A Sideways Slide into Success
Team owner and MX-5 Cup champion John Dean II has created a life for himself and his family with Mazda Motorsports
John Dean II
Spirit of Mazda: Selin Rollan
Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Rookie of the Year is admired for his racing prowess and attitude
Prep Shop Profile: Sick Sideways
MX-5 Cup champion John Dean II’s outfit concentrates on pro racing
Video: Get on track with Mazda and Track Night
Mazda supports drivers who get on track through SCCA’s track day program For those looking to get on track in a low stress environment or improve their existing track driving skills, there’s SCCA’s Track Night in America. Since its launch in 2015, thousands of enthusiasts have taken advantage of the program that allows anyone to […]
Ninety Minutes Will Decide $300,000
2015 Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires Championships to be decided in two 45-minute sprint races this week at Road Atlanta.
Copeland Doubles Up in the Big Easy
Dean Copeland shows mastery of NOLA Motorsports Park in taking double win in MX-5 Cup’s first visit to the track. Dean Copeland, of Bowie, Maryland, took Rounds Three and Four of the SCCA Pro Racing Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires at NOLA Motorsports Park as part of the Indy Grand Prix […]”
Koch Takes Double in Houston
For the first time this season, Kenton Koch and John Dean II didn’t split wins during a Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires doubleheader. At the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston, Koch, of Glendora, Calif., took the victory in both races and took over the points lead in the process. In the […]”
Family Supports MX-5 Cup Drivers
Modern auto racing is a team sport. While most of the competing is done by a single driver at the controls, there are countless hours of work put in behind the scenes, away from the racetrack and the crowd. Those hours spent away from the limelight make it possible for the driver to put in […]”
Szymczak seals MX-5 Cup title
Elliot Skeer of Vista, Calif., won the season finale of the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup on Friday at Road Atlanta, but it wasn’t enough to take the championship away from Christian Szymczak, who finished fourth. Szymczak, who finished third in the Thursday half of the doubleheader, only needed a top-six finish […]”
MX-5 Cup Championship Scenarios
The SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup rolls into Atlanta about as close as a championship could be. That was either helped or hindered by the cancellation of the Houston race after Dario Franchitti’s IndyCar Series accident damaged the catchfence. Christian Szymczak could have extended his lead further, or Elliot Skeer could have […]”
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