Building The Global MX-5 Cup Car: Inside Long Road Racing

We visit Long Road Racing in Statesville, NC to get an inside look at how a Global Mazda MX-5 Cup car is built. The cars start as 4th generation (ND) MX-5 Sport trim cars and receive over 250 changes to become one of the most affordable spec race cars on the market.
Intro - Vehicle Delivery: 00:29
Initial Upgrades: 02:03
Paint: 02:35
Suspension Upgrades: 03:10
Dyno Tuning and Quality Control: 04:20
Example of Incoming stripped car: 04:36
Timeline for a build: 05:24
History of Long Road Racing: 06:23
Example of a fully completed car: 07:41
What comes with the race car: 08:31
What parts go back on the car: 09:00
What upgrades are installed on the car: 09:55
Role of Long Road Racing in the Global MX-5 Cup: 11:19
Trackside Involvement: 12:40
Street car upgrades from LRR (Ultimate MX-5): 14:10
Shop Security - Guinness the dog: 16:31
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[@AzrilNazliAlias]

this is why i race Mazda MX-5 in iRacing, so much fun with VR and H shifter

[@haeuk]

Soul red weights 15lb more than white car! wow! interesting fact

[@setra23]

I think soul red is about 5 different coats of primer/paints.

[@dempsey3]

These Guys are the best , Great car built by great people, truth is that the car is made great by the Long Family, I own an ultimate Miata, and I love it
Thank you Glenn

[@nicolashuffman4312]

This is so cool, and even cooler that it is right here in NC! I know the Miata market is crowded, but if there is anything LRR makes for the NB that is not available elsewhere, please let us know. There are plenty of us that commute in stripped down Miatas with 4 point harnesses that would love to be able to buy parts with real pedigree, not marketing babble. It seems so much work is done to make specific racing parts, but perhaps a lot of the knowledge gets lost trying to make it work financially. That's a shame. I think there are a lot of us that want to take our street cars to the level that LRR provides, but at the end of the day each one of us is a one man band.

[@AmariMaahes]

This is totally awesome!!! Definitely a buy if and when I move to Washington state. Great video and great work!

[@TheVroomVlog]

Very cool 'how it's made'-style video, well done!. I would kill to make it to this series one day; just need to raise that $58K ;)

[@miichaelneri4687]

And then another 100 grand or so to run the season.

[@scorpionking9m45]

Love the ZoomZoom family.

[@jgaines4]

9:02 Guinness!

[@charleshill9236]

Very interesting shop tour. Love the cars and watching the miatas race is a blast! One question. Why do you remove the seam sealer when you're building the race version?

[@romeocano1919]

My best guess it replace it with seam weld to stiffen chassis on top of roll cage

[@Dafastso]

wow full racecar out the door

[@Savorychicken41]

Such a great price for a turn key series race car.

[@StudioDaVeed]

80k in '23

[@DessikaModus]

they dyno the engine before break-in?

[@jims6614]

How much do the cup cars weigh?

[@onthecheap6292]

what oil weight do yall use ant type

[@Paintppa1]

How do you dispose of the parts taken off the cars?

[@raimondibro]

yeah im a tech and this would be a dreeeeam job! nice cars and shop

[@BoziTatarevic1]

It really is!

[@emilioheredia1]

Does the wind shield washer liquid tank stays in place?🤔 min 10:50

[@PinChE_LoCo]

What transmission?

[@ChoPi-Eww]

Do you usually install an oil cooler on these builds?

[@reno9k]

yes

[@PaulCuenin]

Very cool.

[@DrVaticinator]

I want one

[@Huffly123]

How much does it cost overall?

[@miichaelneri4687]

Today they come from the factory race ready for 58, 900.

[@carracuda3920]

Surprised that they don't try to bump the power at all. (I know they swap the exhaust but still seems minimal)

[@mattwright2529]

Mike Berry I understand how more power is useful but the weight of a Miata is what makes it a good track car if a person who buys one wants more power they can add it ya know

[@BoziTatarevic1]

They run a custom ECU along with exhaust and intake which gives it a mild power bump but the tune gives the drivers a lot of features like flat foot shifting in order to perform better on track.

[@patthonsirilim5739]

brb was able to hit 190hp with just intake exhaust headers and a tuned on the stock ecu and that with a cat this should be able to hit the same numbers or higher since it have a straight flow exhaust with custom ecu i think it should be pretty rapid since its 100kg down on the stock mx5 which is already a feather weight car with a lot better tires suspension and stiffness

[@mattymatte6289]

Just looked these guys up.... they permanently closed in 2019 :(

[@wengfongcheah]

is it still street legal?

[@BoziTatarevic1]

The Cup car is not street legal, but Long Road Racing does have a street legal cup car that they offer.

[@SloanZurnToto]

I always thought the Miata race cars were factory built by Mazda.

[@miichaelneri4687]

They are now.

[@adidasDC]

They shut down so long road racing is no more

[@driesduyck469]

i racing !!!!!!!!!!!

[@jack-spicer1381]

Can i have one? i promise to take care of it forever.

[@fatman1288]

these cup cars should be hardtops

[@shawnwaheed206]

A cage to imsa spec wont fit in the hardtop

[@chidogg93]

@@shawnwaheed206 plus tall ppl with a helmet won't fit in it 😭

[@bodymartovski8121]

Try raceroom, thank me later