Driving Tip #15: Learning New Tracks, Part 2
When visiting a circuit for the first time, there are many resources to learn from before you unload the car. The Mazda factory drivers tell you how to get the most out of those resources.
Jonathan Bomarito
The Track Walk
Walking (not riding) around the track can give you an edge over the competition. MazdaMotorsports.com has recently offered advice from Mazda’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship MRT-24 Prototype drivers on learning new tracks and how to prepare for a new track before you arrive. There is another step to familiarizing oneself with a circuit that happens […]
Driving Tip #14: Making Small Adjustments/Car Control
During a race, things are going to change – the best drivers make the necessary adjustments to keep lap times on point
The Coach’s Observances
Jonathan Bomarito noticed a few things that racers needed help with at the Runoffs, and those lessons can be applied elsewhere
Mazda Team Joest Tests Endurance at Daytona
Reworked RT24-Ps show good pace at the 24-hour race, building a solid foundation for success The Mazda RT24-Ps demonstrated a major leap forward in competitiveness at Daytona International Speedway, but unfortunately both cars retired before the finish of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the first round of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The heavily […]
Rolex 24 at Daytona Preview
First race for Mazda Team Joest is this weekend in IMSA’s longest race of the season The Mazdas at the Rolex 24 at Daytona will look familiar, but nearly everything is new. Mazda is racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with a new team, and much under the skin of the Mazda RT-24P Daytona […]
MRTI Shootout Winner Keith Donegan
Young Irish racer earned a ride in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda Keith Donegan didn’t think he really stood a chance. Fresh off his first year of racing after a three-year hiatus to concentrate on his university studies, he was facing a tough field of young racers from all over the world. […]
Two Winning Drivers Earn Mazda Shootout Scholarships
Keith Donegan of Dublin, Ireland and Selin Rollan of Orlando, Florida earned Mazda driver development scholarships this weekend at the Bondurant Racing School circuit in a pair of competitions among young, championship-winning racers.
A Personal Coaching Experience
Mazda Motorsports gave its club racers at the SCCA Runoffs the opportunity to have video and data reviewed by its pros at Indy. Did it help? MazdaMotorsports.com has featured a lot of articles on coaching – the benefits, how to get the most out of a coaching session, how to find a coach. At the […]
Mazda Pros Available For Runoffs Coaching
Joel Miller, Tom Long and Jonathan Bomarito will be on hand at Indy to review video and data and offer tips to Mazda racers As it has done in years past, Mazda Motorsports is doing something extra special for its Mazda racers at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. At prior events, that has involved guided […]
Learning a New Track
When heading to a new track for the first time, the Mazda factory drivers say it’s important to do your homework Going to a new track for the first time can be intimidating. Not only do you have a limited amount of time to get the feel of the track, learn your braking points and […]
A Best-Ever Finish for the Mazda Prototype Team
The Soul Red No. 55 Mazda Grabs Third-Place Overall at Long Beach
Mazda Head-Turners Make Their SoCal Debut
Mazda prototype team in action near North American Corporate Headquarters
Two Mazda Prototypes Return at COTA
Both Prototypes will compete with diesel power at Circuit of the Americas; Mazda MX-5 teams and drivers also battle for Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge title.
Behind the Zoom – Jonathan Bomarito
Endurance sports car racing is unique in motorsports because multiple drivers share duties to pilot the car to a victory. This creates a very different dynamic (and ego level) than in most categories. This week, Mazda Motorsports Prototype driver Jonathan Bomarito explains the mindset of sharing a ride.
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 […]”
High Expectations at Mazda Raceway
Namesake track ideal for diesel-powered Mazda Prototypes; Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca plays to the cars’ strengths. There’s a new kind of pressure on the Mazda Prototypes for this weekend’s Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix powered by Mazda. Race number four for the TUDOR United SportsCar Series will take place Sunday, May 3 at Mazda Raceway […]”
Mazda Prototype Team Prepared for Sebring
Team’s strong performance gains expected to continue in 63rd annual 12-hour race. If optimism was high within the Mazda Prototype team prior to the season-opening 24-hour race at Daytona, it’s only higher for this week’s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring featuring the TUDOR United SportsCar Series. The 63rd-annual Sebring race takes the green flag […]”
James Hinchcliffe to Drive Mazda Prototype
IndyCar driver joins Nunez, Bomarito and Tremblay in the driver lineup for the 2015 Rolex 24 in the No. 70 SKYACTIV Diesel Prototype. For the fourth consecutive year, IndyCar race winner James Hinchcliffe will join Mazda and the SKYACTIV Prototype driver lineup for the 2015 Rolex 24 at Daytona. Hinchcliffe will drive for the Mazda […]”
Bomarito Returns to Mazda Motorsports
Jonathan Bomarito Returns to the No. 70 Mazda for the 2015 TUDOR United SportsCar Season. A driver with extensive history and success in Mazda-powered open-wheel cars and RX-8 sportscars will return to the Mazda SpeedSource team for the 2015 IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. From 2010 through 2012, Jonathan Bomarito amassed 13 podium finishes and […]”
Bomarito Returns to Mazda Motorsports
Jonathan Bomarito Returns to No. 70 Mazda for 2015 TUDOR United SportsCar Season October 29, 2014 (IRVINE, Calif.) — It was confirmed today that Jonathan Bomarito, a driver with extensive history and success in Mazda-powered open wheel cars and RX-8 sportscars, will return to the Mazda SpeedSource team for the 2015 IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar […]”
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