by tom1 | Nov 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by tom1 | Nov 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by tom1 | Nov 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by tom1 | Oct 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by tom1 | Oct 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by tom1 | Oct 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...