Photo: Al Arena - Ignite Media / Mazda Motorsports Last week was the annual Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout, but this year there were several new additions to the event. Not only was it hosted at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta for the first time (thanks to the BFGoodrich Tires...

With the rescheduled date for the classic 12 Hours of Sebring, which moved from March to November, the IMSA finale for 2020 came at an iconic racetrack. At the same time, there was a tropical storm crossing into Florida, so weather forecasts weren’t looking very good....

I had the pleasure of coaching a family last week during an event at Virginia International Raceway. It was a fun group dynamic and it brought back a lot of great memories of my own experiences at the racetrack with my family. The goal for this family was to get four...

As race seasons and championships are drawing to a close, the mental weight it creates for drivers and teams can really affect focus and performance. A great example of this late-season tension was seen at last week’s Global Mazda MX-5 Cup finale at St. Petersburg....

Photo credit: Al Arena - Ignite Media / Mazda Motorsports This past weekend was the finale for Battery Tender Mazda Global MX-5 Cup and IndyCar at the St. Pete Grand Prix. It was a funny feeling traveling back to St. Pete, since I have a very strong memory of being...

It was very exciting to be back at Road Atlanta for Petit LeMans, with absolutely perfect fall weather. For the first time in a long time, it felt the most normal of any event since Daytona earlier this year. There were plenty of camping fans throughout the track, and...

The penultimate event for the Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup season was hosted last weekend at a new venue for the series, New Jersey Motorsports Park. It was added to make up for another lost event this season, and it was the first time many of the drivers had...

This week I’ve been coaching Mazda drivers competing in the SCCA Runoffs at Road America. The weather started off a bit cold, even for fall in Wisconsin, but it has turned out to be a really gorgeous week with highs in the mid-60s. The fall foliage looks great, too!...

(photo credit: Al Arena/Ignite Media - Mazda Motorsports) This past weekend I was back at Mid-Ohio, where we had some absolutely gorgeous weather – maybe some of the best I’ve ever had at that track (it didn’t get the name Mud Ohio for nothing!). The Battery Tender...

This past Friday was a really rewarding day of coaching for me. I was at Virginia International Raceway for a private track day, and I was instructing drivers of varying skill levels. Some of these drivers are just getting into driving on a track and learning what...