SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Miatas take the front rows of E and F Production at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs Four days of qualifying have concluded at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the SCCA National Championship Runoffs and the polesitters are determined for 28 classes of racing. Among those are six Mazda drivers, including Spec Miata fast qualifier Chris Haldeman. […]

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Mazda powers two spec formula classes at the SCCA Runoffs, and several of the top drivers in Formula Atlantic and Prototype also choose Mazda power The SCCA National Championship Runoffs features two classes where Mazdas are a given to win – Formula Mazda and Formula Enterprises. But being spec classes, they are especially hard to […]

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Mazda racers seek glory at the SCCA Runoffs, with good shots at winning in GT-3, GT-Lite and B-Spec When it comes to Mazda racers hoping to do well in the GT categories and B-Spec at this year’s SCCA National Championship Runoffs later this month at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, one likely winner pops to mind: Michael […]

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We turned to some pro drivers who have raced on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course for tips and tricks to help SCCA club racers at the Runoffs The Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course is new to most of the SCCA National Championship Runoffs participants, but pro series have been racing there for years. And while […]

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Spec Miata racer has his sights set on a Runoffs win – and MX-5 Cup Tyler Kicera already has a NASA National Championship to his name, having won the East title in Spec Miata at Watkins Glen International last year. Now he has his eye on the SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, […]

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With nearly 100 Spec Miatas entered in the 2017 SCCA Runoffs, things are about to get very interesting Spec Miata holds the all-time record for the largest number of cars to start a race at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. In 2013, 67 Miatas made the Runoffs grid at Road America. The second-place record is […]

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Tom Long, fresh from the COTA TUDOR Series race in the Mazda SKYACTIV Prototype to providing coaching at the Runoffs, discusses pro-level preparation at the club level.

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The Spec Miata race at the 2015 SCCA National Championship Runoffs will be held after dark at Daytona; Mazda help means no combined classes at Runoffs. Friday Night Lights at the Runoffs® presented by Mazda highlights the 2015 event schedule for the SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by Garmin VIRB® at Daytona International Speedway, where […]”

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The 2014 SCCA Formula Mazda National Champion finally found the top step of the podium. Mike Anderson may have been born into racing – his father started racing in the ’70s and his first trip to the SCCA Runoffs was in the womb – but it took him several attempts to actually claim his first gold […]”

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E Production National Champion Matt Reynolds is one of four nominated for the highest award in SCCA Club Racing. Four SCCA road racing superstars have been named finalists for the 2014 President’s Cup, presented annually to the driver demonstrating ability, competitiveness and success at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. One of those is Mazda racer […]”

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Two drivers at the Runoffs got professional coaching with good results from different approaches. It’s generally accepted that coaching can help even the most advanced of racing drivers. There is always a different way to look at things, and even if you’re fast, considering all the options might make you even faster. Two drivers at […]”

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James Wilson drives his B-Spec Mazda2 to the racetrack, races it, then drives home. There was a time when racers drove their cars to the track, pulled out all the stuff that they didn’t need to go fast, raced, packed up the car and drove home. For B-Spec Mazda2 racer James Wilson, those times are […]”

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The 2014 SCCA Touring 4 National Champion sells Mazdas when he’s not racing them. The old motorsports saying, “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday” doesn’t get any more applicable than in the case of Daniel Bender. In this circumstance, he’s the one doing the winning, in a Touring 4 Mazda MX-5, then selling MX-5s – […]”

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Matt Reynolds wins the National Championship as Mazdas fill the podium. Mazda swept the podium in E Production at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, with a pair of Miatas and an RX-3 running up front for the entire race. Matt Reynolds, of Boerne, Texas, earned his first National Championship, while […]”

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Five Mazda drivers on pole for National Championship races. The grids are set for the 2014 SCCA National Championship Runoffs and its 24 races to crown champions in 27 different classes. Five Mazda drivers will be starting their respective races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca from pole. Racing begins at 8:30 a.m. Pacific, and live […]”

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The qualifying picture begins to emerge as some competitors overcome hardships to make their race. Eric Prill topped the second qualifying session for F Production by nearly half a second in his MaxtonsFight.org/JPM/Hoosier Miata, an eternity around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The bad news for his competitors? He felt that he left some time on […]”

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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 […]”

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Mazda competitors will have early access to the Mazda area in the paddock at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. MEMORANDUM TO:              The Mazda Family FROM:         Mazda Motorsports Support Team DATE:          August 26, 2014 SUBJECT:    Early Access Parking, 2014 SCCA Runoffs at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Some of you have returned your 2014 SCCA National Championship Runoffs […]”

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