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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 at low cost by using a single marque with minimal modifications.
In 2024, the Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs Ontario Region introduced this concept, naming 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 2005 are eligible.
Mazda Canada Cup vehicles shall be classified by the engine variant installed in the car. The 4 variations of permitted, which may require the use of a restrictor to maintain parity:
Transmission and final drive ratios must remain stock for the year of the chassis, but are subject to additional ballast:
A car's final weight, including driver, is determined by engine code and displacement.
The maximum wheel size is 8" x 15". DOT-compliant tires with a minimum treadwear rating of 200 must be used. Only one set of 4 tires permitted per weekend for qualifying and races. However, tires used for practice sessions are unlimited. The suspension components must use the stock mounting points; however, shock absorbers, springs and sway bars may be upgraded. The 2026 season consists of four race weekends. During each event, there are three contests.
The first weekend of the 2026 Miata Canada Cup was held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park during the British Empire Motor Club’s 74th Spring Trophy Races. Drivers competed in three twenty-minute contests around Canadian Tire Motorsport Park's ten-turn 2.459-mile road course.
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The start of race two (Sunday morning) for the 2026 Miata Canada Cup at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Getting a jump on the field in the pole-sitter, Kurt Langeveldt, driving the No. 17 Can-Saf Auto Repairs Mazda Miata. Behind Langeveldt is the other front row starter and the winner of Saturday’s contest, Shawn Shuiskiy. Trailing the leaders is the No. 36 RedGreen Racing Mazda Miata of Owen Clarke and Matt Gauthier in the No. 13 Roadsport Auto Group Mazda Miata. |
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Shawn Shuiskiy finished seventh in last year’s Mazda Canada Cup, with his best results being a pair of third places in the season opener at CTMP. In the first weekend of 2026, Shuiskiy gave notice that he was a threat for the title. He started on the pole for race one and lost a few spots at the start, but moved back out front for the win. On Sunday, his job was more difficult, as he started second and fourth, but he still collected two victories. |
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The best of the rest this weekend was the inaugural Mazda Canada Cup champion, Owen Clarke. Clarke, who drives the No. 36 RedGreen Racing Mazda Miata, started Saturday afternoon’s contest on the outside of the front row and lost a position to Kurt Langeveldt to finish third. The next day, he started third but passed Langeveldt for a runner-up result. In the finale, Clarke was penalized for jumping the start and was classified with a third-place finish. |
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The final race of the weekend and the pole-sitter, Owen Clarke, in the No. 36 RedGreen Racing Mazda Miata, leads fifteen competitors through Moss Corner during the first lap. Behind Clarke is the No. 17 Can-Saf Auto Repairs Mazda Miata driven by second-place starter Kurt Langeveldt. Trailing Langeveldt is the winner of the first two races, Shawn Shuiskiy, in the No. 14 Mazda Miata. Clarke and Langeveldt would be penalized one position for jumping the start. |
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Last season’s Mazda Canada Cup champion was Matt Gauthier. Gauthier qualified third for the weekend’s first contest in the No. 13 Roadsport Auto Group Mazda Miata. Unable to hold off a hard-charging Kurt Langeveldt, he finished fourth. Sunday morning, Gauthier was gridded fourth but passed Langeveldt late in the contest for a third-place finish. He was the runner-up in the weekend’s final race after Langeveldt, and Owen Clarke were penalized for jumping the start. |
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Kurt Langeveldt waited until the final contest of 2025 to collect his first victory of the season. He qualified fourth fastest for this year’s first race in the No. 17 Can-Saf Auto Repairs Mazda Miata. However, he moved into the lead early but was unable to hold off the eventual winner, finishing second. On Sunday, Langeveldt started on the pole, but slid down the order for a fourth-place result. In the finale, he was penalized one position for jumping the start and finished fifth. |
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The top three finishers in Sunday afternoon’s Mazda Canada Cup at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park during the BEMC 74th Spring Trophy Races. On the top step of the podium for the third time this weekend is the winner, Shawn Shuiskiy. On the left is the runner-up in race three, Owen Clarke. Completing the rostrum is last year’s champion and the third-place finisher, Matt Gauthier. |
