congrats nick - delighted that you are enjoying your car.
I would doubt very much if you are burning your clutch.
The Mazda clutch is very robust and in my experience more than up to the job for the M3W.
Most likely simply assembly material or the exhaust curing etc.
Do not worry - unless it persists.
BTW my garage still has tyre marks on it from my rear wheel - four years on!
I've seen a few standard and light weight Miata clutch assemblies and what JV installed in his with his new Centa comp did not look like any Miata that I had seen.
I think JV said something about a Volvo unit, not Mazda.
Either way, I think there's only been a couple guys that have actually "had" to have their clutch replaced. I think JV did it because he had everything down already.
A I bet JV had USED the clutch quite well before the tear down.
