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Warm Up Your Driving Skills, Even When it’s Cold Outside
As the fall months turn to winter and your on-track opportunities start to diminish, what type of things can you do to stay sharp for next season, even when you can’t get behind the wheel? Video Review Start with the things you already have, like all those hours of...
$50,000 to Win at Sebring!
The third annual Mazda MX-5 Cup Global Challenge was this past weekend at Sebring. It’s a non-series race, but there is a big cash payout of $50,000 to win, with a total purse of $80,000. Over 20 racers came from three different countries to participate in the event....
From the Mazda RX-7 to the 2019 Global MX-5
The American Road Race of Champions (the ARRC) celebrated its 25thanniversary at Road Atlanta last weekend. I was there for the GT3 Challenge, which is a new series that Mazda is supporting to re-energize interest in the SCCA’s GT3 class. Mazda is a heavy hitter in...
From Targa to Track: Prepping for 2019
This past week was a fun opportunity to develop and optimize a newly-built race car for its racing class package. In fact, it was the same Porsche 911 that Rob Trollinger entered in the Targa Newfoundland last month. The car had been on track once for an initial...
A Week of Mazda Coaching
Last week was a busy one following our success at Petit LeMans, where we claimed the 2018 TCR class championship in the IMSA Continental Tire Series. I went from Road Atlanta straight to Atlanta Motorsports Park, where we had some guest drivers coming to get their...
TCR Champions!
A championship-winning season! What an incredible Petit LeMans weekend at Road Atlanta! Britt Casey, Jr. and I fought hard all season in our No. 77 TRUMPF Audi RS3 LMS, and we are so excited to have wrapped up our season with the TCR class championship. It was surreal...
Our First TCR Season Wraps Up Tomorrow!
It’s Petit LeMans week, which is always a bittersweet time of the year for me – it’s a very exciting event, but it’s also the end of the season for the IMSA Continental Tire Series. Britt Casey, Jr. and I got the week started with a new team partner that’s onboard...
The Final 24 Hours of the Global MX-5 Cup Season
This past weekend was the finale to the 2018 Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup season. It was different from any other event of the season because it was at a circuit the series had not visited before, Monticello Motor Club. This driver’s club track is nestled just...
Rally Recap: The Targa Newfoundland
I’ve spent the last week and a half somewhere new for me: Newfoundland. Rob Trollinger and I went there for the Targa Newfoundland rally. I’ve always been interested in that event, partly because of all the viral videos that pop up online each year of the spectacular...
Retaking the Points Lead after a Win in Monterey!
What a week in Monterey! Not only did Britt Casey, Jr. and I win the TCR class in Saturday’s IMSA Continental Tire race, but we have retaken the points lead in our No. 77 TRUMPF Audi RS3 LMS with just one race left to go! I was fortunate enough to visit WeatherTech...