RS Refine: Their Story

Some of you may have heard of RS Refine and some may even own a set of RS Refine deep gauge rings today or in the past. But do you know the history of RS Refine? I want to share their story as told by Mamoru-san himself: I had been working for two years after graduating from high school and …

Still Running

Looking far and wide, and out of Bangkok, Thailand we bring you Kritsatorn Pipatvuttitorn’s NA6 Miata. I have been following his journey for more than 5 years now, and it is nothing short of amazing. His roadster is also fully built and compound powered with 4AGE 20V Corolla ITB’s and a custom turbo by Tong Nakarin at GT2motorwerks. Not too …

The Journey To Miata Reunion And Back

It’s been half a year since Miata Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Miata and going out with a bang. The last and final Miata Reunion held at the famous Laguna Seca which is now known as Weathertech Raceway. Moving forward, Miata Reunion will most likely be held in various places throughout the United …

When It Rains, It Pours

To commemorate the 100th Birthday of Mazda and to start off 2020 with our first Miata Feature, Spirit Road USA proudly presents the “Triple Threat” from Ontario, Canada. This is our first mega feature, and I am proud and honored to share with you. What you see before you are 3 roadsters built by 3 good friends. Introducing the 1993 …

Public Enemy – Elias Ramirez’ 1993 Mazda Miata LE

What crosses my mind when I look at Elias Ramirez’ Pitcrew faced roadster is the movie “Public Enemies” with Johnny Depp. There is just something so old school gangster with his car. The Karmann Ghia inspired front end made by Pitcrew Racing, Japan, takes you back to a different time. A time when suit-and-tie gangsters ruled the streets of LA …

The World’s Cleanest Restomodded BRG – Stephen Lee’s 1996 Mazda Miata

Definition of a restomod: Mixing old and new technology to create the best of both worlds. Matching classic styling with modern comfort, reliability and performance. BRG’s or also known as “British Racing Green” Miatas has risen in value significantly in the past few years. Some of the reasons are due to the collector value and other reasons are for the …

The Shinjuku Racer – Ippei Suzuki’s 1993 Miata

There are many ways to build a Miata. But the one thing that is constant: no matter what you do, they are fun to drive. One can keep them stock, modify them for street cruising, build them for canyon carving, track or drifting, there are no words to describe how versatile these little roadsters are. They are extremely capable, and …

Chasing Sunsets – The Spirit Roadster

The Spirit Roadster continues to progress as we design and test new products. We also hope to continue to inspire all Miata enthusiasts both new to the little cool drop-top-convertible and to those that has been in the Miata game for a long time. Back in March of 2019, Nico and I drove around LA and he shot and filmed …

The Outlaw Roadster – Pete Royea’s 1990 Mazda Miata

Pop-pop! Pop! Whew. Pop-pop! Sounds of gun shots and a bullet howling and whistling past you. Thinking back, one can only be frightened and shaken up. This is how it went down when Nico and I were shooting (no pun intended) Pete Royea’s 1990 Miata. I did not know that one of the locations I scouted the day before was …