Twin City Mazda

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

In 1991, Mazda accuired a world record as the first Japanese automaker to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car taking credit for earning this claim to fame: the Mazda 787 No. 55. Driven by a team comprised of Johnny Herbert, Volker Weidler, and Bertrand Gachot, it made the world take notice that Japanese automakers are more than capable of enhancing competition on the world stage.

Twenty years later, Mazda is now releasing…