2014 World Speed Rising Star Award Winners Announced
The World Speed Motorsports Rising Star Awards have been helping young racers move up the open wheel racing ladder for years. In the past the award was presented to talented up and coming racers, and included a free test with WSM. This year four racers have been...
WSM Champ Michael Whelden Chosen to Compete for 2014 Mazda Factory Ride
Since 2007 Mazda has annually promoted one talented club racer to the professional ranks. The $75,000 prize funds a drive in the 2014 Mazda MX-5 Cup. Eighteen racers were semi-finalists, having met the eligibility criteria for 2013, each having won a recognized...
Tough Cloud at Houston Grand Prix Has Multiple Silver Linings
The World Speed Motorsports team has returned to Sonoma after a tough double header at The Grand Prix of Houston at Reliant Park last weekend. When the team and its four drivers arrived at the track it wasn't quite ready yet. This meant that no one could walk the...
WSM Driver Parker Nicklin Wins FormulaSPEED West Coast Championship
Penultimate FCC Double Header at Sonoma Raceway Two time PFM Champ Stan Kohls has perfect weekend, Nicklin locks FS2.0 championship, Fischer and Kemper each post wins in FM Fourteen competitors took to Sonoma Raceway this past weekend for the penultimate...
Michele Bumgarner Announces Entry with World Speed for Grand Prix of Houston
Michele Bumgarner will run the final Pro Mazda Championship race of the season - the Allied Building Products Grand Prix of Houston in support of the IZOD IndyCar Series' Shell/Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston - with World Speed. Bumgarner, known throughout her home in...
World Speed Winning Championships, Races, and Getting Ready For 2014
World Speed Motorsports has been spending 2013 racing in as many venues and events as possible providing their development drivers with a ton of valuable experience. "This season we have competed in 3 different SCCA regions, the Pro Mazda Championship, and the Formula...
Eberle Captures Two Expert Class Wins at Grand Prix of Three Rivers in First Street Course Races of Career
Last weekend the Pro Mazda Championship presented by Cooper was featured at the Grand Prix Trois-Rivieres. World Speed Motorsports showed up to the penultimate weekend of the series with drivers Kyle Kaiser and Bobby Eberle. This was Eberle's first time on a street...
Eberle Wins Expert Class in First Pro Race of His Career. Kaiser Only Six Points Outside of The Top Five in His Rookie Season.
This past weekend the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires returned to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the first time since 2006. The event featured a doubleheader round in support of the IZOD IndyCar Series with the full Mazda Road to Indy represented...
Kyle Kaiser and World Speed Motorsports Head Back to the United States Sixth in the Championship
Kyle Kaiser, and the World Speed Motorsports team loaded up the #18 Pro Formula Mazda and headed towards Mid-Ohio this past weekend after the first Canadian leg of the championship. "The Canadian tracks are technical and don't leave much if any room for error," noted...
Kaiser and World Speed Secure Two Top Five Finishes at the Toronto Grand Prix
The streets of Toronto Canada played host to Rounds 7 and 8 of the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires this past weekend as part of the action-filled IZOD IndyCar weekend. World Speed Motorsports driver Kyle Kaiser had a tough start to his weekend,...
Exclusive Interview – Bucky Lasek’s Formula Car Challenge Experience
JUNE 28, 2013 NEWS FROM eFormulaCarNews.com - (view original post) Action sports veteran Bucky Lasek joined the World Speed Motorsports team as a Guest Driver for the recent round of the Formula Car Challenge at Sonoma Raceway. Lasek took time after his Dew Tour...
WSM Driver Kyle Kaiser Presented with the Hard Charger Award at Indy
World Speed Driver Kyle Kaiser Successful at the "Night Before the 500" Rookie Presented with Hard Charger Award at the First Oval Race of His Career Kyle Kaiser was presented with the Quartermaster Hard Charger Award this past weekend at the "Night Before the 500"...
WSM Drivers Enjoy Perfect Weekends with Poles and Wins in Both Races at Thunderhill
The Thunderous Roar of Mazda Powered Formula Cars Was Heard at Thunderhill Raceway Park This Weekend Whelden, Fischer, and Armida enjoy perfect weekends with poles and wins in both races The Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear visited Thunderhill Raceway Park...
