Rotary Passion Runs Deep
Teenager Austin Bradshaw grew up around Mazda race cars, and now he’s organized the first Rotary Reunion Race at Portland International Raceway
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Parts Spotlight: NA, NB Miata & RX-7 Parts Kits
Parts kits make it easy to get everything you need for a job in one order. In order to make ordering all the parts you need for a particular job easy to find, and to ensure that you don’t forget a key piece, Mazda Motorsports sells popular parts bundled together for convenience.
Deana Kelley’s Road Racing Adventures Continue
Deana Kelley tells us about 2019, including checking the Nürburgring off her bucket list, and her obsession with E Prod RX-7s
Parts Spotlight: JDM and Mazdaspeed Japan Parts
Mazda Motorsports is bringing in parts to support those who can use Japanese Domestic Market components
Spirit of Mazda: Jesse Prather
Engine builder, car builder, racer – Jesse Prather does it all with honesty and integrity
Parts Spotlight: Mazda Motorsports 5-speed Transmission (by EMCO)
(For all Parts Spotlights, click here) New dog box transmission replaces the much-loved PBS, with many parts compatible. Transmission works with rotaries and, with some modifications, Miatas as well Part No. 0000-02-9001-EM Price: $9,980 The PBS transmission was loved by GT and Production racers, with many still using it today. However, parts are scarce and […]
Meet New Team Member Josh Smith
New position for Mazda Motorsports will help support grassroots Mazda racers Mazda Motorsports is happy to announce a new member to the team who will be supporting the entire Motorsports program, with a focus on grassroots racing. Josh Smith will help build Mazda Motorsports’ competition parts selection, be available to competitors on the phone for […]
Jeff Dernehl is a racer through and through
Battling more than other racers, Dernehl shows what perseverance really means One of the greatest things about racing is that there’s always next year. Most racers don’t appreciate that nearly enough, but Jeff Dernehl of Roswell, Ga., will be one of those who appreciates the chance to get back in the driver’s seat and try […]
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 […]
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
Racecar Build: STL RX-7
Mike Van Steenburg pulled an ITS RX-7 out of mothballs to run Street Touring Lite at the 2015 SCCA National Championship Runoffs.
A Blackjack of Mazda Champions
Mazda drivers claim 21 titles in the three SCCA Majors conferences that have completed their seasons.
Kendall Inducted into Motorsports HOF
Sports car ace Tommy Kendall, who won two two titles in IMSA GTU in a Mazda RX-7, is part of the 2015 inductee class of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
Go Autocrossing!
For getting your feet wet in motorsports, it’s tough to beat autocross. It’s fun, safe, low key and requires minimum investment.
Mazda Victories Close Out SCCA at TWS
Track’s last National-level SCCA competition features more than a dozen Mazda wins
Solo Car Build: X Prepared RX-7
Andy McKee’s RX-7 has gone through several classes, wining at every stage. It’s now a 350hp, 2000lb. winged and very fast beast. Andy McKee’s X Prepared 1993 RX-7 has spent most of its life as a dedicated SCCA Solo competition vehicle, getting more extreme along the way. As it sits now, prepped to the X […]”
SCCA Majors Open on West Coast
Mazda racers take Touring, Production and Prototype victories at Auto Club Speedway. After watching their fellow competitors in the Southeast get started a week ago, the SCCA Western Conference Majors Tour raced for the first time in 2015, opening the year at Auto Club Speedway. Seven race groups ran on the 21-turn, 2.8-mile circuit that […]”
The 2014 SCCA Runoffs is Underway
Nearly 130 Mazda racers head to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to seek a Club Racing National Championship. Much has been made of the fact that, for the first time in 46 years, the SCCA National Championship Runoffs will be west of the Mississippi in California. And certainly many are celebrating the fact that the event […]”
NASA Eastern Championships Day 3 Notebook
Thrilling Spec Miata race caps three days of competition at Road Atlanta. The National Auto Sport Association’s (NASA) ninth annual NASA Championships presented by Toyo Tires Eastern States Championships wrapped the weekend at Road Atlanta on Sunday, including a thrilling Spec Miata race. Matthew Pombo, winner of both qualifying races, led the 34-car field to […]”
MAZDASPEED7 Blog: Scott Hargrove
Hello friends! My name is Scott Hargrove. Last year I ran in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda with Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing and had an amazing year, ultimately leading the championship through the final round and securing the coveted MAZDASPEED Scholarship. As a team we have decided to move […]”
Cheating the Wind
You’ve built your racecar to be as aerodynamic as possible. Whether you start with an RX-7, Miata, RX-8, MX-5 or something else, you’ve got a pretty good basis and you’ve worked within the rules to make it move through the air as efficiently as it can with the help of air dams and spoilers. But […]”
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