New support adds to the already successful program for young racersThe Teen Mazda Challenge has been in transition for the past year after the passing of founder Ron Cortez. But a core group of enthusiasts for the series have been working hard to not only keep it going, but to...

Contingency, tech support and parts discounts continue to be hallmarks of Mazda Motorsports’ support of National Auto Sport Association (NASA) racers. As the new Super Touring classes take off and the Teen Mazda Challenge flourishes under new leadership, that relationship continues to grow.“Ron Cortez led the Teen Mazda Challenge for...

Ron Cortez started the Teen Mazda Challenge to provide an easy avenue from karting to car racing. Open to drivers between the ages of 13 and 20, the series is running in several NASA regions and has sent many drivers to the Mazda Road to 24 Shootout, including three with...

“Wise beyond his years” is one phrase used to describe Teen Mazda Challenge competitor Matthew Dirks, and it fits -- there are times during the phone call that it’s easy to forget the voice on the other end of the line is just a 15-year-old young man who recently completed...

19 Mazda Racers Aiming for $100,000 Mazda ScholarshipMazda has confirmed the eligible racers for the 12th annual Mazda Road to 24 Shootout. This post-season shootout will award a $100,000 Mazda Motorsports scholarship to compete in the 2018 Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires. The shootout will...

Will Rodgers’ perspective on the differences between club racing and going professional with Mazda.For the past two seasons, I have competed within the Teen Mazda Challenge championship in conjunction with the National Auto Sport Association (NASA). In both a 1991 and 2001 Mazda Spec Miata, I have been racing some...

Joey Jordan had an impressive run in Touring Car B at the end of the 2015 Pirelli World Challenge season; he attributes much of his performance to racing in Spec Miata. Joey Jordan grew up in racing, and in Mazda racing in particular. His father Joe and uncle Jim both...

On-track performance was just part of the criteria (Richard S. James photo) The thing about amateur racing is that there's no prize money. Racers race purely for the fun of it, and perhaps a little contingency money to help with the expenses. And winning at the club level isn't the...