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| FINISH | START | CLASS | DRIVER | TEAM | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | 1 | MCC | Shawn Shuiskiy | - / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 2 | 4 | MCC | Kurt Langeveldt | Can-Saf Auto Repairs / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 3 | 2 | MCC | Owen Clarke | RedGreen Racing / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 4 | 3 | MCC | Matt Gauthier | Roadsport Auto Group / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 5 | 6 | MCC | Ryder Brown | CSN Collision Hackett's / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 6 | 5 | MCC | Geoff Johnson | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 7 | 8 | MCC | Chad Peyton | Wrap Force/Can-Saf / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 8 | 10 | MCC | Andrew Caruso | Centura Tile / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 9 | 7 | MCC | Megan Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 10 | 11 | MCC | Spencer Deumer | - / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 11 | 9 | MCC | George Griffiths | - / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 12 | 13 | MCC | Huw Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 13 | 14 | MCC | Norm Beaudry | - / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 14 | 15 | MCC | Kevin Kenny | K&W Autosports / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 15 | 16 | MCC | Rishabh Jain | - / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 16 | 12 | MCC | Ron Tomlinson | Tomlinson Motorsports / Mazda Miata | 10 | - |
| FINISH | START | CLASS | DRIVER | TEAM | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | MCC | Shawn Shuiskiy | - / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 2 | 3 | MCC | Owen Clarke | RedGreen Racing / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 3 | 4 | MCC | Matt Gauthier | Roadsport Auto Group / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 4 | 1 | MCC | Kurt Langeveldt | Can-Saf Auto Repairs / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 5 | 6 | MCC | Geoff Johnson | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 6 | 5 | MCC | Ryder Brown | CSN Collision Hackett's / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 7 | 7 | MCC | Chad Peyton | Wrap Force/Can-Saf / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 8 | 8 | MCC | Andrew Caruso | Centura Tile / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 9 | 9 | MCC | Megan Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 10 | 11 | MCC | George Griffiths | - / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 11 | 10 | MCC | Spencer Deumer | - / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 12 | 14 | MCC | Ron Tomlinson | Tomlinson Motorsports / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 13 | 15 | MCC | Norm Beaudry | - / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 14 | 12 | MCC | Huw Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 15 | 16 | MCC | Rishabh Jain | - / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 16 | 13 | MCC | Kevin Kenny | K&W Autosports / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| FINISH | START | CLASS | DRIVER | TEAM | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | MCC | Shawn Shuiskiy | - / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 2 | 5 | MCC | Matt Gauthier | Roadsport Auto Group / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 3 | 1 | MCC | Owen Clarke | RedGreen Racing / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 4 | 6 | MCC | Geoff Johnson | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 5 | 2 | MCC | Kurt Langeveldt | Can-Saf Auto Repairs / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 6 | 3 | MCC | Ryder Brown | CSN Collision Hackett's / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 7 | 8 | MCC | Chad Peyton | Wrap Force/Can-Saf / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 8 | 7 | MCC | Andrew Caruso | Centura Tile / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 9 | 9 | MCC | Megan Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 10 | 10 | MCC | George Griffiths | - / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 11 | 13 | MCC | Spencer Deumer | - / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 12 | 11 | MCC | Norm Beaudry | - / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 13 | 14 | MCC | Huw Leahy | Powersports Garage / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 14 | 12 | MCC | Rishabh Jain | - / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| 15 | 15 | MCC | Kevin Kenny | K&W Autosports / Mazda Miata | 12 | - |
| - | - | MCC | Ron Tomlinson | Tomlinson Motorsports / Mazda Miata | 0 | Did Not Start |
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