All News: Richard Eklund
iRacers Out to Make Their Mark in Mazda Road to 24 Shootout
November 6th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
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 »
From One Shootout to Another
September 18th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
The battle for the Mazda Shootout in the iRacing Mazda Cup has become a duel of three U.S sim racers from coast to coast. Steven Diem, Glenn McGee and Richard Eklund all are separated by 69 points. To refresh your memory . . . the overall champion at the end of the 2014 Season 3 … Read the Rest »
Shining Stars From Coast to Coast
September 2nd, 2014 by Jaime Baker
The past two weeks in the iRacing Mazda MX-5 Cup have been thrilling ones, taking sim racers from the Golden Coast of California to the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. After over 5000 sim racers participated in the two weekly events, many names rose to the top of the overall standings, The Unofficial Hot Lap … Read the Rest »
As Tough as (Lime) Rock
August 25th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Week 3 in the iRacing Mazda MX-5 Cup brought the series to the virtual Lime Rock Park for the first of two visits for the season. While the course features only one left-hand turn, it was nonetheless a challenging week for the sim racers not only in terms of negotiating the track itself, but overtaking … Read the Rest »
The Road to the Shootout Begins at the Summit (Point).
August 8th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
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 »
Too Good Not to be True
July 30th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
If it seems too good to be true, it probably is . . . except in the case of Evan Maillard. The French sim racer is a marketer’s dream, at least if those marketers work for iRacing.com or Mazda. After all, the resident of Nesles La Vallée (25 miles north of Paris) drives a Mazda … Read the Rest »