Since 2014, nearly 20,000 high school students across the United States have taken part in the Mazda STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) presentation called "Racing Accelerates Creative Education" (R.A.C.E.). Created by the Mazda Motorsports staff to address the growing shortage of new graduates in engineering and science, the interactive...

When the Mazda Motorsports Prototype race team recently tested in preparation for the 2015 Rolex 24 at Daytona, it invited some special guests: students from the University of Florida's mechanical engineering department. The Mazda racing program is operated by SpeedSource, a race team based in Coral Springs, Fla. The team's...

Mazda has a big challenge facing its new P2 diesel program when official practice for the 52nd running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona begins in seven days. As the first P2 prototypes of their kind, the manufacturer's 2.2-liter 4-cylinder turbo SkyActiv diesel powerplants have a significant learning curve to...