Mazda introduced its latest generation of Miata to a fanfare of enthusiast accolades. Returning to its roots with a lightweight, nimble car packing “just enough” power gave Mazda a winner.
Its impact on the motorsports world was immediate at all levels, from the single-make professional Global MX-5 Cup series all the way to SCCA cone-dodging. This ND-generation Miata was also …
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Holy cow, how much would you expect to spend to find 8 seconds a lap? Once again Andy pulls through with the data. Thanks!
Alternate title: "Making an ND into a lady in the 'burbs and a freak on the curbs" 
What are the max camber alignments you are using? Are the karcept bars worth extra cash over others?
Since the thread popped up again I, I wanted to say how much I enjoy this article format. Popular motorsport chassis + credible info about the lap time gains from incremental mods is the kind of reference material I'd love to have at my fingertips for the FRS/BRZ/86, Boxster, Mustang, etc.
We found a similar time improvement on our first ND back in 2015. A paddock alignment from factory to "as much front negative camber as possible, then match the rear to the front" picked up whole seconds on our test track.
https://help.flyinmiata.com/en_us/align-your-suspension-chakras-By4oIc2zj
