Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin

About MX-5 Cup

The Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin is the signature spec series for Mazda Motorsports. MX-5 Cup offers more than $1 million in prize money and scholarships a year.

The MX-5 Cup race cars start as complete MX-5 road cars from the Mazda Hiroshima, Japan factory before being transported to engineering development partner Flis Performance in Daytona Beach, Florida, where they are transformed into a race car. The process includes disassembly of the production car, welding and paint of a full roll cage and interior, and adding more than 250 motorsports-specific parts. Other components of the car, including the Mazda SKYACTIV 2.0 liter engine are sealed to ensure even competition and a cost-effective platform.

2024 SCHEDULE

*All events are doubleheaders

CARS

The Mazda MX-5 Cup car is a purpose-built race car from 2018 / 2019 Mazda MX-5 known as the “ND” or fourth generation Miata.  All cars are built from white, Club trim level new cars exclusively by Flis Performance in Daytona Beach, Florida.  (www.FlisPerformance.com)

The car is completely disassembled, tub is cleaned of seam sealer and sound deadening material, an IMSA, INDYCAR, and SCCA approved roll cage is TIG welded into the car.  The cage contains complete NASCAR-style door bars on both sides of the car (making it the ultimate HPDE driver / instructor car) and is tied together across the firewall through the interior of the dash leaving a neat appearing and fully functional dash.  After roll cage completion, the cage and tub of the car are painted in an automotive paint booth.

After cage installation and paint, the car is assembled with over 250 race car-specific parts.  The parts added to the car provide handling, endurance, safety and power enhancement specifically designed for the car after hundreds of hours and thousands of miles of both on-track and lab testing by automotive mechanical engineers and professional race car drivers.  Component sealing and authentication tracking is done for parity in the various racing series in which the car competes.

For more information on purchasing new cars, contact Flis Performance at 386-256-7021 or by email.

TIRES

Michelin Pilot Sport Competition 20/61-17 racing slicks

POINT SYSTEM

Per race, for both driver and team championships. 10 bonus points are awarded for pole position, most laps led and fastest race lap. Only the two best results will count in the team championship for teams fielding more than two entries.

MAZDA MX-5 CUP CHAMPIONS