Heat and humidity were the first things drivers often mentioned after crawling from their cars following Rounds 11 and 12 of the SCCA Northern Conference Majors Tour races at Grattan Raceway. The effort it took to win on the physically demanding track was the second. With 25-minute races on Saturday and 25-lap races on Sunday […]”
First BEHIND THE ZOOM driver forum to discuss Road Atlanta ahead of NASA Nationals East. Tonight marks the first forum component in the BEHIND THE ZOOM series; first up, Road Atlanta. The BEHIND THE ZOOM campaign is a series where 12 Mazda factory drivers and champions break down many of the tracks and venues that […]”
Mazda competitors will have early access to the Mazda area in the paddock at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. MEMORANDUM TO: The Mazda Family FROM: Mazda Motorsports Support Team DATE: August 26, 2014 SUBJECT: Early Access Parking, 2014 SCCA Runoffs at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Some of you have returned your 2014 SCCA National Championship Runoffs […]”
Mazda to host its Solo competitors in Lincoln. The 2014 Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championship event at Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, Neb., is quickly approaching. Mazda would like to invite each of its Mazda competitors plus a team member to a banquet dinner on Thursday, Sept. 4, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The […]”
Title rivals Gabby Chaves and Jack Harvey leave Sonoma tied on points and wins. As the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires drivers took to the track at Sonoma Raceway for the second of two races in the final weekend of 2014, title rivals Gabby Chaves and Jack Harvey were separated by just a dozen […]”
Amid drama at Sonoma Raceway, Spencer Pigot beats Scott Hargrove to the championship. With the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires title on the line, it was high drama at Sonoma Raceway as Spencer Pigot left with the championship and the $588,800 MAZDASPEED Driver Development Scholarship to graduate to Indy Lights Presented by Cooper […]”
Young Frennchman Florian Latorre wins USF2000 finale and title at Sonoma Raceway. The battle for the 2014 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda fittingly came down to Saturday’s USF2000 Grand Prix of Sonoma finale with the three title contenders running one-two-three at the front of the 21-car field. Friday’s winner and title contender, RC […]”
Paired with different teammates, the Lime Rock-winning duo look for another win. When Hollywood scripts a racing movie, they tend to go overboard. Having an injured U.S. Marine Staff sergeant winning a professional race, in only his second start, just miles from where he grew up, on the third anniversary of his ‘Alive Day’, after […]”
A few tricks and tips to make a trip to the SCCA Solo National Championships more effective. The SCCA Solo National Championships, like any other big event, can be a nightmare flurry of last-minute preparation. Trying to get the car prepared, get everything ready and packed for the trip to Lincoln, Neb., where the drivers […]”
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U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Seeking To Repeat Lime Rock Win August 19, 2014 (IRVINE, Calif.) – When Hollywood scripts a racing movie, they tend to go overboard. Having an injured U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant winning a professional race, in only his second start, just miles from where he grew up, on the third anniversary of […]”
Mazda Drivers and Champions Supporting their Roots Beginning today, a new feature on mazdamotorsports.com called BEHIND THE ZOOM will bring Mazda’s champions and professionals onto your screen to break down the tracks on which you race to help you be better. To name a few: Road Atlanta, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Sonoma Raceway, and VIRginia […]”
Pro Mazda Championship and Indy Lights title chases get exciting in penultimate round. Spencer Pigot extended his Pro Mazda Championship lead heading into the finale doubleheader at Sonoma Raceway with a victory on the Milwaukee Mile, while Zach Veach made a big move in the Indy Lights title chase with a bold pass in the […]”
Spencer Pigot and Scott Hargrove take their Pro Mazda title fight to Milwaukee Two rungs of the Mazda Road to Indy ladder hit one of the few oval venues on the circuit this weekend, the famed Milwaukee Mile at the Wisconisn State Fairgrounds in West Allis. Both the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires and […]”
Kenton Koch discovers drafting at Road America can be both helpful and cruel. Road America is known for its intense racing due to its mix of fast corners, insane drafting and long straights; it’s North America’s Nurburgring. In the Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires, these cars create a very big hole in the […]”
Pro and club racer Andrew Carbonell explains braking techniques to maintain speed. Some will tell you that the key to being fast is how soon you get on the throttle. Others will tell you it’s how late you get on the brakes. For Andrew Carbonell, it’s not about getting on the brakes or on the […]”
Dean Copeland doubled down at Road America by winning both Rounds nine and 10 of the SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires, part of the Road Race Showcase. Saturday’s win marked Copeland’s second in his MX-5 Cup career. For 16 laps, Copeland kept his No. 7 Copeland Motorsports/Sync Speed Inc. MX-5 […]”
Mazda will once again be streaming live video from the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase at Road America. The YouTube stream will include in-car cameras mounted in different angles inside and on the Mazda SKYACTIV Diesel Prototypes competing in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship race at Road America. The green flag for the webcast drops […]”
What happens when you throw a Spec Miata driver into a high-powered MAZDASPEED3 in a US Touring Car Championship race? She does pretty well, actually. Geri Armani had the opportunity to race her first USTCC race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca at the end of June – a right place/right time kind of thing, she […]”
As the various national championship events and then the off season approach, many people begin to consider just how they’re going to improve to either secure that title or prepare for next season. For many, the best opportunity to advance their racing ability may be to hire a coach. Tom Long, in addition to being […]”
SCCA Majors Racing Tackles Summit Point Seven race groups of 27 Runoffs-eligible classes put on quite an opening act during the Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, SCCA Eastern Conference U.S. Majors Tour at Summit Point Motorsports Park, part of the SafeRacer SCCA National Racing program. While watching the on-track action, one could tell many of these […]”
Normally, news of sub-compact cars is of little interest to motorsports enthusiasts. However, with the growth of the B-Spec racing segment in SCCA Club Racing, Pirelli World Challenge and other places – even stage rally – a new version of a popular model becomes a matter of more curiosity. Known as the Demio in Japan, […]”
Compared to blasting through narrow gaps in trees on a motocross bike, shoving an MX-5 in between a competitor and the apex of a corner is a piece of cake. Jason Cherry has done both. The young racer started out in motocross and enduro racing/hare scrambles. He thought the next step was going to be […]”
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