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Time to switch out the stock steel wheels (15.75 lbs) for some lighter alloys. Would like some input on approx 12 lb 6" wheels with 195 Dunlop Star Specs weighing 18 lbs, or 13 lb 7" wheels with 205 Dunlop Star Specs weighing 21 lbs. Now using Star Specs with the stock wheels and like the...

Found the stock pads to be good for three very hard track days. Smoking and all on the last afternoon, they recovered each lap, so they could smoke again. Replaced the stock pads with Porterfields. Great pads, this set was for street and autox, not recommended for track use, but used for a...

Believe the CarboTechs are the 8s. When Willow Springs ate the stock pads on a couple of hard track days, some of the Miata drivers told me they liked and used CarboTechs. Talked to CarboTech, sent them the original now non-existent pads, and they made the first set for me. Early 2011. I...

Started with stock tires and brakes. A couple of hard track days finished them. Went to S-Drives (stock size), Porterfield pads, high temp brake fluid. All good for 1 year. Car stopped & turned well in autox & track days. Tires good at end of year & pads surprisingly little wear. Switched...

Per Mazda + homework, stock Touring wheels are 16.5 lbs, tires 16 lbs. Sport wheels about 3/4 lbs less; Dunlop Direzza 195x50x15 are 18 lbs/per Tire Rack Dunlop Direzza 205x50x15 are 21 lbs/per Tire Rack And yes, I asked them why the difference. No good response but said this was right. Have...

Not race car, stock 5 speed Sport on race track

Can't understand the complaints. Only get 13 mpg on track days

To Your Highness, Ran my 2 at Buttonwillow last year with NASA. Had fun. My 2 is a 5-speed Sport. Differences are tires, I have Yoko S drives, same size, & Porterfield pads & high temp brake fluid. Running 36 lbs on all tires. Seems ok. The original tires, pads & brake fluid lasted 3,000...

Had a first sighting of a Fiat 500 Sport at a racetrack last Saturday. Went to an AROSC (Alfa Romeo Club of Southern California) event with my 2 at big Willow. Incredibly cold, windy and rainy. Rained the night before and the track never dried. Rained on parts of the track off and on all day...

Per Mazda: Steel wheels on Sport 15.75 lbs; Aluminum allow wheel 16.40 lbs