Total MX-5 – July 2019

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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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-