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Driving Dealers at Mazda’s National Dealer Meeting
I had the opportunity to attend Mazda’s national dealer meeting, which was held in Las Vegas last week. John Doonan orchestrated having Mazda’s Pro drivers attend to represent Mazda Motorsports. During the main presentation, we got to meet and greet the dealer execs...
Rising Stars at the MRT24 Shootout
During the past several days, I was fortunate enough to be a part of the MRT24 (Mazda Road to the 24) Shootout, which consisted of eight finalists who drove the 2016 Mazda Global MX-5 Cup car at Carolina Motorsports Park. Not only were these drivers lucky enough to be...
Finalizing the Specs for the Mazda Global MX-5 Cup Car
Now that the offseason is here, it has been a busy time for testing as we begin preparations for next season. I’ve been testing with both SpeedSource and the new Mazda Global MX-5 Cup car. For the MX-5, Mazda had aligned with their partners for the program, like...
VIR 13-Hour: Drivers at their Peak
This is a great time for racing at Virginia International Raceway: the weather is perfect and drivers have had a full season to hone their skills. Everyone seems to be having a lot of fun right now. The VIR 13-hour race is a special event for me every year, and I’ve...
Driver Progress Report: Race Licenses, Poles, and Podiums
The 2015 racing season is winding down, and I’ve had a lot of excitement this year. Some of the drivers I was fortunate enough to work with in 2015 had exciting seasons as well. I talked about how much progress Ashton Harrison has made this season, but she’s not the...
Championships at Roebling and the Road to the 24
This past weekend was the Southeast Division championship for the SCCA, which is known as the Southeast Invitation Challenge (SIC). It’s held at Roebling Road Raceway every year – I remember competing at the SIC in 2001 in Showroom Stock. It was my first championship...
Soggy Season Finale at Road Atlanta
We started the week of Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta with rain during the promoter test day – talk about foreshadowing for the week ahead! The test day goal for me was to work with the Global Mazda MX-5 Cup cars, showcasing the cars and utilizing them for drafting...
Under the Lights at the SCCA Runoffs
The SCCA Runoffs was a great event – you can always feel the excitement of the 600 or so competitors who are there. Mazda was very well represented with just over 140 cars in the Runoffs this year! I arrived at Daytona International Speedway last Tuesday, and I got...
Progress at COTA and Global MX-5 Cup Testing
The IMSA event at Circuit of the Americas was this past weekend, and it was a very busy weekend for sure, with both the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge and Tudor United SportsCar series. The end results of the weekend, for me personally, didn’t go as well as I’d...
Coaching Drivers with Very Different Goals
Last week I coached two clients during a David Murry Track Day at Virginia International Raceway. David’s events are always an incredible lapping day opportunity for enthusiasts because it’s a unique format compared to a traditional HPDE (high-performance driving...