Since we had a very successful event this past weekend at Racers Edge Motorsports I have put a call into Mazda Corporate to see if they have any interest in doing or planned for the event. It is an important race to them as the Speedsource RX8 will be defending it's crown.

I also think that it will be a great experience to meet some of the other competitors that frequent our site. It will also provide an opportunity for us to cheer on our very gracious hosts from this past weekend.

I will see if it will be possible with Polak graphics to see if we can throw a design together to represent both the club and Racers Edge.

Before I look into that I would like to know how many people are interested in attending this event. The event happens on January 23-25...

 

Ok I have not made contact with Mazda yet but I have spoke with some of the race teams and I am trying to work something out with them. We have also been invited to attend this by HadaGSL-SE:

Something that I thought was pretty cool that HadaGSL-SE offered “If you all are interested in coming when get your tickets from 1-800-Pit-Shop ask for the Grassroots Motorsports Experience. It gets you infield parking and access to all the stuff we are doing that weekend. I believe it is only $10 more than the regular ticket.”

Even if you don't have the pass everyone is still welcome to the tent for and has access most things besides the dinner.

Info here:
http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/eve...na-experience/

Here is the ticket information… http://secure.racetickets.com//DaytonaInternationalSpeedway/ft/TicketSales/index.cfm?event=tixList&display=tixList&Establishm entKey=3&EstablishmentType=T&TixEventID=2066&showC art=no&HeadlineStoryID=17779&GatewayPass=y

Role Call:

• spoolinmazda
• RXtreme8
• EHT+1
• Cinnamon+1
• Bumble_Bee+1
• dshiznit1489
• Rotr8
• BigIslandSevens
• Turbo_Timmy
• Mike Troll
• Pretty Boy
• jojorx8
• Khronus79
• RotorHead87
• HadaGSL-SE
• G’s 3rd Gen
• hondawagonk!d
• MufflerBearings69
• jqturbo
• vanrider
• nikohlc.photography

 

Ok guys I have received official word from Grand Am about the 24 hours of Daytona. For those of you who still need to buy tickets make sure you buy the 2 day admission with the garage/ Fanzone. This will then get you into the infield where we will have a meet spot. We are still trying to work out a meeting location which I will inform you about in the next day or two.

Now here is the important thing... we are making a separate pass and posting up here that will allow you to be apart of the "Grand Am Experience for Mazda Owners". Everyone who wants to attend, whether you are going to buy the tickets or already have them, will then have to print this ticket out and show it to the crew leader at the location to become apart of our group.

Now what is the "Grand Am Experience". Well it's an opportunity that will allow you to see/talk/experience things that no one else on the track will get too. We are still developing the schedule aand adding to it as we get other things confirmed... here it is as it stands:

11:00 am to 11:30 am Grand-Am Tech Talk – Jeff Smallwood, KONI Series Manager

11:30 am to Noon Paddock Tour and Garage Tour – Eric Meyer, Meyer Motorsports

Noon Mazda Car Club group photo – Grand-Am photographer

12:15 pm to 1:00 pm Driver Autograph Session/Lunch – Your own time

2:15 pm to 3:00 pm Grid Opens – Your own time

3:30 pm Race Start

5:30 pm to 6:00 pm Pirelli Tire Compound Tour – Steve Focazio, Grand-Am

6:00 pm to 6:30 pm G-A Transporter tours – Steve Focazio, Grand-Am


So if I were you guys and girls I would try to be on site at 10 to meet up with our group. So who is in???????

Role Call:

1. spoolinmazda
2. RXtreme8
3. EHT+1
4. Cinnamon+1
5. Bumble_Bee+1
6. dshiznit1489
7. Rotr8
8. BigIslandSevens
9. Turbo_Timmy
10. Mike Troll
11. Pretty Boy
12. jojorx8
13. Khronus79
14. RotorHead87
15. HadaGSL-SE
16. G’s 3rd Gen
17. hondawagonk!d
18. MufflerBearings69
19. jqturbo
20. vanrider
21. nikohlc.photography
22. autoxracer


So if you have bought tickets or buying tickets please keep an eye out for Grand Am Experience ticket that will be posted on here in the next few days.

For those of you who can't attend this race event watch out because we will be building this program so that it happens at every Grand Am event stop all season.

 

So rxtreme8 has come up with the final design for the pass and as you can see it looks great



So if you are coming to the 24 hours of Daytona print this out and bring it with you so you can join us for all the festivities. This is going to be a great event and I hope to see a lot of you out there

 

awesome. count me in +1... will tell my friend about this who used to work as a salesman for mazda

 

nice... would he be an additional person or is he the plus one?

 

do we have to be with the group? idk what time we are getting to the track or what our schedule is right now

 

just show up ill pm you my number if you are interested

 

Well I have been told that the official meet point is the Grand Am trailer/ transporter at 10:30am on Saturday morning and 5:15pm at the Pirelli compound. Please try and be on time so we can stay on time and be respectful to Steve Focazio.

 

leaving now.... hope to a bunch of you out there...and remember the official meet point is the infield at the Grand Am trailer/ transporter at 10:30am on Saturday morning and 5:15pm at the Pirelli compound. Please try and be on time so we can stay on time and be respectful to Steve Focazio.