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Many know of Joel Miller from his role as a driver in the Mazda Prototype car, but he is also heavily involved as the driver coach, mentor and driver steward in the Mazda Road to Indy open-wheel categories. Miller, a degreed mechanical engineer, tells us about his many roles in this edition of BEHIND THE ZOOM.

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Mazda brought its development cars for the Mazda MX-5 Cup racer to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to run it in test sessions for the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires. What did Mazda and its development partner, Long Road Racing, learn?

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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 9, Long talks about wheels and tires.

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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 9, Long talks about…

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Are you a karter wondering whether you are ready to make the leap to sports car racing? 15-year old Max Nufer just made the transition and has some interesting takeaways to consider in his impressive debut. Keep your eye out for Max!

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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 8, Long talks about the ECU.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 […]”

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