The MRTI Shootout Evolves
After producing a champion, the Mazda Road to Indy Shootout is looking at which series will receive invitations
2018
Track Night Takes Off
SCCA’s Track Night in America sees growth and changes for 2018 to make it more accessible; participants in Mazdas are eligible for Mazda Motorsports support programs
Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Announces Challenger Class presented by Monticello Motor Club
Series officials have announced that the 2018 Mazda MX-5 Cup season will now include two classes of competition with integration of the “Challenger Class presented by Monticello Motor Club.”
Deadline Ahead for Wendi Allen Scholarship Nominations
The Feb. 28 deadline for Wendi Allen Scholarship Fund (WASF) nominations is just down the road. Submissions should be submitted via email to WENDIALLENSF@SCCA.com before the deadline. Named and established by the family of Wendi Allen, the scholarship honors the multi-time National Solo Champion who loved the SCCA® Solo community. The fund gives back to […]
Mazda Champion: Elliot Finlayson
SCCA Runoffs and Super Sweep champion in Formula Enterprises dominated the class in 2017
Spirit of Mazda: Daryl Drummond
Longtime rotary engine builder has continued to push the envelope while helping Mazda racers
SVRA Gears Up for another year of Miata Heritage Cup
Series for first-generation Miatas on vintage racing weekends will have a championship and look at growth over its inaugural season
East to West, Racers Converge at COTA
Second round of the Hoosier SCCA Super Tour at Circuit of the Americas features 19 Mazda victories
McCelvey Named Solo Driver of the Year
Mark Dudek is the Rookie of the Year after finishing sixth in STR in a Miata There may be a decent amount of National Champions across the spectrum of SCCA’s autocross classes, but there is only one SCCA Solo Driver of the Year – and for 2017, that honor befell Daniel McCelvey from the Houston […]
Mazda Champion: Preston Pardus
Young Spec Miata racer took the SCCA Runoffs championship at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Preston Pardus hadn’t won any big races. Although he’d been running his Spec Miata up front in the incredibly competitive Southeast Conference, he was still looking for that first SCCA Majors win. Whether he wanted to wait or not, when it finally […]
Protect Your Hearing
There are a variety of hearing protection products on the market, but the custom-molded solution provides the best combination of comfort and protection You know the dangers of not protecting your hearing. You also know the benefits to your job at the racetrack of doing so. The question remaining to be answered is, “What is […]
Mazda Team Joest Tests Endurance at Daytona
Reworked RT24-Ps show good pace at the 24-hour race, building a solid foundation for success The Mazda RT24-Ps demonstrated a major leap forward in competitiveness at Daytona International Speedway, but unfortunately both cars retired before the finish of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the first round of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The heavily […]
Prep Shop Profile: Flatout Motorsports
New England prep shop specializes in Spec Miatas, but also rents and takes care of customer cars Mendon, Mass.-based Flatout Motorsport was founded by Nick Leverone, Andy Bettencourt and Steve Ufelder in 1993 to be a service provider for autocrossers, but a decade later retooled itself as a Spec Miata rental company. After taking on […]
Parts Spotlight: Mazda Motorsports 5-speed Transmission (by EMCO)
New dog box transmission replaces the much-loved PBS, with many parts compatible. Transmission works with rotaries and, with some modifications, Miatas as well Part No. 0000-02-9001-EM Price: $9,980 The PBS transmission was loved by GT and Production racers, with many still using it today. However, parts are scarce and new units are nearly impossible to […]
Rolex 24 at Daytona Preview
First race for Mazda Team Joest is this weekend in IMSA’s longest race of the season The Mazdas at the Rolex 24 at Daytona will look familiar, but nearly everything is new. Mazda is racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with a new team, and much under the skin of the Mazda RT-24P Daytona […]
Tyler Kicera: A Springboard Year
One of the country’s top Spec Miata racers looks toward something even bigger Tyler Kicera made his MX-5 Cup debut and came into the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs as one of the favorites to walk away with the championship. While he looks back on a year full of successes and disappointments, he hopes that […]
Prep Shop Profile: OPM Autosports
Atlanta-area Spec Miata prep shop helps serve Southeast racers Fresh off a successful weekend at the first SCCA U.S. Majors Tour race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway, we caught up with OPM Autosports principal, Tom Fowler, just as he pulled into Sebring when MazdaMotorsports.com to get the lowdown on his operation. “Spec Miata is […]
Video: Patrick Gallagher Goes to Japan
MX-5 Cup champion attends the Mazda Fan Festa, Japan’s largest Mazda celebration. After winning the 2017 Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires championship and the MX-5 Cup Challenge at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Patrick Gallagher received a cryptic invitation via Facebook to come to Japan. After discerning that it was indeed […]
From the Engineering Corner: Misconceptions of Battery Maintenance
Mazda Motorsports turned to the leader in battery chargers – Idemitsu – to clear up some common misconceptions about batteries that lead to battery pitfalls.
Protect Your Ears
A licensed audiologist on the basics of hearing protection We probably don’t need to explain that race cars are loud. While the volume and intensity may vary, most race cars – even Touring and Spec Miata class cars – are loud enough to hurt your ears. And you may not even know it’s happening. “Hearing […]
Hoosier Super Tour Launches at Sebring
First SCCA Super Tour event of the year concludes with 16 Mazda victories over two days While other series wait until later in the year to get things cranking, the 2018 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour couldn’t wait and got going at Sebring International Raceway races this past weekend at an event hosted by […]
MRTI Shootout Winner Keith Donegan
Young Irish racer earned a ride in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda Keith Donegan didn’t think he really stood a chance. Fresh off his first year of racing after a three-year hiatus to concentrate on his university studies, he was facing a tough field of young racers from all over the world. […]
Formula Enterprises Gains a New Engine and a Second Class
SCCA’s Spec formula class begins the transition to 2.0-liter Mazda MZR engine in 2018 SCCA Formula Enterprises cars will be transitioning from their current 2.3-liter engine to a 2.0-liter Mazda MZR engine. As a result, a new class for cars fitted with the new engine will be created for 2018, FE2. Both FE and FE2 […]
Team Sahlen Year-In-Review
Team Sahlen keeps the rotary flame burning with OVERALL Victory for the 2nd straight year in Endurance Sports Car Racing.