Daytona: The Longest 24 Hours of the Year

Daytona: The Longest 24 Hours of the Year

The Rolex 24 at Daytona was certainly an adventure for our No. 70 Mazda RT-24P. Right from the beginning, we had an interesting race: on the second lap, a piece of plastic flew into the intake on the roof of the car and we had to do a short pit stop to get the debris...
It’s Time for Daytona!

It’s Time for Daytona!

I’m down here in sunny Daytona Beach, Florida, this week for the 55th Running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. With 55 cars on the entry list, it’s certainly going to be an exciting event. Our Mazda Motorsports team has been tirelessly working on our two RT24-Ps and all of...
Conditioning for Daytona

Conditioning for Daytona

With the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about physical conditioning! Actually, the conditioning process is ongoing, and I ramped up my training several months ago in preparation for Daytona and the 2017 season. For me, it...
250 Laps at the Roar

250 Laps at the Roar

We just wrapped up the Roar Before the 24 test at Daytona. As I had mentioned last week, the team worked an incredible amount of hours to get our two Mazda RT24-Ps ready for the test, and that hard work continued throughout the Roar. The first day we had beautiful...
Counting Down to the Roar!

Counting Down to the Roar!

Wow! It’s been a quiet couple of weeks for me to recharge and keep conditioning for the 2017 season, but our Mazda Motorsports crew has been putting in really long hours every day to prepare our two brand-new Mazda RT24Ps for the Roar Before the 24 test. The annual...