As the 2021 MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich season approaches, San Diego, California native, Chris Nunes aka California Kid, joins the MX-5 Cup circuit after signing with JTR Motorsports Engineering for the upcoming season. This will be Nunes’ first year competing in professional sports car racing.

Mazda delivers $260,000 to promising young racers; Chris Nunes and Savanna Little take home $75K-valued scholarships

Over $250,000 in support on the line, with one female racer set to be selected to take Mazda scholarship valued at $75,000

Mazda Motorsports is proud to announce a new team for 2021 season. Provision Motorsports based out of Bakersfield, California, which is the only MX-5 Cup West Coast race team, will be running both the Global MX-5 cup and the West Coast Region Spec MX-5 Challenge for 2021. Provision Motorsports is owned by Brooks Leal, age 28, which is the youngest team owner in Mazda MX-5 challenge history. Brad Little, championship-winning crew chief, is teaming-up with Brooks as co-owner of Provision, which is something that Brooks, and team are excited about.

Last weekend Justin Piscitell, driver of the #9 Maverick Hixon Motor Sports Global MX-5 Cup chassis, claimed the 2020 Spec MX-5 Challenge Championship along with a $50,000 cash prize.