Blog

Fifth Place for Mazda Motorsports in Canada

Fifth Place for Mazda Motorsports in Canada

Our latest race came on the heels of a busy two weeks. It was the second of back-to-back races for our Mazda Motorsports prototype team, and with the fast pace that the cars had at Watkins Glen last week, we were eager to get to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, located...

read more
Top Five After Six Hours at Watkins Glen

Top Five After Six Hours at Watkins Glen

The race week at Watkins Glen was ideal: the weather was spectacular and the track conditions were fantastic with the new pavement. There were a ton of fans there, too, and the autograph sessions were packed. Overall, it was a perfect weekend for racing. Our Mazda...

read more
Getting to Know You: New Coaching Clients

Getting to Know You: New Coaching Clients

Last week was a packed one at VIR! I got to work with a number of coaching clients at various events throughout my time there, several of whom I was working with for the first time. At the end of the week, I worked with Rob Trollinger, who I’ve been coaching for two...

read more
Catching Up with Friends at the June Sprints

Catching Up with Friends at the June Sprints

The June Sprints at Road America hosted rounds 5 and 6 of the Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Series presented by BFGoodrich Tires. The Sprints is always a big event at the midway point in the SCCA season, attracting the top competition and making it really fun...

read more
At the June Sprints!

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!

read more
Third and Fourth for Mazda at Detroit!

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...

read more
Hands-on with the Global Mazda MX-5

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...

read more
Coaching 4 Tracks in 1 Week

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...

read more
Rain, Snow and Strategy at Watkins Glen

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...

read more
Coaching Update: Over 70 Spec Miatas at VIR

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....

read more

Archives