Best kept Secret in Racing/Auto X: Mazda Motorsports
 

I know many of you are members of Mazda Motorsports, but I also know that a large majority have never even heard of it or know what it has to offer you... so here is how to become a member and what all they offer you!!

What's in it for you?
A: Mazda has a great program to support local racers. It offers stock parts at damn near cost(even cheaper than Ray Crowe at Malloy Mazda who offers a great service to our community). It also offers the ability to purchase Mazda Motorsports Competition parts such as radiators, various bushings, suspension, GTC body accessories, as well as the 99spec aero parts(to include the coveted 99spec front bumper). They also have a contingency program that if you do well at certain races, Mazda will pay you!! Finally, you can get a S-Plan(I think that is the name) PIN and purchase new Mazda's at a predetermined dirt cheap price!!!

How do I join?
A: The first step is to buy a Mazda, hopefully a rotary. Once you have the car, you need to either join the SCCA(http://www.scca.com/home.aspx) or NASA(http://www.nasaproracing.com/). It can be a bit pricey, but is worth it in the long run.
The next step can go one of two ways. If it is the off season, you can email or fax pictures of your car you plan to race and your car club membership(SCCA or NASA) with you application found at www.mazdamotorsports.com to Mazda Motorsports and they will give you up to one year as a member to complete 2 races and send in the results before your account will go inactive. If you have already raced twice in the last year, all you have to do is fax or email in your official results with your application.
Once you submit all of your paperwork, Mazda should approve your membership within the next day or two and send you an email letting you know you are approved and have access to the website.
After that, start buying your parts and racing your car!!! I spend a absolutely ridiculous amount of money between my 2 FD's.

Websites:
www.mazdamotorsports.com
www.scca.com
http://www.nasaproracing.com/

You can apply if you race autox? I didn't know that. Nice.

Yes, you can. All kinds of racing!!

If you compete in two events per year then you qualify...

I wish I had know that when I was more competitive. Do winter series events count because I know you don't get points for those events?

what if you do racing that isnt sponsored by the SCCA or NASA?

It still counts as long as results are posted showing your name and the car. My two events were PCA (Porsche Club of America) and they accepted.

ok, i guess i should have been more specific. I attend monthly autox races on Okinawa Japan. The organization that hosts the events is not a United States recognized organization. If that fits.. then im in. :)

I think you may have to live in the US.

I am not a member of SCCA or NASA, but I am a member of Mazdamotorsports. Being a member of either of those organizations is optional...

:dunno: These are the options to register.

The results will need to list the club/org. name, event date, and have the drivers name, car make/model, and finishing position highlighted or underlined.

This reminds me, I need to send in updated results to keep my account active.

I haven't sent any since I registered over 3yrs ago and they haven't said anything. I'll send them in if they say anything or put my account on hold, but I figure why go through all the trouble to send them in if they don't care.

Signed up a while back and they were waiting on my membership card (I was undecided on NASA or SCCA) and I just signed up for NASA this weekend. I'll hopefully be buying parts within the next couple of weeks.

Yeah, I haven't sent any updated results in about 2 years now. My account still shows to be active, but I haven't needed to buy anything lately. I'd hate to need something, and hit a delay due to not having sent in results. Especially with my class championship for last season.....

I need to get in on this. I just don't want to have to join NASA or SCCA considering I doubt I'd ever go to one of their track/auto-x's.

does 1/4 mile track count too?

I don't believe so.

I dunno , you have to join a sanctioned race group to be eligible then.

According to what is posted, you shouldn't have to join a group to get the benefits, it says: "You will need race results in your Mazda from within the past 12 months". It doesn't say anywhere in there that you have to join anyone. Now whatever else is on the website may say more so it could be in there.

It also states that you need a sanctioned club membership to be allowed to buy parts if you're building a car for racing purposes. My account cannot be activated until my membership card arrives and I send it to them. THink about it. If you go racing where will you go? Who's going to give you race results?

True if you are building a car, but I was talking about just the guys that are already running that aren't a member of a club.

For autox, you don't have to be a member of SCCA to run. Well, the SCCA currently has a members only policy, but will sell anyone a "Weekend Membership" so they can run.
As many other autox clubs also allow non-members to run, all you need are results from at least 2 events, showing the club name, date of the event, and drivers name along with car make/model (this part needs to be highlighted/underlined). Nearly all clubs that hold autox events post results with the required info, so if you have run at least 2 events in the last 12 months, you shouldn't have any problems.
The requirements are different if you are still building a racecar, since most autox cars are also daily drivers. The racecar building requirements are more geared towards full race cars, which is why they want the name of the sanctioning body, and proof of membership.
This aspect does not normally apply to an autox racer, which is what this section is actually for.

well, I was just approved! I get to go home and get a list of parts I need for my TII. :willy_nilly:

If I remember correctly, I had to email them a copy of my SCCA membership card. Then, you either had to send them 2 race results or pictures of the car you are "building" to race. It can be a daily driver. I think I listed Solo II as my primary venue.

Exactly!!

Ok, I've been browsing the catalogs and I'm not impressed. I haven't gone through everything but the the oil cooler lines i wanted are NLA.

Yeah I agree it seemed like they had more aftermarket stuff a few years ago before the site changed. I just use it now to buy stock replacement stuff for the most part.

Their Oil cooler upgrades are gone along with a bunch of competition parts. I still have to check out the rest of the catalog though. Interior pieces are kinda cheap but I was looking for other parts. I might have to hit up Superior HP for some performance/upgrade parts.

There just ain't much available for RX7's anymore. Especially when you have an FB. At least they still have engine parts.

So if I find a part number in the collision guides I can order it though, right? Any stock parts?

yup.

ENJOY!

:party:

That depends. Racers can order any stock or racing part. AutoXers cannot order body/interior parts. I guess they figure since autox isn't *normally* a contact sport, you shouldn't need body parts.

I'm an autocrosser only and I can order body/interior parts.

+1

That is incorrect. You can order body parts for the car(stock, 99spec, or race version) if you are an autoXer. I have only ever listed AutoX in my profile with them, and I ordered 2 99spec bumpers, a fender, 4 headlight covers, and numerous other body parts in the last couple of years.

The website said autoxers can't order body parts, at the discount rate. I simply stated what the website had listed. Of course, they don't have many body/interior pieces listed for FB's, so I haven't ever tried buying any.
From what their site listed, I simply assumed that body parts were not discounted for autox, while they were for other racers. If this is not true, great. Not that it will really do me any good, right now.