This Week in Mazda Motorsports
A big weekend for club racers with three SCCA Majors, two endurance series and NASA
Road America
Bernacki Tests the Pro Waters
Chicago club racer takes a shot at the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Thomas Bernacki couldn’t have planned it better if he tried. With the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires accompanying the Verizon IndyCar Series at Road America only a week after the SCCA June Sprints, where Bernacki won a pair […]
Selin Rollan Midseason Check-In
Winner of the Mazda Road to 24 Shootout is near the top of the MX-5 Cup points
Runoffs heads to Road America in 2020
SCCA’s National Championship road race returns to the historic Wisconsin circuit
Approaching Road America
MX-5 Cup driver Nathanial Sparks reveals his approach to the Wisconsin circuit, where the series races this weekend
Mazda Racers Earn June Sprints Victories
Mazdas sweep the Production classes at one of SCCA’s largest regular season events
SVRA Takes the Miata Heritage Cup to Road America
Series for first-generation Spec Miatas has proven a popular addition to Sportscar Vintage Racing Association events
Hoosier Super Tour Preview
First event of the 10-race series this weekend at Sebring features full support from Mazda Motorsports The SCCA Hoosier Super Tour gets underway this weekend at Sebring International Raceway. The 10-race series that spans from Florida to California to Portland to Watkins Glen and points in between determines the SCCA nationwide points champions and also […]
Prep Shop Profile: Advanced Autosports
The Wisconsin prep shop is a powerhouse in the Spec Miata world You’ve likely seen Advanced Autosports Spec Miatas if you’ve raced anywhere in the Midwest. Dave Wheeler and his crew support a fleet of rentals and many more customer cars. They prepared a car for Julian Garfield, the Mazda Solo Advancement Scholarship winner, supplying […]
SCCA Hoosier Super Tour Dates Announced
Mazda racers looking for a SCCA national points championship will need to race several Super Tour events Mazda racers seeking to follow in the footsteps of Matthew Reynolds (E Production), Ken Kannard (F Production), Michael Kamalian (GT-Lite), Elliot Finlayson (Formula Enterprises), Spencer Brockman (Formula Atlantic), Brad Yake (Formula Mazda), Jim Drago (Spec Miata), Luis Rivera […]
Julian Garfield: Gaining Experience
Mazda Solo Advancement Scholarship winner has tackled his first SCCA Majors race, and it was a big one Julian Garfield appears to be one who never shies away from a challenge. That’s evidenced by not only stepping into Spec Miata with his Mazda Solo Advancement Scholarship, but also by racing in the well-attended and highly […]
Women in Motorsports: Stephanie Andersen
B-Spec Racer has her sights set on the SCCA Runoffs and returning to pro racing, while also working to make racers safer Stephanie Andersen went from Spec Miata to a B-Spec Mazda2 for one reason: to race in Pirelli World Challenge. After winning in the Spec Miata, including taking the Midwestern Council championship in 2014, […]
Mazda Miata Heritage Cup Attracting Drivers
Miatas at SVRA events have brought out drivers who have been sitting on the sidelines, and steered others toward racing differently The idea of the Miata in vintage racing may still be a bit hard to grasp, even though the first cars are now 27 years old. With the creation of the Mazda Miata Heritage […]
2016 Mazda Road to Indy Schedules
Road America added for all three series, Indy Lights expands to 18 races and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca once again hosts the finale.
Danny Bender: Club to Pro
Racing in a pro series has much to teach a club racer; there’s also a lot to learn before one makes the jump.
Koch Doubles Again at Road America
Kenton Koch Sweeps Road America rounds of Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda.
Francis Wins World Challenge TC
Ernie Francis Jr. leads Adam Poland for a Mazda one-two in Round 9 at Road America.
2016 MX-5 Racecar: Winding Down Testing
Mazda and the Long Road Racing crew have been furiously testing the 2016 MX-5 Cup car with an eye toward final specifications in a matter of weeks.
Steyn Weathers Storm To Win SM at June Sprints
Seven Mazda racers claim wins at Chicago Region annual tradition at Road America.
Mazda Champion: Sam Adams
The 16-year old Skip Barber Summer Series champion made it to the finals of the Mazda Club Racer Shootout. Sam Adams’s racing career could have gone down a very different path, considering what first piqued his interest in the sport. It was a die-cast model of a NASCAR stock car that got him interested. Not […]”
14 Rounds for Prototype Lites in 2015
IMSA sports racer series adds a new event at NOLA Motorsports Park to join six returning venues in 10th season. The 2015 Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda schedule features stability and a fresh challenge, as the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) Development Series will compete at six classic venues from 2014 and add […]”
MX-5 Cup Schedule Announced
Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires visits six venues, each one hosting a doubleheader. With newly announced title sponsorship (see separate story) from Idemitsu, the 2015 season of the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires will consist of six weekends supporting the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, Verizon IndyCar […]”
Final 2014 Push for SKYACTIV Prototypes
SpeedSource and its innovative Mazda diesels hope to make an impression at COTA and Road Atlanta. As the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship heads into its final races, the SpeedSource Race Engineering team and its Mazda SKYACTIV Diesel Prototypes have only a couple more occasions to show the progress the team has made with the cars […]”
The Road America Chess Game
Kenton Koch discovers drafting at Road America can be both helpful and cruel. Road America is known for its intense racing due to its mix of fast corners, insane drafting and long straights; it’s North America’s Nurburgring. In the Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich® Tires, these cars create a very big hole in the […]”