Walser Mazda

A partnership formed with Mazda is a partnership formed for a lifetime. At least that's our take here at Walser Mazda. Such seems to be the case with the automaker's union with the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP) as well. After ten years holding naming rights to the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) has signed on for another five.

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Endurance road racing - the ultimate demonstration of quality, durability, and reliability - has been a pillar of Mazda's participation in motorsports since 1968. And, this June 11th thousands of fans helped the auto maker to celebrate their 20^th Le Mans victory anniversary. Mazda, for those of you who might not keep up on racing history, was, and continues to be the only Japanese automaker to score an overall win at the world's most…

At a recent Grand-Am race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, three teams waving the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development banner put the pedal to the metal to raise funds for the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief Fund. Each of the three teams - SpeedSource, Dempsey Racing and Team Sahlen - featured special graphics on their RX-8 racecars, inviting fans to support people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami by texting a…

Mazda is aiming to cut weight on all of its products in the name of performance and fuel efficiency. And, every gram counts! The auto maker has cleverly dubbed this pursuit as their "gram strategy."

With the recent debut of the ultra-lightweight MX-5GT, we can clearly see the benefits of the gram strategy put into practice. The roadster, specially designed to compete in the Britcar MSA British Endurance Championship, weighs a mere 1,874 pounds…