Mazda Motorsports has unveiled the Heritage Collection, a new program to celebrate the brand’s long history in motorsports by fielding a curated collection of iconic race cars that are owned by Mazda. The new approach will elevate the brand with an ongoing campaign that will celebrate the culture of Mazda...

Friends, colleagues, and random passers-by are likely tired of hearing me tout just how special the Monterey Pre-Reunion is year in year out. With fewer crowds to contend with, lower admission prices, and nearly all of the same cars in action as the Reunion proper, the Monterey Pre-Reunion is a...

The moving history group at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach delivered the perfect complement once again this year as HMSA assembled a smattering of IMSA GT, GTP, and Historic Group C cars to stretch their legs on the streets of Long Beach. Perhaps one could argue they even...

Pre-race prep is an important part of motorsports. Checking everything that might break, making sure the fasteners are tight, and that a car’s systems are in good condition goes a long way toward a successful and stress-free racing weekend. That function becomes more challenging, though, when the cars you are...

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 –...

Take a series of incredible rides from last weekend's vintage racing festival at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey California in some of the fastest, coolest and most powerful racecars of yesteryear were pushed to their limits by a number of championship-winning pro drivers.Sylvain Tremblay 1990 Mazda 787 Visor CamPrepare...

Prepare to cover your ears as pro racer Sylvain Tremblay goes from 22nd to fifth in just a handful of laps with Mazda's screaming 4-rotor 787 Le Mans Group C prototype built in 1990. Tremblay, who races one of Mazda's LMP2 diesels in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, puts on...

Robert Davis drives the 1990 Mazda 787 that finished eight in the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans. He is seen here in the Featured Race for his class - Modern GT, Trans-Am, Production 1973 to present.This car features a 4 rotor in-line R26B with approximately 710 HP at 9,000...

Mazda North American Operations maintains a fleet of heritage Mazda racecars at its Irvine, Calif. headquarters, and has chosen to bring three to the Monterey Motorsports Reunion this weekend a 1990 787 Group C prototype, 1991 RX-7 IMSA GTO and 1992 RX-792P IMSA GTP. What is unique about the company's...