The 2018 Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships will be held at Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, Neb. on Sept. 4-7, preceded by the ProSolo finale Sept. 1-2. With more Mazda’s competing at Solo Nationals this year than any other manufacturer, Mazda continues to enhance the support program for the event.“It’s...

In his first season of road racing, Garfield learned a key lesson during each SCCA Majors weekendJulian Garfield just wrapped up his first season of SCCA club racing in Spec Miata. While he's no stranger to motorsports competition, road racing has some key differences to the autocross competition where he...

A racer may set simple goals for his or her rookie season of national SCCA road racing. Maybe it's to finish every race or perhaps earn a podium finish – seldom is it, "Finish in the top 20 in the biggest Spec Miata field to compete at the SCCA National...

Mazda MX-5 dominance in the C Street class at the SCCA Tire Rack Solo National Championships in Lincoln, Neb., wasn't a given. But with the ND Miata being the overwhelming choice of the top drivers in the class, it seemed likely. While Miata drivers didn't sweep the trophy positions as...

Mazda Solo Advancement Scholarship winner has tackled his first SCCA Majors race, and it was a big oneJulian Garfield appears to be one who never shies away from a challenge. That's evidenced by not only stepping into Spec Miata with his Mazda Solo Advancement Scholarship, but also by racing in...

Julian Garfield has had a year of firsts. He just completed his first year in college and is the first Mazda Solo Advancement Scholarship recipient. With the SCCA June Sprints this weekend, Mazda Motorsports turned to Julian to learn how he was preparing for the event, and how that compares...

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...

If you're an aspiring professional driver, you should meet Julian Garfield.We are often asked, "Which car, class or type of racing should I join?" Rather than just state, "It depends" or "Let me ask you a few questions to start," we wanted share the story of someone who has asked...