BUYING LR#1
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Buying LR#1
- Nicholas Love
- January 7, 2020
…I finally decided that if I ever wanted to begin wheel to wheel racing I would have to purchase a car myself…
I had many discussions with my friends about starting a race team but getting four or five people together to all put money together to purchase a car proved to be insurmountable. There would be disagreements about what car to buy, whether to buy a race car or build one, what series to race in, where the car would be stored, and so much more.
I finally decided that if I ever wanted to begin wheel to wheel racing I would have to purchase a car myself. After scouring craigslist, racingjunk, and ebay, I came across a clean low mileage 1990 Miata.
This car had less than 90k miles and had been raced in Showroom Spec Miata (SSM) and had completed a ChumpCar race. After a quick test drive, I purchased the car for $6500 and went to rent a U-Haul trailer.
- Engine: 1.6L 4-Cylinder
- Transmission: Stock 5-Speed
- Suspension: Spec Miata Bilstein Coilovers
- Differential: Mazdaspeed Limited Slip
- Safety: Bolt-in Roll Cage, Kirkey Aluminum Seats
- Weight: Estimated 2064lbs by previous owner
- Wheels: Spare set of 15×7 Kosei K1s
After owning over 5 Miatas this 1990 was by far the cleanest engine bay I’ve ever had. I knew that working on this would be many times better than my grimy turbo Miata.