2015 Expert Champion Bobby Eberle Headed to St. Pete GP with World Speed Motorsports
Bobby Eberle, the 2014 and 2015 Pro Mazda Championship Expert Champion, is set to start his 3rd full season in the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires. Rounds one and two of sixteen will be fought this weekend on the same course the Verizon IndyCar Series...
Eberle Tests at COTA with Texas A&M Formula SAE Team
(original post on GOPUSA.com 11.30.2015) The 2016 season of the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires is still months away, but the offseason training is in full swing. From fitness to karting to time in the race car, the schedule has been packed. Prior to...
Jonathan Sugianto Secures 2016 VMB Racing Scholarship
The WSM Rising Star Awards have been provided to up and coming championship caliber racers for over 20 years. This year there were four recipients chosen to test with World Speed Motorsports. Past award recipients have gone on to race in Formula One, win races in...
2016 VMB Scholarship Nominees Announced
For over 20 years the World Speed Motorsports Rising Star Award has provided a test to young racers looking to move up the open-wheel racing ladder. For the 2014 season, the Rising Star Award added a new component, a full season ride in a FormulaSPEED provided by VMB...
Eberle Wins Back-To-Back Pro Mazda Championships with WSM
Original post by Bobby Eberle: The 2015 season of the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires has come to a close, and there was no better way to finish things off than by racing at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. With championships at stake in all levels of the...
Latif Hails Tremedous Progress As He Wraps Up Rookie Season in PMC
Rising young British star looks back over season with satisfaction Frustrating finish doesn’t take shine off impressive rookie year 19-year-old Londoner says he has come out of campaign stronger Alessandro Latif might not have concluded his rookie campaign in the...
Eberle Clinches Pro Mazda Championship with Two Expert Class Wins at Mid-Ohio
(Originally published on GOPUSA.com 08.03.2015) The 2015 season of the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires continued in Lexington, Ohio at the famous Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. All Mazda Road to Indy series were in action to support IndyCar's race, and...
Latif fired-up to finish on a high after dogged defense in Ohio
Young British open-wheel ace fends off the fastest at Mid-Ohio World Speed Motorsports star showcases excellent racecraft 19-year-old optimistic of strong end to rookie Pro Mazda season Alessandro Latif is confident about his chances of concluding his rookie Pro Mazda...
‘Huge Boost’ for Latif After Promising Oval Pace at Iowa
British rookie takes ‘tremendous step forward’ at Mid-West oval London-born teenager unleashes eye-catching pace in Iowa ‘No pain, no gain’ as 19-year-old leaves with newfound confidence Alessandro Latif demonstrated just what a quick learner he is with an impressive...
Eberle Scores Expert Class Win in Pro Mazda Championship at Toronto
The 2015 season of the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires continued in Toronto with street racing right in the heart of the city. This marks the fourth street course I have experienced, and this one is the best. There are so many different corners and...
Feisty Latif Tames Tortuous Streets of Toronto in Best Outing To Date
London-born teenager scythes through the spray in Canada 19-year-old revels in demanding street circuit challenge Mazda Road to Indy rookie tallies fourth top ten finish of 2015 Alessandro Latif produced his most convincing performance yet in the fiercely-disputed Pro...
Quick learner Latif Tallies Top Ten Finish On Indianapolis Oval
Rising young British star impresses with top ten on oval debut Another box ticked on Londoner’s open-wheel learning curve 19-year-old now eager to unleash street-fighting skills in Toronto Alessandro Latif underlined the progress he is making during his rookie...
Eberle Finishes 11th in First Oval Race – Leads Expert Championship
The 2015 season of the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires continued in Indianapolis with oval racing at Lucas Oil Raceway. Not only was this the first oval of the season, but it was my first oval race ever. Wow, what an experience! At this race, I was...
Eberle Earns Two Expert Class Wins at Grand Prix of Indianapolis
The 2015 season of the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires continued in Indianapolis with the second running of the Grand Prix of Indy this past weekend. Unlike every other race venue this season, the weather was absolutely perfect. Rain rolled in on the...
