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$100,000 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout Finalists Announced

November 22nd, 2017 by Dean Case, Mazda Motorsports

12th Year For the Biggest Prize in Grassroots Road Racing Mazda has confirmed four finalists for the 12th annual Mazda Road to 24 Shootout. This one-of-a-kind, post-season shootout, will award a $100,000 Mazda Motorsports scholarship to compete in the 2018 Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires. The one-day, winner-take-all, shootout will … Read the Rest »

iRacers Shine in Mazda Road to 24 Shootout

November 22nd, 2016 by

iRacers from across the United States and around the world delivered outstanding performances at Mazda’s annual Road to 24 Shootout last week at NOLA Motorsports Park.  A distinguished panel of motorsports judges selected Matt Cresci (Los Gatos, CA) as the winner of the largest prize in grassroots motorsports, a $100,000 scholarship to compete in the … Read the Rest »

iRacer Pablo López Named to Mazda Road to 24 Shootout Roster

November 10th, 2016 by

Spain’s Pablo López has been selected to represent iRacing.com in the annual Mazda Road to 24 Shootout on November 15-16, 2016 at the NOLA Motorsports Park, in Avondale, LA.  The 29-year old resident of Santiago de Compostela was selected based on the driving skills that have taken him to more than 80 online racing wins … Read the Rest »

Virtual Mazda Racers Advance to iRacing European MX-5 Cup Grand Finale Tonight

June 9th, 2016 by David Phillips

Twenty of Europe’s top sim racers are looking to take the next step toward a professional racing career Thursday in the Grand Finale of iRacing.com’s European MX-5 Cup.  The race will be broadcast on iRacingLive at 4:30 pm Eastern/20:30 GMT.  The top three finishers in the 25 minute online race will be invited to the … 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 »

iRacer Glenn McGee Wins Mazda Road to 24 Shootout

November 19th, 2015 by

Mazda Motorsports today named iRacer Glenn McGee winner of last week’s 2015 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout.  McGee, of Tampa, FL, will receive a scholarship valued at $100,000 to race in the 2016 Battery Tender Mazda MX-5 Cup. McGee, along with fellow iRacer Richard Eklund, qualified for the event at Carolina Motorsports Park as one … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Increasingly Part of Mainstream Motorsports

November 12th, 2015 by

iRacing.com, the world’s foremost online motorsports simulation service, is increasingly becoming part of the fabric of mainstream motorsports around the world.  Whether it’s televised coverage of sim races, professional drivers competing in sim races sanctioned by the world’s premier racing organizations or young sim racers transitioning to “real” racing, iRacing.com is no longer considered “just” … Read the Rest »

Keanie Slip-slides to Victory in Japan

October 27th, 2015 by

The fifth round of the iRacing Pro Mazda Series headed over to Asia where the notoriously slippery tarmack of Japan’s Twin Ring Motegi awaited the competitors for 16 laps over its 4.8km, 14 turn layout. Once again Ariel Bernardi wasn’t seen in this top SOF of the week, but the Italian had already earned 203 … Read the Rest »

Mazda Motorsports Teams Up with iRacing

March 13th, 2014 by

New Entry Point for the Mazda SportsCar Racing Academy  March 13, 2014 (SEBRING, Fla.) — Mazda announced the latest addition to its driver development program with a partnership with iRacing.  Mazda Motorsports has more than 9,000 club racers in the U.S., most of who race MX-5 Miatas.  iRacing has more than 50,000 members worldwide, many … Read the Rest »

In Good Company

March 30th, 2012 by

If a company can be judged by the quality and breadth of its partnerships, then iRacing.com qualifies as the bluest of blue chip companies.  The world’s foremost online auto racing simulation service, iRacing’s partners include sanctioning bodies like NASCAR and IndyCar, race car manufacturers Dallara and Williams, automotive giants Ford, General Motors, Mazda and Volkswagen … Read the Rest »