Track Dog

The Track Dog is one of FM's dedicated competition cars. It was built for the Open Track Challenge in 2002, and has been a development platform for us. Why are we doing this? To test our Miata performance parts, of course. There's no better venue to torture-test our suspension, brakes, turbo systems, cooling systems and electronics - and our technicians! We're learning a huge amount in the process, and our customers will benefit. Okay, that's the official reason. And it's true. But really, we just like to play with cars.

Schedule:
Come out and see the Track Dog in its natural element, whether that's competition or testing.
Track Dog schedule

The car:
Current specs
2002 race specs

What's going on with the racer right now?

Initial buildup:
  The teardown
  The drivetrain
  Suspension and wheels
  The body

On the track:
Pre-OTC (02) test report
Post-OTC (02) work.
Testing at Thunderhill
Testing at Pahrump

Racing!
Open Track Challenge 2002
Open Track Challenge 2003

Videos!
2003
Video (Quicktime)  
Track Dog at Thunderhill video (Windows Media format only)

2002
Video (Quicktime)

Brandon McComber sent us a portrait of the Track Dog.

The sponsors:

		in conjunction with Goodyear
Lightweight wheels	Ground Control suspension	Tires
Powermist racing fuel	Rick Weldon
Redline lubricants		The nearly legendary Team Voodoo