Beautiful Photos Of A Bashed Up MX-5 Racer On Ebay

"DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo) 02/14/2014 at 11:58 • Filed to: Daily Turismo, Miata

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There is no way to put this delicately, especially for people unfamiliar with the concept. Automobile racing is catastrophically expensive. Brutally, pocket emptying, Mercedes dealer headgasket replacement and now your kids need braces expensive.

The worst part is that you can't simply dabble in racing because you will be beaten by folks who spend more money, and you will be forced to open the pocket book to compete. The only way to be remotely frugal is to pick up money spent by a previous owner and hope that nothing blows up on your first outing. Find this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! for sale in Portland, OR currently bidding on ebay for $6,889 with 2 days to go.

This MX-5 has been prepared to race in a series called Spec Miata, which is a great way for someone new to racing to get acquainted with the process of being beaten by people who spend more money each race. You rebuild your engine once a season, others will rebuild it between each race. Spec Miata is as close as you can get to Stock Car racing for amateurs on a road course and you will find that nothing is Spec about a Spec Miata.

The 1.8 liter BP engine in the MX-5 was rated at 131 horsepower when new in 1995 and while Spec Miata rules state stock engine with a free-flowing exhaust, don't be surprised if this thing puts more than 131 horsepower to the rear wheels. In racing, everybody cheats.

The interior is spartan because this is a race car. No seat heaters or stereo, just a sparco steering wheel and only items absolutely necessary for going fast. It does look good in a photo with a narrow depth of field taken by a professional photographer. Almost too good.

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EL_ULY > DailyTurismo 02/14/2014 at 12:06

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100% would DD

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > DailyTurismo 02/14/2014 at 12:06

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Berger panel on an MX-5?

Doesn't fit on the NA but I think it'd look nice on newer models.

theuserformerlyknownasaluminumfoil > DailyTurismo 02/14/2014 at 12:29

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These pictures honestly look like they were taken from a 1/18 scale model car.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 02/14/2014 at 13:55

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?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > DailyTurismo 02/14/2014 at 13:56

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Damn that's a good price. I've seen stock M Editions sell for more than that.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 02/14/2014 at 14:07

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If you name me the source of your doubt, I may be able to enlighten you.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 02/14/2014 at 14:31

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but whats a berger panel?

langadamd > theuserformerlyknownasaluminumfoil 02/14/2014 at 14:56

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My thoughts exactly. Especially on the interior shot.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 02/14/2014 at 14:56

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The black rear panel that came on Berger Camaros, and was later adopted by 4th gen owners as a popular custom part. It's meant to be a throwback at the black rear panels worn by 1st gen big block Camaros.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 02/14/2014 at 15:03

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OOOOh I see. That piece on Miatas is fragile plastic, so seeing unpainted ones isn't the uncommon.

JDIGGS > DailyTurismo 02/14/2014 at 15:51

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Not as good the spec miata that just ended yesterday. I saw this car and thought meh turd

JDIGGS > DailyTurismo 02/14/2014 at 15:53

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Next time you go looking at cheap miatas, remember who educated you on whats good and what you are a total retard for posting about.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/428610…

mikecyc72usa > DailyTurismo 02/15/2014 at 04:52

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A competitive SM will run close to 40k to get built by a shop that knows what it's doing. However, even buying this you'll end up shelling lots of money just to get it in the front 1/4 of the field. Then there's the questions of how good it was built structurally, did the builder use a quality set of tubing for the cage, or was it a prefab kit, etc.