Michael Self Awarded World Speed Motorsports Rising Star Award
16 Year Old Karting Prodigy starts up the Mazda Ladder System Only a week after 16 year old karter Michael Self was awarded the 2007 Champ Car ROTAX Career Enhancement Scholarship he was added to the list of winners of the 2007 World Speed Motorsports Rising Star...
2007 WSM Rising Star Award Will Go to Skip Barber National Champion
Test will go to BF Goodrich Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda Champion The World Speed Motorsports Rising Star Award has been helping young racers move up the open wheel racing ladder for years. Some past Rising Star Award winners have included Scott Speed,...
World Speed Champion O’Neill Continues Winning Ways at Infineon
Recently crowned Pro Formula Mazda Challenge Champion Patrick O'Neill continued his winning ways in Rounds Thirteen and Fourteen of the Championship at Infineon Raceway to sweep the weekend for the fifth time this season, recording his eleventh and twelfth victories,...
World Speed competing in 9 races over the next 9 Weekends
In mid September the 2007 Formula Mazda Challenge season comes to a close, but the World Speed Motorsports team will not be slowing down. “We have four double headers, and the Star Mazda finale at Mazda Raceway on the schedule for the next nine weeks,” stated...
Chip Ganassi selects World Speed to Train DP Championship Points Leader
World Speed Helps Daytona Prototype Race Winner at Infineon Raceway World Speed Motorsports tested Daytona Prototype team championship points leader Memo Rojas in their championship winning #14 Star Mazda last week at Infineon Raceway. "Memo is in the points lead, and...
WSM Driver Patrick O’Neill Clinches Pro Mazda Championship at Infineon Raceway
A fresh set of doughnuts was added to the Infineon Raceway circuit this weekend as World Speed Motorsports driver Patrick O'Neill celebrated clinching the 2007 Formula Mazda Challenge Championship with his second victory of the weekend by smoking the tires of his #64...
World Speed Pro Mazda Featured on the Cover of Sport Compact Car
Tom Hughes brought out his #18 Pro Formula Mazda racecar to partake in the Sport Compact Car G Masters Shootout. The feature is in the August issue which is on newsstands now. Here is what Tom had to say about the event. “The main objective of the event was max Gs...
World Speed Motorsports places eight cars in top-twenty at Portland International Raceway
With rain soaking the 1.946-mile Portland International Raceway circuit for Round Five of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear eight World Speed Motorsports drivers weathered the storm with top-twenty finishes during the Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of...
Taylor Hacquard leads World Speed Motorsports qualifying effort at Portland
Participating in his first professional race, Taylor Hacquard, of Surrey, British Columbia, led the World Speed Motorsports contingent, qualifying thirteenth overall with a fast time of 1:10.710 for Round Five of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear at a...
World Speed Returns to Star Mazda Championship Competition at Miller Motorsports Park
World Speed Motorsports, which guided Adrian Carrio to the championship in the 2006 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, returned to the site of one of Carrio’s victories as the team campaigned several Star Mazda West Coast Championship regulars at Miller...
World Speed Motorsports to miss opening round of Star Mazda Championship at Sebring
New facilities at Infineon Raceway and Star Mazda West Coast Series keeping team occupied The grid for the opening round of the 2007 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear will look a little different this year as World Speed Motorsports, which guided Adrian...
World Speed Motorsports Gets a Jump on 2007
World Speed Motorsports has been keeping busy in 2007 having already completed 11 test days, and two race weekends in January and February alone. "We have been testing, and most of our drivers have been bringing out personal coaches as we prepare for our busiest...
WSM Champion Signs Champ Car Atlantic Deal for 2007
Series returnee Genoa Racing has announced that 2006 Star Mazda Champion Adrian Carrio will drive for the team in the 2007 Champ Car Atlantic Championship. Carrio celebrated his 18th birthday by signing with Genoa Racing and touring the team’s race shop in...
Getting Ready For Race One at Phoenix International Raceway
Everyone at World Speed is excited to get back to racing, and January is going to be a busy month. There are multiple test days scheduled at a variety of tracks this month as well as race one in the Star Mazda West Coast Championship. The team is heading to Phoenix...
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...
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...
WSM Competes at 2004 Star Mazda Championship Finale
World Speed returned to the Star Series this weekend to compete at the series finale at Laguna Seca. WSM drivers Frank McCormick and Patrick O'Neill both showed up for the event. Both drivers turned personal best times over the weekend, and both also made up serious...
McCormick Victorious at Thunderhill / Tabb Podiums in first SCCA Road Racing Event
Frank McCormick won another FS race this weekend at Thunderhill Raceway Park. McCormick has been fast all season, and secured pole by almost a second. In the race McCormick led every lap in class and went on to win. "Frank finished second in the championship after...
WSM Driver Mario Moraes Wins Willow Springs FormulaTR Event
Mario Moraes who has been quick and on the podium often during his rookie season finally got to the top step this weekend at Willow Springs. Moraes had the fastest time of every session, including both races. After the successful Willow Springs weekend, WSM is...
Three More Podium Finishes for The WSM Team
World Speed Motorsports ran 4 cars this past weekend, 3 in the SCCA Regional event at Sears Point and 1 in the FormulaTR event at Portland. Both races were on Sunday and after a first lap incident at Sears took out 13 competitors the race was re-started. O'Neill...
WSM Drivers Secure 3 Podiums at Regional/National SCCA Weekend
World Speed Motorsports ran 4 cars this weekend at the Laguna Seca SCCA Regional/National weekend. Paul Campbell in his #14 Standard FM ran both events in the FM class, while Frank McCormick in the #15 Pro Formula Mazda ran the regional event in the FS class. Patrick...
Frank McCormick Celebrates 10 Years with WSM By Winning Again at Laguna Seca
World Speed Motorsports had a very memorable weekend at Laguna Seca with two wins, three pole positions and a ten-year celebration for a driver and an employee. The weekend marked ten years that Frank McCormick has been racing under the World Speed Motorsports banner....
Frank McCormick Wins FS at Laguna Seca in New Pro Formula Mazda
Running against turbocharged Atlantic cars, Zetecs, and ex-F1 cars Frank McCormick took the FS class win after having to start from the back of the field. When the grid rolled onto the track McCormick fell back a few positions. SCCA rules dictate that if you are not...
World Speed Motorsports 2004 Season Update
World Speed Motorsports has been keeping very busy in the first quarter of 2004 focusing on the development of the new Pro Formula Mazda (Pro FM), while maintaining their Formula TR and first generation Formula Mazda programs. "Development of the new car is going...
WSM Driver Mario Moraes Fastest At Fontana FormulaTR Race Weekend
Brazilian driver Mario Moraes showed up at the first event and proved that he will be a contender for the FTR championship in 2004. Mario had support from World Speed Motorsports, and Brazil's Bassan Motorsports. He was able to have the fastest lap of the weekend,...
