616hp Drag Racer

There really isn't much to say here. The figures speak for themselves. 616hp measured at the rear wheels. It reaches the 1/4 mile in 8.871 seconds at 152.72mph. The motor used to be in a stock NA chassis Miata before the owner upgraded to this semi-tube frame NB chassis. The owner, Dennis Doney, also has a Porsche 993 TT that puts out 883.9 rwhp @ 5800rpm and 853.4 torque @ 5200rpm. Very impressive!

Mazda BP motor
Garrett GT4094R turbo by Precision Turbo and Engine
G-force transmission
Jerry Bickel rear differential
Built with help by Essa Tech in Ft. Lauderdale, FL































The Miata isn't the first choice amongst enthusiast who do drag racing but it seems there are a few Miata owners who test their cars on the 1/4 mile drag strip. Most have a V8 or rotary engine swap.

All this talk of drag racing Miatas reminds me of the famous Mecha-Doc car.






It seems drag racing Miatas is more popular in the Caribbean islands like Puerto Rico, Curacao and Trinidad. This is the late Luis Vivo's Bam Bam, one of the fastests "aspirado" rotaries (non-turbo or supercharger). It's a full drag car (fully-tubed chassis, air shifters, etc) powered by a Mazda 13B rotary with NOS. Best time: 8.37 @ 153 mph...









Another rotary powered drag Miata


And another
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