At the end of the 2007 season I realized the Kubo Miata wasn’t performing to it’s true potential, so I went back and began to learn suspension and some theory in more depth. This opened my eyes and I found everything I was trying to accomplish through out the year was wrong.
So I tore the car apart and began to rebuild it better.
The shocks got taken to Guy Ankeny so he could work his magic on the triple adjustable Penskes. More weight got taken out of the car and some added for a seat weight rule. The springs were changed for different rates and different ride heights.
The completely new car seemed to work well right out of the box. The winter homework locally was paying off, and the car was pretty well planted and easy to drive. A few changes through out the year and here is a brief summary of the year.
San Deigo, CA National Tour: 1st in class, 1st in ,PAX,
El Toro, CA Pro Solo: 1st. in class, 2nd in ,PAX,
Wendover, UT Pro Solo: 3rd in class, 12th in ,PAX,
Packwood, WA National tour: 1st in class, 1st in ,PAX,
Packwood, WA Pro Solo: 1st in class, 2nd in ,PAX,
Topeka, KS Pro Solo Finale: 1st in class (CSP Pro Solo National Champion) 86th in ,PAX, (out of 215 drivers. car wasn’t set up too well for the rain)
Topeka, KS Autocross National Championship: 3rd in class, 24th in ,PAX, (out of 1058 drivers)
(I didn’t include any of the local events and the Divisional series but will add them later)
I was picked to win by Sports Car Magazine but due to a mechanical problem my first run it was too much of a deficit to bounce back. So this year, just like last, the car is getting torn apart and rebuilt finding a few tenths of a second to hopeful enjoy another winning season!