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iRacing Well Represented in Inaugural Mazda MX-5 Cup Global Invitational

September 9th, 2016 by David Phillips

  iRacers from around the world have been selected to take part in the Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Invitational at California’s Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on September 9-11, 2016.   Leading the charge for the world’s leading online motorsports service will be Glenn McGee (Tampa, FL) and Kamil Franczak (Krakow, Poland) both of whom parlayed impressive … Read the Rest »

Mid-Season Thoughts on the Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Series

August 11th, 2016 by Glenn McGee

Time flies when you’re flying on-track!  It’s insane to think, less than a year ago I was sitting (very much statically) on an old chair in my house, behind my computer fighting hard in a worldwide championship in iRacing’s MX-5 Cup Series and now I’m half-way through my first season racing at triple digits speeds … Read the Rest »

Friends of MX-5 Training Event Preview: Jeremy Bouteloup

June 29th, 2016 by David Phillips

Do you know the way to Barcelona?  OK, it’s not quite as catchy a title as “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” but, rest assured Jeremy Bouteloup, Aday Coba Lopez and Kamil Franczak don’t much care. After all they know the way to Barcelona. The way led through the 12 week long iRacing … Read the Rest »

iRacer Glenn McGee on Familiar Ground in Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup at Watkins Glen

May 12th, 2016 by David Phillips

Everything was new to Glenn McGee in the opening rounds of the 2016 Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup presented by BF Goodrich Tires at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Raceway a couple of weeks ago. The weekend doubleheader didn’t just represent his series debut or his maiden outing with Sick Sideways Racing. For although he has … Read the Rest »

0 to 200 with iRacer Glenn McGee

May 5th, 2016 by David Phillips

iRacer Glenn McGee made an impressive debut last weekend in the 2016 Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup presented by BF Goodrich Tires at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.  McGee, who was awarded a $100,000 scholarship to race in the series as the winner of the 2015 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout, qualified ninth fastest out of … Read the Rest »

iRacer McGee Looks to Make a Fast Start in MX-5 Cup Debut

April 27th, 2016 by David Phillips

Races are not won on the first lap.  Still, there’s something to be said for fast starts.  After all, there are more positions to be gained on the opening lap than at any other time during a race.  And getting a jump on the pack insulates you from the mayhem of half a dozen cars … Read the Rest »

iRacing’s McGee Selected for JJ Racing Development Team

February 11th, 2016 by

JJ Racing Development (JJRD), an industry leader in coaching and driver development services among the junior and pro-levels of motorsports, has selected iRacer, turned professional Mazda race car driver, Glenn McGee to join their 2016 driver development program. In addition to JJRD’s full coaching services, designed to prepare drivers for the demands of a professional … Read the Rest »

iRacers Out to Make Their Mark in Mazda Road to 24 Shootout

November 6th, 2015 by

Richard Eklund and Glenn McGee have made their marks racing digital versions of the Mazda MX5 Cup Car on iRacing’s popular online motorsports simulation. Now they are looking to repeat that success behind the wheel of the real thing in the 2015 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout November 8-9. Two of the top finishers in … Read the Rest »

Mazda Announces 2015 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout Finalists

October 21st, 2015 by Kevin Bobbitt

iRacers Glenn McGee and Richard Eklund Among Nine Racers Seeking $100,000 Mazda Scholarship for 2016 MX-5 Cup Finalists have been announced for the 2015 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout. This is the single-largest prize in grassroots motorsports. Launched in 2006 as the Mazda Club Racer shootout, the Mazda Road to 24 Shootout has annually promoted … Read the Rest »

iRacers Vy for 2015 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout

September 14th, 2015 by

Ten iRacers from around the world are once again vying for invitations to the 2015 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout.  For the second year in a row, two top competitors from the popular online motorsport simulation’s Mazda Cup Series will be selected to participate in the annual Mazda Road to 24 Shootout and a chance … Read the Rest »