World Speed Drivers Nicklin and Whelden Win at Mazda Raceway
20 Mazda Powered Racers Tackle a Triple Header Race Weekend at the World Famous Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca This past weekend twenty FCC competitors entered themselves into the SFR SCCA triple header race event. Usually, the FCC racers have exclusive racing with only...
Kaiser and World Speed Finish in the Top Five at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Kyle Kaiser and the World Speed team travelled to St. Petersburg Florida this past weekend to contest rounds three and four of the Pro Mazda Championship. The 1.8 mile track marked the first street course for Kyle, currently the youngest racer in the Pro Mazda field....
16 Mazda Powered Racers Took to Sonoma Raceway for the Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear Season Opener
Sixteen competitors took to Sonoma Raceway this weekend for the first Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear double header. The weather was beautiful all weekend with temperatures in the mid-70s, and mostly sunny skies. Pole Positions for Race 1 Saturday March...
Kaiser and World Speed Successful in Opening Race Weekend at U.S. Formula One Circuit
World Speed driver Kyle Kaiser started off his rookie season in the Pro Formula Mazda Championship by being the fastest car at the first official test day at Circuit of the Americas. By the end of the double header race weekend Kaiser had tallied two solid finishes...
Bobby Eberle Joins World Speed Motorsports for the Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear 2013 Season
2012 Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear championship winning team World Speed Motorsports announced today that Bobby Eberle will be joining their squad for the 2013 season. Eberle will be competing in the Pro Formula Mazda class. Eberle is currently...
Parker Nicklin Joins World Speed Motorsports for the Formula Car Challenge 2013 Season
2012 Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear championship winning team World Speed Motorsports announced today that Parker Nicklin will be joining their squad for the 2013 season. Nicklin will be competing in the FormulaSPEED2.0 class. Before entering the Formula...
Kaiser Wins 2012 Formula Car Challenge Championship in the Pro Formula Mazda Class
Rookie Kyle Kaiser won the FCC presented by Goodyear Pro FM Championship with World Speed support this season. The FCC West Coast Region, which is in its eighth season, features a 14-race schedule. Eight of the races took place at Infineon Raceway including the FCC...
Kyle Kaiser and World Speed Motorsports Fast at the World Famous Brickyard
World Speed Motorsports driver Kyle Kaiser was among four drivers this week who were under the Star Mazda IMS track record. The previous record was set last year by 2012 Star Mazda Champion Jack Hawksworth. Kaiser, who is transitioning to Star Mazda in 2013, was among...
Kent Stacy Joins World Speed’s Championship Efforts for 2013
World Speed Motorsports and Championship Winning Engineer Return to the Star Mazda Series TOGETHER for 2013 Pro Formula Mazda powerhouse team and Kent Stacy team up to build a formidable partnership It was announced earlier in the season that World Speed Motorsports...
World Speed Winning Races, Championships, and Getting Ready For 2013
World Speed Motorsports has been spending 2012 racing in as many venues and events as possible providing their development drivers with a ton of valuable experience. "So far this season we have competed in 3 different SCCA regions, the Star Mazda Series, and the...
WSM Driver Michael Whelden Wins Championship and Opportunity to Win Factory Ride
The GoPro FCC presented by Goodyear National Championships Bill Weaver won in FM, Michael Whelden in FormulaSPEED, and Patrick O'Neill took the championship in Pro FM Race fans were once again treated to the Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear during the Indy...
WSM Drivers Lead Pro FM and FormulaSPEED Championships after Portland
FCC Presented by Goodyear Visits Portland International Raceway For A Double Header At season halfway mark Kaiser leads the Pro FM class, Carpenter leads FM, and Whelden leads in FormulaSPEED The Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear visited Portland...
WSM Drivers Kaiser and Whelden Clean Up in Sonoma Winning Both Races
19 Mazda Powered Racers Scream Through Sonoma Kaiser, Weaver, and Whelden Secure Class Wins Both Days The Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear visited Sonoma for a double header event this past weekend. It was sunny and hot all weekend. Saturday's high temp was...
WSM Rising Star Niki Luna Tests the FormulaSPEED2.0
FormulaSPEED2.0 Test Day Provided to World Speed Motorsports Rising Star Award Winner 2012 marks the first year that the award is presented in the FS2.0 Niki Luna Red Line Oil Karting Champ tested in the Mazda powered FS2.0 The World Speed Motorsports Rising Star...
