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Looking Back at My First 12 Hours of Sebring
This Saturday is going to be my 4th 12 Hours of Sebring as a driver. I can’t believe how time flies! I’ve been racing there ever since Mazda introduced their Prototype program to IMSA. It’s amazing to think how the program has evolved over the years. Mazda’s “Never...
MX-5 Cup Spring Training at Barber
Photos courtesy of Justin Hunt This past weekend was the first sanctioned event of the season for the Battery Tender Mazda MX-5 Cup Series. The Spring Training test at Barber Motorsports Park allowed both veterans and new series competitors to get some early testing...
New Tires, New Teammate at Sebring Test
Late last week, Mazda Motorsports participated in an IMSA sanctioned test at Sebring. We had a very productive couple of days testing under nice, sunny conditions in Central Florida. I was excited about the great weather because I think the conditions will be similar...
Getting Competitive at a Fun Run!
This past Saturday I had some fun running in a 10-mile race in Charlotte. I haven’t done many of these in recent years, although I did run cross-country in high school, so Saturday’s race brought back great memories. I found myself looking forward to the race as it...
Back to Barber for Testing
I headed back to Barber Motorsports Park last weekend to test not just with Ashton Harrison, but also with her new teammate Patrick Wilmot. We utilized the great track time opportunity during a Chin Track Days event for some pre-season testing as we prepare for the...
Lessons from a Car Crash
A while back I was involved in what could have been a serious car crash on the Interstate. I am very thankful that everyone involved, in the end, was okay. I was able to walk away from it, and I feel like there were a number of factors that enabled me to do that,...
Daytona: The Longest 24 Hours of the Year
The Rolex 24 at Daytona was certainly an adventure for our No. 70 Mazda RT-24P. Right from the beginning, we had an interesting race: on the second lap, a piece of plastic flew into the intake on the roof of the car and we had to do a short pit stop to get the debris...
It’s Time for Daytona!
I’m down here in sunny Daytona Beach, Florida, this week for the 55th Running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. With 55 cars on the entry list, it’s certainly going to be an exciting event. Our Mazda Motorsports team has been tirelessly working on our two RT24-Ps and all of...
Conditioning for Daytona
With the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about physical conditioning! Actually, the conditioning process is ongoing, and I ramped up my training several months ago in preparation for Daytona and the 2017 season. For me, it...
250 Laps at the Roar
We just wrapped up the Roar Before the 24 test at Daytona. As I had mentioned last week, the team worked an incredible amount of hours to get our two Mazda RT24-Ps ready for the test, and that hard work continued throughout the Roar. The first day we had beautiful...









