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ICYMI: Audi Enters Formula 1

ICYMI: Audi Enters Formula 1

From 2026, Audi will compete in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with a specially developed power unit.  The project will be based at Audi Sport’s facility in Neuburg near Ingolstadt.

By Tom Martin | August 30, 2022
It’s Official: Oscar Piastri Signs with Mclaren

Oscar Piastri is officially a McLaren F1 driver.  After all the contract drama with Alpine heading into the summer break, a four-person Contract Recognition Board unanimously ruled in McLaren and Oscar Piastri's favor.  Soon after, McLaren confirmed Piastri on a multi-year deal.

By Tom Martin | September 06, 2022
Spec MX-5 Challenge Series Crowns 2022 Champion after Thriller at COTA

The Circuit of the Americas was the location to crown the Champion of the 2022 Spec MX-5 Challenge Series Presented by Toyo Tires – a race weekend which had no shortage of stories to showcase

By Tom Martin | September 19, 2022

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Winding Road Racing Forms Partnership To Support New Race School

Winding Road Racing, together with our partner Atlanta Speedwerks, has purchased a large portion of the the Mazda MX-5 race cars previously owned by the Skip Barber Racing School. These 13 cars will be used in part to support a new racing school program operated by Level Up.

By Tom Martin | October 27, 2017
Testing Opportunities For Pirelli World Challenge And MX-5 Cup

This off-season Winding Road Racing will be offering test days in Global MX-5 Cup cars for 2018 Pirelli World Challenge TCA and 2018 Global MX-5 Cup pro racing. Generally we run these in concert with a track day or an open lapping day.

By Winding Road Staff | October 27, 2017
Watkins Glen Walls + Light Rain + Slicks = “Interesting”

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: MX-5 Cup offers some of the closest racing in the country. Here we ride with Winding Road customer racing driver Tom Martin III at a recent Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup race at Watkins Glen International.

By Winding Road Staff | October 04, 2017
When Competitors Clash: Seize The Day…Then Defend

Winding Road Racing driver Jeff Sexton (#89, Mission Hill Advisors) shows a bevy of intelligent race craft in this Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car race at Circuit of the Americas.

By Winding Road Staff | September 20, 2017
Video: How Not To Pass…Or Be Passed

At the Belgian Grand Prix in 2017, there was an incident between Force India drivers Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon that ended with a few tears shed.

By Tom Martin | August 30, 2017
Tight Race For Podium In MX-5 Cup Toronto

In this in-car video, we see Winding Road Team TFB driver Tom Martin III running in a group (Max Faulkner, Luke Oxner, Nathanial Sparks and Keith Jensen) fighting hard for third place on the Streets of Toronto.

By Winding Road Staff | August 01, 2017
Infographic: How F1 Teams Move Across the Globe in 48 Hours

Ever wondered how F1 teams can race in Budapest one week, and Spa-Francorchamps the next?

By Winding Road Staff | July 28, 2017
Watch: Dramatic Global MX-5 Cup Race On Streets Of Toronto

Winding Road Team TFB was in Toronto for the Verizon IndyCar weekend, where we participated in the classic MX-5 Cup drama…

By Winding Road Staff | July 19, 2017
MX-5 Cup: Like F1, Only Closer And Cleaner

Recently, F1 put on a pretty interesting show in Azerbaijan. The winner came from P10 on the grid and there was a rare level of passing and plenty of action. IndyCar’s Global MX-5 Cup puts on a similar show at pretty much every event.

By Winding Road Staff | June 28, 2017
Wild SCG003C At Nurburgring 24H

At the hands of Jeff Westphal, the #704 won pole and was…

By Winding Road Staff | June 07, 2017
Watch Winding Road Team TFB Compete In Epic PWC Race At Mosport

Tonight at 10 pm EDT, 7 pm PDT on CBS Sports Network, watch driver Mason Filippi drive the #12 Shmib.com BMW M235iR in rounds 3 and 4 of the Pirelli World Challenge TC class. If CBS features round 4, we promise that Mason puts on a clinic.

By Winding Road Staff | May 31, 2017
Jordan Taylor Sets An Example (For You And Me)

Everybody loves a winner, so I wasn’t surprised that our guys were pumped to have “real pros” in the field with them. But I did think it was a nice touch that Jordan Taylor…

By Tom Martin | May 30, 2017
Imagining Nicky Hayden In 20 Years

Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer and 2006 MotoGP champion is gone. I’m not a rider, but probably like many of you, it seems especially sad when anyone from the racing community dies. That sadness is amplified when the death is the result of an unfortunate accident.

By Tom Martin | May 24, 2017
Intense MX-5 Cup Mid-Pack Battle

We’ve been saying that “lower” series often provide more exciting racing than the snooze fest that we sometime see from F1 or IMSA.

By Winding Road Staff | May 17, 2017
Want To Drive CoTA?

We’re looking for a few novice racers. If you have an interest in driving at Circuit of The Americas, we have a special offer in conjunction with NASA. On May 27-28, we will be at CoTA and you can drive with Winding Road Racing.

By Winding Road Staff | May 10, 2017
Pirelli World Challenge TC Livestream Excitement

Winding Road Team TFB will be at beautiful Virginia International Raceway this weekend for the opening round of Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car racing.

By Winding Road Staff | April 28, 2017
Jackie Stewart On Safety

One of our favorite things about racing are the friends we’ve made in the paddock. We have no interest in seeing them injured or killed, and our team spends every day working with drivers to improve their safety.

By Winding Road Staff | February 08, 2017
2016 Runoffs Pole Sitting Formula Mazda

2016 Runoffs Pole Sitting Formula Mazda with fresh motor.

By Winding Road Staff | January 04, 2017
Watch The 25 Hours Of Thunderhill This Weekend

We are excited that Winding Road Racing head of driver development Mark Drennan will be going for the overall win in the 2016 edition of the 25 Hours of Thunderhill on December 3 and 4.

By Tom Martin | December 02, 2016
Ranking the 2016 Road Racing Series

The season isn’t quite over in F1, but pretty much everyone else is getting ready for 2017. So, with 2016 still fresh in our minds, the Winding Road staff got out our Plasmatronix Dynamic Computational Algorithm Discombobulator, now incorporating fuzzy logic, and applied it to evaluating the season.

By Winding Road Staff | November 02, 2016
Audi RS 3 LMS Ready For Pirelli World Challenge 2017 And Beyond

Audi Sport Customer Racing has unveiled the Audi RS 3 LMS TCR DSG PWC for the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge series.

By Winding Road Staff | October 19, 2016

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