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Doghouse Performance

A family-run performance shop inside Motorsport Ranch in Cresson, Texas, where Miata owners get track alignments and setup right next to the track.

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A shop with a racetrack out back

Doghouse Performance sits right inside Motorsport Ranch, which means you can get an alignment done and go see how it feels a few minutes later. The Poland family opened the shop in 2016, after years of racing Mazdas in SCCA, NASA and Pirelli World Challenge with Adam behind the wheel. The name comes from their first project, a Porsche 944 Turbo that blew through the budget and landed them in the doghouse. We can relate.

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Fixing what the last shop got wrong

One ND1 owner came in looking for more camber. While they were at it, Adam and Matt found that a previous shop had installed one of the offset bushings 180 degrees backwards. They swapped it around and set the car up properly. Years earlier, an NC owner limped in with a transmission stuck in second gear; the crew stopped what they were doing, spent the better part of an hour diagnosing it, and confirmed it needed a replacement transmission.

Track alignments are the bread and butter here, and Miata owners describe the crew as knowledgeable, professional and easy to work with.

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Know before you go

Since the shop is inside Motorsport Ranch, ask how to get in when you book. And if you're a dog person, you'll fit right in: the shop says its door is always open to four-legged guests.

Last updated on October 21, 2026.

Where this comes from

Generations with documented work

  • NAnot documented
  • NBnot documented
  • NCdocumented
  • NDdocumented

Services with a source

Location

Cresson, TX
9018 Performance Ct #100, Cresson, TX 76035

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About the business

What they do

Miata focus
Miata experienceLevel 2 of 5

Specific Miata owner accounts document alignment and transmission diagnosis on ND and NC Miatas, backed by the family's Mazda racing history; the shop works on performance cars generally.

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Documented Miata focus, not a quality or customer review rating. How the scale works ↗

Sources and details

One line per source, with the claims it supports and when we checked it.

LineClaimEvidenceCheckedSource
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Added camber to an ND1 Miata and corrected a backwards offset bushing installed by another shop.
Took my ND1 Miata to Doghouse to get additional camber.
Source-supported · Wheel alignment · ND
Diagnosed a 2008 Miata transmission stuck in second gear.
the transmission on my 2008 miata got stuck in second gear.
Source-supported · Clutch and transmission service · NC
Outside review
Exa Places map-review mirror - Doghouse Performance: Jul 28 2025 ND1 Miata extra camber (prior shop's offset bushing found installed 180 deg wrong and fixed); Nov 14 2018 2008 Miata transmission stuck
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02
Advertises alignments, suspension and custom builds at a trackside shop.
We specialize in alignments, suspension, repairs, brakes, tires, parts install, diagnostic, fabrication, wheels and custom builds.
Source-supported · Wheel alignment
The family raced Mazdas in SCCA, NASA and Pirelli World Challenge from 2010 to 2016.
The Poland family and crew campaigned Mazda's in SCCA, NASA and Pirelli World Challenge from 2010 - 2016.
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Shop website
Doghouse Performance website (About/Our Story): family-owned high-performance shop at Motorsport Ranch Cresson since 2016; alignments, suspension, fabrication, builds; Poland family campaigned Mazdas
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Hours and directions

Call the shop to confirm they can take your car and your project.