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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 2025 season consists of four race weekends. During each event, there are three contests.
Shannonville Motorsport Park hosted the second weekend of the 2025 Miata Canada Cup during the SMP Cup event. Saturday's activities were staged on the Pro Layout, while Sunday's races were contested on the Long Track.
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Twenty-three Miata Canada Cup competitors exit Shannonville Motorsport Park's final turn for the start of the weekend's second contest. On the pole is the No. 36 Team Red Green Mazda Miata of Saturday's winner, Owen Clark. Beside Clark is Matt Gauthier driving the No. 13 Roadsport Auto Group Mazda Miata. Gridded third and fourth are the No. 17 Can-Saf Auto Repairs Mazda Miata of Kurt Langeveldt and Dennis Beaudry in the No. 88 Mazda Miata. |
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It isn't easy to bet against Owen Clarke. The driver, the No. 36 Team Red Green Mazda Miata, secured the 2024 Miata Canada Cup championship after a tight battle with Matt White. This year, Clarke opened his title defense with three victories at the British Empire Motor Club's Spring Trophy Races. In the series' second weekend at Shannonville Motorsport Park, he continued to dominate the proceedings, collecting three victories. |
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The No. 13 Roadsport Auto Group-sponsored Mazda Miata is piloted by Matt Gauthier. Gauthier appears to be the biggest threat to Owen Clarke securing back-to-back Miata Canada Cup championships. He finished in the runner-up position three times during the season opener at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Gauthier repeated his performance at Shannonville Motorsports Park, earning three more second-place results. |
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Twenty-one Miata Canada Cup drivers enter Shannonville Motorsport Park's corner one for their final race of the SMP Cup. At the front of the field is the No. 36 Team Red Green Mazda Miata of the current points leader and last season's series champion, Owen Clarke. Immediately behind Clarke is the other front-row starter, Matt Gauthier, in the No. 13 Roadsport Auto Group Mazda Miata. Trailing the leaders are Kurt Langeveldt and Ryder Brown. |
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Kurt Langeveldt campaigns the No. 17 Can-Saf Auto Repairs prepared Mazda Miata. Langeveldt opened the season at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park with a third and two fifth-place finishes. He qualified fourth for the opening race at the SMP Cup but started third when Aidan Shimbashi had problems. Langeveldt held the position to the checkered flag. On Sunday, he collected two more thirds despite threats from Shimbashi and Ryder Brown. |
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Karter Aidan Shimbashi gets faster each time he gets behind the wheel of the No. 701 TM Motorsport Mazda Miata. In his first weekend of the series, he improved from a nineteenth-place finish in race one to a ninth in the finale. At Shannonville, Shimbashi qualified third but was unable to start the first race. In the Sunday warm-up, he was the fastest. Shimbashi started race two in twenty-first and finished fifth. In the final, he secured a fourth-place result. |
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| FINISH | START | CLASS | DRIVER | TEAM | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | 1 | MCC1 | Owen Clarke | Team Red Green / Mazda Miata | 14 | - |
| 2 | 2 | MCC1 | Matt Gauthier | Roadsport Auto Group / Mazda Miata | 14 | - |
| 3 | 4 | MCC1 | Kurt Langeveldt | Can-Saf Auto Repairs / Mazda Miata | 14 | - |
| 4 | 9 | MCC1 | Dennis Beaudry | - / Mazda Miata | 14 | - |
| 5 | 6 | MCC1 | Geoff Johnson | Johnson Forest Products / Mazda Miata | 14 | - |
| 6 | 10 | MCC1 | Chad Peyton | Wrap Force/Can-Saf / Mazda Miata | 14 | - |
| 7 | 7 | MCC1 | Matthew Crimi | Canada Welding Supply / Mazda Miata | 14 | - |
| 8 | 8 | MCC1 | Ryder Brown | Ryde Automotive Appraisals / Mazda Miata | 14 | - |
| 9 | 16 | MCC1 | Huw Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 14 | - |
| 10 | 17 | MCC1 | Norm Beaudry | - / Mazda Miata | 13 | - |
| 11 | 18 | MCCU | Ron Rhead | Rhead CPA / Mazda Miata | 13 | - |
| 12 | 15 | MCC1 | Ken Brough | Curavita Health Group / Mazda Miata | 13 | - |
| 13 | 13 | MCC1 | Kevin Kenny | K&W Autosports / Mazda Miata | 13 | - |
| 14 | 19 | MCC1 | Stephen Weston | K&W Autosports / Mazda Miata | 13 | - |
| 15 | 22 | MCC1 | Mark Nelson | - / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 16 | 21 | MCC1 | Christopher Landry | Britannia Bay Racing / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 17 | 12 | MCC1 | Megan Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 18 | 23 | MCC1 | Stephen Rocque | Mortimer Racing / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 19 | 5 | MCC1 | Shawn Shuiskiy | - / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| - | 11 | MCCU | Dave Orosz | D.O. Greenhouse Consulting / Mazda Miata | 1 | Did Not Finish |
