I spent last weekend at Road America for the IndyCar and Global Mazda MX-5 Cup races. We had incredible weather with a much-welcomed reprieve from the heat, and of course we had some exciting MX-5 Cup on-track action. This year’s races were no surprise after what we...

Very often when working with drivers, I get the comment, “Yeah, I need to look into learning to understand data,” or, “I need to better utilize the data acquisition that I have.” Some drivers are using their data acquisition software just as a lap timer! I have...

Memorial Day Weekend was about tradition: going to Lime Rock Park. Driving to the track, which is a beautiful route from the airport, really made me think about what Lime Rock means to me and all the great memories I’ve had at the circuit. In fact, the first track I...

After prepping the Long Road Racing supercharged, sequential gearbox Mazda GMX-5 Cup car for the Grassroots Motorsports Ultimate Track Car Challenge, it was time to put it to the test last week. The forecast for the event was threatening wet weather, and indeed that’s...

Later this week is the annual Grassroots Motorsports Ultimate Track Car Challenge. Once again this year, Long Road Racing will be entering a Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Car with some new, exciting additions. Last year, they introduced the SADEV sequential gearbox, and this...

Last weekend was the third round of the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Series at Mid-Ohio. Britt Casey, Jr. and I were back in action with the No. 77 TRUMPF Audi RS3 LMS that we run in the TCR class with Compass Racing. We were both looking for redemption...

I was coaching a couple of clients at Road Atlanta recently during a club race weekend. It happened to be one client’s first time back at Road Atlanta in several years, and it was his first visit in that car. I could really appreciate the approach that he took to the...

This past weekend was the IndyCar event at Barber Motorsports Park, where the Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup was a support series. We had some gorgeous weather over the three days we were there, although on the day of the IndyCar race it rained so hard they had...

I’ve been busy lately with events for Mazda Motorsports. This past weekend I was at Virginia International Raceway for the SCCA Majors Super Tour. It was a huge event, partly because the Majors Super Tour is the road to the Runoffs for all of the top-level SCCA...

It appears that spring is finally here! I had a great couple of days at Virginia International Raceway last week for their Club Member Days. I spent my time there with two clients, one of whom I hadn’t worked with before and one I’ve worked with several times. Both...