Mid-O SVRA Mazda Miata Heritage cup
#1
Posted 06-25-2017 12:58 PM
It was great to be able to keeps the top three guys in sight the hole race. Not a bad first time out this year.
Front guys were all running Major times and with a no contact rule not even bump drafting aloud. It made it very interesting and wish they would have at least allowed bump drafting but it made it nice bringing the car home without a scratch.
I just want to thank SVRA and Mazda for putting this together and giving us a chance to run with them. I will say it was awesome to see all the very expensive old race cars,car show and great hospitality they gave us. They had open arms and were as excited as we were to be there.
Oh and it was great to be on the track with only NA cars it was like the good old days !
So if any of you guys or girls have an NA sitting around I would tell you to knock the cobwebs off of it and go to a SVRA event. You won't be disappointed and you will have a blast !
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#2
Posted 06-25-2017 01:24 PM
#3
Posted 06-25-2017 03:38 PM
That friends is what you call, bringing 21 of them NA's out of the barn. Great job folks.
#4
Posted 06-25-2017 05:22 PM
#5
Posted 06-25-2017 05:53 PM
That friends is what you call, bringing 21 of them NA's out of the barn. Great job folks.
Bench we had 24 at the start of Sat. qualifying session ! That's more then I've seen in years in the same race.
#6
Posted 06-26-2017 01:09 PM
SVRA put on another great event. I drove Mid Ohio for the first time on Saturday. Just wanted to make it through the weekend.
Great having a steak dinner (SVRA supplied) with a bunch of SM people I only get to talk to on the phone.
Great car show with British and Mazda cars for free on Saturday and Sunday.
I expect a lot of east coast drivers will attend the VIR round on the Sept 23-24 weekend. If you want to drive your NA Spec Miata in low drama, no body damage environment, you need to come to an SVRA event.
SVRA hopes to expand the Heritage Cup series for 2018 to more of their events. Get the pop-ups back on the track with SVRA !!!!!!!!!!! No NB's allowed at this time.
Advanced Autosports is now an official SVRA prep shop.
Thanks to Tony, Kim, Rick, Billy and the entire SVRA crew for welcoming the Miatas into vintage racing.
Dave
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#7
Posted 06-26-2017 01:38 PM
SVRA put on another great event. I drove Mid Ohio for the first time on Saturday. Just wanted to make it through the weekend.
Great having a steak dinner (SVRA supplied) with a bunch of SM people I only get to talk to on the phone.
Great car show with British and Mazda cars for free on Saturday and Sunday.
I expect a lot of east coast drivers will attend the VIR round on the Sept 23-24 weekend. If you want to drive your NA Spec Miata in low drama, no body damage environment, you need to come to an SVRA event.
SVRA hopes to expand the Heritage Cup series for 2018 to more of their events. Get the pop-ups back on the track with SVRA !!!!!!!!!!! No NB's allowed at this time.
Advanced Autosports is now an official SVRA prep shop.
Thanks to Tony, Kim, Rick, Billy and the entire SVRA crew for welcoming the Miatas into vintage racing.
Dave
they should never let the NB's in > It will keep the peace
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#8
Posted 06-26-2017 03:14 PM
there is already bitching about the NA 1.8 being let in.
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#9
Posted 06-26-2017 03:38 PM
there is already bitching about the NA 1.8 being let in.
Then those bitching should go bitch at Mazda, they got the 1.6 into the SVRA and then Mazda changed the game and got the NA 1.8 in. We don't want to speculate why Mazda included the NA1.8 into SVRA do we.
#10
Posted 06-26-2017 04:35 PM
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Also I was just looking at results and noticed Marc Cefalo was entered as MSM1. Have no idea what that is but it just moved me up to getting a 4th and 5th place finish ! lol
#11
Posted 06-27-2017 08:44 AM
Just for the record, the car I rented to the owner of SVRA, Tony Parella, is a 1995.
At the first Heritage cup event in California, they only had 3 1.6 cars registered. After allowing the NA 1.8 cars, they ended up with 6 entrants. At Road America they allowed myself and one other NB to race, for a total of 8 cars, Mid Ohio was all pop-up headlamp cars.
