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Making the Most of Repetition
We just wrapped up the make-up event for IndyCar at Mid-Ohio—with fans, which was exciting to see! Of course, there along with IndyCar was the Battery Tender Mazda Global MX-5 Cup Series for rounds five and six. The races at Indy were just the weekend before, so the...
Ending My Weekend with Unexpected Racing!
After so many weeks with no racing and nowhere to go, I’m certainly making up for lost time! There were three different events happening last weekend that I got to be a part of. Some great friends and clients of mine were racing at Road America, and I was happy to be...
Cooling Down: Temperature Testing for Global MX-5 Cup
Last week was a bit of a whirlwind! After returning from the IMSA event at Virginia International Raceway, I was off to Roebling Road in Savannah, Ga., early the next day for a Global Mazda MX-5 Cup test. Specifically, we were focusing on the cooling package for those...
Meet Your Challenges and Keep Moving Forward
This past weekend was a busy one with IMSA in town at Virginia International Raceway. It was also a weekend that came with its share of challenges for the teams I was coaching. We had a variety of weather conditions, opening the event with heavy rain and a drying...
Rolling into a Busy Weekend at VIR
It’s that time of year again: in August, IMSA comes to my local track of Virginia International Raceway. This year, I’ll be busy coaching clients in a number of the IMSA-sanctioned series running this weekend. I’ll be helping Automatic Racing again with their...
New Series, New Cars, New Track for CB Motorsports
With the postponement of the Mid-Ohio IndyCar event that was supposed to happen last weekend, which included rounds three and four of the Mazda Global MX-5 Cup series, I was able to change my plans at the last minute to attend the SRO event at Sonoma Raceway instead....
In 2020, Planning is the Key to Racing Success
The nature of this season, including a schedule that is tightly condensed into a short span of months, creates a situation that requires teams and drivers to constantly consider not just the current race but the next race or two afterwards. Some series have even gone...
A Memorable Mazda MX-5 Cup Season Opener
The Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Series Presented by BF Goodrich finally got its season underway at Road America last week. It was particularly significant for me because it was the second annual Alana Long 100, which is a really special commemorative event...
From Wisconsin to Florida, from Testing to Racing
Last week was a really productive one! First I had the opportunity to head up to Road America for a Lamborghini Trofeo test with Ashton Harrison. Her season starts in a few short weeks at that track, and we focused our two days on dialing in both driver and car. We...
The Highs and Lows of SRO at VIR
This past week was a long one at Virginia International Raceway. I was there for the SRO America triple-header, and I was coaching two teams. This was the first pro race since January for me, and the first one of the year for VIR. I’ve been working with the CB...









