Prep Shop Profile: X-Factor Racing
Texas prep shop headed by Chris Haldeman expands rapidly
Texas prep shop headed by Chris Haldeman expands rapidly
BFGoodrich Tire advertisements ask if you are “driver enough,” and the field of Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires drivers answered with a resounding ‘yes’ as they staged a thrilling race in changing and challenging conditions on Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas.
After a pair of victories slipped through his fingers in his 2017 rookie campaign, Bryan Ortiz (No. 4 Copeland Motorsports) broke through to claim his first-ever Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires victory on Saturday after emerging out front following a thrilling final-lap shootout at the Circuit of the Americas.
New championship battle, new crop of rookies, and new Challenger Class as 2018 season takes flight in Texas.
– Races from Circuit of The Americas to be broadcast worldwide –
Mazda Motorsports has extended its competition parts department hours effective immediately. Your Mazda Motorsports team is now taking calls from 6:30 am PT to 3:30 pm PT, extending the previous hours 30 minutes earlier and 30 minutes later, while now staying open from 12-1 pm PT.
Solo champ Tamra Hunt discusses 2017 “firsts” and sheds light on her 2018 plans.
The Florida ProSolo concludes the first ProSolo of the 2018 season with beautiful Saturday morning conditions that turned to steady rain for the afternoon, leading to fun, but not fast driving. Sunday brought drying conditions in the morning and as the sun came out the course rubbered in nicely, , making it a challenging weekend.
Jason Connole, of Raleigh, North Carolina, led a six-deep pack of Mazdas to the checkered flag on Saturday at Virginia International Raceway to take the inaugural win of the Spec MX-5 Challenge East Series.
Giving young drivers a helping hand is what the Teen Mazda Challenge (TMC) has always been about.
The Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires held a successful ‘spring training’ session at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama this past weekend to launch the 2018 season. Twenty-three of the Mazda MX-5 Cup machines took to the track during the two day test and turned a combined 2,760 laps on […]
This weekend brings sunny 80 degree weather in Florida… along with the first SCCA ProSolo of the season! Over 140 racers will compete head-to-head in some of the most exciting Solo competition available.
Solo Racer Tamra Hunt runs us through what it took to transform her 2005 RX-8 into a DSP machine. If you are considering moving into this class this is great place to start for some tips and tricks on how to do it on budget!
All three championships will have dual races at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg next weekend
After two events, Mazda Motorsports has made adjustments to better serve racers and is looking for ways to expand the program. One is having Mazda pro racer Andrew Carbonell attend NOLA Super Tour to complimentary provide coaching to Mazda racers.
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.”
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 Motorsports turned to the leader in battery chargers – Idemitsu – to clear up some common misconceptions about batteries that lead to battery pitfalls.
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 […]
Team Sahlen keeps the rotary flame burning with OVERALL Victory for the 2nd straight year in Endurance Sports Car Racing.
Mazda has taken another step to further support grassroots racing by reducing the price of the second generation (NB), 5-speed Miata transmission. “Mazda’s focus is to provide an unparalleled customer experience,” said David Cook, business development manager, Mazda Motorsports. While at Homestead-Miami Speedway last week, we received feedback from Blake Clements, an elite Spec Miata […]
To support your entire racing season, Mazda Motorsports is offering free UPS ground shipping on orders of $1,000 or more through December 31, 2018, and has discounted more than 200 competition parts indefinitely. * Several parts that have been reduced in price are featured below. To see more, click here. Bilstein Shock (front) / Part […]
Many Adjustments for the 2018 Season Based on Customer Feedback In an effort to continuously improve, we surveyed and spoke with our customers to learn what adjustments we can make to provide more value to them as a whole. The overwhelming feedback was to pay deeper into the field and to better reward those who […]
This past year, a team of engineering students from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts plotted their own path.
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