Hello friends! My name is Scott Hargrove. Last year I ran in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda with Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing and had an amazing year, ultimately leading the championship through the final round and securing the coveted MAZDASPEED Scholarship. As a team we have decided to move […]”
Andris Laivins, crew chief for CJ Wilson Racing and owner of Laivins Race Cars in Austin, Texas, has turned more than a few road cars into racing machines. There are obvious goals in such an undertaking, primarily speed and reliability. But there are some objectives to which car builders should pay attention that are often […]”
The SCCA Southwest Division has long run a race called the “Sunburn Grand Prix,” usually held in June. As it turned out, having the event in March meant it was ironically named. Eagles Canyon Raceway was the site for Rounds 3 and 4 of the SCCA Mid-States Majors Tour, and it included rain on […]”
Six Races in Four Series Including a Record MX-5 Cup Field for Mazda March 16, 2014 (SEBRING, Fla.) When it was all said and done, and the numbers were added up, Mazda had more cars, in more races, than any other car company at Sebring 68 cars in four classes for 28.6% of […]”
Six Races in Four Series Including a Record MX-5 Cup Field for Mazda March 16, 2014 (SEBRING, Fla.) When it was all said and done, and the numbers were added up, Mazda had more cars, in more races, than any other car company at Sebring 68 cars in four classes for 28.6% of all race […]”
John Dean, of Sebring, Fla., scored an emotional victory in front of family, friends and supporters in Round Two of the SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires as part of the 62nd Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida. Thursday’s winner, Kenton Koch, of Glendora, Calif., […]”
Rookie Kenton Koch, of Glendora, Calif., started his bid for the 2014 SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires Championship on the right foot, winning Round 1 at Sebring International Raceway as part of the 62nd Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida. Hometown favorite John Dean […]”
New Entry Point for the Mazda SportsCar Racing Academy March 13, 2014 (SEBRING, Fla.) Mazda announced the latest addition to its driver development program with a partnership with iRacing. Mazda Motorsports has more than 9,000 club racers in the U.S., most of who race MX-5 Miatas. iRacing has more than 50,000 members worldwide, many who […]”
Company Invests Millions of Dollars to Accelerate Young Drivers’ Racing Careers March 13, 2014 (SEBRING, Fla.) When Mazda created the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development Ladder in 2007, the company set out to help drivers manage one of the most difficult hurdles in racing moving up to the series above. Since 2007, Mazda has directly invested millions […]”
Six Races in Four Series Including a Record MX-5 Cup Field for Mazda March 13, 2014 (SEBRING, Fla.) The annual Mobil-1 12Hours of Sebring race is recognized by sportscar fans around the world. For more than 60 years it has attracted the greatest sportscars and racers from around the world. What is sometimes overlooked is […]”
Each new season of the SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires brings new contenders for the championship and the Mazda SportsCar Racing Academy scholarship that goes with it. As the series prepares for its season opener this week at Sebring International Raceway, there are several new faces that have their eyes […]”
Last season in the Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge was one to remember for me; I learned more than I ever expected to that season. The part that was most beneficial, in my eyes, last season was that I had to set my own car up. Prior to 2013, I had spent some time on […]”
The definition of success always depends on the goal one starts with. A first down is usually the first step toward a touchdown in football. A touchdown is the first step toward winning the game. Each is a small success on the way to a bigger success. So each TUDOR United Sports Car Championship race […]”
Matthew Brabham, seeking to become the first person to win championships on the three steps on the Mazda Road to Indy ladder in succession, got off to a good start in testing for the 2014 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires. As part of the Cooper Tires Winterfest, a mini-series for the Cooper Tires […]”
Most Club Racers will experience traffic in every race. With multiple classes on the circuit at once, racers are going to be passed by or be passing other cars in different classes on a regular basis. A Spec Miata or STL driver might be on track with Performance Touring A or Touring 2 cars, meaning […]”
Some people refer to their racecars as hot rods, no matter how far removed from the typical American V8 they may be. There’s no question that racecar owners drive their cars hard like anything built for performance should be. The question is, once off the track, do they baby it like a hot rod? Go […]”
Spencer Pigot took his second win of the Cooper Tires Winterfest for Pro Mazda in Round 3 and finished second in Round 4 to clinch the four-race mini-series. Scott Hargrove, the 2013 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda titlist, scored the victory in Round 4 to cement his standing as a contender in […]”
Michael Epps came into Barber Motorsports Park for the second half of the Cooper Tires Winterfest blazing, but in the end couldn’t keep RC Enerson from leaving with the USF2000 Winterfest title. Englishman Epps not only claimed his first USF2000 victory in Round 4 of the six-round Winterfest at Barber Motorsports Park on Tuesday, he […]”
The Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda will have a seven-weekend, 14-race schedule in 2014. The ninth season for the series featuring smaller sports racing prototypes with Mazda engines will have doubleheader events at each venue. New to a challenging Cooper Tires Prototype Lites schedule are visits to Kansas Speedway and Watkins Glen International. […]”
If a Team Support Member wants his contingency money from Mazda Motorsports, he or she not only has to earn it, but represent the brand properly as well. The best – and required – way to do that is with the proper decals. Of course, Mazda Motorsports has bundled the appropriate kits depending on the […]”
The second event of the SCCA Western Conference Majors Tour took place this past weekend at the Inde Motorsports Ranch, located just outside of Wilcox, Ariz. The four-year-old facility offers pristine support buildings and new on-track challenges for many competitors who have not run here before. The 18-turn, 2.22-mile track sits at 4000 feet above […]”
After the first round of races for the 2014 Cooper Tires Winterfest series for USF2000 and Pro Mazda, RC Enerson leads the USF2000 points for Team E Racing and Spencer Pigot heads the Pro Mazda contenders. USF2000 featured three different winners over the weekend at NOLA Motorsports Park, with Enerson, of New Port Ritchey, […]”
Matthew Brabham’s white and turquoise United Fiber & Data/MAZDASPEED Andretti Autosport car will carry the No. 83 in his inaugural season in Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires. But the No. 83 and the Brabham name have a connection much longer than the 19-year-old IndyCar hopeful. “The first time I raced go-karts I was […]”
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