Total MX-5 – July 2019

(Amelia) #1

4 | TOTAL MX-5 |^ Summer 2019


CONTENTS


FEATURES


HOW TO


Fit coilovers to a mk

62


The mod that
everyone seems to
want to do – we show
you how you can do it
for yourself

SPECIALISTS


David Manners Group

66


Expert in classic
car parts, DMG
also has a warehouse full
of MX-5 goodies,
including body panels

OUR CARS


The Total MX-5 fleet

70


A new clutch and
lightweight
flywheel for Mr Fox, and
coilovers and alignment
for Mr Fraser

Q&A


Technical issues solved

76


Our Mr Cleverley
has seen and heard
it all – here’s the latest
list of woes he’s found
solutions for

REGULARS


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26


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of Total MX-5!

MOTORSPORT PROFILE


BOFI Racing


28


How a group of budget racing
addicts turned a hobby into a
business that encourages others to
head to the track

MONGOLIA RALLY

A really big adventure


32


Two uni mates, one tiny mk
MX-5, one massive road trip from
the UK to Outer Mongolia, and seven
gruelling weeks behind the wheel

WIDE-BODIED TURBOCHARGED MK

Time team


40


Tommy Babiarz had just three
weeks to get his car modified to
show at SEMA – luckily he had some
very talented friends to help

ROAD TRIP

Arctic Circle


46


You can’t drive further north in
Europe than Nordkapp in
Norway. From there you can drive 500
miles south on snow-covered roads to
Lulea in Sweden. So we did. In the
latest mk4. In a day. Well, c’mon, why
wouldn’t you?

READERS’ RIDE

High-rise Five


56


Tim Blacker played with Tonka
toys as a kid and then radio-
controlled buggies. So as a grown-up
he decided to turn a mk2 into a
monster truck... It’s great!

NEWS


6


The story behind that
record attempt; BBR’s
latest offerings; and the
mk1 re-imagined as a
classic Mazda Cosmo

COMPETITION

14


Duckhams makes
great oil: you can
win some thanks to the
David Manners Group

MX-5 OWNERS CLUB

17


The National Rally
is going to be an
absolute belter – here’s
why you need to go

INSIGHT


20


What’s MX-5 life
like in Japan?
Peter Nunn spent 24
years out there and spills
the beans

PHOTOBOOTH

82


Our page, your
beautiful
photographs

COMING SOON/
ADVERTISERS’ INDEX

83


Teasing what’s in
the next issue, plus
on what page you can
find our advertisers

PRACTICAL MX-

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