| - | 3 | MCC1 | Aidan Shimbashi | TM Motorsports / Mazda Miata | - | Did Not Start |
| - | 14 | MCC1 | Spencer Deumer | Rilli Racing / Mazda Miata | - | Did Not Start |
| - | 20 | MCC1 | Rishabh Jain | - / Mazda Miata | - | Did Not Start |
| FINISH | START | CLASS | DRIVER | TEAM | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | MCC1 | Owen Clarke | Team Red Green / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 2 | 2 | MCC1 | Matt Gauthier | Roadsport Auto Group / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 3 | 3 | MCC1 | Kurt Langeveldt | Can-Saf Auto Repairs / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 4 | 8 | MCC1 | Ryder Brown | Ryde Automotive Appraisals / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 5 | 21 | MCC1 | Aidan Shimbashi | TM Motorsports / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 6 | 5 | MCC1 | Geoff Johnson | Johnson Forest Products / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 7 | 6 | MCC1 | Chad Peyton | Wrap Force/Can-Saf / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 8 | 20 | MCCU | Dave Orosz | D.O. Greenhouse Consulting / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 9 | 19 | MCC1 | Shawn Shuiskiy | - / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 10 | 4 | MCC1 | Dennis Beaudry | - / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 11 | 23 | MCCU | Robert Turner | Can-Saf Automotive / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 12 | 7 | MCC1 | Matthew Crimi | Canada Welding Supply / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 13 | 17 | MCC1 | Megan Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 14 | 9 | MCC1 | Huw Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 15 | 10 | MCC1 | Norm Beaudry | - / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 16 | 13 | MCC1 | Kevin Kenny | K&W Autosports / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 17 | 22 | MCC1 | Spencer Deumer | Rilli Racing / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 18 | 12 | MCC1 | Ken Brough | Curavita Health Group / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 19 | 11 | MCCU | Ron Rhead | Rhead CPA / Mazda Miata | 9 | - |
| 20 | 14 | MCC1 | Stephen Weston | K&W Autosports / Mazda Miata | 9 | - |
| 21 | 15 | MCC1 | Mark Nelson | - / Mazda Miata | 9 | - |
| 22 | 16 | MCC1 | Christopher Landry | Britannia Bay Racing / Mazda Miata | 9 | - |
| 23 | 18 | MCC1 | Stephen Rocque | Mortimer Racing / Mazda Miata | 8 | - |
| FINISH | START | CLASS | DRIVER | TEAM | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | 1 | MCC1 | Owen Clarke | Team Red Green / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 2 | 2 | MCC1 | Matt Gauthier | Roadsport Auto Group / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 3 | 3 | MCC1 | Kurt Langeveldt | Can-Saf Auto Repairs / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 4 | 5 | MCC1 | Aidan Shimbashi | TM Motorsports / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 5 | 4 | MCC1 | Ryder Brown | Ryde Automotive Appraisals / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 6 | 10 | MCC1 | Dennis Beaudry | - / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 7 | 9 | MCC1 | Shawn Shuiskiy | - / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 8 | 12 | MCC1 | Matthew Crimi | Canada Welding Supply / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 9 | 6 | MCC1 | Geoff Johnson | Johnson Forest Products / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 10 | 7 | MCC1 | Chad Peyton | Wrap Force/Can-Saf / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 11 | 11 | MCCU | Robert Turner | Can-Saf Automotive / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 12 | 8 | MCCU | Dave Orosz | D.O. Greenhouse Consulting / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 13 | 13 | MCC1 | Megan Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 14 | 15 | MCC1 | Norm Beaudry | - / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 15 | 17 | MCC1 | Spencer Deumer | Rilli Racing / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 16 | 16 | MCC1 | Kevin Kenny | K&W Autosports / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 17 | 18 | MCC1 | Ken Brough | Curavita Health Group / Mazda Miata | 11 | - |
| 18 | 20 | MCC1 | Stephen Weston | K&W Autosports / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 19 | 19 | MCCU | Ron Rhead | Rhead CPA / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| 20 | 22 | MCC1 | Christopher Landry | Britannia Bay Racing / Mazda Miata | 9 | - |
| - | 14 | MCC1 | Huw Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 3 | Did Not Finish |
| - | 21 | MCC1 | Mark Nelson | - / Mazda Miata | - | Did Not Start |
| - | 23 | MCC1 | Stephen Rocque | Mortimer Racing / Mazda Miata | - | Did Not Start |
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