Mazda Scholarship Driver: Robby Foley

2015 Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge champion (and now Mazda Motorsports’ scholarship driver) and Auburn University mechanical engineering student Robby Foley has had an interesting road to this point, one unconventional to most young drivers.Robby Foley quickly grew a passion for racing, watching his dad compete nationally in SCCA solo competition. "My earliest memories as a child were in the garage watching my dad prep his car, or waking up early as a small kid to watch racing, particularly F1 races and the 24 Hours of Le Mans," explains Foley. "I always grew up dreaming of racing at that level."The first step in Robby's career was the natural one, jump into a go-kart. A slight difference from most karters, Foley ran it around pylons instead of wheel to wheel. Foley, like his dad, began competing in SCCA Solo competition in a Formula Junior kart at the age of 8. Traveling across the country with the family, Foley racked up many national competition wins and trophies including a 3rd place in the 2008 SCCA Solo National Championships, and a 2nd place in the Pro Solo Finale, where he was the highest placing Briggs and Stratton 4 cycle powered kart.