This is the famous Jim "Flash" Sawyer.  Spend 2 minutes around him and you'll know how he earned his nickname.  Super-great guy.  If you need the shirt he's wearing, he'll give it to you in a "flash".

Flash is on miata #3.  His first miata was a '90 Silver with a FMII turbo, along with MANY other mods (pictured below).

Near the end of the 2002 autocross season, Jim found a '93 LE in outstanding condition.  Enter Miata #2.  The winter of 2002/2003 was spent transplanting many of the mods from the '90 silver to the '93 LE black.  The transformation is complete (both cars are now on the road; silver one has been sold to the new owner, destined for a GM 350 V8 conversion). WHAT A CAR!!!

Below are a few shots of the Lexington Miata Club group giving Flash a hand.

    The FLASH dissecting a perfectly good '93LE.  Preparing the engine transplant from mild to WILD.

    WILD MAN in his usual form.  TORQUE WRENCH stands un-amused while Wild Man boogies to a fusion tune on the radio.

    GEEZER and WILDMAN yanking the Japan-spec turbo motor from the 'ol 90... to go into the 93LE.  Who let them work on this car anyway?

    FLASH... happily stands by one removed turbo motor.

    Tony Talbert and TORQUE WRENCH work on a new Hard Dog Hard Core installation.

    Master Mazda Mechanic and manager of Paul Miller Mazda (aka FLASH's brother Mark) shows WILD MAN where he went wrong.  Mark = Awesome!  Very knowledgeable of Mazda products, lightning fast with repairs and very much inspired with miata enthusiasts.  He is one heck of a good guy.

3/2/03 Update... New PAV Racing nose and bodywork is complete.  The pictures just don't do the car justice.  This car is one of a kind.

VERY, VERY UNFORTUNATE NEWS...

On the evening of July 3rd, 2003, Jim had an unfortunate accident with his 93LE, apparently trying to avoid hitting a parked car which was partially in the road.  Miata vs. stone wall.  Miata lost.  Jim and his girlfriend Sherri are ok but quite banged up.  Both occupants had their seat belts on.  The car, however, is not so lucky.  Below are a few pics of this unfortunate tragedy.

    This is where Jim went off.

   This is the store where the "obstacle" was parked.

The car was totaled big time.  The damage was NASTY!  We're all glad that Jim and Sherri survived.  It was THAT serious!  Now, it's time to build things up again.  Everyone pulled together to salvage items from the car and begin the next chapter...

ENTER 1994 Black/Tan POWER MONSTER!  Think 6 million dollar man, but in the form of a miata...

It WILL happen.

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