Is This ND Miata the Ultimate Track Day Car and Daily Driver?

Подписаться 28 тыс.

Просмотров 53 тыс.

50% 1

Looking for a great car for road and track? How about an ND2-chassis Mazda MX-5 Miata? Andy Hollis built this one that also serves as a test mule for many Grassroots Motorsports tire tests. What makes this car so good on track? Take a watch as we walk you through the build and how you can replicate this setup on your own car.
Read more about this car:
grassrootsmotorsports.com/art...
Thanks:
CRC Industries:
www.crcindustries.com/
Tire Rack:
www.tirerack.com/content/tire...
Simpson Racing Products:
www.simpsonraceproducts.com/
AEM Performance Electronics:
bit.ly/grmcm-tv
Koni:
www.koni.com/en-US/Home/

Авто/Мото

Опубликовано:

13 апр 2021

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 121

@diegofianza3525 25 дней назад

"If you want to learn a little about this car..." In this short vid, I just had a condensed introduction to tracking/daily driving a MX5!! Thanks.

@josephandreuccetti7270 2 года назад

Please make some updates on this car and more videos! We need more ND content

@nobodynoone2500 2 года назад

hear hear!

@Grassrootsmotorsports 2 года назад

You can see all the updates on our ND project car here: grassrootsmotorsports.com/project-cars/2019-nd-mx-5/

@Storm88000 3 года назад

I own a 2020 Club 6MT. it’s incredible even in stock form. Get some thicker tires, bigger brakes, a header and exhaust, and your hood to go. It’s amazing. And still get almost 38mpg highway !

@opmike343 2 года назад

Car needs sways a lot more than it need brakes. Put on some performance pads and tires, and you'll show weaknesses in the suspension long before the brakes hit their limits.

@codyedsall9459 2 года назад

And sway bars and track oriented lowering springs or coil overs. Track alignment probably being the most important part of all

@ohplezz 2 года назад

In stock form that car rocks and rolls all over the place. It's like driving a lazy boy recliner around the track.

@jjchockey Год назад

Get a beefy front sway bar and stiffer springs or better yet coilovers. Stock club brembro brakes are perfectly fine for even 250HP supercharged ones if you have upgraded pads. Stock ND's are wayyyy too soft for track work. The suspension is the weak point.

@Storm88000 Год назад

@@ohplezz That is true. It does. I forgot to add in the original reply, *SWAY BARS* - I have a set of Flyin Miata front and rear adjustable sways (3 way) and they knocked off about 45-50 percent of the body roll, still on the OEM Bilstein suspension.

@reactor4 3 года назад

Great video!!!

@johnschnettler8747 2 года назад

Great video! Very interested to know at what point the seat lowering brackets are needed for track work/ helmet wearing? I'm 5' 11"

@MeetInvesting 3 года назад

Great video. You mentioned you use a hybrid Hans. Mind sharing which make and model you use and would recommend? Is it Simpson hybrid sports? Thanks!

@2023roadstervet 3 года назад

Awesome video .. thank you.

@Grassrootsmotorsports 3 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@robertlaw2304 2 года назад

Good video. Was wondering if you looked at changing the LSD to the OS Giken

@NormalGuy 3 года назад

Hey, I’ve got that hoodie!!

@AdamAllen 3 года назад

I own the 17' RF with 27/16mm sway bars, coilovers, 16x9 wheels, ND Roadster sport exhaust and it's an absolute dream of a DD + canyon carver.

@ChoPi-Eww 3 года назад

I had the Bilsteins revalved at FCM, still pretty soft springs but shorter shock body and coilover conversion. Good balance for double duty, but not a race car for sure

@LiveHappy321 2 года назад

Would you recommend an ND RF for both track days and daily driver? I’ve heard there maybe issues getting on track due Rfs not keen to roll bars.

@rubbertoe. 3 года назад

Dream starter track car for me

@ADUSN 19 дней назад

It's really a forever car. Will be remembered as one of the last true sports cars.

@Chilicharger665 3 года назад

You said you are running a front Progress sway bar and OEM or Megan Racing rear, but the video clearly showed Karcepts front and rear bars.

@stevenday6468 3 года назад

When he changed disciplines/classes he had to change sway bars. The Karcepts blade style aren't allowed.

@coenlouie684 3 года назад

I guess I'm kinda randomly asking but do anybody know a good website to stream new movies online ?

@coenlouie684 3 года назад

@Byron Harlem Thank you, I went there and it seems like a nice service :D Appreciate it!

