The Contenders: Production and GT
Mazda racers expected to do well in small-bore classes at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Sonoma Raceway
Jesse Prather
Spirit of Mazda: Jesse Prather
Engine builder, car builder, racer – Jesse Prather does it all with honesty and integrity
SCCA Solo Nationals Roundup
The winners at the SCCA Solo National Championships are only part of the story
Mazda champions crowned in SCCA Mid-States Conference
The Mid-States SCCA U.S. Majors Tour wraps, with eight Mazda drivers clinching title positions The Mid-States Conference of the SCCA U.S. Majors Tour wrapped up its season with a finale at High Plains Raceway, the second race at the Colorado track for the Conference, which also included Hallett, Heartland Motorsport Park, Iowa Speedway and Pueblo […]
July Spirit of Mazda Nominees
Ten outstanding Mazda racers and aficionados await your vote for the Spirit of Mazda
Mid-States Doubles Up
SCCA Majors at Iowa Speedway and Pueblo Motorsports Park on consecutive weekends begin to paint the points races
Prep Shop Profile: Jesse Prather Motorsports
Jesse Prather has turned his modest operation into one of the premier engine builders in the country
Win and Repeat
Mazda winners doubled their victories at the Hallett SCCA Super Tour during two days of close competition
A Runoffs Podium for Prather’s RX-7
Jesse Prather finished third at the SCCA Runoffs in the car he built as a tribute to Tom Thrash With limited development time and one complete race under its belt, Jesse Prather’s expectation of a good finish for his very fresh first generation E Production RX-7 at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs seemed optimistic at […]
Kemper Takes Surprise SCCA Championship in Formula Mazda
Melvin David Kemper Jr. takes the title over Jarret Voorhies on the second day of the SCCA National Championship Runoffs It was opposite ends of the age and experience spectrum on the Formula Mazda podium of the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sept. 30, as 69-year-old Melvin David Kemper Jr. […]
Runoffs Contenders: Production
Eric Prill, Matt Reynolds lead a contingent of Mazda Production drivers looking for Runoffs glory at Indy In the last few years, F Production has become one of SCCA Club Racing’s more interesting classes. A mix of classic British roadsters and newer Japanese machinery, it has produced some of the best racing at the SCCA […]
Jesse Prather EP RX-7 Update
Prather’s tribute to Tom Thrash – building the best example of a first-gen E Production RX-7 – is making progress Jesse Prather embarked on an ambitious project, one that combined creating the ultimate E Production first-generation RX-7 and a tribute to his longtime racing friend, Tom Thrash. “This car was completely stripped down to the […]
Jesse Prather's Tom Thrash Tribute RX-7
Well-known car builder constructs an E Production RX-7 in memory of his racing buddy
Jesse Prather’s Tom Thrash Tribute RX-7
Well-known car builder constructs an E Production RX-7 in memory of his racing buddy
Announcing Jesse Prather Motorsports Line
Mazda racer and racecar builder will be creating products for MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development.
The Art of Adjustable Shocks
Jesse Prather explains what a good set of double-adjustable shocks can do for a racer and help him or her tune the car. Adjustable shock absorbers, or dampers if you prefer, are fairly commonplace at all levels of racing. Most are double adjustable for compression and rebound, some are adjustable for compression only, and the […]”
Miata Victories at NOLA Majors
As Mazda fans worldwide marked the 25th anniversary of the MX-5 Miata’s debut at the Chicago Auto Show on Feb. 9, 1989, some Mazda racers in Louisiana were celebrating in their own special way – by pushing their MX-5s across the finish line first. At the first rounds of the SCCA Mid-States Majors Tour […]”
Mazda Racecar: Jesse Prather’s EP MX-5
Ever since Terry McCarthy won the 1994 Sports Car Club of America E Production National Championship in a Miata, the car has been a popular choice for the class and eventually also F Production as well. When the current generation MX-5 came along in 2006, it seemed natural that it would also find a home […]”
Mazda Racecar: Eric Prill’s FP Miata
History has shown that, even with a given set of rules, there is no one right way to build a racecar. With enough latitude, designers will find unique solutions to solve a common problem. Witness things like six-wheeled Tyrell F1 cars, turbine-powered Indy cars or even diesel-powered sports cars. In SCCA’s Production category, a common […]”
The Production Challenge
There’s no doubt racing is fun and challenging at any level. But sometimes you just want to go faster. In many forms of racing, there are numerous things you can do to go faster, most of which cost money. Maybe a lot of money. If you’re racing a class like Spec Miata, though, there’s not […]”
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