part 2George says he has some customers with Global MX-5 Cup cars, but they’re just getting their feet wet with their eyes on possibly competing in Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires next year. The shop also does a lot of performance builds for street and track day cars, including turbo setups. One of the cars he has found works really well for a dual-purpose car is the RX-8. “The RX-8 fits a lot of people’s needs for that,” he says. “I still think it’s one of the best chassis out there for the price, and they’ve kind of fallen by the wayside because of people not knowing about the engines. I have three guys with RX-8s tracking them one to three times a month and really loving them. “The Miata stuff, though, is steady and constant. Mostly maintenance, but we’ll do cages, fire systems, mount the seat and let the customer finish out doing their own suspension and some of the simpler things,” he says.MER just moved to a bigger shop, one that’s actually at MSR Cresson, from a location that was on the road leading to the track. The facility’s much larger – four times the size – and in a spot where they can look out of the windows and see the main straight. Right now, the shop is typically taking care of eight to 12 cars at any given time, with five fulltime race cars in the mix. But despite the recent growth, George has his sights set on more – plus keeping existing customers happy. “We’re still going to be doing all the NASA and SCCA stuff,” he says. “We’ve had a lot of fun getting people into the sport and growing our customer base, keeping as many people on track as possible.”Motorsport Enterprises Racing
Cresson, Texas
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