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Tips for Learning a New Track
Last week was the annual Mazda Shootout, and something that all the drivers had to do was exercise their ability to learn a new track quickly. That’s because the Shootout was hosted at the brand-new Circuit Florida, and there isn’t even sim racing available for it...
New Track, New Winners: The 2025 Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout
This week was the annual Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout. It was hosted at a new venue for everyone—literally none of us had ever driven there before, including us judges. Circuit Florida is located just outside Orlando, right along the I-4 corridor, which makes it extremely...
Under the Lights at Martinsville
This past weekend was the penultimate round of the NASCAR circuit championships. The event, held at Martinsville Speedway, included an MX-5 Cup race. For me, that meant the opportunity to race at Martinsville on Thursday night with the only MX-5 Cup event I can...
Two Weekends, Two Iconic Tracks
I just got back from a long week at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the SRO World Challenge finale. It was the season-ending event for my drivers in the GT4 America category, and they had high hopes pursuing the championship, coming into Indy on the heels of the...
Fans and Fierce Competition at Petit LeMans
This past week was a gorgeous Petit LeMans week at Road Atlanta, with plenty of great weather and fantastic racing on tap. The fall weather was kind to the area all week, and as we’ve seen, that’s not always the case, with the potential for tropical storms and such at...
Expecting Excitement at Petit LeMans
It’s an exciting week ahead, with the IMSA finale—Petit LeMans—at Road Atlanta. This is always a favorite event of mine. Not only is it closer to home, but I absolutely love Road Atlanta and have been lucky enough to participate in this classic event many times...
Speed Coaching at the Runoffs
It’s SCCA National Championship week, and that means it’s time for the annual Runoffs competition. I have fond memories of this event: I participated at the Runoffs early in my career on a couple of occasions and, in more recent years, I’ve been there as a...
A “Learning Season” Concludes on the Podium
This past weekend was a great event at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the IMSA 6-hour Battle on the Bricks. I was working with Dean Neuls for the last Lamborghini Super Trofeo race of the season (on the North American side at least, since the World Finals...
Good Times and a Good Cause
I had a great couple of events over the weekend. I found myself staying local for the first one, which was the final Ingram Experience of the season. It was hosted at the brand-new Ten Tenths Motor Club, which just opened this year, directly across from Charlotte...
Staying Focused until the Finish Line
We just had a gorgeous weekend at Barber Motorsports Park for the penultimate round of the SRO World Challenge season. I was there continuing my work with Anthony Geraci and Kenny Schmied in their Supra GT4. The championship implications are in full swing, with only...









