Mazda these days made an announcement that will delight legions of the Miata nation: The new 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata will be raced in a new Global Cup series slated to be held in North America, Europe, and Asia. The announcement, made at the bizarre Las Vegas horsepower bazaar known as SEMA, is pretty vague, but the accompanying reveal of the MX-5 Cup vehicle noticed in these images tells us pretty significantly almost everything we want to know. Stating only that the action will begin in 2016 and use identically prepped automobiles in several series worldwide, the maker at this point hasn’t even indicated which countries will be involved, only saying that complete details of the International MX-5 Cup will be announced as they are confirmed. What Mazda is certain of, nonetheless, is that the series will culminate at the finish of 2016 with a International Shootout at (natch) Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, to crown the series champion. A one particular-day test in Mazda’s prime-level Tudor United States SportsCar Championship Skyactiv prototype race auto will best the list of prizes bestowed on the champion.
Despite the fact that Mazda’s 2.-liter Skyactiv-G 4-cylinder engine will be the spec engine for the series, Mazda hasn’t revealed any added technical specs. A source inside the firm told C/D that the race automobile is most likely to get the exact same rash of cold-air intake, header, spec exhaust, and coil-over suspension as today’s MX-5 Cup spec automobile. Over the winter, Mazda Motorsports plans to conduct improvement and testing “to pick the optimum suspension, tire, powertrain, and safety modifications” for the series. Final specs will be announced sometime in 2015, when Mazda will commence taking orders for the 2016 series. For the first time, the Worldwide MX-5 Cup race vehicles will be sold “ready to race” from one supplier. Will this be Mazdaspeed, the company’s in-home performance group? So a lot of concerns, so handful of answers.
Mazda is confident sufficient in the new series to announce that 2015 will be the final season of pro racing in North America for the third-generation MX-5. Soon after the season’s conclusion at Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta in October, existing third-gen MX-5 Cup vehicles will be eligible for club racing only. Although that sounds like a bit of a bummer, we’re focusing on the awesomeness of seeing the ND MX-5 Miata tearing up racetracks. (Not to mention how excited we are to drive, you know, the standard 2016 MX-5 Miata!)
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