---
title: "Global Mazda MX-5 Cup to Live Stream Directly From Mid-Ohio"
description: "The exciting championship is heating up as rookie Nikko Reger leads the standings."
date: "2018-07-27"
modified: "2018-07-27"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/22445/global-mazda-mx-5-cup-to-live-stream-directly-from-mid-ohio"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "compact"
  - "Coupe"
  - "mazda"
  - "Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course"
  - "mx-5"
  - "MX-5 Cup"
  - "sports car"
---

# Global Mazda MX-5 Cup to Live Stream Directly From Mid-Ohio

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The Battery Tender [Global Mazda MX-5 Cup](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21710/global-mazda-mx-5-cup-why-racing-on-a-budget-truly-matters>) will be tackling the twists and turns of the famous Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend, and motorsport aficionados will be able to join in on the action at no cost as both races will be live-streamed on YouTube.

Regardless of which cars take to the track, Mid-Ohio's challenging characteristics always produce exciting wheel-to-wheel racing, something that the agile Mazda MX-5 Cup cars will certainly take to a new level due to their identical specs and talented drivers behind the wheel. And with the 2018 edition of the Cup tipping past the half-way mark, [all 30 racers](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21709/meet-the-shakers-and-movers-of-the-global-mazda-mx-5-cup>) will be more than motivated to bag as many points as possible.

![message-editor%2F1532704291024-\_jmg0268.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1532704291024-_jmg0268.jpg>)
*MX-5 Cup action at Road America, *Ignite Media- Al M. Arena**

Nikko Reger, a talented American rookie has established himself as the championship leader and carries a 29-point lead into the weekend, while the next three drivers are covered by a mere five points with Bryan Ortiz of Puerto Rico ahead of John Dean II and Mazda Scholarship driver Selin Rollan. Dean recently opened up to us about the [ins and outs](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21710/global-mazda-mx-5-cup-why-racing-on-a-budget-truly-matters>) of the MX-5 Cup when we met up with him at the previous round of the championship at Road America.

![message-editor%2F1532704345033-an5q0455.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1532704345033-an5q0455.jpg>)
*Mazda Scholarship driver Selin Rollan., *Ignite Media- Al M. Arena**

"I haven’t been to Mid—Ohio, but from what I can tell on iRacing I think the racing is going to be great. Mid-Ohio is super technical and variable," Reger told *The Drive*. "I think passing will be more challenging than tracks like COTA \[Circuit of the Americas\] or Road America, but I think that will really bring out our [racing ability, and racecraft](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/20041/mazdas-new-hot-lap-challenge-to-gift-mx-5-cup-car-test-to-a-gamer>). So although I'm a rookie to the track, I have been preparing all month, so I believe I'm ready to give my competitors a good run for their money!"

The live streams will be shown on the [Mazda USA YouTube](<https://www.youtube.com/user/mazdausa/featured>) channel, and the times are 11:35 a.m. EST, Sat. July 28, and 10:05 a.m. EST, Sun. July 29.

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

### Author social links  
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