Supercharged for the Ultimate Track Car Challenge

Supercharged for the Ultimate Track Car Challenge

Later this week is the annual Grassroots Motorsports Ultimate Track Car Challenge. Once again this year, Long Road Racing will be entering a Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Car with some new, exciting additions. Last year, they introduced the SADEV sequential gearbox, and this...
Last-lap Drama (Again) and a Podium at Mid-Ohio

Last-lap Drama (Again) and a Podium at Mid-Ohio

Last weekend was the third round of the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Series at Mid-Ohio. Britt Casey, Jr. and I were back in action with the No. 77 TRUMPF Audi RS3 LMS that we run in the TCR class with Compass Racing. We were both looking for redemption...
The “Methodical Progress” Approach to Driving

The “Methodical Progress” Approach to Driving

I was coaching a couple of clients at Road Atlanta recently during a club race weekend. It happened to be one client’s first time back at Road Atlanta in several years, and it was his first visit in that car. I could really appreciate the approach that he took to the...
Close Competition in Global Mazda MX-5 Cup at Barber

Close Competition in Global Mazda MX-5 Cup at Barber

This past weekend was the IndyCar event at Barber Motorsports Park, where the Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup was a support series. We had some gorgeous weather over the three days we were there, although on the day of the IndyCar race it rained so hard they had...
Back-to-back Coaching for Mazda Motorsports

Back-to-back Coaching for Mazda Motorsports

I’ve been busy lately with events for Mazda Motorsports. This past weekend I was at Virginia International Raceway for the SCCA Majors Super Tour. It was a huge event, partly because the Majors Super Tour is the road to the Runoffs for all of the top-level SCCA...