World Speed Champions Work Together to Impress Champ Car Team
2001 Star Mazda Champion Scott Bradley will be assisting 2006 Champion Ace Carrio at his test at Thunderhill with Forsythe Championship Racing later this week. Bradley who won the championship with World Speed Motorsports will be working alongside the newly crowned...
Engineering a Championship: The Man Behind it All
When a championship is won most people look to the driver as the sole champion. Truth be told, there are many talented people who help the driver get to the top of the charts. Michael Doyle of World Speed Motorsports is the team’s Lead Engineer and put in countless...
2006 Year in Review: World Speed Racing and Winning in Four Mazda Powered Series
World Speed Motorsports competed in, and provided support for four separate Mazda powered racing series during the 2006 season. Here is a quick season review. Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear- In this premier televised Mazda series World Speed Motorsports...
World Speed Motorsports Champion Tests Indy Pro Series Car
By winning the 2006 Star Mazda Championship, Ace Carrio was awarded a free test in a Sam Schmidt Motorsports-prepared Indy Pro Series car. Last week he flew to Homestead-Miami Speedway and was strapped into a 450-horsepower Indy Pro Series machine for the first time....
World Speed and Ace Carrio Win the 2006 Star Mazda Championship – Emile Tabb awarded Crew Member of the Year
World Speed Motorsports and Ace Carrio took pole position and the Star Mazda Championship this weekend at the Laguna Seca finale. In the race Carrio brought the #14 World Speed Motorsports Rockford Fosgate Mazda home in the final podium position. "I was really hoping...
ATLANTIC: Victory and Championship At Laguna Following a Top 5 in Atlanta
Qualifying for the Road Atlanta Star Series race was cut short due to thunder and lightning, but Ace Carrio was able to get in a time that put the World Speed Motorsports #14 Rockford Fosgate car in the 10th position. With better weather in the race Ace worked...
World Speed Fastest at Road Atlanta – Team Prepares for an Extraordinary Weekend
Ace and the World Speed Motorsports team were at Road Atlanta today testing in preparation for the penultimate race in the Star Mazda Series Championship on Friday. After the three testing sessions were over the #14 Rockford Fosgate Pro Formula Mazda was the...
WSM Driver Stan Kohls Win Championship – Racano Wins Back-to-Back Races
This weekend was another exciting Russell Pro Series event. 15 drivers attended the weekend, and Vito Racano had his first win of the season. Not satisfied with only one win, Vito went on to secure the pole and the win on Sunday. Stan Kohls the 2005 Russell Pro...
WSM / Carrio Shatter Mosport Track Record – Lead Star Mazda Championship
With two races left in the 2006 campaign Adrian Carrio, who started on pole and set a new track record for the event remains in first place in Star Mazda Championship. Just before the race was scheduled to begin, the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto rolled over the...
WSM Drive Stan Kohls Increases Championship Points Lead After Round 7
This weekend was the seventh of nine race weekends for the Russell Pro Series. In Saturday's race Stan Kohls was on pole, and battling closely with Mike Guasch. Guasch got by at one point and threw up some rocks that were on track. Kohls got by the #91 one lap later,...
Carrio / World Speed Shatter Road America Track Record – Score Another Podium – Lead Championship
After several drivers lapped under the existing track record in Friday practice, championship points leader Adrian Carrio shattered the record in qualifying to capture the pole position for Round Nine of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear at Road...
Carrio and World Speed Podium at Three Rivers – Leading the driver and team championships with four races remaining
Adrian Carrio, the current championship points leader, was pleased to bring his #14 Rockford Fosgate World Speed Motorsports Mazda home in the final podium spot after a difficult race in Portland which saw him go off on the opening lap. "With a track as challenging as...
Adrian Carrio fastest at Portland – Still Leading Star Mazda Championship
After waiting until the final seconds of qualifying at Miller Motorsports Park to capture the pole position one week ago Adrian Carrio came out swinging early at Portland International Raceway, posting the pole winning lap early in today's qualifying for Round Seven...
