I Love the Nürburgring in Germany. I've always loved sport cars and the Nürburgring holds a special place in motorsports racing. My first visit was way back in 1970 in my brand new Armor branch gold Porsche 911E to watch the racing. Our friends at MotorsportReg.com just did a blog post on the 10 fastest [...]
I Want Lighter Race Wheels for My Miata. But Will They Matter? I've been campaigning a Miata MX-5 NC in southern California autocross for the past two years for cancer awareness and I'm having a lot of fun. But I'm not winning. I'm running a 2010 PRHT in C Street class, the same class [...]
SAVING LIVES WITH A BRIGHT MX-5by Richard James for Mazda MotorsportsRobert Hess aims to spread the word about prostate cancer and early detection, and one of his tools is the MX-5 he uses for autocross and track daysRobert Hess calls himself the “accidental prostate cancer survivor.” It’s a small twist of fate that got him [...]
Autocross Cone Fights Back I have a great time racing autocross with my Miata. I got started just over two years ago as part of my prostate cancer awareness program here in Southern California. I'm competing in C Street - more about classes later - with a third generation Mazda Miata (a 2010 PRHT). [...]
2017 Christmas Message from Robert Hess on Vimeo.
Too Much Fun at 2017 Miatas at Mazda Raceway Miatas at Mazda Raceway After Action Report It's Monday morning, October 9th, and I have Columbus Day as a holiday so I thought I would do a quick recap on my weekend at Mazda Raceway. This was my second year at the 2 1/2 event [...]