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 …

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 …

Time Is Not Of The Essence – Vu Ho’s 1999 Mazda Miata

The first time I met Vu was at a Kinod meet in Cerritos several months back. I remembered our conversation that night about him building his first Miata. Vu told me he never built a car before, in his entire life, and was looking for inspiration. I can relate with Vu because I’m also constantly seeking for inspiration to build …

Fast While Standing Still – Takuya-san’s NA6 Miata

Have you ever seen a car parked, silent and still, but somehow it appears like it’s moving, in motion and moving fast? This is how I feel when I look at Takuya-san’s NA6 Miata. I first took note of his car over a year ago. His style is more in line with speed and function. The Jetstream Clubman R Front …

Built By Design – Goff’s 2000 NB Miata

This Spirit Road Feature comes to us from Bangkok, Thailand. I’ve been following Goff’s build for over 2 years now. His car first caught my attention with the Esqueleto front end. Which then followed with custom 4AGE ITB’s and a full 1.9 liter engine rebuilt with CP Pistons, Manley Rods and Maruha Cams. The engine bay is clean, wire tucked, …