Wednesday, March 19, 2008 LAKEVILLE, Conn. – The two most recent BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda champions – 2006’s Jonathan Goring and 2007’s Joel Miller – scorched their respective fields, both of them winning in their debuts in their respective 2008 campaigns. Joel Miller interviewed by karting and formula car impresario Rob Howden, following Miller’s Star Mazda debut victory.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 LAKEVILLE, Conn. – Amid the excitement of the 56th running of the Mobil1 12 Hours of Sebring and the 10th season opener of the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda, the Skip Barber Racing School announced final details on its all-new closed-wheel race series: The Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Challenge. The Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Challenge will be
Sunday, March 16, 2008 Race one, the start: The 2008 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda gets underway. SEBRING, Fla. (March 15) – Fourteen year old Gabby Chaves beat Hayden Duerson and Revere Greist in the season opener of the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda and in the weekend’s second race, Fabio Orsolon led flag-to-flag from pole in the
Friday, March 14, 2008 Friday March 14 Qualifying order for race two BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda Sebring International Raceway, 3.7-miles SEBRING, Fla. (March 14) – In the manner that Felipe Polehtto blitzed the field in qualifying for race one, so did Fabio Orsolon for race two. Orsolon put up a 2:21.041 to take pole, 9/10s quicker than next-best
Thursday, March 13, 2008 Part 3 of our Technical Analysis is more than just a discussion of the upcoming MX-5 Race Series, as we unveil a new name for Skip Barber’s Mazda MX-5 Miata-based racing programs. MX-5 Racing Schools will be called Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Racing Schools while the Skip Barber MX-5 Cup Race Series becomes the Skip Barber MAZDASPEED
Thursday, March 13, 2008 Felipe Polehtto on his last lap, when he put up a blistering 2:22.995 to take pole by nearly 1 second. SEBRING, Fla. (March 13) – At Sebring International, unheralded Felipe Polehtto of Brazil took pole position for the opening round of the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda. Polehtto, winner of a junior Brazilian stock car
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Wednesday, March 12 Practice Times BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda Sebring International Raceway Wednesday Practice Heavy overnight rain, track damp and slippery Qualifying for Race One is Thursday morning, 8:00 a.m. 1. A.J. Riley, 2:26.338 2. Conor Daly, 2:26.346 3. Revere Greist, 2:26.563 4. Fabio Orsolon, 2:26.685 5. Gabby Chaves, 2:26.701 6. Stevan McAleer, 2:27.299
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Session 1 & Session 2 Practice Times BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda Sebring International Raceway, March 12, 2008 Tuesday, Practice 1 1. Conor Daly, 2:22.947 2. Revere Greist, 2:23.094 3. Hayden Duerson, 2:23.439 4. Ryan Booth, 2: 23.849 5. Michael DeNino, 2:24.036 6. Gabby Chaves, 2:24.116 7. Stevan McAleer, 2:24.315 8. Josef Newgarden, 2:24.394 9.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Mar 10, 2008 Jimal here! I’m Roso’s stunt double while he’s down in Sebring for the opening rounds of the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda. Our second of two consecutive joint Southern and Western Race Weekends wrapped up this past weekend in America’s family fun park, Las Vegas. The weekend was rounds nine and ten
Monday, March 10, 2008 SEBRING, Fla. – The 2008 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda announced its 2008 prize fund, its largest ever. The season champion will be awarded a paid 2009 season in the IMSA-sanctioned Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, valued by MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development at approximately $350,000. In addition, cash prizes totaling $70,000 will be awarded to