Mazda drivers claim 21 titles in the three SCCA Majors conferences that have completed their seasons.
Three of SCCA’s five Majors Championship conferences have wrapped up their seasons ahead of next month’s SCCA National Championship Runoffs. The results for Mazda and Mazda-powered racers were good, with 20 drivers claiming 21 conference titles.
Aside from the spec classes – Spec Miata and Formula Mazda – there was a big variety of classes and competition. Mazda drivers won titles in GT, Production, Touring, Super Touring, Formula Atlantic and Prototype classes. Among the conference champions were quite a few defending or past national champions, including current Formula Atlantic National Champion Conner Kearby, who won the class in the Southeastern Conference.
Often the competition is other makes, but in some cases, it’s Mazda vs. Mazda. In the Western Conference, the top three were all Mazda2s, with Eric Boucher coming out on top of Derrick Ambrose and Cherie Storms. Alan Marshall had to contend with Miata racer James Speights to win the Mid-States GT-3 title in his RX-7.
In contrast, Tom Wickersham had a host of Hondas and Mustangs to beat in his MX-5 for the Western Conference Touring 4 title. Marc Hoover probably has the only Touring 1 Miata in the country, and he used it to good effect in the Western Conference, running roughshod over drivers of Ford’s Mustang factory racer, a Corvette and a host of Ferrari Challenge cars.
There were a couple of truly noteworthy performances out of the Mid-States Conference. First was Matthew Reynolds’ double championship in E Production and Spec Miata. In EP, he won every race in his Miata but one, and in Spec Miata, 68 drivers posted results in the conference. The other outstanding effort was Eric Prill, who swept F Production in his Miata, winning every pole and every race in the conference. It’s also worth noting Danny Steyn’s Spec Miata championship in the Southeastern Conference, based on sheer numbers – 134 different drivers posted results in SM in the conference.
Two more conferences have races yet to run, the Northern and Northeastern Conferences. MazdaMotorsports.com will bring you the results of those championships when they’re wrapped up.
Western Conference Mazda Champions
| Class | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| B-Spec | Eric Boucher | Mazda2 |
| E Production | Anthony Jimerson | RX-7 |
| Formula Atlantic | Edward Lever | Pro Mazda |
| Formula Mazda | Michael Ottis | Formula Mazda |
| Prototype 2 | David Ferguson | Mazda Van Diemen RFS-03 |
| Spec Miata | Marco Gallaher | Miata |
| Touring 1 | Marc Hoover | Miata |
| Touring 4 | Tom Wickersham | MX-5 |
Mid-States Conference Mazda Champions
| Class | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| E Production | Matthew Reynolds | Miata |
| Formula Mazda | Larry Howard | Formula Mazda |
| F Production | Eric Prill | Miata |
| GT-3 | Alan Marshall | RX-7 |
| GTL | Jonathan Goodale | MX-5 |
| Spec Miata | Matthew Reynolds | Miata |
Southeastern Conference Mazda Champions
| Class | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Formula Atlantic | Conner Kearby | Swift 016 Mazda |
| Formula Mazda | Doug Peterson | Formula Mazda |
| F Production | Ken Kannard | Miata |
| GT-3 | Ray Stephenson | RX-7 |
| Prototype 1 | Jacek Mucha | JMS016CP Mazda |
| Spec Miata | Danny Steyn | Miata |
| STL | Nick Leverone | Miata |