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After twelve years of Spec Miata.com and Mazdaracers.com, Jim Daniels has decided to pass the torch to me on the websites. I would like to thank Jim for all the time and work on the site(s) and all the help building the class we all enjoy so much. He has too much on his plate at this point with other racing ventures and the real world to devote the time needed to the site, He wanted to insure its long time health, so he decided to pass it to me.

At this point I would like to try to build on the site, get some more participation and make it a place we can all come and talk about the class we all love. No topic will be off limits. I am open to suggestions of how we can make it better. My general philosophy will be hands off. The only thing I wont tolerate is constant flaming and obscene language. Other than that, it is a open forum.


Thanks guys, looking forward to the future of the site

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Oh oh, does this mean a reconciliation with "the other site"???
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Oh oh, does this mean a reconciliation with "the other site"???


I post on Steve's Site, Steve and anyone on that sight is free to post here as well and I encourage them to do so.

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Good for him. Good for the sites. He has obviously been very busy this year. His absence has been felt. It will be good to have more presence, hands off or not. This transition phase has been somewhat rocky without JD to stabilise things.

We even can still refer to the owner as JD and jim.

Welcome to your new role!

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After twelve years of Spec Miata.com and Mazdaracers.com, Jim Daniels has decided to pass the torch to me on the websites. I would like to thank Jim for all the time and work on the site(s) and all the help building the class we all enjoy so much. He has too much on his plate at this point with other racing ventures and the real world to devote the time needed to the site, He wanted to insure its long time health, so he decided to pass it to me.

At this point I would like to try to build on the site, get some more participation and make it a place we can all come and talk about the class we all love. No topic will be off limits. I am open to suggestions of how we can make it better. My general philosophy will be hands off. The only thing I wont tolerate is constant flaming and obscene language. Other than that, it is a open forum.


Thanks guys, looking forward to the future of the site

Jim Drago



Connie (JT) will tell everyone of the invites. No member has been 100% banned except one CA fellow. Steve, Jim B etc... have been invited long ago.

Mr. Drago will do great things, sapling he is with this endeavor. But, im not going anywhere and the site tone of the past decade will carry, be nice and be fair.

JD2, thanks for handling my baby, you know I appreciate and support you!!

To be clear, Jim Drago is 100% owner of MazdaRacers.com and SpecMiata.com. I am a support person for marketing and consulting under Jim's management.

MX5cup.com and the iRacing series is not included, that is s separate endeavor with its own exciting news forthcoming!

Mr. Drago, old pal, bro, friend, diet partner, I wish you the best!!!

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Damn Jim your head was allready to big to get through the door way,now this !!! :D

I don't think anybody makes a helmet that big ! :D

Just kidding Jim,good luck with the site.

PS I didn't know you had that kind or free time? :P
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After twelve years of Spec Miata.com and Mazdaracers.com, Jim Daniels has decided to pass the torch to me on the websites. I would like to thank Jim for all the time and work on the site(s) and all the help building the class we all enjoy so much. He has too much on his plate at this point with other racing ventures and the real world to devote the time needed to the site, He wanted to insure its long time health, so he decided to pass it to me.

At this point I would like to try to build on the site, get some more participation and make it a place we can all come and talk about the class we all love. No topic will be off limits. I am open to suggestions of how we can make it better. My general philosophy will be hands off. The only thing I wont tolerate is constant flaming and obscene language. Other than that, it is a open forum.


Thanks guys, looking forward to the future of the site


Jim Drago


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"Damn Jim your head was allready to big..."

Bob, I see you and Jim are both feeling out the level of obscenity tolerance from JD right away. But don't worry, you can argue the implied rule means constant obscenity. :D

Thumbs up to the new JD.

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The only thing I wont tolerate is constant flaming and obscene language. Other than that, it is a open forum.



jim With that philosophy you will suceed...Good Luck
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As long as we aren't as obscene as the Old Testament, the Jamestown cannibals, and the Civil War, and as long as we aren't as inflammatory as the current GOP, DNC, and Tea Party loyalists are towards each other, then I am totally fine and will feel right at home.

The Runoffs and the behavior it breeds, on the other hand ... is too much for a Puritan like me to handle ...

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JD2... I like that. Jim, I have 100% confidence in you. If you need any thing that I can help with, just give me a shout.

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Hey Jim, I'm a noobie here but am a regular over at Pelican Parts.. One suggestion I have is to have an "off topic" section. This would give everyone another reason to be on the site (not to mention a place to go if the subjects stray from Mazda)
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Hey Jim, I'm a noobie here but am a regular over at Pelican Parts.. One suggestion I have is to have an "off topic" section. This would give everyone another reason to be on the site (not to mention a place to go if the subjects stray from Mazda)

That's "Pit Lane".
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Johnny, I always thought it was Charbby's corner? I guess I stand corrected. I try to stay away from that corner, it always shakes what little bit of innocence I still have LOL.

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No, that's "The Pits", Kyle -- similar, but entirely different. ;)

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LOL @ JIM B

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IMO, Charb Corner is for him to run loose in.
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I don't think that can contain him :)

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