All News: Mazda MX-5

Mazda MX-5 Racer Glenn McGee Crosses Over to Reality

December 29th, 2016 by Tom Stahler

Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from an article posted on Turnology.com on December 23, 2016.  Click here to read the complete article. Simulators have become an integral part of racing today. In the top levels, including Formula One and IndyCar, because of limited tests and seat time in the actual car, drivers have … Read the Rest »

iRacing Announces VirtualRacingSchool.com MX-5 Cup

March 17th, 2016 by David Phillips

iRacing welcomes VirtualRacingSchool.com as the new title sponsor of the MX-5 Cup Rookie Series. There is no better time to race the brand new MX-5 as the series now comes with great prizes! The overall champion of the VirtualRacingSchool.com MX-5 Cup series will get $150 worth of iRacing Credits and $300 towards coaching services provided … Read the Rest »

GoT 3 Hours of Suzuka June 14

June 1st, 2015 by

Gathering of Tweakers is pleased to announce another Season Finale: the GoT 3 Hours of Suzuka! At the end of Week 13, drivers will face off in either the Ruf C-spec or the Mazda MX-5 for a 3 hour race around Suzuka! This event is a team race with optional driver swaps. Each team may … Read the Rest »

Champion Motorsports Driver Development Program

January 5th, 2015 by

Champion Motorsports is pleased to present our Driver Development Program using iRacing.com, the Mazda MX-5 car set and core content with iRacing. This program is designed to promote learning, collaboration, and teach various aspects of motorsports racing fundamentals. We believe these skills learned will not only apply to helping drivers become great sim racers, but … Read the Rest »

Q&A With Steven Diem

October 16th, 2014 by

Hawaiian Steven Diem, a strong contender in the iRacing Mazda MX-5 Cup championship, is a very characteristic chap for the Aloha state. I had the pleasure of sitting down and asking Mr. Diem a few questions about his sim racing career and his approach to the iRacing.com Mazda MX-5 Cup . . . How did … Read the Rest »

Pedersen Strikes in the Land of the Rising Sun

August 15th, 2014 by

As Week 2 of the 2014 S3 iRacing Mazda Cup concluded, all eyes turned to Jesper Pedersen, who for the second week in a row, piloted his virtual Mazda MX-5 to a top-5 points finish and topped the 170-point barrier. He went two-for-two this week, winning both races he participated in. As the Scandinavian tallied … Read the Rest »

The Road to the Shootout Begins at the Summit (Point).

August 8th, 2014 by

The 2014 Season 3 on iRacing is a great time to race the Mazda Cup. Not only will you have classic SCCA-Style racing on all-free content, but the overall champion will receive an invitation to the Mazda Shootout. In Season 2, Evan Maillard (France) raced his way to the top, as he was crowned champion … Read the Rest »

Road Warriors Off and Running at 2.4 Hours of Daytona

January 27th, 2014 by

The inaugural round of the iRacing.com Road Warrior Series was held at the Daytona International Speedway under the lights for a two hour and 24 minute endurance challenge. Across the four race time slots there were 67 splits with 2,024 drivers participating. Of those drivers 1445 scored their best points in the RUF RT-12 Track, … Read the Rest »

Down Does it Again

September 25th, 2013 by

Madison Down has taken out the honours in Racecentre’s “Race To Reality” iRacing Final. He has now advanced to the Grand Final in the chance of winning a real race drive in December this year. Madison was looking the goods through practice and qualifying but was pushed along from his TTR Team mate Josh Muggleton … Read the Rest »

Bäckman, Inniss, Raileanu Prevail in Grand Touring

May 2nd, 2013 by

Season One of the 2013 iRacing.com Grand Touring Cup has come to a close. The champions from each class emerged victorious after dueling with the best in some of the most compelling sim-racing on the Internet. The Grand Touring series showed iRacers what it’s like to compete in true touring car racing. Week 12, however, … Read the Rest »