We turned to some pro drivers who have raced on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course for tips and tricks to help SCCA club racers at the Runoffs The Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course is new to most of the SCCA National Championship Runoffs participants, but pro series have been racing there for years. And while […]
Contingency and other benefits await Mazda racers at the NASA Western and Eastern States Championships Fall is fast approaching, and that means championship events are upon us – like the National Auto Sport Association’s Eastern and Western Championships. The Western States Championships will be held at Thunderhill Raceway on Oct. 5-8, with the Eastern Championships […]
Canadian USF2000 Championship racer is eyeing Pro Mazda for 2018 Parker Thompson just completed his third year of competing in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda, and it’s do or die time. After finishing fifth and second in the championship in his first two years, he finished third in the 2017 standings. He […]
Joel Miller, Tom Long and Jonathan Bomarito will be on hand at Indy to review video and data and offer tips to Mazda racers As it has done in years past, Mazda Motorsports is doing something extra special for its Mazda racers at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. At prior events, that has involved guided […]
Seven Mazda drivers in each SCCA conference claim titles The final two conferences to wrap up their SCCA U.S. Majors Tour season have tabulated the points, and 14 Mazda drivers were at the top of their respective classes. The Northern Conference concluded with a race at Grattan Raceway, although most titles had been wrapped up […]
MX-5s take top 12 positions in C Street as five more Mazda-powered champions are crowned Mazda MX-5 dominance in the C Street class at the SCCA Tire Rack Solo National Championships in Lincoln, Neb., wasn’t a given. But with the ND Miata being the overwhelming choice of the top drivers in the class, it seemed […]
Spec Miata racer has his sights set on a Runoffs win – and MX-5 Cup Tyler Kicera already has a NASA National Championship to his name, having won the East title in Spec Miata at Watkins Glen International last year. Now he has his eye on the SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, […]
Seven Mazda drivers among the winners in the first half of the event With more than 1,300 drivers descending on Lincoln, Neb., to contest the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships, the event has to be divided into two halves to get it all in. The first half took place Tuesday and Wednesday of this […]
Eric Prill, Matt Reynolds lead a contingent of Mazda Production drivers looking for Runoffs glory at Indy In the last few years, F Production has become one of SCCA Club Racing’s more interesting classes. A mix of classic British roadsters and newer Japanese machinery, it has produced some of the best racing at the SCCA […]
Patrick Gallagher Secures $200,000 Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires Championship. Todd Lamb scores Race 2 win as Robert Stout takes $50,000 Rookie points lead.
The ProSolo Finale in Lincoln, Neb., is the prelude to the SCCA Solo National Championships The Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo Finale kicks off Solo Nationals week at Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, Neb. Between the large contingent of autocrossers heading to Lincoln for the Solo Nationals and the fact that the ProSolo Finale gives double points […]
A new addition to Pirelli World Challenge, Kenny Murillo took both rounds in Touring Car A at Circuit of the Americas in his MX-5 Cup car Kenny Murillo of Santa Rosa, Calif., who joined Pirelli World Challenge’s Touring Car A class with a MX-5 Cup car and scored a win in his debut […]
Prather’s tribute to Tom Thrash – building the best example of a first-gen E Production RX-7 – is making progress Jesse Prather embarked on an ambitious project, one that combined creating the ultimate E Production first-generation RX-7 and a tribute to his longtime racing friend, Tom Thrash. “This car was completely stripped down to the […]
Mazda drivers have a good shot at Touring 4, and one even has a chance in Touring 1 at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs Among the Touring classes at this year’s SCCA National Championship Runoffs, taking place Sept. 25-Oct. 1 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Touring 4 is where a Mazda driver has the best shot […]
Retired teacher continues to mentor others, from ensuring teens are safe drivers to getting more women involved in SCCA autocross “She went directly from retirement to the Street Survival program, so it’s a matter of that whole mentorship mentality. Whether it’s fourth graders or junior high kids to teaching teenagers to drive better to now […]
Since Mazda announced the MX-5 Cup Global Challenge, there has been great interest within many road racing paddocks and internet discussions around the world. We caught up with David Cook, the Motorsports Business Development Manager for Mazda North American Operations and asked him a few questions about the event.
Contingencies, paddock space and the annual banquet are some of the benefits Mazda racers at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs can expect The 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is on track to be the biggest yet, with the entry list hitting the 1,000 mark more than a month and a half […]
More than $2 million in Mazda driver development scholarships will be earned this weekend at the season finale for the 2017 Mazda Road to Indy season.
Mazda competitors are picked in C Street, C Street Prepared and E Mod The Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships at Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, Neb., is set to break entry records once again, making predicting the winners ever more difficult. Nevertheless, SportsCar, SCCA’s official member magazine, keeps attempting to pick the likely victors. In […]
Danny Bender, Jim Drago, Justin Hille, Tyler Kicera, Chris Haldeman and Alex Bolanos lead in the hunt for Spec Miata glory at the SCCA Runoffs Not only is the 2017 edition of the SCCA National Championship Runoffs (set for Sept. 25-Oct. 1) breaking records for entries, Spec Miata alone stands at nearly 100 cars. It’s […]
Mark Shrivivasta continues his run in C Street; Whiteners prevail in STS and L1 The last Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo on the schedule before next month’s ProSolo Finale took place in Oscoda, Mich., in early August. While Oscoda has hosted many ProSolo events, this was the first time the series visited Oscoda in six years. […]
Before the 787B – John Morton Wins at Le Mans with a 13B Lola in 1984 When you take a detailed look at his career, John Morton has to be counted as one of the most versatile drivers in racing history. With rides ranging from 427 Cobras to Can-Am, Formula 5000, Indy cars and IMSA […]
An emphasis on setup keeps Scott Rettich running up front in SCCA Formula Enterprises By any standard, Scott Rettich is one of the leading drivers in SCCA Road Racing. He has claimed numerous SCCA national championships, all behind the wheel of a Mazda-powered Formula Enterprises racecar, plus he has a professional racing championship in the […]
With nearly 100 Spec Miatas entered in the 2017 SCCA Runoffs, things are about to get very interesting Spec Miata holds the all-time record for the largest number of cars to start a race at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. In 2013, 67 Miatas made the Runoffs grid at Road America. The second-place record is […]
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