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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...
Track Debut for the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Global Cup Car!
Last week was the initial track run for one of our 2016 Mazda MX-5 Global Cup cars. While it was a great opportunity to take the car onto the track for the first time, it was a short test to ensure that several key components were working correctly. For one thing, we...
Seat Fittings: Why Every Racer Needs the Right Fit
I’ve done a couple of seat fittings lately, both in the new Mazda Global MX-5 Cup car and the SKYACTIV Prototype. Having a seat that has been properly fitted is an important aspect of racing, but one that many racers, unfortunately, overlook. There are a number of...
Coaching and More Cold at Carolina Motorsports Park
After Sebring, I had another local coaching opportunity, this time with SCCA at Carolina Motorsports Park. Once again I was coaching Ashton Harrison in her Spec Miata endeavors. Ashton hadn’t been to CMP in a year, so getting her reacquainted with the circuit and all...
12 Hours of Sebring Recap
The 12 Hours of Sebring is always exciting, and this was my second time driving in the main event. It was really a smooth weekend up until the race – we had a productive week with SpeedSource and the SKYACTIV Mazda prototype, and all of the drivers were really happy...
Thrill Rides and Helicopter Chases in Texas
Continental Tire launched their new high-performance all-season tire, the DWS06, last week at their testing facility in Uvalde, Texas. I’m a believer in the DWS model – it’s actually what I run on my own car (a new Mazda6, of course). Knowing how good the tire already...
Spec Miata Coaching at VIR
I was scheduled to coach during an SCCA regional event at VIR this past weekend, but the threat of ensuing weather left us unsure if we’d even be able to get on track. (After all, the track did get nine inches of snow a week earlier!) However, despite freezing rain on...