Mazda
MX-5 Cup Racing 
Menstuff® has compiled the following information on the Mazda MX-5 Cup Series.
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Champ Car Atlantic standout and one of the top female racers in the country Simona will complete in Round 8 (and final round) of the Mazda MX-5 Cup at Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, Utah, Saturday, September 15.
New for 2006, the SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Hankook features fields of identical 2006 Mazda MX-5 Miatas.
The SCCA Mazda MX-5 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 essentially 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 equipped 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 series has an official Web site at www.mx-5cup.com
Snippets
Deborah Loth is not currently scheduled to race in the series this year. However, two additional women have joined the series: Laura Olson (no photo) of Costa Mesa, Calif. and Donna Gilio of Carson City, Nev.
Mazda announced at Sebring further enhancements to its
ladder program, including the awarding of an SCCA Pro Racing
SPEED World Challenge Touring Car ride to the 2007 MX-5 Cup
Champion. 
Also, Alison Malkhassian will be joining Deborah Loth (on
different teams) for the 2007 season.
December 7, 2006 just got a little more exciting with the
start of SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5
Cup Presented by Hankook programming on SPEED. All eight
rounds of the inaugural 2006 season will be broadcast
Saturday afternoons in December. For more information on the
series and updates on the 2007
schedule visit www.mx-5cup.com
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2007 Schedule - SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Hankook (www.mx-5cup.com)
April 21-22 - Streets
of Houston ,
Houston, Texas w/ALMS/Champ Car
April 27-29 - Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA
May 19-20 - Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca ,
Monterey, Calif. w/Grand Am
June 9-10 - Portland
International Raceway ,
Portland, Ore. w/Champ Car
June 23-24 - Burke
Lakefront Airport
Cleveland, Ohio (doubleheader) w/Champ Car
Aug. 18-19 - Le
Circuit du Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada w/Grand Am
Sept. 14-15 - Miller
Motorsport Park
, Utah w/Grand Am
2006 Schedule
May 5-7 Mazda Raceway
Laguna Seca ,
Monterey, Calif.
May 26-29 Lime Rock
Park ,
Lakeville, Conn.
June 17-19 Mosport Int'l
Raceway ,
Bowmanville, Ontario
June 23-25 Mid-Ohio Sports
Car Course ,
Lexington, Ohio
July 20-22 Portland
International Raceway ,
Portland, Ore.
Aug. 4-6 Grand Prix de
Trois-Rivieres ,
Quebec, CAN
Sept. 1-2 Miller
Motorsport Park
Tooele, Utah
Sept. 22-24 Road
America ,
Elkhart Lake, Wis.
2006 SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Hankook SPEED Broadcast Schedule (All times Eastern, broadcasts on Saturdays)
Dec. 9 - Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca 4:00 p.m; Lime
Rock Park 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 16 - Mosport International Raceway, 4:00 p.m.; Mid-Ohio
Sports Car Course 4:30pm
Dec. 23 - Portland International Raceway 4:00 p.m.;
Trois-Rivieres, 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 30 - Miller Motorsports Park, 4:00 p.m.; Road America;
4:30 p.m.
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