After what seemed like an eternity of discussions and proposals to the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, followed by a protracted legal challenge, Friends of Laguna Seca was finally able to announce on April 4 of this year that all the obstacles had been cleared. In the process of dotting...

The green flag waved twice on November 9, 1957, on the freshly paved asphalt. Once for the christening of the new Laguna Seca Raceway and once for the start of its first sports car race: the 8th Annual Pebble Beach National Championship Sports Car Road Races.The 8th Annual event was...

Salinas, CA -- After the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula was removed last November from its longtime operation of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, the change also ended SCRAMP’s oversight of volunteers for the track’s events.Photo: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna SecaAccording to a story in the April 10 Monterey...

Official video of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors meeting of Tuesday, November 19, at which the Board voted unanimously to to hire the A & D Narigi, LLC (A&D) firm as the new track manager in charge of the county-owned park that contains WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.Highlights:The presentation by...

Monterey County will not extend a new contract to the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula, bringing an end to SCRAMP’s management of the park that contains WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.Assistant county administrative officer (ACAO) Dewayne Woods, who controls the bidding process for the Monterey-owned property, informed SCRAMP...

Salinas, CA -- After the item was tabled at last week’s meeting of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, WeatherTech and the County came to terms at Tuesday’s (March 20) session on a multi-year naming rights agreement for the motorsports and entertainment facility located at the County-owned Laguna Seca Recreation...

Monterey Country has accepted the proposal from automotive aftermarket company WeatherTech to take over the naming rights of the Laguna Seca road course, starting in April. After the existing naming deal with auto manufacturer Mazda completes its term on April 1, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca will be rebranded as WeatherTech...

The Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula, stewards of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, and Mazda, sponsor of the circuit for the last 17 years, have been vindicated in a lawsuit filed by a motorcycle rider who was hurt in a 2015 crash.San Francisco's Daniel Kim, who suffered injuries...

March 31, 2018, will serve as the final day to use "Mazda Raceway Laguna" as the official name of the legendary road course located in Monterey, California.In a relationship dating back to the 2001 season, the sponsorship between Laguna Seca and Mazda went to the extraordinary lengths of renaming the...

Robert Davis, Senior Vice President, Special Assignments for Mazda North American Operations, stands beside the giant Mazda 787B mural on the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca hillside. (photo: Alison Arena)Nestled in the coastal hillsides of the scenic Monterey Peninsula, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is widely considered to be one of the...