MY OPINION; slightly biased. The cars do not crash or drive over aggressivly. The drivers do that. The enforcement of zero contact takes the desire to drive over your ability away. Any contact will probably mean putting the car on the trailer and suspension from SVRA. Tony is very serious about this. I would like to see a separate class (same run group) for NB cars. I went so far as to recommend putting the plates back in the NA 1.8 at 2350. Then allow the un-plated NA 1.8 to run with the NB at 2400. And do a split start. This allows the gentleman racer who already has an investment in his NB car to run in SVRA. Let's face it, the NB's outnumber the NA's at this time. I can think of lots of drivers currently running NB's in SCCA, etc. that would love to go race, without the downsides of hardcore racing.
Saturday dinner unofficial poll: After talking with most of the Mid Ohio drivers, the consensus is to retain the current rule of NA only.
HSR is another vintage group based out of the south east. They allow any year SM in their events. HSR does not publicly advertise that they allow Miatas.
If you have ideas to make things better, email to me. I will forward to Tony whatever you send.
Dave
Dave Wheeler
Advanced Autosports, the nations most complete Spec Miata shop
Author, Spec Miata Constructors Guide, version 1 and 2.0
Building Championship winning cars since 1995
4 time Central Division Spec Miata Champion car builder 2012-2013-2014-2017
Back to Back June Sprints Spec Miata 1-2 finishes 2016 and 2017
5 time June Sprints winner in Mazda's
6 Time Northern Conference Champion Car Builder
2014 SCCA Majors National point Champion car builder
2014 SCCA Runoffs winner, T4 (Bender)
2014 Central Division Champion, ITS (Wheeler)
2013 Thunderhill 25 hour winning crew chief
2007 June Sprints winner, (GT1, Mohrhauser)
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#12
Posted 06-27-2017 08:47 AM
Ralph, I did not hear anyone complaining about the NA 1.8 being at Mid Ohio. I think I talked to at least 20 of the drivers.
IMHO, I would go back to the old plate and 2350 weight. This brings the NA1.8 closer to the performance potential of a 1.6. For SCCA racing, I agree with 2400 and no plate so the car is more competitive with the NB's
Dave Wheeler
Advanced Autosports, the nations most complete Spec Miata shop
Author, Spec Miata Constructors Guide, version 1 and 2.0
Building Championship winning cars since 1995
4 time Central Division Spec Miata Champion car builder 2012-2013-2014-2017
Back to Back June Sprints Spec Miata 1-2 finishes 2016 and 2017
5 time June Sprints winner in Mazda's
6 Time Northern Conference Champion Car Builder
2014 SCCA Majors National point Champion car builder
2014 SCCA Runoffs winner, T4 (Bender)
2014 Central Division Champion, ITS (Wheeler)
2013 Thunderhill 25 hour winning crew chief
2007 June Sprints winner, (GT1, Mohrhauser)
Over 200 race wins and counting.
www.advanced-autosports.com
dave@advanced-autosports.com
608-313-1230
#13
Posted 06-27-2017 02:53 PM
Ralph, I did not hear anyone complaining about the NA 1.8 being at Mid Ohio. I think I talked to at least 20 of the drivers.
IMHO, I would go back to the old plate and 2350 weight. This brings the NA1.8 closer to the performance potential of a 1.6. For SCCA racing, I agree with 2400 and no plate so the car is more competitive with the NB's
Humm, I had e-mails in my in box Monday morning.
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#14
Posted 06-27-2017 06:15 PM
Humm, I had e-mails in my in box Monday morning.
well....considering i was out qualified by a 1.6 and I'm sure justin hille in a 1.6 would have done the same, the gripping about the NA8 needs to be directed elsewhere.....
SVRA did a fantastic job and we are planning on doing more in the future. definitely would attend VIR if it were not the test week for the scca runoffs.
SVRA is different plain and simple. no bump drafting, no banzai moves just good clean racing where they expect you to use your head. It's another avenue for Miata's to race at. we all should be thrilled!
it's like being born/becoming a U.S citizen.....we've already won the lottery.
owning and racing a Miata in amateur sports car racing is very similar....we should feel fortunate to have a great platform, strong factory support and multiple ways to race the car!
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