Mission and Philosophy
” For the better part of 36 years it has been simple, WIN! “
Jim wins the first Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup Championship
About Jim Daniels:
- Founder of the largest road racing class in the world, SPEC MIATA
- Author of the globally successful chassis tuning guide with over 500,000 downloads
- Began racing karts at age 13, 100cc Yamaha National Champion
- Raced many classes in SCCA, IMSA, NASCAR, ARCA, Grand-AM, Motorola Cup & NASA
- Mazda Playboy MX5 Cup series Champion
- Mazda ladder system alumni
- Pirelli World-Challenge, awarded “Best Team” by my peers in 2011 while I was team manager
- Multiple Mazda sponsored season efforts for championships and R&D
- Mazda factory driver for World Challenge Touring & Grand-Am ST
- National champion in SCCA club, Legends and hill climb with over 60 national victories in 7 different classes, open and closed wheel.
- All time most Spec Miata Pro and amateur wins including a record 3 national titles
- June Sprints, Buck Eye Sprints and ARRC champion in several classes
- Owned, raced and won in the following classes; F500 Red Devil, FVee Caracal, SRF Ford, IT RX7, SS RX7 & Miata, EP & FP Miata, IMSA GTU RX7s, SM Miata, Grand-Am ST MX5, World Challenge M6, World Challenge Protege, Legends, Late Model, Spec Miata.
- Owner of the first Pro Spec Miata series that led to the current MX5 Cup series
- Race preparation shop owner for ten years
- Trained under and later employed guru Buddy Fey, author of “Data Power” (the birth of data collection)
- Jim has worked with a distinct list of peers who top the “who’s who” lists of current team owners, drivers, engineers & crew chiefs
- Coaching Clients with over 20 championships and 200 race victories
Jim Daniels’ personal victories and podiums by road race class, MAZDA Only;
| CLASS | VEHICLE |
| ITA | Rx7 |
| ITS | Rx7 |
| SSC | Mazda 3*+ |
| SSB | Miata/MX5*+ |
| SSGT | Rx7 |
| FP | Miata |
| EP | Miata |
| GT3 | Rx7 |
| GT2 | Rx7 |
| GT1 | Rx7 |
| PSM | Miata |
| Miata Cup | Miata |
| MX5 Cup | Miata* |
| Grand-Am Koni Cup (Motorola Cup) |
Miata |
| Speed World Challenge Touring Car | Mazda 6 |
Denotes: * Champion, + June Sprints Win
Jim Daniels’ personal victories and podiums by road race class, NON-Mazda;
| CLASS | VEHICLE |
| F500 | Red Devil |
| FVee | Caracal /Vortech |
| FF | Swift (rental) |
| SRF | SCCA Ent. |
| ITA | Neon (rental) |
| SSC | Civic (rental) |
| Legends | 600 Ent. |
CONTACT JIM for your driving & coaching needs!
jim@jimdaniels.com or 901-351-8494