What happens when a young driver flips his car three times on just the second lap of his first race with Mazda? Meet Joey Andrews, a rising star in Spec MX-5, who’s already battled massive highs and tough lows in his racing journey.In this episode of Inside the SCCA, Joey opens up about:Winning the Mazda Spec MX-5 Shootout 🏆Racing with NASA vs. SCCA 🚦Surviving his first-ever crash (a huge flip at Road Atlanta) 🔄Handling the pressure of mistakes and bouncing back stronger 💪Building maturity on and off track as part of the Mazda Motorsports ladderIf you love grassroots racing, driver development, or just incredible comeback stories, you won’t want to miss this one.🔥 Stick around to the end for a quick tech tip that’ll save you endless headaches in the garage.📌 Subscribe for more driver spotlights, racing tips, and inside looks at the world of SCCA.#SpecMX5 #MazdaMotorsports #InsideTheSCCA #GrassrootsRacing #SimRacing #MotorsportStories #RoadAtlanta #watkinsgleninternational Partners - A big thank you to our partners who help make Inside the SCCA possible!William R. Pintaric and Associates. David Pintaric is a long-time SCCA racer. He's also the Principal at the investment and financial planning firm William R. Pintaric and Associates. Check them out at https://www.wrpintaric.com/Solo Performance Specialties - Learn more at https://soloperformance.com/ – Check out SPS for all your autocross racing needs. Babyface Fabrication – https://www.babyfacefabrication.com/ – Josh has two decades of experience as a fabricator, most recently working for championship winning NASCAR teams. He has more than 70 wins in the top three NASCAR series, along with multiple championships and a little success racing his own cars and snowmobiles.Full Send Sims – The Official Sim Rig of Inside the SCCA. https://fullsendsims.com/Ray Esports is the official sim racing league of the Inside the SCCA podcasts -- from the "Unofficial SCCA eSports Racing Leagues on Tuesday nights, to the weekend warrior leagues on Saturday and Sunday. Go to rayesportsracing.com for all the info you need. Code Blue by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...About Brian: Brian has lived a parallel life of motorsports and journalism for more than 30 years. He started in motorsports in 1986 as his father’s 16-year-old “crew chief” on SCCA FV, Sports Renault and IT Honda CRX efforts. He has also competed in, and plans to compete again, in SCCA Club racing, Autocross and Road Rally. He's an award winning journalist who has worked in news in network staff positions with CNN and CBS and local news in seven markets from LaCrosse, Wisconsin to New York and Los Angeles. In 2009 he founded RacingWire, one of the first web-only motorsports news services given credentialed access at NASCAR, IndyCar, and NHRA events. He currently hosts several podcasts including “Inside the SCCA” and is an editor/producer for KNX 97.1FM NewsRadio in Los Angeles.