The arrival of Hurricane Nicole in Florida forced the rescheduling of Mazda Motorsport’s annual MX-5 Cup Shootout, which was due to take place at Sebring International Raceway this week. Officials have announced the Shootout will now take place November 27-28 at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina.“We are pleased...

The competition for the Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires championship is just as close as the on track competition as this weekend sets the stage for a new champion.As the series heads to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the double-header season finale as part of...

While driving a manual transmission is different on the track vs. on the street, track techniques can be practiced on the roadWhen Logan Clampitt won the opportunity to test a Global Mazda MX-5 Cup car through his victory in the Mazda Hot Lap Challenge, he had one challenge to overcome...

Light and easy remain keywords for the SCCA program designed to make track time easily accessibleSCCA Track Night in America started as a way to get people cheap and easy track time. Conducted usually on weekday afternoons and/or evenings, it was designed to be convenient and not require high levels...

First ever visit to Watkins Glen International for the Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires. (Includes Mazda Raceway Videos.)Over the past decade the Mazda MX-5 Cup has raced at almost every road course of prominence across North America, except one, Watkins Glen International. This will change...

This week’s Behind the Zoom blog comes from Jeff Braun, the competition director at Mazda’s factory team, SpeedSource. Braun brings his immense expertise and experience from open-wheel, sports cars and more to make the Prototype team more competitive than ever before.This is my 55th year in racing... yep, the old...

This week’s Behind the Zoom blog comes from Jeff Braun, the competition director at Mazda’s factory team, SpeedSource. Braun brings his immense expertise and experience from open-wheel, sports cars and more to make the Prototype team more competitive than ever before.This is my 55th year in racing... yep, the old...