Get on Track with Your Mazda Now
SCCA’s new Track Night in America program offers cheap track time for street vehicles on weeknights, with no previous track experience necessary.
David Cook
2016 MX-5 Racecar Tech Talk, Part 7
Glenn Long, principal of Mazda’s partner in developing the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Cup car, Long Road Racing, shares some of the technical highlights of the development process. In Part 6, Long talks about engine cooling.
Behind the Zoom – Tristan Nunez
This week’s Behind the Zoom features 19-year-old Tristan Nunez, who describes the intense emotions of his first race win, and the similar feelings while taking the lead for seven laps at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca during the TUDOR United SportsCar Series race a few weekends ago.
Solo Car Build: STR MX-5
Sebastian and Shauna Rios are adjusting to their MX-5 after coming from all-wheel and front-wheel-drive cars, and winning.
2016 MX-5 Racecar Tech Talk, Part 6
Glenn Long, principal of Mazda’s partner in developing the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Cup car, Long Road Racing, shares some of the technical highlights of the development process. In Part 6, Long talks about the headers and exhaust.
2016 MX-5 Racecar Tech Talk, Part 5
Glenn Long, principal of Mazda’s partner in developing the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Cup car, Long Road Racing, shares some of the technical highlights of the development process. In Part 5, Long talks about the transmission, differential and efforts to keep them cool.
Announcing Jesse Prather Motorsports Line
Mazda racer and racecar builder will be creating products for MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development.
2016 MX-5 Racecar Tech Talk, Part 4
Glenn Long, principal of Mazda’s partner in developing the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Cup car, Long Road Racing, shares some of the technical highlights of the development process. In Part 4, Long talks about improvements to OEM hubs, and brake ducting.
Rookie Rayhall Shines in Indy Lights
Jack Harvey takes his first victory of 2015 at Indianapolis while Ed Jones retakes the points lead.
Tan, Buret and Urrutia Take Indy Pro Mazda Wins
Santiago Urrutia claims points lead in Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires after three races on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.
Jamin Sweeps USF2000 at Indy
With double victories at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Frenchman takes lead in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda.
The Spirit of Mazda – Ara Malkhassian
Mazda MX-5 Cup and Continental Tires SportsCar Challenge team owner is regarded as family by many in the paddock. Quick, name one driver that has competed in almost every Mazda MX-5 Cup race on the series’ history? Who has the most top-five finishes? Hint: the answer to both questions is the guy that has the […]”
2016 MX-5 Racecar Tech Talk, Part 3
Glenn Long, principal of Mazda’s partner in developing the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Cup car, Long Road Racing, shares some of the technical highlights of the development process. In Part 3, Long describes the design of the rollcage. The next generation of Mazda MX-5 Cup car that will be built and sold by Mazda will […]”
Spec Miata Championship Under the Lights
The Spec Miata race at the 2015 SCCA National Championship Runoffs will be held after dark at Daytona; Mazda help means no combined classes at Runoffs. Friday Night Lights at the Runoffs® presented by Mazda highlights the 2015 event schedule for the SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by Garmin VIRB® at Daytona International Speedway, where […]”
2016 MX-5 Racecar Tech Talk, Part 2
Glenn Long, principal of Mazda’s partner in developing the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Cup car, Long Road Racing, shares some of the technical highlights of the development process; in this video he discusses kinematics and compliance. Mazda didn’t just take a 2016 MX-5 chassis and start throwing parts at it before putting it on track […]”
Behind the Zoom – Jeff Braun
This week’s Behind the Zoom blog comes from Jeff Braun, the competition director at Mazda’s factory team, SpeedSource. Braun brings his immense expertise and experience from open-wheel, sports cars and more to make the Prototype team more competitive than ever before. This is my 55th year in racing… yep, the old guy. That means I […]”
Solo Car Build: X Prepared RX-7
Andy McKee’s RX-7 has gone through several classes, wining at every stage. It’s now a 350hp, 2000lb. winged and very fast beast. Andy McKee’s X Prepared 1993 RX-7 has spent most of its life as a dedicated SCCA Solo competition vehicle, getting more extreme along the way. As it sits now, prepped to the X […]”
2016 MX-5 Racecar Tech Talk
Glenn Long, principal of Mazda’s partner in developing the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Cup car, Long Road Racing, shares some of the technical highlights of the development process. The test cars of the 2016 Mazda MX-5 racecar that will form the basis of the Mazda MX-5 Cup along with the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 […]”
High Temps and Speeds at Buttonwillow
Western Conference Majors event in the heat of the Southern California desert sees several records fall at Buttonwillow Raceway Park. With temperatures scorching into the mid-90s in the California desert, it felt more like the first weekend of August than the first weekend of May. But the track records that fell on Saturday felt a […]”
Photo Finish and a New Record at Summit Point
Spec Miata race in dual Northeast and Southeast Conference SCCA Majors Tour almost too close to call; 15-year-old Mazda-powered Atlantic driver breaks track records. The Southeast Conference Majors Tour came to a close this weekend at Summit Point Raceway in a dual-conference race with the Northeast. For Southeast, the races were Rounds 11 and 12; […]”
Northern Conference Majors Takes the Green
Sunshine and rain mess with racers at Blackhawk Farms as the Northern Conference Majors Tour begins its season in Illinois. On a weekend where the Southeast Conference was crowing its champions, the Northern Conference season was just starting at Blackhawk Farms Raceway in Illinois. Not starting until May ensures no snow, and in this case […]”
In Search of the Perfect 2016 Mazda MX-5 Cup Car
There are more than 392 options to find the optimal setup for 2016 MX-5 Cup racecar. Mazda rolled out a pair of engineering development models of the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Cup racecar for testing at Mazda Raceway on Thursday. As a part of the development process, the cars will be tested in public on the […]”
Matt Powers Wins Mazda Race of NASA Champions
Held as part of the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires Round Six, the race featured 20 NASA champions in identically prepared MX-5s. Matt Powers of San Rafael, Calif., won the inaugural Mazda Race of NASA Champions at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to be crowned NASA Grand Champion. He was followed to […]”
Dean, Gallagher Take MX-5 Cup Wins
Dean takes a narrow points lead over Gallagher in the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires. John Dean took his second win of the season in the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires to leave Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with the points lead, while Patrick Gallagher, who led most […]”
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