The rear bumper of an MX-5 is effectively a large parachute. The way it hangs down behind the exhaust silencer means it traps air. At best the trapped air will slow you down and at worst it will generate lift. In the name of driving fast, we want neither of these things and so the […]
I’m not new to MX-5s. I’ve now had 3 of them. The first one was an NBFL (Mk2.5) S-VT. That one met a nasty end when I used it to pick a fight with a bridge. It was no great shame though. In the 2 months I had it I kept discovering more and more […]
With Gwyneth sat all sorry for herself on the drive, we needed to assess exactly what the extent of the damage was. On the surface, we would see that the passenger headlight wouldn’t go down and that the wing was crumpled at the front, but we didn’t know what lurked underneath. It was time to […]
When purchasing any car, there are always certain shall we say, personality traits that you should be aware of. The MX-5 is certainly no exception. Follow the BOFI Racing buyers guide to help you avoid any gremlins that may come back to haunt you in the future. A Short History of the MX-5 After the […]
Most MX5s left the factory with an open differential. Obviously, this is no good if you want to drive fast, race or drift. Fortunately, there are options to fix this.
A little backstory here, I’ve been driving, reading about and wrenching on MX5s for over 4 years now. In that time there has been a few modifications that everyone has gone a little mad for. A craze, a fad so to say – the latest being ‘Delrin Door Bushings’ which I’m sure we will get into, […]
