The proper seating position means less fatigue and a greater focus on drivingRacing drivers and car builders spend a lot of time obsessing over seating position. For some, it’s about comfort and control. For others, it’s about getting the center of gravity as low as possible. And safety is always...

This week we've been previewing the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, which takes place Sept. 25-Oct. 1, 2017, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. We've already covered many of the production-based and tube-frame classes, so today we look at the popular spec classes, namely Spec Miata, Spec Racer Ford, Spec Racer Ford...

Danny Bender and Mazda teammates race into Virginia International Raceway this weekend."Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday" is one of the most enduring cliches in auto racing. Yet, for Mazda racer Danny Bender, it's literally true. Bender, who teams with co-driver Britt Casey Jr. in the No. 27 Freedom Autosport...

Win on Sunday, sell on Monday. Danny Bender does it both.In this scenario, Mr. Bender is the one doing the winning - in a Spec Miata, a Touring 4 Mazda MX-5, an MX-5 Cup car, and in 2016 - a Freedom Autosport MX-5 Continental ST car. When he completes his...

Subtitle:Team expands to 3 Mazdas with Carbonell, Dwyer, Casey, Bender Freedom Autosport will campaign three Mazda MX-5s in the 2016 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Series. Co-drivers Andrew Carbonell and Liam Dwyer return to the team, and they will be joined by reigning Street Tuner-class champions Chad McCumbee and Stevan...

Freedom Autosport will campaign three Mazda MX-5s in the 2016 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Series. Co-drivers Andrew Carbonell and Liam Dwyer return to the team, and they will be joined by reigning Street Tuner-class champions Chad McCumbee and Stevan McAleer as well as Freedom alumni Britt Casey, Jr. and...

Racing in a pro series has much to teach a club racer; there's also a lot to learn before one makes the jump. Danny Bender is not only an SCCA National Champion in Touring 4 and an SCCA Kimberly Cup winner, he also jumps into pro racing now and then....

Tire choice in changing conditions is critical. What's good at the beginning of the race may not be the right choice at the end. Living with that choice until conditions change is a struggle that can be worth enduring. Starting a wet race on dry tires when the rain has...

Honor for most improved driver presented to the Touring 4 National Champion and Mazda salesman in Chicago.In racing, a favorite old saying is that if you're not improving, you're going backwards. That applies not only to equipment, but to drivers as well. Danny Bender can say he's improving, and he's...