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Global MX-5 Cup Update and VIR Success
After running at the June Sprints, the Mazda Global MX-5 Cup cars made the trip from Road America to Chicago, where they ran a demonstration at Autobahn Country Club. It was a chance for interested Autobahn members and racers to get behind the wheel of the car....
The June Sprints and a Rainy Road America
This last weekend was my return to the June Sprints at Road America, this time for the 60th annual running of the event. I was there both to do further testing and confirmation runs with the Global MX-5 Cup car and to coach drivers with the Advanced Autosports Spec...
Spec Miatas at Road Atlanta and Road America
This past weekend I was at Road Atlanta for NASA’s June Jam, working again with Spec Miata drivers Ashton Harrison and Ben Rooke. Neither of them had been back to Road Atlanta since the beginning of the season, even though it’s their home track. We brushed up on the...
New Track, New Car: Coaching at Calabogie
Before I went to Detroit for the Tudor Series race at Belle Isle – which was a great weekend for the SKYACTIV Mazda even in adverse weather conditions – I was just over the border in Canada at Calabogie Motorsports Park. Calabogie is halfway between Toronto and...
Coaching, Testing, Racing: All in One Week
Memorial Day weekend was a busy one for racing around the world. I stayed local, coaching some SCCA Spec Miata racers at Carolina Motorsports Park. I’ve worked with Ashton Harrison and Ben Rooke before, and both of them had been to CMP earlier in the season. We picked...
Development driving with Andrew Carbonell
This week we’re doing more testing of the 2016 Global Mazda MX-5 Cup car, and this time Andrew Carbonell will be joining me to drive the second development car. Andrew also drove it at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca two weeks ago, and it’s great to be working with him...
A Warm Welcome for the Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Car
With the public debut of the 2016 Global Mazda MX-5 Cup car at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca last week, the MX-5 Cup competitors as well as the race fans in attendance got to see the car up close, poking their head under the hood and even sitting in the car. That was...
Busiest Race Weekend Ever? Driving Three Mazdas at Mazda Raceway
Mazda Raceway proved to be a really busy and exciting event for me, as I had anticipated. The test day started with the public debut of the 2016 Global Mazda MX-5 Cup car. The MX-5 Cup competitors got to see the car up close for the first time during an introductory...
First Full Test for the 2016 Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Car; Public Debut this Week
Last week I was excited to participate in our first full day of testing for the 2016 Global Mazda MX-5 Cup car. It went extremely well and was very productive – it was a lot of fun, too! We had a smooth day and we learned so much. We were able to try a lot of...
Forward Momentum at the Long Beach Grand Prix
What a fabulous event the Long Beach Grand Prix is! Last weekend was a great experience. The whole team was excited to be there, and the increased performance over last year of our SKYACTIV Mazdas was fantastic. Having Southern California’s sandy beaches just outside...