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Cold Weather Racing Tips
A lot of us have been dealing with colder-than-usual temperatures lately. In fact, this past weekend’s winter weather dropped nine inches of snow on VIR, and the Chin Motorsports event there had to be postponed. It was quite a surprise, since here in Charlotte we only...
Coaching on a Simulator and Big News from Long Road Racing
The North American Motorsports Expo – MSX – was this past weekend in Charlotte, and Mazda had a display there that included the Global MX-5 Cup Car and two iRacing simulators. On Friday, Liam Dwyer and I gave a presentation on “The Top Ten Must-Dos to Climb the Mazda...
MSX in Charlotte This Weekend!
MSX, The North American Motorsports Expo, is going to be at the Charlotte Convention Center from February 20-21, and I’ll be on hand all weekend with Mazda Motorsports. On Friday afternoon at 3:00, I’ll be co-hosting a seminar on the Mazda Ladder Driver Program....
Season Kick-off for Coaching Clients
I was back at Sebring this past weekend, coaching some Spec Miata drivers. I’ve worked with both before – Ashton Harrison was returning to Sebring, and she was participating in her first event of the year with her newly built Spec Miata. After working with her at the...
Can’t Get Enough Florida Sunshine
I couldn’t get enough of the Florida sunshine last week, so after Daytona I headed to Sebring for a couple of days. David Murry Track Days hosted a two-day open-lapping program, which draws quite a few track day drivers and racers. It’s a great chance to get out of...
The Daytona Report
The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona ran this past weekend at Daytona International Speedway, and we took the green flag under a sunny sky and with a lot of fans on hand. Our two SpeedSource Mazda SKYACTIV diesel prototypes saw plenty of action from the start. I started the...
Racer Feature about the 2015 Season with Mazda
Racer wrote an article about my upcoming 2015 season with Mazda, including driving the new Global MX-5 Cup development car. You can read it here: The Long Road.
Final Preparations and a Pinewood Derby
Since the Roar Before the 24, I’ve been busy with the team at their headquarters in Coral Springs, Florida. My teammate Jonathan Bomarito and I have been in the shop, which is a neat change of pace for us. We get to see the behind-the-scenes operations on a day-to-day...
From the Roar to the Race: Launching the 2015 Season at Daytona
We just finished up the Roar Before the 24, the annual pre-season test at Daytona. SpeedSource had an extremely successful weekend – we were able to achieve a lot of goals and get all of the valuable running time that we needed in order to prepare for the 24 Hours....
Countdown to Daytona
It’s January, and that means it’s time for Daytona! IMSA teams will be converging on Daytona this weekend for the annual Roar Before the 24 test. We’ve been thinking about Daytona ever since we left Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta in October: that’s how focused the...