Global MX-5 Cup

Global MX-5 Cup Livestreaming From the Streets of Toronto

Rounds seven and eight of the Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BF Goodrich Tires will take place on this weekend on the streets of Toronto.

By Winding Road Staff | July 14, 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
Global MX-5 Cup Livestreaming From Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Rounds three and four of the Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup presented by BF Goodrich Tires will take place on Friday and Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. We will have in-car streaming of drivers Mark Drennan and Tom Martin as well as the overall race broadcast.

By Winding Road Staff | June 14, 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
Unusual Flip In Closed-Wheel Race Car

At the recent Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup race at Barber Motorsports Park, we saw an unusual crash on the start that involved contact between cars with fenders that resulted in a flip (fast forward to about 3:00 to see the pace lap and start).

By Winding Road Staff | April 26, 2017
Watch The Closest Racing Series: Global MX-5 Cup This Weekend

The season opener of MX-5 Cup is this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park, so you can see for yourself.

By Winding Road Staff | April 21, 2017
Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup Season Kickoff

We are heading to Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham for the first two races of the Global MX-5 Cup season this weekend.

By Tom Martin | April 19, 2017
Last Chance: Race MX-5 Cup Season Opener With WRR

The Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup season kicks off on April 21-23 at Barber Motorsports Park on the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama weekend.

By Winding Road Staff | April 05, 2017
Holiday Wish Book: Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Racer

If you really enjoy racing, this car is the ticket to some intense competition. For 2017, the Global MX-5 Cup racer will run in Pirelli World Challenge TCA as well as the Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup sanctioned by IndyCar.

By Tom Martin | December 14, 2016
Global MX-5 Cup Livestreaming From Road Atlanta

The final races of the Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BF Goodrich Tires will take place on Thursday as part of the Petit Le Mans weekend.

By Winding Road Staff | September 28, 2016
Motor Trend Tests Global MX-5 Cup Car

Motor Trend recently borrowed one of the Winding Road Team TFB Global Mazda MX-5 Cup cars for a test by Randy Pobst and one of…

By Winding Road Staff | September 26, 2016
The Thrill Of The Pass: From 7th To 1st In Two Laps

Winding Road Team TFB driver Mark Drennan shows how simple it can look to go from P7 on the grid to P1 by the middle of lap 2.

By Winding Road Staff | August 31, 2016
Full Race Video: The Closest Finish In MX-5 Cup History

Here we have Shea Adam and Kenton Koch announcing the live stream of Race 10 of the Global Mazda MX-5 Cup season.

By Winding Road Staff | August 31, 2016
Getting Started: A Racing Video For Your Friends Who Should Be Racers

If you’ve been a driver in wheel to wheel competition, you are sometimes confused by the gap between your experience and your friends’ limited understanding of why racing is great.

By Winding Road Staff | August 23, 2016
Want To Try MX-5 Cup Racing At VIR?

You can join us for the next SCCA Pro Global Mazda MX-5 Cup race at Virginia International Raceway, August 25-28, 2016. Our MX-5 Cup car #51 is available to rent for the weekend.

By Winding Road Staff | August 16, 2016
Step 1: Get Noticed — How To Have Your Car Be More Visible On Track

A proper livery for you race team can make a big difference in how much you get noticed and how sponsors respond to your proposals.

By Winding Road Staff | August 15, 2016
Drennan Selected For MX-5 Cup Global Invitational

This past weekend, Winding Road Team TFB driver Mark Drennan was selected for the Global Invitational MX-5 Cup race weekend to be held September 9-11 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

By Winding Road Staff | August 09, 2016
WRR TV: Action Packed Final Laps Of MX-5 Cup Race 1 At Mosport

We have pointed out that Global Mazda MX-5 Cup has the closest competition in road racing. Part of our observation is that the field is still pretty tight after 45 minutes. In this video, we see the last two laps of an MX-5 Cup race at Mosport, with 10 cars running together and lots of action for positions in the middle of the pack.

By Winding Road Staff | July 18, 2016
Inside MX-5 Cup: Proficiency With Profanity And Champagne

Winding Road Racing’s 2016 MX-5 Cup Rounds 5 and 6 were action-packed as usual. We ran five cars at beautiful Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. This story is not conventional news, but a quick insider’s (5 sided, biased, emotional) view of the weekend to give you some sense of what it feels like.

By Winding Road Staff | June 27, 2016
Learning Curve: The Miracle Lap

After a lifelong quest to push yourself beyond a miracle lap to the maturity and consistency that is required for a championship season or endurance race, you may find yourself in a series where your life depends on qualifying. Racing always seems to have the most ironic tension between long range planning and being in the moment.

By Corey Rueth | June 13, 2016
Learning Curve: Insane MX-5 Cup Weekend At Watkins Glen International

There are plenty of reasons to try “pro” racing. For me, a big reason was the challenge of racing against a large field with many very talented drivers. The attraction of Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup was that I got to test myself in a spec car, which I hoped would limit the frustration of being beaten by inferior drivers who have better cars.

By Mark Drennan | May 23, 2016

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