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" Disney has a Mouse, Kellogg&amp;#039;s has a Tiger, and if Road &amp;amp;amp; Track had a mascot, it&amp;#039;d probably be a plucky, weather-beaten NA Mazda Miata. Oh, wait\u2014we do. That&amp;#039;s because the MX-5 is everything that&amp;#039;s right about sports cars\u2014a clever, no-frills roadster conquering brute strength with a scant curb weight and well-honed handling characteristics. An ever-astute Jack Baruth points out that this, fundamentally, was the genesis for club racing, and Stevan McAleer of C.J. Wilson Racing has video evidence to prove it. PHOTOS: 2016 Mazda Miata Prototype Test Mule Spy Shots After starting from the back of the pack at Sebring International Raceway for last week&amp;#039;s Continental Tire Series race, the former MX-5 Cup king surgically dissects a grid of more powerful Porsches and BMWs. Yes, McAleer out-brakes, out-maneuvers, and flat-out embarrasses everything in front of him. When all&amp;#039;s said and done, he&amp;#039;s picked off 15 cars in a single lap. At race&amp;#039;s end, McAleer and his co-driver managed second in their Street Tuner class, up from a 57th overall starting spot.      READ THIS: Introducing Road &amp;amp;amp; Track&amp;#039;s Million-Mile Miata "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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