I'm not a mazda driver but buy the sounds of it the car is well preped. My advice as a fellow rookie driver is to put as much time in the car as u can!!! Race it, go to test days, talk to people that u race with. Some of the best advice i've gotten was from an in car of somebody elses car. Try different lines try shifting at different points. I gained almost a second buy shifting at one differnt spot sometimes thats all it takes. Keep trying ive been around the sport for 15 years as crew and 2 years ago decided to be a driver and ill never go back well id crew for anybody as long as is get to drive a little Keep asking questions cause if you dont you'll never know

+1 for dano77
+1 for jake