In a year featuring celebrations of several unique anniversaries, Mazda has been named the featured marque for the Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) 48th annual The Mitty Presented by Hagerty, April 23 – 26 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.Crowned by overall victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the...

The 2019 Spirit of Mazda award recipient will receive not only the accolade, but a scholarship valued at $2,500. Meet the 20 nominated autocrossers and 20 road racers. Voting begins.Over the years, some outstanding representatives of the Spirit of Mazda (SoM) have been chosen as recipients of the monthly award....

Above: Jeremy Barnes, Mazda North American Operations public relations director, in the Rx-7 GTO in which Pete Halsmer won the IMSA championship in 1991. Mazda, the only Japanese manufacturer to conquer the 24 Hours of Le Mans, has been celebrating the 25th anniversary of their 1991 victory this year –...

Jim Downing, Andrew Carbonell and Joseph Burton-Harris take pole positions for their respective classes at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. After four days of qualifying, the grids are set for the 2015 edition of the National Championship Runoffs Presented by Garmin Virb. Daytona International Speedway has proven a tough nut...

Team Highball may not have won every race it entered during its 30 years of operation, but team founder Amos Johnson doesn’t recall losing many parties.The team won 20 races in IMSA GT competition, in addition to 17 victories in the International Sedan series, including the 1973 championship.Despite the impressive...

Back in high school, Jim Downing bought an MG TD for what he considered a whopping $900. Not only did he get to learn to drive the classic sports car, he also learned the fine art of auto repair keeping the car in running condition.As soon he was old enough...

Topeka, Kan. (Dec. 1, 2014) - In June 2012, the formation of two ad-hoc committees to develop the rules for what has become Prototype 1 and Prototype 2 was announced. At that time, the commitment was made for the duration of the committees to last no longer than two years....

As a benefit of membership to the Sports Car Club of America, SportsCar magazine is mailed each month to all 60,000 members. Usually filled with go-fast trickery for the amateur racer, the special February issue celebrates the 70-year history of the premier amateur motorsports club in America. The features in...

The contributions that Kathy Barnes, Bob Bondurant, Dan Gurney, Dr. Bob Hubbard and Jim Downing and Pete Hylton made to the motorsports industry as a whole, and to Sports Car Club of America in particular, made each legendary and worthy of recognition as the 2014 SCCA Hall of Fame class....