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Autoblog's Top Ten(ish) from the 2008 25 Hours of Thunderhill
by Damon Lavrinc on Dec 7th 2008 at 10:18PM 
Click above to check out Thunderhill's top ten, and a few of our favorites
With 83 official competitors at the 2008 25 Hours of Thunderhill, it's next to impossible to give each team their well-deserved time in the limelight. So we've complied a gallery of the top ten overall finishers (although one escaped our long lensman) and four of our favorites from the race that we caught up with between pit-stops and fill-ups. Check the gallery for their overall and class standings, along with a brief write-up on the teams we were able to corner.
We've also uploaded two galleries from the early morning and afternoon; one that covers almost all the contendors still running late into the day and another gorgeous gallery of night shots that provided us with a new desktop.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Berto 10:47PM (12/07/2008)
Fantastic job with the photos guys. Wish I could of been there!
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Hamhock 10:58PM (12/07/2008)
The winning Miata is pretty...makes me wish they came from the factory with a turbo...or a rotary...or a turbo rotary....
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CarbonBlack 11:57PM (12/07/2008)
Me to!
I have always had a thing for Miatas, but wish they had more HP.
This is race is yet another example how bad ass Miatas are! Makes you laugh at the "gay hairdresser" stereotype.
CarbonBlack 12:14AM (12/08/2008)
BTW,
A 13b-rew would be killer! (Rotary Rx-7 engine).
It is a fairly common swap, and seems like a great combo (see below video)!
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Mazda-Miata-13brew-rotary_201654.htm
brock 3:47AM (12/08/2008)
You just don't get it - the Miata doesn't need a rotary - and the crap apex seals and crap gas mileage that go with it.
The Miata has been around as long as it has because it's simply about the DRIVING experience.
Obviously you've never owned a Miata - if you did you would know better.
Dave 5:02AM (12/08/2008)
Affordable, reliable power upgrades for the Miata are readily available.
For example:
www.flyinmiata.com
Kattleox 8:52AM (12/08/2008)
I have a flyin' miata! Those guys tune like Carrol Shelby don't know how.
Just thought I'd throw that in there. One day it will be just as important as Jay Leno's Countach.
Kattleox 11:45PM (12/07/2008)
It's days like today that make me proud to be a Miata driver. *sniff* *sniff*
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Reader 3:42AM (12/08/2008)
Nice photos, first two time exposures are awesome.
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Adam D 5:49PM (12/08/2008)
and now the 3rd gen can be had with Forced induction.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYrQjbZafbk
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Dr. Goodwrench 4:32PM (12/10/2008)
Look for a Turbo package from Mazda Motorsports for the Spec Miata real soon.........
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