Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

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About Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Herr Wins Wild MX-5 Cup Race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Women Compete at Laguna Seca
Event Schedule
Photo Gallery
Contact Laguna Seca

About Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

This was the impetus behind the formation of the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP) on November 1, 1956. The non-profit group's mission, which remains unchanged today, is to benefit local charitable and non-profit organizations and to promote the economic vitality of Monterey through motorsports events. The group leased Fort Ord land from the Army, built the circuit and staged its first race on November 9, 1957.

Since that day, events at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca have generated more than $1 billion in revenue for area businesses, while providing over $10 million for more than 100 charitable and civic groups. Today, SCRAMP is the most important economic and charitable organization in Monterey County.
Source: www.laguna-seca.com/generalinfo

Women Compete at Laguna Seca

Milka Duno started the race in the 14th position and finished 7th out of 27 cars in class in the 2 hour and 45 minute Rolex Series race. The race included another 20 GT cars which made for a lot of passing excitement.

Valerie Limoges. With 68 cars starting the Grand-Am Cup race, Valerie started 19th on the grid. At the end of the 2.5 hour race, she finished 4th in class and 4th overall out of 39 GS cars. On the track at the same time were another 29 ST cars.

Deborah Loth competed in the first ever Mazda MX-5 Cup Race. The only woman among 21 men, she drove a steady race, finishing 13th, less than a minute behind the winner.

Beth Philion competed in the Historic Stock Car Racing Series. (Results unavailable at press time.)

Audrey Zavodsky competed at Laguna Seca May 6, 2006. With transmission problems throughout the weekend, she was gridded 32nd in class and finished the 2.5 hour race 30th in class.

Photo Gallery

Milka Duno
Valerie Limoges
Deborah Loth
Beth Philion
Audrey Zavodsky

Photos: Mazda Laguna Seca, May 5-7, 2006. Gordon Clay

Herr Wins Wild MX-5 Cup Race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Grand Am Cup (2'30")

• Grand-Am Cup ST (Street Tuner)
  The ST class features a variety of sports cars and high performance compacts that are as equally popular with Grand-Am Cup competitors as they are with today's consumers. Unlike the bigger GS class where V-8s are allowed, ST is limited to four- and six-cylinder engines, although turbochargers and superchargers are permitted. Engines produce between 170 and 240 horsepower depending on the car, while minimum weights range from 2,200 pounds on the low side for the Mini Cooper S up to 2,925 pounds for the BMW 330. Fueltank capacities range from 16.9 gallons for the Porsche Boxster and Mazda 6 up to a high of 17.9 gallons for the Lexus IS 300 and Mazda RX-8, two models that both won races in the last few seasons of Grand-Am Cup competition. Most competing ST cars have 17-gallon ful tanks, including 2005 race winners such as the Acura RSX and BMW 328 and 330. Like the GS class, the only major modification allowed in ST are in the area of safety. Top speed for ST race cars is about 135 pmh.
• Grand Am Cup GS (Grand Sport)
  The GS class is made up of feveral factory sports and muscle cars from around the world with limited performance modifications, but full safety systems. Minimu weights rngte from 2,730 pounds for the Acura NSX to 3,250 pounds for the big Cadillac CTS-V. Engines are tuned to produce between 350 and 405 horsepower, depending on the car. The competition is equalized further by a variety of fuel-tank capacities that range from 16.5 gallons for the Porsche 966 to 20 gallons for the Acura NSX, Audi S4, Cadillac CTS-V, Lotus Esprit, Chevy Camaro, Pontiac Firebird and all Ford Mustangs. Top speed for most GS cars in 160 mpg.

Historic Stock Cars

The Historic Stock Car Racing Series is dedicated to the restoration, and preservation of former NASCAR stock cars while providing for their continued competition in a safe and entertaining environment.

There was an incredible array of cars in the historic race. All are historic Winston (now Nextel) Cup cars and each is of at least 1992 vintage and older. For the car and its owner to be a part of the Historic Stock Car Race Series, it must have a race-winning pedigree.

There were cars that won at the likes of Daytona, Talladega, Pocono, Darlington, Atlanta and more. Driver names include “The King” Richard Petty, the late Dale “The Intimidator” Earnhardt, Bobby Allison, Darrell Waltrip, Rusty Wallace, Jimmy Spencer, Derrick Cope, Kenny Schrader, the late Alan Kulwicki, Bill Elliott, Ricky Rudd, Terry Labonte and on and on.