@byronharlem7238 3 года назад

@Coen Louie you are welcome xD

@Aheitchoo 2 года назад

You can lower it 1.75in without worrying about roll center correction?

@schizobipolarjoe Год назад

Andy what are your thoughts on flyin Miata sway bars vs roadsters sport sway bars from good win racing.

@sqmotorsports9230 2 года назад

Meanwhile Andy showed up to TT Nats 21 in a CRX that fell in M4 along with my ND1... and he beat the everlinving snot out of everyone in class and set a 2:16 class lap record for that track (NCM). I was thrilled to see his McLaren roll in to Road Atlanta.

@willrobbins4721 3 года назад

Great video! I'm in the process of prepping an ND2 for S5 and am going this same basic route. One question - with the Flyin' Miata springs, did you use the bump stops they recommend (stock front, shorter rear) or did you use some of the shorter/harder options similar to what a lot of people use in CS?

@AndyHollis33 3 года назад

I used the one FM supplied (shorter rears). The CS parts are band-aids for lack of proper springs/bars.

@willrobbins4721 3 года назад

@@AndyHollis33 Great, thanks for the reply! I tested this setup out at NCM over the weekend and it was fantastic! Very balanced and the Konis handled the curbs incredibly well.

@TECHINDUSTRYTIMES 2 года назад

How much stiffer is it? Is it dailyable?

@tonygruber7665 11 месяцев назад

It’s great if you can fit in it.

@caseyquillen6073 2 года назад

What tire size are you using on the 9in wide wheels? The wider wheels are never covered in the online articles.

@uscfroadie Год назад

@Casey Quillen. From the article linked - 949 Racing was the first firm to develop lightweight, track-oriented wheels for this application, offering its 6UL model in a 17x9-inch ET45 size at a weight of just 15.4 pounds. When wrapped in 245/40R17 Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R tires, the combination offers maximum grip while just barely grazing the plastic fender liners occasionally. Key to this setup is dialing in about 5 degrees of caster in front, which centers the wheel in the wheel well.

@davideslampe3062 3 года назад

Awesome vid, very informative. I see some track footage from The Firm. Are you running there? Great track in Starke, FL that few people know about.

@Grassrootsmotorsports 3 года назад

Yep, that's the FIRM. It's our official test track, and only about 90 minutes from our headquarters. Amazing resource for testing and development, and a fun facility with some great people.

@driver46 3 года назад

Great video , really like all the details about car. But I would have to suggest that NC is better track option because it cost 1/2 of ND . Any car you track on weekly basis will be in pretty bad shape in a year , so starting with half of the cost for same performance might be better option.

@AndyHollis33 3 года назад

I do not personally like the handling of the NC. It's also not as fast as an ND2. The latter makes more power and is lighter.

@Tijke 3 года назад

A 60,000 starting point isnt as good as a 0-20,000 mile starting point tho. Taking on a heavily abusedNC is arguably more work and unknown risk in comparison. That's a specific condition, but it would seem a lot of miatas are driven as they should be. Finding a very clean 9 year old car is hard.

@driver46 3 года назад

I agree that ND is little bit lighter but in case of track use NC easily gets to same weight , handling of NC is very good and proven to be better than NA and NB I still didn't come across somebody in ND who could keep up but I think that was more to a driver than car . My whole point is in affordability since everything from engines , transmission, bearings will be replaced in first few years of tracking. All of those are much cheaper for NC and with starting price on top of it , looks like ND is too much money for same performance as NC .

@flyers10az Год назад

great video. What upgrades do you recommend if want to run in SCCA CS autocross class?

@Grassrootsmotorsports Год назад

Here is an update on our project ND Miata that might be helpful: grassrootsmotorsports.com/project-cars/2019-nd-mx-5/maximizing-nd-chassis-miata-street-autocross-and-t/

@dwang911 3 года назад

Hey whats the hybrid hans device you use?

@AndyHollis33 3 года назад

www.simpsonraceproducts.com/products/simpson-hybrid-s

@tamtrily 2 года назад

👌

@MrDroid0518 3 года назад

Will that suspension combo put you put of stock class in autox? Great video 👍

@aroundomaha 3 года назад

Yes. Street class doesn't allow spring kits or swapping out two sway bars (limit of 1 whether front or rear).

@CarGroves 3 года назад

Who cares, build your car how you like

@MrDroid0518 3 года назад

@@CarGrovesI agree, I am just trying to optimize for stock class which is what I want for now found out they do qualify 😀

@MrDroid0518 3 года назад

@@aroundomaha aren't these replacement shocks with springs tho how did grassroots pull it off?

