MAZDA CONTINUES AS THE GRASSROOTS MOTORSPORTS SUPPORTER

           MAZDA CONTINUES AS THE GRASSROOTS MOTORSPORTS SUPPORTER

Total 2012 Payouts Exceed $2 Million

PR Newswire

IRVINE, Calif., March 1, 2013

IRVINE, Calif., March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the past decade Mazda has
used the tagline of "on any given weekend, more Mazdas are road-raced than any
other brand."  It could just as easily been, "on any given weekday, Mazda
offers more prize money to grassroots road-racers than any other car company."

Mazda pays winning racers, competing with a Mazda or Mazda-powered racecar, in
approved Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and the National Auto Sports
Association (NASA) events.  Payments range from $125 for a runner-up finish in
an SCCA Pro SOLO event to $5,000 for winning an SCCA national championship. 
The largest prize in all of club road-racing is the annual Mazda club racer
shootout where one racer wins a full season in the SCCA Pro racing Playboy
Mazda MX-5 Cup, valued over $75,000.

Steve Sanders, Competition Parts Manager, Mazda Motorsports, Mazda North
American Operations sums it up,  "Racing with Mazda means that we support you
with competitively priced parts, great tech support, and the best contingency
prize package in the business.  We joke that it's the one area in racing where
going over budget is a good thing.  In 2012 we awarded almost $900,000 to club
racers.  This is in addition to the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Ladder and Mazda
Road to Indy Scholarships bring the total driver support to over $2 Million –
in cash." 

Complete details on the program, including information on how to register, can
be found at www.mazdamotorsports.com

About Mazda, Mazda Motorsports, and MAZDASPEED
Mazda is the number-one brand for road-racers across North America.  Thousands
of Mazda powered grassroots racers compete in various classes with the SCCA
and NASA highlighted by Spec Miata, the world's largest spec class with over
2,500 cars built.  In 2006 Mazda Motorsports established the MAZDASPEED
Motorsports Development Ladder to assist racers in moving up through the
ranks.  In 2010 this was expanded to include the Mazda Road to Indy.  Key to
Mazda's success is strategic partnerships with the Skip Barber Racing School
and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

MAZDASPEED Motorsports is managed by Mazda North American Operations (MNAO). 
MNAO is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and oversees the sales, marketing,
parts and customer service support of Mazda vehicles in the United States and
Mexico through nearly 700 dealers.  Operations in Mexico are managed
by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City.

Consumer information can be found at www.mazdausa.com with press information
at www.mazdausamedia.com racers and fans can follow the action on facebook
(Mazdaspeed Motorsports).

SOURCE Mazda North American Operations

Website: http://www.mazdausa.com
Website: http://www.mazdamotorsports.com
Website: http://www.mazdausamedia.com
Contact: Dean Case, Communications Officer, Mazda Motorsports, Mazda North
American Operations, +1-310-318-4582, mazdaspeed@MazdaUSA.com