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...

We had round 11 of the IMSA WeatherTech Championship for our Mazda Prototypes at Circuit of the Americas last weekend. We knew going into the event that the heat was going to be a challenge for everyone, from the drivers to the crew and even the cars. During the first...

This past weekend was the inaugural Mazda Global MX-5 Cup Invitational, which was hosted at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. With all the international drivers joining some of the American racers, we knew it was going to be an exciting event. Drivers who had never raced...

After returning from Japan, I had a busy weekend coaching at Virginia International Raceway for drivers in the IMSA Continental Tire Series and Mazda’s Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup Series. I’ve been working with Britt Casey, Jr., and Danny Bender this season,...

There were plenty of interested participants and media guests on hand last week for the Japanese Global Mazda MX-5 Series event at Tsukuba Circuit. The day started off with presentations about the car, background about the current U.S. series, and details on the...

I just got to Japan and made it straight to the Tsukuba Circuit in Shimotsuma. After a delayed start due to typhoons, I made it smoothly a few hours ago, just in time for the initial shakedown run of the three Mazda Global MX-5s that were delivered to the track by...

I was at Long Road Racing recently to do some filming for the North Carolina education system. A company is filming a number of short video segments about air pollution, which will be used for interactive high school science curriculum throughout the state. The...