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Miatas at MRLS Aims For World Record Miata Gathering

If you’re going to be in the neighborhood of Monterey, CA in early September, you might want to swing by Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. In addition to the official unveiling of the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata on September 3, an enthusiast event called Miatas at MRLS (Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca) will run that weekend drawing thousands of the sporty roadsters to the legendary race track.
Mazda MX-5 Miata NA 1 photo
Photo: Mazda
As Miatas at MRLS helps celebrate 25 years of the Miata, this year’s three-day event will not only be significant due to the debut of the ND Miata, but the group is also trying to organize a world record attempt for the largest gathering of Mazda Miatas. As of this writing with about six weeks to go until the event, almost 2,000 people have registered to attend with an estimated 1,350 Miatas expected to be in attendance. There is no word as to how many it will take to break the record, but that sure is a lot of Miatas!

Another cool reason to be at Miatas at MRLS is the series of seminars with discussions from key people who helped create the Miata including Tom Matano (designer of the original Miata) and Derek Jenkins (Mazda design director who was in charge of the 2016 Miata design). Other highlights of the event include a movie at the track, two days of parade laps around the track and, of course, an area for owners to show off their Miatas. Other than the 2016 ND Miata, Mazda will also have its own coral of historical Miata show cars.

The event will be limited to Miatas only, but you don’t necessarily have to be a Miata owner. The group will have regular Miatas on hand for people to rent, but if you’re looking for something more serious to take on the track, then Larry Oka Racing will have Spec Miata racecars available for people to rent as well.

The Miatas at MRLS runs from September 3 through September 5, and it definitely sounds like a must-see event.
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