Coming off this past weekend’s race at Watkins Glen, I am currently standing as the leader in PC for the Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup. Two weeks prior, I had no idea if I was going to have a ride for the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen. I ran the first two races […]

Interview with Kenton Koch: Rolex Champ! When one of our Mazda Road to 24 stars wins the Rolex 24 at Daytona in his first trip, you have to find out what he learned. With this being Kenton Koch, you won’t be disappointed.   How does winning your first Rolex feel? It’s pretty unbelievable. To think […]

Making use of the time while out of the race car – both at the race track and away from the track  – is key to differentiating yourself. Do only the champions continue to climb the ladder? Do all champions end up having long-lasting professional race car careers? Of course not. Sure, winning races helps, […]

This past weekend I piloted my JDC Motorsports Prototype Lites car powered by Mazda to victory in the final two rounds of the season, equaling Tristan Nunez’s record of 11 wins in 14 races. It was a successful and extremely fun year. Coming from the Mazda MX-5 Cup, it was quite a big jump to […]

Kenton Koch secured the championship in the IMSA Cooper Tires Prototype Lites series Saturday, carrying Gumby on his Mazda-powered race car. Koch took a victory and a third-place finish at VIRginia International Raceway, which wrapped up the points title with two races remaining in the season. Koch has won nine of the 12 races this […]

In the past Month and a half, I’ve competed in two race weekends in the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda series as well as made a trip to Austria for the FIA Young Driver Excellence Academy.  It has been a busy and successful time and I am looking forward to sharing my experiences […]

Racing requires lots of money to do and sponsors/partners can help with this. However, sometimes funds may be covered and sponsors/partners are not needed. This means there might be a vacant area on the car that could be utilized for something else.  It’s always important to utilize the space on your car and giving it […]

Upstate New York is one of the prettiest places I have visited. Carved into the rolling hills and luscious green scenery is a historic race track called Watkins Glen International. I would compare this track to Mosport or even the Nurburgring; its fast flowing corners put you on a 2 minute roller coaster ride through […]

This year I was selected to represent the US in this year’s FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy. This Academy is amazing as it goes in depth and teaches the driver everything there is to know about how to be a well rounded driver. The program consists of discussions, seminars, physical training, and driving. My […]

There is a point in a young driver’s career where he/she makes the jump to cars. The timing of this jump is crucial to the development of the driver. One might think that making this transition is quite easy as, well, cars have four wheels and karts have four wheels, one is just smaller than […]