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Spec Miata is a popular class that originated in the United States.
The category is intended to allow competitors to race in a low-cost environment by using a single marque with minimal modifications.
This year, the Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs Ontario Region introduced this concept and called it the Miata Canada Cup. The rules are similar to those used by the Sports Car Club of America and the National Auto Sport Association. Miatas and MX-5s manufactured from 1990 to the present are eligible, and based on their vintage and level of preparation, they are put into one of three classes.
Restrictor plates are required on some of the newer, larger displacement vehicles to equalize engine performance. The transmission and final drive ratios remain primarily as delivered by the factory. The suspension components must use the stock mounting points; however, shock absorbers, springs and sway bars may be upgraded. Based on the class, brakes, wheels and tires are subject to different regulations. A car's final weight, including driver, is determined by engine code and displacement.
The 2024 season consists of four race weekends. During each event, there are three contests.
During the SMP Cup event, the Miata Canada Cup debuted on the Long Track at Shannonville Motorsport Park. Races one and two were twenty minutes in length, while the finale was a twenty-five-minute contest.
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The pace lap for race two of the Miata Canada Cup at Shannonville Motorsport Park. Twenty competitors enter the final turn for a twenty-minute contest on the Long Track layout. The No. 177 Can-Saf Auto Repairs Mazda Miata of Marlin Langeveldt is facing the field. On the outside of Langeveldt is Matthew Gidman driving the No. 02 Abandoned Rail Brewery Mazda Miata. Row two is occupied by the Miatas of Owen Clarke and Matt White. |
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It was a miracle to see Marlin Langeveldt enter the inaugural Miata Canada Cup. Just weeks earlier, Langeveldt was involved in an incident at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park that seriously damaged the No.177 Can-Saf Auto Repairs Mazda Miata. However, repairs were made, and the car was fast all weekend. The former Canadian Touring Car Championship competitor started each contest on the pole and went flag-to-flag for three victories. |
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The best-subscribed class at Shannonville Motorsport Park was MCC1, which boasted eighteen entries and provided the closest racing. Owen Clarke and Matt White were at the front of the category all weekend. Both drivers have extensive road racing experience. Clark pilots the No. 36 red green racing Mazda Miata. He started on the class pole for each contest and won the first two rounds. In the finale, Clarke finished behind White. |
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Matt White drove the No. 83 Mortimer Racing-prepared Mazda Miata. White is best known for his exploits in F1600, but most recently, he has completed in a Ford Mustang. He spent the SMP Cup event sparring with Owen Clarke. On Saturday, White chased Clarke to a runner-up finish in MCC1. The next morning, he grabbed another close second. However, in the finale, the pair swapped the class lead two times before White collected the win. |
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The unlimited category (MMCU) attracted five entries. Matthew Gidman's No. 02 Abandoned Rail Brewery Mazda Miata competed in this class. In addition to the Miata, Gidman gained racing experience in the Toyo Tires F1600 series. He opened the weekend at Shannonville Motorsport Park by qualifying third and inherited a runner-up result when Chantal Carter retired. Gidman collected two more second-place finishes. |
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Geoff Johnson arrived at the SMP Cup event with two cars. Johnson is a regular at regional races with a GT2-prepared Ford Mustang. This weekend, he also competed in the MCC1 class of the Miata Canada Cup with the No. 114 Johnson Forest Products Inc. / Powersports Garage Mazda Miata. Regarding the Owen Clarke / Matt White battle, Johnson was the best of the rest. He earned three third-place results. |
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| FINISH | START | CLASS | DRIVER | TEAM | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | 1 | MCCU | Marlin Langeveldt | Can-Saf Auto Repairs / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 2 | 3 | MCCU | Matthew Gidman | Abandoned Rail Brewery / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 3 | 4 | MCC1 | Owen Clarke | red green racing / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 4 | 5 | MCC1 | Matt White | Mortimer Racing / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 5 | 6 | MCC1 | Geoff Johnson | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 6 | 8 | MCC1 | Huw Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 7 | 10 | MCC1 | Taylor Mahon | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 8 | 11 | MCC1 | Matt Gauthier | - / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 9 | 12 | MCC1 | Kevin Conty | Toprock.ca / Mazda MX-5 | 10 | - |
