The Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires championship has revealed an expanded calendar for 2021 that will see Mazda MX-5 Cup racers visit iconic racetracks across North America.2021 marks the first year of a recently announced new alignment with IMSA as the sanctioning partner. With seven event weekends each...

Mazda’s new entry to the growing TCR category will spend the year being tested and developed ahead of its competition debut in 2021.Plans to build and race the Mazda3 TCR in 2020 have been abandoned in the wake of Long Road Racing’s unexpected decision to close its doors at the...

New Mazda Motorsports director Nelson Cosgrove has set his sights on IMSA’s biggest prizes during his first year atop the brand’s factory racing program.The former Ford, Team Penske, and Toyota Racing Development engineer brings a wealth of hardcore competition experience to the role at Mazda, and it will be needed...

Mazda Motorsports’ new director sees a bright future for Mazda’s amateur racers New director of Mazda Motorsports Nelson Cosgrove admits that the grassroots side of the racing is somewhat unfamiliar to him, having spent his career with Ford, Penske, Joe Gibbs Motorsports and Toyota Racing Development. But he likes what...

New Mazda Motorsports Director Nelson Cosgrove hopes to seize on momentumNelson Cosgrove, the new director of Mazda Motorsports, has a lot on his plate in the coming year. The RT24-P Daytona Prototype international program in IMSA has a lot of momentum going into 2020, with fans hoping for a victory...

Mazda North American Operations CEO Masahiro Moro and new Mazda Motorsports Director Nelson Cosgrove discuss the importance of motorsports in MazdaMazda isn’t the smallest brand in the United States automotive scene, but it’s far from the biggest. Among the Japanese manufacturers, the largest will sell about seven times more cars...

Nelson Cosgrove has been hired to replace John Doonan as Mazda’s director of motorsports.The American comes to Mazda North American Operations from Toyota Racing Development, where he spent nearly five years in senior technical positions. Prior to TRD, Cosgrove worked with the Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR program as its engineering...