Buddy started life in 2001 as a plain ol’ Miata. Now he’s a rip-roaring, dirt-slinging, whoop-jumping desert race car. Outfitted with a turbocharger, 29-inch BFGoodrich KO2 tires and Fox 2.0 shocks with reserviors, Buddy is the only Miata that regularly competes out in the desert with the big cars and trucks.