| 10 | 16 | MCC1 | Chelsea Giffin | TWOth Autosport / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 11 | 14 | MCC1 | Chad Peyton | Rilli Racing / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 12 | 13 | MCC1 | Ken Brough | Curavita Health Group / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 13 | 18 | MCC1 | Stephen Weston | K&W Autosports / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 14 | 15 | MCC2 | Ron Rhead | Rilli Racing / Mazda MX-5 | 9 | - |
| 15 | 20 | MCC1 | Ted Michalos | TM Motorsports / Mazda Miata | 9 | - |
| 16 | 19 | MCC1 | Katherine De Nottbeck | Mortimer Racing / Mazda MX-5 | 9 | - |
| 17 | 22 | MCC1 | Kevin Kenny | K&W Autosports / Mazda Miata | 9 | - |
| 18 | 21 | MCC1 | Megan Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 9 | - |
| 19 | 23 | MCC1 | Stephen Sharzer | TWOth Autosport / Mazda Miata | 9 | - |
| 20 | 24 | MCC1 | Stephen Rocque | Mortimer Racing / Mazda Miata | 9 | - |
| 21 | 9 | MCCU | Robert Turner | Can-Saf Motorsports / Mazda MX-5 | 7 | - |
| 22 | 7 | MCCU | Stephen Di Cesare | Airport Mazda / Mazda Miata | 6 | - |
| 23 | 17 | MCC1 | Mathew Crimi | Rilli Racing / Mazda Miata | 4 | Did Not Finish |
| 24 | 2 | MCCU | Chantal Carter | EcotecMiata / Mazda Miata | 0 | Did Not Finish |
| FINISH | START | CLASS | DRIVER | TEAM | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | 1 | MCCU | Marlin Langeveldt | Can-Saf Auto Repairs / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 2 | 2 | MCCU | Matthew Gidman | TM Motorsports / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 3 | 3 | MCC1 | Owen Clarke | red green racing / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 4 | 4 | MCC1 | Matt White | Mortimer Racing / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 5 | 5 | MCC1 | Geoff Johnson | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 6 | 8 | MCC1 | Matt Gauthier | - / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 7 | 7 | MCC1 | Taylor Mahon | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 8 | 6 | MCC1 | Huw Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 9 | 11 | MCC1 | Chad Peyton | Rilli Racing / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 10 | 13 | MCC1 | Stephen Weston | K&W Autosports / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 11 | 12 | MCC1 | Ken Brough | Curavita Health Group / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 12 | 14 | MCC2 | Ron Rhead | Rilli Racing / Mazda MX-5 | 10 | - |
| 13 | 10 | MCC1 | Chelsea Giffin | TWOth Autosport / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 14 | 17 | MCC1 | Kevin Kenny | K&W Autosports / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 15 | 15 | MCC1 | Ted Michalos | TM Motorsports / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 16 | 16 | MCC1 | Katherine De Nottbeck | Mortimer Racing / Mazda MX-5 | 10 | - |
| 17 | 18 | MCC1 | Megan Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 18 | 22 | MCCU | Stephen Di Cesare | Airport Mazda / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 19 | 20 | MCC1 | Stephen Rocque | Mortimer Racing / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 20 | 19 | MCC1 | Stephen Sharzer | TWOth Autosport / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| - | - | MCC1 | Mathew Crimi | Rilli Racing / Mazda Miata | - | Did Not Start |
| - | - | MCC1 | Kevin Conty | Toprock.ca / Mazda MX-5 | - | Did Not Start |
| - | - | MCCU | Robert Turner | Can-Saf Motorsports / Mazda MX-5 | - | Did Not Start |
| - | - | MCCU | Chantal Carter | EcotecMiata / Mazda Miata | - | Did Not Start |
| FINISH | START | CLASS | DRIVER | TEAM | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | 1 | MCCU | Marlin Langeveldt | Can-Saf Auto Repairs / Mazda Miata | 13 | - |
| 2 | 2 | MCCU | Matthew Gidman | TM Motorsports / Mazda Miata | 13 | - |
| 3 | 4 | MCC1 | Matt White | Mortimer Racing / Mazda Miata | 13 | - |
| 4 | 3 | MCC1 | Owen Clarke | red green racing / Mazda Miata | 13 | - |
| 5 | 5 | MCC1 | Geoff Johnson | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 13 | - |
| 6 | 8 | MCC1 | Huw Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 13 | - |
| 7 | 7 | MCC1 | Taylor Mahon | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 13 | - |
| 8 | 6 | MCC1 | Matt Gauthier | - / Mazda Miata | 13 | - |
| 9 | 18 | MCCU | Stephen Di Cesare | Airport Mazda / Mazda Miata | 13 | - |
| 10 | 9 | MCC1 | Chad Peyton | Rilli Racing / Mazda Miata | 13 | - |
| 11 | 21 | MCC1 | Kevin Conty | Toprock.ca / Mazda MX-5 | 12 | - |
| 12 | 10 | MCC1 | Stephen Weston | K&W Autosports / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 13 | 11 | MCC1 | Ken Brough | Curavita Health Group / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 14 | 13 | MCC1 | Chelsea Giffin | TWOth Autosport / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 15 | 12 | MCC2 | Ron Rhead | Rilli Racing / Mazda MX-5 | 12 | - |
| 16 | 16 | MCC1 | Katherine De Nottbeck | Mortimer Racing / Mazda MX-5 | 12 | - |
| 17 | 15 | MCC1 | Ted Michalos | TM Motorsports / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 18 | 14 | MCC1 | Kevin Kenny | K&W Autosports / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 19 | 17 | MCC1 | Megan Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 20 | 19 | MCC1 | Stephen Rocque | Mortimer Racing / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 21 | 10 | MCC1 | Stephen Sharzer | TWOth Autosport / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| - | - | MCC1 | Mathew Crimi | Rilli Racing / Mazda Miata | - | Did Not Start |
| - | - | MCCU | Robert Turner | Can-Saf Motorsports / Mazda MX-5 | - | Did Not Start |
| - | - | MCCU | Chantal Carter | EcotecMiata / Mazda Miata | - | Did Not Start |
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