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Ward Marshall

Mazda Miata · RDP · Spokes / SASCA · 2026
Also: Red Mazda Miata (RDP, 1 event)

Compare with…
Gap to PAX winner+9.55%Median across 4 events
Run 1 pace+12.91%+3.80% off own best
Cones per event0.81 DNF/DSQ run
PAX wins00 top-10 finishes

Gap to PAX winner, by event

Higher on the chart is faster

0%5%10%15%SPK #2SPK #3SPK #5SPK #7Each event · SPK #2: +7.95%Each event · SPK #3: +5.15%Each event · SPK #5: +12.91%Each event · SPK #7: +11.15%RollingEach event
Each event4-event rolling median

Pace by run number

Median best-so-far gap to the PAX winner after each run

0%5%10%15%Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Run 5Ward · Run 1: +12.91%Ward · Run 2: +12.54%Ward · Run 3: +10.09%Ward · Run 4: +9.55%Ward · Run 5: +11.15%Ward
Median across 4 events

Cones & DNFs

17 runs across 4 events · a cone is +2 s
Cones per event0.83 total
Clean events2 / 4No cones and no DNFs
Runs coned18%76% of runs clean
DNF runs15.9% of runs
Costly cones1Coned runs faster than the one that counted

By run number

0%20%40%60%Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Run 5Coned · Run 1: 25%DNF · Run 1: 0%Coned · Run 2: 0%DNF · Run 2: 25%Coned · Run 3: 50%DNF · Run 3: 0%Coned · Run 4: 0%DNF · Run 4: 0%Coned · Run 5: 0%DNF · Run 5: 0%
% of runs coned% of runs DNF

By event

0123SPK #2SPK #3SPK #5SPK #7cleancleanCones · SPK #2: 0DNFs · SPK #2: 0Cones · SPK #3: 2DNFs · SPK #3: 1Cones · SPK #5: 1DNFs · SPK #5: 0Cones · SPK #7: 0DNFs · SPK #7: 0
ConesDNF runs

Costly cones

Coned runs that were faster than the time that counted, before the penalty.

EventRunRawConesCounted bestTime lostPAX pos clean
SPK #3 Mar 28, 2026348.753+148.9450.192 s23rd (was 29th)

Events

Newest first
EventClassPAX posBest rawPAXGapCones
Autocross #7
Spokes / SASCA · Aug 1, 2026 · listed as “Ward M”
RDP65 / 15438.12832.904+11.15%0
Autocross #5
Spokes / SASCA · Jun 6, 2026 · listed as “Ward M”
RDP62 / 15735.86030.947+12.91%1
Autocross #3
Spokes / SASCA · Mar 28, 2026
RDP29 / 19648.94542.239+5.15%2 · 1 DNF
Autocross #2
Spokes / SASCA · Feb 28, 2026
RDP40 / 18446.63140.242+7.95%0

Observations

Computed
  • Run 1 is typically +12.91% off the PAX winner; Ward finishes around +9.55%, so about 3.4 points come over the remaining runs.
  • Ward is typically within 1 point of final pace by run 3.
  • Median gap went from +6.55% in the first half of these events to +12.03% in the second half.
  • Run 3 is where mistakes happen most: 50% of run 3s were coned or DNF.
  • 1 coned run was faster than the time that counted. The biggest, at SPK #3, would have been 0.192 s quicker and 6 PAX places higher clean.