@dwang911 3 года назад

They're prob running in STR?

@howardhutchinson 3 года назад

Name of said head & neck restraint please?

@Grassrootsmotorsports 3 года назад

It is a Simpson Racing Hybrid S head and neck restraint. www.simpsonraceproducts.com/products/simpson-hybrid-s

@Dreihme 4 месяца назад

ND95

@dry509 2 года назад

What year is this car?

@Grassrootsmotorsports 2 года назад

It is a 2019 ND, we have all the project updates here if you would like to read more about it: grassrootsmotorsports.com/project-cars/2019-nd-mx-5/

@dry509 2 года назад

@@Grassrootsmotorsports Thanks for your response.

@cct3053 Год назад

Tire size?

@Grassrootsmotorsports Год назад

They are 235/40R17 but you can read some of the tire tests with more information here: grassrootsmotorsports.com/articles/bridgeston-returns-200tw-scene/

@cct3053 Год назад

@@Grassrootsmotorsports thanks for replay!

@richardunderwood950 3 года назад

First. Hehe. Have a brz and wish I had a Miata 😅

@willycorpuz9591 3 года назад

Just go grab a miata.you Will love it.

@richardunderwood950 3 года назад

@@willycorpuz9591 I’m heavily looking into NC’s since they’re the bargain right now

@willycorpuz9591 3 года назад

I bought a used 17' mx-5rf with 21,000 miles for 18,500$ love it. After that we bought a 2020 mazda3 for the wife🤙🤙🤙🇯🇵aloha!

@ChoPi-Eww 3 года назад

I just wish there was a four door Miata (that isn't an E30 M3)

@sultanofswingdrift3021 2 года назад

what's wrong with e36 M3? 🤔

@TDF2004 Год назад

Same, I've been trying to find a car that's as close to a Miata with 4 doors or 5 seats that's still cheap to run and reliable but the closest thing I could see was a BMW 1 series F20/21 but apparently they cost a lot to maintain and are unreliable. Also I'm not a fan of the idea of having a turbocharged engine just cause of long term reliability and mpg.

@1bye4bye9 Год назад

Tire size please…

@Grassrootsmotorsports Год назад

245/40R17 Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R

@dc292177917 2 года назад

0:36 tyres backward? lol

@GaryL3803 2 года назад

Those look like RT660's which can spin either direction.

@allimikej 2 года назад

Sponsorship by NASA

@dstewusa7054 Год назад

The mask is to help aero so he can get faster lap times 🤣🤣 He’s also wearing two gum shields for added safety

@GTroy 3 года назад

arrgh... m.i.a.t.a.

@cavaseno 8 месяцев назад

Don’t be afraid of fresh air 😂

@K03sport 3 года назад

I really have to stop watching these videos as it makes me sad I drive a WRX. The WRX fits my needs better (a great dane can ride in the backseat), but a miata (or BRZ) suits my wants. Needs over wants...plus, the Mrs. Said no Miata even though I had (many years ago) a '88 323LX and she has a CX-5. As soon as Mazda comes out with a coupe/sedan/wagon based on the miata, I'll have to make due with the WRX (should have bought the STi)... 👍🏁

@MichaelVelezHOMES 3 года назад

But Y

@MrOdeezie585 2 года назад

N95 mask?

@LoLreality1 3 года назад

The mask is killing me 😂 Meowouse ...

@MrOdeezie585 2 года назад

Who the hell wears a mask while filming a video

@davebarr4760 3 года назад

Lots of good info. Thanks... Why the mask? 🤷🏻‍♂️

@kitkat6695 3 года назад

For the cameraman?

@Stakan79 3 года назад

Outside in a mask? Really?

@Stakan79 Год назад

@@BoostedNDMiata «masks are like MAGA hats for democrats” 😂

@ybaha1995 Год назад

Extremely cringe

@normallystrangerob Год назад

🤣🤣🤣

@TheG60528XiJinPing Год назад

Hek is wrong with him?

@gregbrightwell662 Год назад

You have never had hay fever?

@CarGroves 3 года назад

Why would you wear a mask with no one around you? Stick to cars and leave your politics at the door...

@fantasticgobble 3 года назад

Possibly he's modeling a considerate behavior. Masks aren't political until someone makes it so.

@CarGroves 3 года назад

@@fantasticgobble Wearing a mask in 2021 while doing an outdoor solo video is political.

@fantasticgobble 3 года назад

@@CarGroves Dude, this is a nerdy car video. He never mentioned anything about politics, but you did. You're pissing into the wind and complaining about the rain.