Targa Miata
TEAM BIOS
Keith Tanner, driver and mechanic
Keith is a bit of a Miata nutcase. He is the author of Mazda Miata Performance Projects, How to Build a Cheap Sports Car and Miata: Find It, Fix It, Trick It. His days are spent as a technician for Flyin' Miata. It should come as no surprise that he knows the Miata inside and out!
Previous builds include the Track Dog, a 350 hp turbo Miata that took 2nd in the Unlimited Four class at the Open Track Challenge, a couple of cars for Car and Driver's Superfour Challenge that put similar power through a street car and a Lotus Seven replica based on a Miata drivetrain that GRM magazine decided was faster and more fun than a supercharged Ariel Atom. He also worked as crew for the factory Mazdaspeed effort at the 25 hour endurance race at Thunderhill in 2005. He has worked as a driving instructor at various track days from Thunderhill to Laguna Seca and holds the overall lap record for cars at his local track.
Janel Tanner, codriver
Janel enjoys telling Keith where to go. The Targa will be her rally debut, although she does have several years of experience in autocross and track days with her turbocharged Miata. She claims not to be competitive, although anyone who's seen her on track might disagree. She's looking forward to seeing Newfoundland.
Eric Feeley, head cheerleader
Eric was originally intended to act as codriver on the Targa but is unable to make the 2008 race. He is acting as our eBay consultant and UK parts scrounger.