A contest between a 1,001-hp Lamborghini and a 181-hp Miata can be made fair. I had an interesting realization during ...

What I certainly do not think of is a first-gen (NA) Mazda Miata. That’s why this 1990 Miata drag racer for sale on Facebook Marketplace is so delightfully incongruous that I can’t help but ...

Street Machine put together a trio of videos documenting the build and the subsequent finished product ripping down the drag strip. Watch for yourself. Former Lead Deputy Editor, Rankings Content ...

To his left sits a stock NB Miata to provide the OEM benchmark from something like 2005. It's cheap as dirt and weighs nearly nothing, which is always a good thing in a drag race between RWD machines.

But the Miata never has been about maximum grip any more than streetlight drag races. It turns in an excellent braking performance, stopping from 70 mph in 158 feet. It’s a well-rounded ...

We're talking about a Mazda MX-5 Miata in a buggy form rivaling an off-road-ready Sandrail with a Honda K-series engine. Since it is a drag race, there is a good chance the winner could be decided ...

Well, the NB Miata (this was the second generation of the ... You see, this Mazda is now a drag racer. Despite the build appearing to be dominated by its engine, the devil is in the details ...

See All 9 Photos It was now time to set our goals with what we wanted to accomplish with our Project Miata. My passion for racing has switched from my roots of drag racing to more road course action.

The Miata's light weight has always been one of ... this new one could pull a driver back in their seat—not in a "Hellcat at the drag strip" type of way, but enough to provide an actual ...