I’ll be heading back to Japan this week for an exciting event at Okayama International Circuit’s Mazda Fan Festival. Mazda has planned a lot of activities for the event, including having our 2016-spec Mazda Prototype there for us to drive exhibition laps. In addition,...

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I know I sure have a lot to be thankful for, including the racing opportunities with Mazda Motorsports, having a lot of fun with our new addition to the family, and good health. I hope you all have an enjoyable and safe holiday, and I’m...

Yesterday, Mazda unveiled their 2017 and beyond motorsports plans at the L.A. Auto Show. It’s a world-renowned auto show, and I feel like this is a defining moment for Mazda. It’s such an honor to be a part of this, representing not only Mazda Motorsports but all of...

I had a fun fall weekend at the American Road Race of Champions (ARRC) at Road Atlanta, which is a year-end event for SCCA. I also spent some time with Ashton Harrison at Barber Motorsports Park, getting her prepped for next year’s Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup...

The last stop of the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Experience Tour was this past weekend at Pacific Raceways in Seattle, Washington. I had never been to Seattle before, so I was extremely excited to visit both the city and the track, which I had heard great things about. Straight...

The 2016 IMSA WeatherTech championship season was something our entire Mazda Motorsports program was highly anticipating. In 2015, there was a lot of off- and on-track development with the new MZ-2.0T engine along with the continued chassis and aero development that...

For a change I was not at the race track this past weekend, but I was still keeping tabs on some of my friends and clients who were racing at VIR during the SCCA’s “Goblins Go” event. For me it was really fun to follow the continuing progress of some of the drivers...

This past weekend I traveled to Southern California for Mazda’s MX-5 Experience Tour. It’s a traveling ride and drive program that allows participants to experience the all-new 2016 fourth-generation MX-5. They get to test its braking and handling capabilities, and...

This past week was an exciting and fun one at Road Atlanta, where the Petit LeMans closed out the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech season. We had perfect fall weather every day—much better than last year’s tropical storm! Early on in the week, before my work with the Mazda...

There’s a lot of buzz about this week’s Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta. It’s the season finale for the IMSA WeatherTech Championship, and the event really ends up being my home race for the year since the Prototypes don’t run at VIR. It’s neat being here at Road Atlanta...