Offical Grand-Am GT RX-8 Thread
09-11-2010, 07:56 PM
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Congrats to the Speedsource 69 team, the entire Mazda world & thanks to Sylvain & Dave for reviving the Mazda dominance only a few short years back! You guys have made us even more proud as owners of a real race winning brand name that can spank Porsche! 
Let's hope they don't get us with any more restrictions next season as payback...
Amazing, isn't it?
I did the same. *and ranted too, of course!
Let's hope they don't get us with any more restrictions next season as payback...
09-11-2010, 11:57 PM
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They are available through the Grand-Am website. But, the car is a carbon fiber chassie & body. It has a 3 rotor engine with a transaxle transmission. Basically, the only thing that is used from the stock RX8 is the air filter. There was a stock base car run by the Golden brothers out of Florida, but I don't remember it ever running in a race other than the 24hr. I also don't think it ever finished that.
10-22-2010, 01:17 PM
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Lesper: a trip up to Laguna Seca with an RX-8 group would be a BLAST.
Never been to a race though so I'm not sure what to expect.
- how fast to tickets sell out?
- anyone camped there before?
Never been to a race though so I'm not sure what to expect.
- how fast to tickets sell out?
- anyone camped there before?
10-22-2010, 01:17 PM
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Yup. Mazda Corral's, usually have overnight campers and such at each event. Great time, I always highly recommend it.
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showt...nd-Am-Schedule
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showt...nd-Am-Schedule
Here is the final schedule, all dates marked with asteriks ** is where we'll be holding corrals
**Jan. 29-30 Daytona Int’l Speedway Rolex 24 -- Rolex Series & Continental Tire Challenge**
Mar. 4-5 Homestead/Miami Int’l Speedway -- Rolex Series & Continental Tire Challenge
**Apr. 8-9 Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, AL -- Rolex Series & Continental Tire Challenge (IRL Race)**
**May 13-14 Virginia Int’l Raceway, Danville, VA -- Rolex Series & Continental Tire Challenge**
**May 28 & 30 Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Ct -- Rolex Series and Continental Tire Challenge**
**Jun. 3-4 Watkins Glen Int’l, Six Hours at the Glen -- Rolex Series and Continental Tire Challenge**
**Jun. 24-25 Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI -- Rolex Series & Continental Tire Challenge (Nationwide Race)**
**Jul. 8-9 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterrey, CA -- Rolex Series & Continental Tire Challenge**
**Jul. 23-24 New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ -- Rolex Series & Continental Tire Challenge**
Aug. 12-13 Watkins Glen Int’l, Watkins Glen, NY -- Rolex Sports Car Series (Sprint Cup Race)
Aug. 19-20 Montreal, Quebec, Canada--- Rolex Sports Car Series (Nationwide Race)
**Sep. 16-17 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH – Rolex Series & Continental Tire Challenge**
Looking forward to another great season of racing in 2011.
**Jan. 29-30 Daytona Int’l Speedway Rolex 24 -- Rolex Series & Continental Tire Challenge**
Mar. 4-5 Homestead/Miami Int’l Speedway -- Rolex Series & Continental Tire Challenge
**Apr. 8-9 Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, AL -- Rolex Series & Continental Tire Challenge (IRL Race)**
**May 13-14 Virginia Int’l Raceway, Danville, VA -- Rolex Series & Continental Tire Challenge**
**May 28 & 30 Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Ct -- Rolex Series and Continental Tire Challenge**
**Jun. 3-4 Watkins Glen Int’l, Six Hours at the Glen -- Rolex Series and Continental Tire Challenge**
**Jun. 24-25 Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI -- Rolex Series & Continental Tire Challenge (Nationwide Race)**
**Jul. 8-9 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterrey, CA -- Rolex Series & Continental Tire Challenge**
**Jul. 23-24 New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ -- Rolex Series & Continental Tire Challenge**
Aug. 12-13 Watkins Glen Int’l, Watkins Glen, NY -- Rolex Sports Car Series (Sprint Cup Race)
Aug. 19-20 Montreal, Quebec, Canada--- Rolex Sports Car Series (Nationwide Race)
**Sep. 16-17 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH – Rolex Series & Continental Tire Challenge**
Looking forward to another great season of racing in 2011.
10-23-2010, 06:04 PM
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10-23-2010, 08:59 PM
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10-23-2010, 09:46 PM
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No other fan experience gets you THAT close and into it.
I can speak for Lime Rock, the memorial day weekend events are 4-day events, camping is always on-site.
10-24-2010, 12:19 AM
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I liked the dedicated camping area we had at Daytona. I stayed up to 3-4 am one night talking to Swoope. We didn't have that at Mid-Ohio. I another group of owners in the camping area, but there wasn't the larger group sitting around like the previous race.
01-29-2011, 11:17 AM
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Not being there this time is a bummer... snowed in big time, too!
I'm told that there is no rain in the forecast, so a good chance for the rotaries to stretch out!
I have the living room prepped to camp out though; Blankets, Camp Chair, Laptop, Headset, DVR, Espresso...
There will be several internet radio stations and team sites to tide us through the overnight "blackout". I'll share as I get more info.
Linda, don't fall asleep!
I'm told that there is no rain in the forecast, so a good chance for the rotaries to stretch out!
I have the living room prepped to camp out though; Blankets, Camp Chair, Laptop, Headset, DVR, Espresso...
There will be several internet radio stations and team sites to tide us through the overnight "blackout". I'll share as I get more info.
Linda, don't fall asleep!
01-29-2011, 03:14 PM
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01-29-2011, 04:03 PM
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Too much weight added on the penalty imo. Sure, add it, I understand the need for competition, but....they added enough that there still isn't a competition, just handed it over to the dark side.
They keep making fuel mileage references though. Funny that they commented that the Camero's "weren't getting the mileage of the Porsche's and Mazda's".
I hope they aren't implying that the 8s are getting good mileage. People might get the wrong impression
They keep making fuel mileage references though. Funny that they commented that the Camero's "weren't getting the mileage of the Porsche's and Mazda's".
I hope they aren't implying that the 8s are getting good mileage. People might get the wrong impression