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At the June Sprints!
I’m currently at Road America for the June Sprints. The Battery Tender MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich will have two races here this weekend. I’ll have a full report next week, but in the meantime here are some photos from the start of the event!
Third and Fourth for Mazda at Detroit!
This past weekend was the Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle. Mazda’s prototype program came off the last two races showing a lot of great pace and forward momentum. Understandably, the team’s hopes were high for the event in Detroit. The Detroit street circuit has...
Hands-on with the Global Mazda MX-5
Long Road Racing put on their first Global Mazda MX-5 Cup workshop last week. It was a hands-on clinic for drivers and teams to further understand the car from a setup and data standpoint. It was held at Virginia International Raceway, which was great for drivers who...
Coaching 4 Tracks in 1 Week
Two weekends ago, I was at Watkins Glen for rounds three and four of the MX-5 Cup Series. I stayed there an extra couple of days for a Chin Motorsports event, where I worked with a driver trying to learn the track in a Spec Miata. Ironically, we had a beautiful couple...
Rain, Snow and Strategy at Watkins Glen
It was exciting to see the Mazda Global MX-5 Cup Series compete at Watkins Glen for the first time in series history. Rounds 3 and 4 of the 12-round championship also had a record number of entries, with 42 cars on the entry list. My goal for the weekend was to keep...
Coaching Update: Over 70 Spec Miatas at VIR
This past weekend was a fantastic event with the SCCA at Virginia International Raceway: the SARRC/MARRS Challenge, which is a super-sized event with both the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions. Over 70 Spec Miatas turned out for the event, which was thrilling to see....
Front-row Qualifying at Mazda Raceway
Our Mazda Motorsports team had high expectations going into the IMSA WeatherTech race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca last week. It’s Mazda’s home race, and we were aiming to get our best results yet. The first day of practice certainly didn’t disappoint: our Mazda...
A Week of Coaching; New Surface at Watkins Glen
I traveled to Watkins Glen after our success at Long Beach to coach Ashton Harrison, who had never been the track before and wanted to learn the circuit. She is preparing for the upcoming Battery Tender Mazda MX-5 Cup race there next month. It was quite the privilege...
Two Top Fives at Long Beach!
After a busy week of traveling abroad with the Friends of MX-5 event in Barcelona, I was ready to get back at it in the Mazda Prototype at Long Beach. The Long Beach Grand Prix is an historic event, and it’s a really intense environment for endurance sports car racing...
First Day in Barcelona!
I'm in Barcelona this week for a Mazda event. We arrived this morning, and I had a little time to explore the city. I thought I'd share these pics from our first day here.