Behind the ZOOM: Tom Long
Tom Long, fresh from the COTA TUDOR Series race in the Mazda SKYACTIV Prototype to providing coaching at the Runoffs, discusses pro-level preparation at the club level.
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BEHIND THE ZOOM: Daytona
As SCCA racers prepare for the 2015 National Championship Runoffs at Daytona International Speedway, we’ve sought some guidance from a few experts.
Behind the Zoom: Joel Miller
As a race driver with a mechanical engineering degree, Joel Miller often fields technical questions about our Mazda Prototypes powered by the SKYACTIV diesel engine such as, “What is SKYACTIV?”
Behind the Zoom: Tom Long
Here is superb guidance from Mazda’s Tom Long about adaptability at the track – and how there is no substitute for being mentally and physically prepared for whatever might be thrown at you.
Behind the Zoom: VIR
In advance of the NASA Eastern States Championships, Mazda Motorsports presents a turn-by-turn breakdown of VIRginia International Raceway from the BEHIND THE ZOOM team.
Behind the Zoom – Tristan Nunez
Mazda factory driver Tristan Nunez describes the challenges of testing for a driver.
VIDEO: Watkins Glen Track Walk
The BEHIND THE ZOOM team put together a special Track Walk video for Watkins Glen featuring Mazda racers Tom Long and Andrew Carbonell.
BEHIND THE ZOOM: Joel Miller
Driver coaching can be the difference between winning your next race or continuing to struggle. Joel’s BEHIND THE ZOOM blog gives you an outline of how to get the most out of hiring a coach.
Behind the Zoom: Tom Long
This weekend, the Prototypes are quiet, but Tom Long will be at Lime Rock Park in a dramatic role reversal as he goes from race car driver to race strategist.
Behind the Zoom: Joel Miller
What workout routine do the Mazda drivers go through? In this week’s Behind the Zoom blog, Joel Miller explains what it takes to be in peak physical condition for each race.
Behind the Zoom – Tristan Nunez
This week’s Behind the Zoom blog is from Mazda racer Tristan Nunez. He is an easy-going, personable teenager who’s fun to be around. Before starting big races, you’ll find him in his race car, playing air drums to loosen up. But, what does this 19-year old fear most? It’s certainly not the high speeds….
Behind the Zoom – Joel Miller
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.
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.
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 […]”
Behind the Zoom – Jonathan Bomarito
This week’s Behind the Zoom blog is from Jonathan Bomarito, who explains what it was like to grow up within earshot of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Here are some of his fond memories – and recommendations on the best locations to watch this weekend’s Continental Tire Grand Prix powered by Mazda. The race this weekend […]”
Behind the Zoom: Tom Long on Proper Fit
This week’s Behind the Zoom blog comes from Tom Long. In addition to being in the driver lineup with the Mazda Prototypes, Tom is an accomplished driver instructor and the man behind the wheel in the development of the 2016 MX-5 Global Cup race car. Today, he offers pro tips for grassroots racers on the […]”
Behind the Zoom – Joel Miller
Today, our weekly series of blogs features Mazda Prototype driver Joel Miller, who is also a mechanical engineer with the factory Mazda team, SpeedSource. Hailing from Hesperia, California, this week’s Long Beach Grand Prix brings Miller very close to home, and he tells us how much this event means to him. “This is where the […]”
Behind the Zoom – Tristan Nunez
Our weekly series of blogs from inside Mazda Motorsports continues with a very personal story of passion from 19-year old Tristan Nunez, the youngest driver on the Mazda Prototype team. Read a new entry here every Thursday. “Passion is the one thing that will push you beyond what your body and mind ever thought would […]”
Dreams Can Come True in Many Ways
The first in a new weekly series of Mazda Motorsports “BEHIND THE ZOOM,” by John Doonan, Director of Mazda Motorsports Welcome to the first of a new weekly series here at MazdaMotorsports.com. Every Thursday, you will be able to read behind-the-scenes blogs from the Mazda Prototype program. Today, to kick-off the series, we have some […]”
Be the Complete Racer: Study
Number 8 in a countdown of the things that racers must do to achieve greatness is to be student away from the track. The key to advancing in any sport – well, almost anything, really – is practice. Practice, though is harder to come by in motorsports. It takes an organization putting on a test […]”
Behind The Zoom: Sonoma Raceway
A turn-by-turn breakdown of the Sonoma Raceway with a filled out track map, turn-by-turn description, and voiceover onboard footage from the BEHIND THE ZOOM team. The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) heads to Sonoma Raceway for its Western States Championship next week on Nov. 7-9. Just like with its Eastern States Championship in September, the […]”
BEHIND THE ZOOM ROAD ATLANTA
A turn-by-turn breakdown of the famed Georgia track with data, track maps, a setup guide and videos. For competitors in SCCA’s Regional-only classes such as Improved Touring, the American Road Race of Champions is the biggest event of the year, crowning unofficial national champs in those categories not eligible to compete at the Runoffs. To […]”
BEHIND THE ZOOM: VIRginia International Raceway
A turn-by-turn breakdown of VIRginia International Raceway from the BEHIND THE ZOOM team. Join the forum on Wednesday, Sept. 24 from 7:30—8:30 PM EST. The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) heads to VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) on Oct. 3-5, 2014 for its famed OktoberFAST race event. With the significant elevation changes and winding corners VIR […]”
Introducing: BEHIND THE ZOOM
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 […]”
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