Less than 15 years ago, the concept of Spec Miata was born. The essence of the class focused on a low cost, fun, competitive environment that was relatively easy to enter. If a participant found a good donor car, added safety equipment, a hardtop and a bolt-on kit of performance parts purchased through Mazdaspeed Motorsports Development, they would have equipment capable of racing at the front of the field.
Throughout the years, the class veered from the original intent and direction. The scope of the class has crept into something beyond its original intent. While the essence of the class may remain the same, in some respects, it has lost its way, pushing the definition of “limited modifications†and the notion of “low cost.†Mazda, SCCA and NASA all agree that changes must be made for the long-term health of the class, regardless of which sanctioning body operates the races.
From what i understand a bit of revisionist history but hey I wasn't there.
If they really want it to be low cost where you race a bucket of shit, then make it Regional only again and we can all start cheating up the cars for cheap like they did in the old days. We wouldn't have to pay an engine builder to maximize our stock engines, we could just cut control arms, lighten flywheels and cranks, remove the oilers, shim the springs, put in cheater rings and high compression pistons, fully port the heads, modify the restrictor plates, run modified 5th gears, modified rear end gears, solid lifters in 1.6s............ yep back to the good old days where cheating was cheap and tech was non existent, thats the ticket.
Sign me the frack up.