacing Challenge

Prizes Awarded to Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge Drivers

5 Mar 20195 Mar 2019

Congratulations to Robert Hartley from Pelion, South Carolina and DJ Alessandrini from Lakewood, Ohio on winning their respective races at the inaugural Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge event at Virginia International…

News

East Schedule Amended; Rides Still Available For Full Season Effort

4 Mar 201911 Mar 2019

The East Series of the Spec MX-5 Challenge is approaching the start of the 2019 season, with an adjustment to the 2019 calendar and just a limited number seats still…

SimRacing Challenge

Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge Round 1 Broadcast Thriller

28 Feb 20196 Mar 2019

The line between the digital realm of sim racing and real-world racing blurs in the eleven-round SPEC MX-5 SimRacing Challenge using the iRacing platform, in 2019 over 40 drivers have…