When it comes to supporting amateur racers, Mazda Motorsports excels. In addition to the well-known contingency and parts programs, Mazda Motorsports supports young racers through the SCCA First Gear Mazda Challenge. The First Gear Mazda Challenge (FGMC) was designed for SCCA First Gear members under the age of 25 (for...

Three days of qualifying have concluded, and while not all grids are yet official, the polesitters for each of the 26 National Championship Runoffs have been provisionally determined.If there’s an award for least likely polesitter, it’s Troy Ermish in GT-3. In fact, it’s impressive that the driver isn’t on his...

The 2019 Spirit of Mazda award recipient will receive not only the accolade, but a scholarship valued at $2,500. Meet the 6 finalists... Over the years, some outstanding representatives of the Spirit of Mazda have been chosen as recipients of the monthly award. The award, however, has transitioned into an...

Texas isn’t immune to the bitter cold that has invaded most of the country, but despite the temperatures in the 30s and rain at Circuit of the Americas, the SCCA Hoosier Super Tour hosted by the Lone Star Region – appropriately dubbed the Polar Prix – raced on.Those wet, cold...

For the past two plus seasons, Mazda Motorsports and Ron Bauer have been developing together a 2016+ ND (4th generation) MX-5 Miata for autocross. The pairing started early on at the 2015 National Championships with Ron driving a car as an exhibition in Street Touring R (STR) along with fellow...

Officials from Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) and SascoSports, a premier race tire dealer and historic and vintage racing preparation and restoration shop in the U.S., announced today that SascoSports has become the new title sponsor of the SascoSports International/American Challenge, one of the most popular showcase races held on the...

The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce agreements with the contingency sponsors below for the 2018 season. Additional partnerships will be announced over the coming weeks.Summit Racing Equipment remains the title sponsor for two Sportsman programs in 2018, the IHRA Summit SuperSeries and the IHRA Summit Sportsman...

As we discussed in the first part of our Autocross Handling Secrets series, tuning a car's performance via swaybars is essential in SCCA autocross competition where the rules are limited. In that story, we learned what swaybars do on different cars – now it's time to go deeper. What if...

The Central Division SCCA regional races at Blackhawk Farms Raceway kicked-off this past weekend with Julian Garfield debuting as the 2017 Mazda Solo Advancement Scholarship recipient, competing in Spec Miata. Julian Garfield is an SCCA Solo National Champion, a former road racer, a freshman at the University of Kansas (about...

The SCCA Voodoo Quatre Super Tour at NOLA Motorsports Park brings out the best in New Orleans. More than 200 drivers traveled to the 2.75-mile NOLA Motorsports Park circuit in Avondale, La., for the Voodoo Quatre Hoosier Tires SCCA Super Tour on March 4-5, 2017. The weather didn't fail to...