Looking Back: 2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona

Looking Back: 2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona

With Daytona just behind us, I’ve been reminiscing about one of my favorite races at that track. For the 2011 Rolex 24, I had my first opportunity to race with Dempsey Racing in their Mazda RX-8. SpeedSource’s Mazda RX-8 had won the Rolex 24 in the GT category in both...
Daytona: The Abridged Version

Daytona: The Abridged Version

It was great to be back at Daytona for the Rolex 24. With all the excitement and anticipation about our new engine package for this season, the MZ-2.0T, we knew we would have a competitive team – we had certainly proven that in Roar Before the 24 testing and in the...
Kicking Off the Season at the Roar Before the 24

Kicking Off the Season at the Roar Before the 24

I had a great few days testing at the Roar Before the 24! We did a lot of planning prior to the event so we could pinpoint what our goals were and how to accomplish all of our objectives during the Roar at Daytona International Speedway. It was apparent from the first...
Daytona Test and a Happy Thanksgiving

Daytona Test and a Happy Thanksgiving

The off-season is a busy time for testing, and last week we had one of our SpeedSource Mazda Prototypes at Daytona International Speedway to further develop the program going into 2016. It was exciting because not only was it my first time getting to drive the new...
Daytona Test and a Happy Thanksgiving

Under the Lights at the SCCA Runoffs

The SCCA Runoffs was a great event – you can always feel the excitement of the 600 or so competitors who are there. Mazda was very well represented with just over 140 cars in the Runoffs this year! I arrived at Daytona International Speedway last Tuesday, and I got...