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A Crazy Race at Road America!
On Saturday, Britt Casey, Jr. and I took 2nd in the IMSA Continental Tire race at Road America, but what a crazy race it was! The beginning of our event had some foreshadowing: I flew into Milwaukee and drove to the track, and the closer I got to Elkhart Lake, the...
Going Back To Road America After All!
I’m really excited to be back with Freedom Autosport in the Mazda MX-5 for this weekend’s IMSA Continental Tire Series race at Road America. It was kind of a last-minute opportunity that has come together, and considering my background and my history with the team, it...
What Mazda Team Joest Means for My 2017
Mazda Motorsports announced some really big news last week about teaming up with Joest Racing for our 2018 Prototype program. The new Mazda Team Joest is a partnership that is beginning immediately in order to undergo testing and development throughout the rest of...
Tricky Toronto: Nuances of Street Circuit Racing
I was at the Toronto Indy Grand Prix for the first time last weekend, coaching Ashton Harrison and Patrick Wilmot in the Mazda Global MX-5 Cup Series. Since I’d never been to that street circuit before, the big priorities were to understand the track layout and match...
Two Top-Fives for Mazda Motorsports in Canada!
I’m just getting back from an exciting weekend of racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP), where both of our Mazda Prototypes finished in the top five—a first for the season! That was a rewarding finish for us. With some struggles during the first day of...
Back-to-back Podiums for Mazda
It was great to be back at Watkins Glen, one of my all-time favorite circuits, last weekend. The Sahlen’s 6 Hours of The Glen is always one of the more exciting events on the IMSA schedule each season, and having our additional teammates Marino Franchitti and Spencer...
Ashton’s Best MX-5 Cup Finish!
After a disappointing end to the Indy Global MX-5 Cup weekend for Racing Analytics drivers Ashton Harrison and Pat Wilmot, they went into last weekend’s races at Road America looking for some redemption. The first day at Road America, which included practice and...
Great Racing but Disappointing Results at Indy
The Mazda Global MX-5 Cup Series was at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for rounds three and four over the weekend, so I was there coaching Racing Analytics drivers Ashton Harrison and Pat Wilmot. The event started with a two-session test day, allowing the Global MX-5 Cup...
Simulating Indy
The Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Series continues this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It’s always hard to get on a track that has limited availability, like Indy. We know that not only seat time but also the setup knowledge that you gain from testing at a track in...
First Podium for the No. 70 Mazda Prototype!
I’m excited to say that Joel Miller and I got our first podium finish in the No. 70 Mazda Prototype at the Detroit Grand Prix! The team made a lot of developments to the cars since our race at Circuit of the Americas—we weren’t going to accept the results we got...