Victory at Miller Motorsports Park – Pole, Track Record, and Led Every Lap
Adrian Carrio, of Monument, Colorado, survived a first lap scare and then pulled away to victory today in Round Six of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear at the brand-new Miller Motorsports Park circuit. Driving the #14 World Speed Motorsports Rockford...
World Speed Driver Carrio Wins Star Mazda Race at Montreal GP of Canada
Driving the #14 Rockford Fosgate World Speed Motorsports Mazda, Adrian Carrio, from Monument, Colorado, earned his first career Star Mazda victory today on the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit in Round Five of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, being held in...
World Speed Fastest At Milwaukee Mile
Ace Carrio and World Speed Motorsports took off from the rest of the pack at the start of the Milwaukee Mile race. Carrio clicked off the fastest lap of the race, and put a lot of distance between the #14 Rockford Fosgate Pro Mazda and the rest of the pack. The race...
Carrio Podiums at Mid-Ohio – Increases Points Lead
Starting from 5th spot on the grid today in the Star Mazda Championship event at Mid-Ohio, Ace Carrio put his head down and got right to work. Within the first few laps Ace was able to get past 2 cars to get him into a podium slot. When the first yellow came...
Pole Position and Top 5 at the Grand Prix of Houston
With a solid top five finish in the Houston Grand Prix event, and a blistering qualifier that put him on the front row WSM driver Adrian Carrio has taken over the lead in the Star Mazda Championship. “Ace really came through in the final laps of the qualifying...
Carrio Finishes on Podium & Sets Fast Lap in Sebring
In the season opener of the Star Mazda Series presented by Goodyear Adrian “Ace” Carrio took home a third place finish and fast lap of the race. Carrio, in his World Speed Motorsports/Rockford Fosgate Pro Mazda, started the race in seventh place after what could be...
Ace Carrio Back with World Speed Motorsports for 2006
In what will be World Speed Motorsports’ first full season back in the Star Mazda series since winning the championship in 2001, Adrian “Ace” Carrio will return for his second season in the Star Mazda Series presented by Goodyear in 2006. He ran most of 2005...
Russell Pro Series Season Opener this Weekend
This weekend is the Russell Pro Series powered by World Speed Motorsports opening weekend. The series is expecting 15-20 entrants. The series competitors are pro racers looking for more track time, Russell graduates moving up into a serious racecar, and also local...
Fullerton Wins Inaugural West Coast Series Race
Richard Fullerton claimed his first victory of 2005 at the non-points race event held this weekend at Infineon Raceway. Fullerton was on pole and held a commanding lead throughout the race. Patrick O'Neill finished second, with Frank McCormick rounding out the podium....
New Car Builds Continue – 5 More Pro Mazdas Added to the WSM Fleet
World Speed is working hard getting ready for the opening weekend at Sears Point Raceway. JD Abouchar has his Standard FM in for preparation, and the team is completing four brand new Pro Formula Mazdas. Pro cars belonging to Richard Fullerton, Frank McCormick, and...
World Speed Spools Up For The 2005 Season
The team took delivery of yet another new Pro Formula Mazda this morning. The car is owned by WSM driver Michael Guasch, and is one of four more Pro Mazdas being added to the WSM stable. Stan Kohls, who is also running in the series, was in this week having his custom...
World Speed Motorsports/MMI Rising Star Award Winners Test
80cc shifter kart standouts Cole Whitt, and Ryan Phinny spent today testing in the WSM/MMI FTR 1600. "Both drivers were outstanding, said Telo Stewart World Speed Motorsports team owner. With the amount of race experience these kids have, it is to be expected, but it...
Formula Renault Rookie of the Year Ace Carrio Tests World Speed Motorsports Pro Mazda
Only two days after being awarded Rookie of Year honors, FormulaTR standout Adrian “Ace” Carrio took to Buttonwillow’s east loop in World Speed Motorsports Pro Formula Mazda. After getting acclimated to the power, and other nuances of this particular car Ace was able...
World Speed Wins Both Formula Renault Races and Secures Both Pole Positions at Sears Point
Mario Moraes won both races at the penultimate FTR event at Sears Point this weekend. Mario was quickest in every session except for Sunday's qualifier. On Sunday WSM driver and crew chief Emile Tabb pulled it out and put the #16 out front for the race later in the...
