Nathan Saxon is a young New Englander with some pretty cool track experience under his belt, both behind the wheel and at the corner worker station. Growing up watching circle track racing at his local track, then slowly gaining interest in road racing, it’s cool to see his racing background develop.
On Wednesday, April 24th the 3rd round of the Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge took place at COTA.
We are very pleased to welcome Adam Brouillard of Paradigm Shift Racing to the Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge family.
The Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge, a virtual motorsports competition based on the bi-coastal Spec MX-5 Challenge race series gathered at Summit Point Motorsports Park for the 2nd of 11 events in the 2019 season.
For the 2nd installment of our Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge Driver profile, Matt Bussa of suburban Chicagoland shares his views on sim racing, his background in it, and his days in karting.
Spec MX-5 Challenge has announced that owners of NC generation Mazda MX-5 Cup cars (sometimes known as “Playboy Cup cars”) are eligible to run in the Challenge series. Tom Martin, director of the Spec MX-5 Challenge said “Mazda estimates that about 100 of NC generation…
Winding Road Racing has put together a special value package specifically for drivers interested in the Spec MX-5 Challenge Series to try one of the cars at one of the great tracks in America.
You can still get in on the 2019 Spec MX-5 East Series. Applications will be accepted through March 22 (the East Series opens at Summit Point on April 5-7). Applications for the West Series will be open through April 12 (the West Series opens at CoTA on May 4-5).
The start of the Spec MX-5 Challenge Series is only a month away (the East Series opens at Summit Point on April 5-7; the West Series at CoTA on May 4-5). Transporters are being detailed, cars are being prepped, tires are on order and trophies are being built. With $150,000 on the line…
Here is a race video from a recent shakedown and tire test for Spec MX-5 Challenge cars at Circuit of The Americas. This was driver Robert Crocker’s first race weekend at COTA and he faced multiple challenges in addition to…
Spec MX-5, LLC has released a chart detailing the three basic ways to participate in the $150k Spec MX-5 Challenge Series. They have also detailed a fourth individual race option for drivers who want to try the series, presumably at a convenient track.
Spec MX-5, LLC recently announced a simulator racing series to go along with its real-world Spec MX-5 Challenge series. The idea of the simulator series parallels that of the real series: give racers a boost in their careers. In the Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge, drivers will compete in
The Spec MX-5 car is designed for the 2019 Spec MX-5 Challenge pro series. The West series regular season will run major tracks during the year including Circuit of The Americas, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca…
Spec MX-5, LLC, the operators of the Spec MX-5 Challenge Series, have announced specifications and pricing for 2019 new build race cars. The series also described its plans for the car in future years.
Michael Carter is the 2018 winner of the Mazda Road To 24 Shootout. The Georgia Institute of Technology student was a finalist in the Shootout, thanks to a strong season in Spec Miata. Carter competed this past weekend with Matthew Dirks, Hannah Grisham and Loni Unser in this competition for a scholarship supporting a 2019 drive in the Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup sponsored by
AUSTIN, TX and CUMMING, GA — (December 12, 2018) — Spec MX-5, LLC today announced that Mazda MX-5s from the SCCA T4 class will be eligible to compete in the 2019 Spec MX-5 Challenge Series. The Spec MX-5 Challenge is a pro racing series for NC-generation Mazda MX-5 race cars with over $100,000 in prize money supported by…
Today, the Spec MX-5 Challenge announced its schedule and new options for the 2019 season. Notable is the expansion to tracks on the West Coast, as well as in the Mountain West and North Central regions of the U.S. Additionally, the series will offer new services packages for 2019. Drivers will be able to own their cars in addition to being able to…
The Spec MX-5 Challenge traveled to the ARRC at Road Atlanta for its championship rounds on November 1-4. The championship winner would emerge with a scholarship for $100,000 provided by Yokohama tires, Mazda Motorsports, and Pagid Racing brakes. Going into the weekend, Central Series champ Tom Martin and…
With the 2018 Spec MX-5 Challenge championship awarding $100,000 in scholarship fund this weekend (November 1-4) at Road Atlanta, the Spec MX-5 Challenge team is already hard at work on the 2019 season. The 2019 season will see several enhancements including greater geographical coverage and more extensive prize money.
The Spec MX-5 Challenge central series recently completed its regular season with Races 9 and 10 at Circuit of The Americas in Austin. An overview of the racing action from those races is…
In this video, we see a recent Spec MX-5 Challenge race at NOLA Motorsports Park. Spec MX-5 used the "Noval" short course for this particular…