“Instead of in museums, these cars are on the track,” said Castle, who owns and drives Bobby Allison’s 1988 Daytona 500 winning Buick Regal (No. 12). “The owner/drivers are all long-time drivers not only in HSCRS, but also IMSA, Trans-Am, Can-Am, Indy and Sprint Cars. We run all over the U.S.”

We believe these historic thoroughbreds belong on a race track and not in a museum. Only in friendly competition can these classic stock cars be best displayed for all racing enthusiasts to enjoy, as a form of living history. Car Eligibility , Driver Eligibility

Mazda MX-5 Cup

• New for 2006, the SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Hankook features fields of idential 2006 Mazda MX-5 Miatas. The Cup will provide an affordable, entry-level nationwide professional series whereby drivers compete in identically outfitted vehicles. As before, all components for the cars will be sold directly through MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development, which also supports the program monetarily with contingency awards to successful drivers. Mechanically, all MX-5 Cup cars will remain eseentially stock, as delivered from the dealer, with only bolt-on modifications to the intake and exhaust systems. While the stock MX-5 Miata produces 170-hp, it is expected that an MX-5 Cup car will produce in excess of 200-hp. All MX-5 Cup vehicles will be eqquipped with a six-speed manual transmission and may be run with the optionally available limited-slip rear differential. Suspension will incorporate a fully-adjustable coil-over kit with double-adjustable shock absorbers and specified spring rates, as well as adjustable anti-roll bars front and rear. All cars will be required to run on series-sponsor Hankook Ventus DOT-approved race tires, and will use a 17x8" wheel of a specified weight - again, to level the field and minimize costs. Additionally, brake pads, fluid and lines will be upgraded to racing components. All MX-5 Cup cars will run with full safety equipment, including an eight-point roll-cage, welded into the car, a racing seat, racing seatbelts and will incorporate a fire-extinguishing system. The MX-5 Cup is the perfect training group for aspiring racers.

Road & Track 250 (2'45")

• Rolex Sports Car Series - GT
  The Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series Grand Touring division is home to production-based race cars that are similar in appearance to the latest high-performance sports cars and coupes that are seen on the street every day. Underneath their skin, however, GT race cars are pure race car and use some of the same technology found in the exotic Daytona Prototype class. The rules for GT employ several methods of equalization, including weight, tire size and engine rpm limits to provide an even playing field for a variety of international and American-madecars. Only in GT can one see nimble, flat-six Porsche GT3s take on big-bore V-8 Corvettes and Pontiac GTOs while also mixing it up with three-rotor Mazda RX-8s, mid-engine FDerrari 360s and Maserati and BMW M3 coupes. Engines in GT machines produce between 390 and 450 horsepower depending on the car and minimum weights range from 2,500 to 2,800 pounds. The popular Porsche GT3s and BMW M3s - two championship winning models in GT over the years - weight in at 2,600 pounds, while the bigger Corvettes tip the scales at the maximum 2,800 pounds. Top-speed for GT cars is 170 mph.
• Rolex Sports Car Series - DP
  Daytona Prototypes is the top category in Grand Am road racing and the undisputed stars of the Rolex Sports Car Series. Daytona Prototypes are mid-engine machines that are purpose-built for competiton. Low to the ground and capabvle of speeds in excess of 185 mph, Daytona Prototypes also feature the latest in safety technologyh, including carbon-fiber, side-impact panels and a multi-point roll cage with a unique center post at mid-windshield. They are produced to similar specificatoins by seven approved constructors. Although each chassis is designed and manufactured independently, competitor modicications are highly limited by Grand Am rules. Certain parts, including series-standard rear wings, are mandated by the series. A Daytona Prototype chassis costs about $400,000, but the cars can be raced in their current configuration for several years within Grand Am's stable rules package. Manufacturers are welcome to submit any production-based engine for approval in the series, but turbochargers and superchargers are not permitted. Engines that are approved for competition include powerplants from Pontiac, Lexus, BMW, Porshe, Ford and Infiniti. All engines are turned to produce about 500 horsepower and each is capable of being mated to any of the approved Daytona Prototype chassis, which creates an interesting variety of chassis/engine combinations. Five- or six-speed sequential gearboxes from EMCO and XTrac are the series standard. Smaller-engined Daytona Prototypes under 4.5 liters are allowed the advantage of the six-speed gearboxes, while all race cars with larger engines must run the five speeds. Daytona Prototypes with smaller engines can run at lighter minimum weights than their coungterparts with more power. Cars fitted with engines less than 4 liters can weight in at 2,125 pounds. Engines in the 4-4.5 liter range require a minimum weight of 2,175 pounds and those with engines over 4.5 liter and up to the maximum of 5 liters, must weight in at a minimum of 2,200 pounds.
  

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