September 2013

Mazda scored its ninth GX win of the final Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series season with its Mazda6 SKYACTIV-D Clean Diesel racer at Lime Rock Park as the season came to a close. The win, scored by the No.70 Castrol Edge SpeedSource Mazda6 driven by Sylvain Tremblay and Tom Long, gave Mazda the manufacturers title […]”

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Joel Miller and Tristan Nunez pulled double duty in Grand-Am competition at Lime Rock, racing not only in the Rolex Sports Car Series GX class in the Mazda6 SKYACTIV-D Clean Diesel, but also running an MX-5 in the Continental Tire Sports Car Series race on Friday afternoon. Miller and Nunez won the Street Tuner class. […]”

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For many years, racers and fans alike decried the lack of a proper ladder system to guide young racers to the top of U.S. open wheel racing. Mazda, by consolidating and endorsing the Mazda Road to Indy, went a long way toward answering those complaints. There is now a clear path to the IZOD IndyCar […]”

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Hello, My name is Patrick Gallagher and I am a driver for CJ Wilson Racing in the Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup. I started racing quarter midgets and karts when I was six and since then I have driven numerous racecars. Last year I was fortunate enough to drive for JAY Motorsports in the U.S. F2000 […]”

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“If someone comes from Spec Miata, they’re used to momentum driving,” says Ernie Francis Sr., who runs the most successful TCB team in Pirelli World Challenge, where his son Ernie Francis Jr. is leading the points in his Mazda2. “You have to be on the gas so much sooner than any other car. It’s hard […]”

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Every year, the Sports Car Club of America’s top Club Racers gather at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs to prove who is the best of the best. The 50th edition took place this past weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., with a near-record entry of more than 700 cars. Out of 28 SCCA […]”

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Mazda Once Again Tops the Charts at Americas Largest Club Racing Event September 23, 2013 (Elkhart Lake, Wisc.) There is no single event that better represents Mazda Motorsports than the annual SCCA National Championship Runoffs. Marking their 50th anniversary this year, the celebration was extra special. After a week of competition with over 700 racers […]”

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After a day of practice and three days of qualifying, the 2013 SCCA National Championship Runoffs races are ready to get underway at Road America for the 50th Anniversary edition. Eight Mazda drivers claimed pole positions for the races, including those in all-Mazda or Mazda-powered classes. All pole times were set on Tuesday, as rain […]”

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The spec formula idea has been around almost as long as the formula car – a single-make chassis with only one engine choice, often built and sealed by a single supplier. It’s an especially successful concept when that spec car is built around a reliable Mazda rotary engine. The Pro Mazda Championship’s beginnings date back […]”

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The 2013 SCCA Tire Rack Solo National Champions were crowned at Lincoln, Neb., on Sept. 3-6, and nine Mazda drivers were among them. The Solo National Championships are the culmination of the Sports Car Club of America’s Solo program each year that includes ProSolo, Championship Tour and Match Tour events, plus hundreds of regional events […]”

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It’s no secret that some tracks favor certain cars and drivers, and vice-versa. Some circuits are handling tracks, some are horsepower tracks, and some have elements of both. Sometimes a team will hit a sweet spot at a particular racetrack and find something that no one else has. Still, to finish one-two at a given […]”

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My name is Yago Cesario. I am 17 and my dream is to be a professional racing driver in the IndyCar Series. I had my first contact with a racecar when my father took me to the raceway on a Sunday and I drove my friend’s kart. The same day, I asked him if I […]”

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The 2013 National Auto Sport Association (N.A.S.A.) Championships Presented by Toyo Tires took place Sept. 5-8 at Miller Motorsports Park, and five Mazda racers left Tooele, Utah, with championship titles. Dennis Holloway has been racing in N.A.S.A. for several years; as it turns out, this was his year to win the Performance Touring C class […]”

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With only the doubleheader on the streets of Houston to go, Matthew Brabham has destroyed Pro Mazda Championship records on his way to winning the title and claiming the scholarship package from Mazda to race in the Indy Lights series. He clinched the championship with a commanding double win on the streets of Trois-Rivieres in […]”

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The B-Spec class in SCCA Club Racing and the corollary Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car B Championship have been gaining momentum and popularity. One of the more popular weapons chosen for the racing class designed to be low-cost and great for beginning racers is the Mazda2. No team has used the Mazda2 to better effect […]

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The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion regularly attracts the best cars and most famous drivers to its celebration of all things motorsports history at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, so it’s a natural for Mazda to bring some of the finest examples of its racing past to the event. This year’s gathering, held Aug. 16-18, was no […]

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Twenty-nine Mazda racers claimed titles in four conferences after the Sports Car Club of America U.S. Majors Tour season concluded in August. The U.S. Majors Tour is a collection of National-level SCCA Club races designed to elevate the racing experience for participants and serves as the top tier of National Championship racing. Events are held […]

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A diesel first ran at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the 1931 Indianapolis 500, becoming the first car to run the race without a pit stop. Freddie Agabashian gave diesel engines their best shot in 1952, capturing the pole but failing to finish the race. It wasn’t until more than 50 years later that a diesel […]

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Not since 1968 at the now-gone Riverside International Raceway has the Sports Car Club of America National Championship event been held west of the Rocky Mountains. In 2014 that changes as Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca hosts the Runoffs in California 50 years after the 1964 inaugural event at Riverside. “Club Racing is the heart and […]

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For 10 years, the Mazda3 has been not only a great road car that can carry people and stuff with great mileage or, in the case of the MAZDASPEED version, get them there in a hurry, but it has also been a staple…

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