Latif “ticks all the boxes” on successful Indianapolis Grand Prix debut
Further progress for promising British teenager at home of American motorsport 19-year-old laps up ‘electrifying’ atmosphere at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Pro Mazda Championship rookie ‘super excited’ ahead of oval racing debut Rising young British star Alessandro...
Eberle Scores Expert Win at Barber Motorsports Park Grand Prix of Alabama
The 2015 season of the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires continued in Birmingham, Alabama this past weekend. In keeping with the theme of the season, strong storms once again rolled through the area, but this time, we were lucky. The rains came either...
Latif Excited for Indianapolis Debut Following Solid Barber Weekend
More points in the bag for rising British star in Alabama 19-year-old Londoner maintains upward momentum World Speed Motorsports ace revved up for Indy debut Alessandro Latif is Indianapolis-bound in the 2015 Pro Mazda Championship, after maintaining his upward...
2015 FCC presented by Goodyear West Coast and National Schedules Announced
The Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear announced the 2015 schedule today. The series will race this upcoming season at Portland International Raceway, Thunderhill Raceway Park, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Auto Club Speedway, and a variety of configurations at...
2015 World Speed Rising Star Award Winners Announced
The World Speed Motorsports Rising Star Awards have been helping young racers move up the open wheel racing ladder for years. In the past the award was presented to talented up and coming racers, and included a free test with WSM. This year four racers have been...
WSM wins at Barber, Buttonwillow, and Thunderhill!
We did a lot of winning this past weekend. Jeff Harrison (pictured) won both Expert Class races of the Pro Mazda Championship at Barber Motorsports Park, Vince Gaddini won at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in the Formula Atlantic class, and Jake Pipal and Jaden Conwright...
Michele Bumgarner Ready for A Full Season with World Speed Motorsports
Indianapolis, Ind. – Michele Bumgarner will compete in the Pro Mazda Championship presented Cooper Tires season with World Speed Motorsports for the 2014 season. This will be Bumgarner’s first full season on the second step of the Mazda Road to Indy ladder. She has...
2014 World Speed Rising Star Award Winners Announced
The World Speed Motorsports Rising Star Awards have been helping young racers move up the open wheel racing ladder for years. In the past the award was presented to talented up and coming racers, and included a free test with WSM. This year four racers have been...
WSM Champ Michael Whelden Chosen to Compete for 2014 Mazda Factory Ride
Since 2007 Mazda has annually promoted one talented club racer to the professional ranks. The $75,000 prize funds a drive in the 2014 Mazda MX-5 Cup. Eighteen racers were semi-finalists, having met the eligibility criteria for 2013, each having won a recognized...
Kent Stacy Joins World Speed’s Championship Efforts for 2013
World Speed Motorsports and Championship Winning Engineer Return to the Star Mazda Series TOGETHER for 2013 Pro Formula Mazda powerhouse team and Kent Stacy team up to build a formidable partnership It was announced earlier in the season that World Speed Motorsports...
World Speed Dominates Four Hour Endurance Race in Mazda Prototype
World Speed Wins the Annual RDC 4 Hour Endurance Race For the Second Year in a Row Defending champs finish seven laps ahead of 2nd place This past weekend World Speed Motorsports entered their Mazda RX8 powered sportscar prototype into the Racing Drivers Club 51st...
Skip Barber Champion Court Vernon tests with World Speed Motorsports
MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development driver Court Vernon spent the day testing with World Speed at the team's headquarters at Infineon Raceway. Vernon was one of World Speed's Rising Star Award winners for 2009. "Court did a great job all day, and that wasn't easy as...
Sage Karam Tests Pro Formula Mazda with World Speed Motorsports
Skip Barber standout, and multiple championship winning karter visits California based Star Mazda team Sage Karam the 14 year old karting phenom from Nazareth Pennsylvania came to World Speed headquarters in Sonoma, CA on Monday to get fitted to a Pro Formula Mazda....
