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Lessons from Teaching a Young Racer
I’ve worked with some young drivers, 15 or 16 years old, as they come up trough their motorsports careers. Drivers like Tyler Cooke and Britt Casey, Jr. who have blossomed into really successful racecar drivers. I’ve always started working with these young drivers...
Driving the Historic Mazda 787B at Seven Stock
This past weekend was a unique opportunity to visit an event I had never been to before but had heard a lot about. It was the 20th anniversary of Seven Stock at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Seven Stock is all things rotary Mazda. All types of...
Coaching at Daytona
I just got back from a fun and successful weekend at Daytona International Speedway. It’s always nice to be in sunny Florida during the colder months! Daytona is a special place, especially over the off-season because it means so many good things are coming for us...
Training in the Off-Season
Although the season has ended, I’m still actively training and setting new fitness goals for myself. Sometimes I’m even training harder because I can risk feeling sore or beat up without worrying about getting into a race car: I can push harder because I have the...
International Drivers and Rookies at the Mazda MX-5 Cup Global Challenge
I was just at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for another weekend, this time for the Mazda MX-5 Cup Global Challenge. This year’s event was unique because there was $120,000 in prize money. Once again, the race had international entrants, with two Japanese drivers and one...
The Highs and Lows of Racing
Friday was the season finale for the IMSA Continental Tire series, and I was excited to team with Britt Casey, Jr. again in the No. 27 TRUMPF Mazda MX-5. Our week got off to a really good start—it was just fun to be back with Freedom Autosport once again. After all,...
From Runoffs Coaching to Road Atlanta Racing
Last week was the SCCA Runoffs Championship at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was a historic event as it was the first time the SCCA had ever been to Indy, and it was popular: nearly 1,000 entries set a new record for the Runoffs! I was coaching and working with the...
Final Round for the Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Championship at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
This past weekend was the final round of the Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Championship at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. A final race weekend is always bittersweet: you’re excited to see how everything shakes out for the year-end championship, but it also means another season is...
My Favorite Things To Do When NOT at Mazda Raceway
I’m excited to be heading to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca this week for the Global Mazda MX-5 Cup season finale (not to be confused with the Invitational in October). Ashton will be running, and I’ll help her try to finish the season on a high note and close in on a...
The Global MX-5 Cup Invitational and Runoffs Support by Mazda
Have you heard that for this year’s Global Mazda MX-5 Cup invitational, Mazda is offering entry to anybody with an acceptable racing license? With a $75K prize for winning, there are going to be a lot of competitors eager to register! The Invitational is at Mazda...









