She Started with a $1,500 Miata… Now She Wins Races | Michelle Squirek

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She built a racing career from a cheap Miata, sim racing, and refusing to quit.

How do you go from racing on a desk-mounted wheel to battling for wins at VIR and Daytona? In this episode of Inside the SCCA, Michelle Squirek shares one of the most inspiring grassroots motorsports stories you’ll hear.

She started with a $1,500 Mazda Miata, autocrossed while in college, funded racing through software engineering, survived spins, crashes, pressure, and self-doubt—and fought her way into the highly competitive Spec MX-5 ranks.

We dive into:

✅ Sim racing roots with Live for Speed
✅ Buying and building a first Miata race car
✅ Taking risks to chase racing dreams
✅ Winning championships in ITA
✅ Moving into Spec MX-5 competition
✅ How she overcame nerves and race pressure
✅ Daytona victory story
✅ VIR success and lessons learned
✅ Tech tip every racer needs to hear

If you love Mazda Miata racing, grassroots motorsports, SCCA racing, Spec MX-5, sim racing, autocross, racecraft, and racing success stories, this episode is for you.

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