A BELL RINGER; MazdaSpeed's second product makes even the Miata more fun.(News)

Byline: MARK VAUGHN Best conditions for try- ing out your new MazdaSpeed Miata? How about rain-dampened pavement, plenty of potholes, a narrow two-lane mountain road in the Malibu hills, oncoming monster SUV traffic with high-beams on full blast driven by inattentive actors and TV producers juggling cell phones? Oh, and it is pitch-black nighttime so if you do go over the edge they won't find you until next fire season. But by then you will have done your part in keeping some vultures fed. Luckily, we weren't driving that particular stint. Townsend Bell, the Indy Lights, CART ...