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May for so many reasons is like Christmas for the racing community and it all culminates when the Monaco Grand Prix, Indy 500 and Coke 600 celebrate the pinnacle of our sport. Not to be forgotten however is perhaps the most glamorous of car shows, held that same weekend every year on the shore of Italy’s beautiful lake Como, the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa D’este. For this week’s Throwback Thursday Theater, here are nearly 30 minutes of last years show and a rare glimpse at some of the most historic andRead More
There are more than 392 options to find the optimal setup for 2016 MX-5 Cup racecar. Mazda rolled out a pair of engineering development models of the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Cup racecar for testing at Mazda Raceway on Thursday. As a part of the development process, the cars will be tested in public on the first test day of all remaining race weekends during the 2015 MX-5 Cup season. Mazda SKYACTIV prototype racer Tom Long, who has raced in, and won with, all three previous generation MX-5 Miatas, will leadRead More
What is the 2016 Global Mazda MX-5 Cup series?     The next generation 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata will be raced in a new Global Cup series slated to be held in North America, Europe, and Asia; full details of the Global MX-5 Cup will be announced as they are confirmed. The series will culminate at the end of 2016 with a Global Shootout at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, to crown the Global MX-5 Cup overall series champion. A one-day test in Mazda’s top-level TUDOR United SportsCar Championship SKYACTIV prototypeRead More
The Spanish Grand Prix is the next round of the F1 circus and marks the series spring time return to Europe. For this week’s Throwback Thursday Theater we take a look at the first race at the Catalunya circuit with highlights of the 1991 race. Enjoy.Read More
1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) F1 The defending World Champion has three wins in four races with the best team in F1. As long as Mercedes can deliver the updates, look for Hamilton to be in the fight. 2. Sebastien Ogier (FRA) WRC Displaying his dominance has been a frequent occurence for the Frenchman in WRC, who opened up 2015 with three wins in the first three rounds of the season and holds a 46-point lead over second place in the standings. 3. Kevin Harvick (USA) NASCAR Sprint Cup The defending SprintRead More
With the Grand Prix of Long Beach coming up this weekend, we take a look back 17 years to the 1998 race where Alex Zanardi put in a herculean performance to win the race for the second year in a row. Enjoy.Read More
On Tuesday, April 7, the fourth generation (ND) Mazda MX-5 race car put tire to racetrack for the first time, in its first shakedown. For those who understand the adage, Long Live the Roadster, you likely know that the road car will be available this summer; the race car is close behind with target availability in October. Long Road Racing (LRR), Mazda Motorsports’ partner assisting in the development of the 2016 MX-5 road car into the next generation Global Cup car, received the first three road cars for development lastRead More
Sebastian Vettel just won his 40th race. For this week’s Throwback Thursday Theater, we take a look back to his 39th, at the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix. Here he is celebrating his record run of wins with some donuts. Enjoy.Read More
Sometimes we don’t realize how far we’ve come until we take a look back. With IndyCar awakening from its off season slumber for the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg this weekend, we take a look back to the GP of St. Pete in 2008, the first street race of the reunification. Here is the entire race broadcast, it highlights just how much IndyCar has changed, and just how far we’ve come. Enjoy.Read More