2011 Mitty will Feature Mazda and Jim Downing
 

Thanks to Tim for the heads up.

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/events/Mitty11/

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This would be a good time for some of you Legendary Rotor Heads from California, Michigan, Alaska and Ohio to travel to Georgia for a good time!

Weekend of May1, Hope to see you guys there!

Nice. Im thinking of going.

thanks Ray!
t-e-m-p-t-i-n-g.....
Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

this puts me between a rock and a hard place..you see my wife is due with our third child at the end of april 2011.. i will be on vacation form work until almost june... i doubt she will be ok with me driving to GA for a weekend..but if she is then i will most definatly be there!!

I will have to put this on my calendar. I always wanted to attend this!

WoW, just Wow, may have to figure a way to get down there.

I'll be doing this again this year. I'll be parked in my usual spot at RA. Ray knows
where to find me :)

Also, it sounds like maybe the some DGRR folks may drop down on Sunday to swell
the rx7 ranks, or rotary anyway. This may turn out to be quite the event this year.

So what's the deal on the DGRR folks, they gonna' stop down on Sunday?

last i read on the rcc site there were several planning on dropping by on sun.

When will tickets go on sale?

Here's a post I stole from another thread, by speedturn. He really gives you a great sense of Road Atlanta and what it means for the Mazdas to be out in force this year:

"This year will be my 15th Mitty, and I will again race my blue #79 RX-7 against the 3 liter Porsches in the IMSA GTU class. I stopped by the turn 3,4 area and met some of y'all last year; I was riding my sh!tty pit bike, it was red with a blue milk crate on it. Come by the paddock area and visit me and check out my peripheral ported road racer 1979 RX-7.

Here is the full promo that was emailed to me:

The Classic Motorsports Mitty, the South’s premier vintage race, returns to Road Atlanta for 2011 with its signature blend of classic racers on-track as well as a full menu of infield activities thanks to the GRM Speedfest at the Mitty.

This year’s event, which is set for April 28 - May 1, will have an added appeal for fans of the Japanese race cars that first dominated the racing scene in the 1970s: Mazda will be the featured marque. The grand marshal will be none other than Jim Downing, the famed Mazda racing driver and co-inventor of the Hans Device. Jim will be on hand throughout the weekend to check out the action.

Featuring a Japanese marque may seem like a bold move for a top-tier vintage event, where British, Italian and German manufacturers are more commonly celebrated, but it’s typical of the Classic Motorsports Mitty, a true enthusiast event. And Mazda is more than deserving of the honor, thanks to their own racing history as well as their relentless support of sports car competition for more than 30 years. Expect to see a great historic sports and racing car display from the automaker at Road Atlanta, along with a huge turnout from the Mazda car club community.

“We are thrilled to be involved as the featured marque at this year’s Mitty,” said Jim Jordan, alternative marketing manager for Mazda North American Operations, “and are working hard to present the best that Mazda has to offer from the past and present.”

Mazda will also be celebrating the 20th anniversary of their historic win at LeMans in the Mazda 787b piloted by Bertrand Gachot, Johnny Herbert and Volker Wiedler. This marked the first time that a team/manufacturer that was not from the European continent won Le Mans. The Mazda 787b was also the first car to win Le Mans with a Wankel rotary engine. Look for some impressive displays in the Mazda historic racing show area commemorating this landmark victory.

Along with the rare and important Mazda race cars, you’ll also see the varied assortment of cars at this year’s Mitty that people have come to expect from the event. In addition to the Triumphs, MGs, Porsches and many others that will be found circling the track, the infield will be home to marque-specific car corrals with examples from just about every manufacturer who has ever built a sports car.

Other attractions at the 2011 Classic Motorsports Mitty include the Kumho autocross, where spectators will have the chance to drive a Kumho-equipped Mazda MX-5 around our infield autocross course, manufacturer ride and drive programs, and the ongoing tradition of the Moss Motors pub, where spectators can come by for a cold drink, challenge a friend to a game of darts, or take a spin around our slot-car track.

The sponsors of this year’s Classic Motorsports Mitty include Mazda, Kumho Tire, Moss Motors, Flyin’ Miata, Tire Rack, DIYAutotune.com, G-Force Racing Gear, Hella, The Cayman Interseries, www.wirewheel.com http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MotorsportMa...9f9/1af073027b , Stand 21, Louis Chevrolet Watch Co., Speedcom Communications, Traqmate GPS Data Acquisition, Race-cars.com http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MotorsportMa...9f9/fb9e1b63a3 and Klub Sport Challenge.

With all this in store, the 2011 Classic Motorsports Mitty looks to be the best one ever, so plan to be at Road Atlanta April 28 - May 1. Check out www.themitty.com http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MotorsportMa...9f9/7cefa20420 for more information today."

I'll be pitching my tent at Camp Tim this year (see post 6, above). Bring your SA or FB over and join the 12A count with the rest of us OGTA's.

And if you can get a chance to run some parade laps at Road Atlanta, DO IT! Even keeping at the parade limit of 60 mph (or so) cruising around that course is a blast.

Here's the White One down by the Mazda sign a few summers ago:

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...hiteone225.jpg

So does that mean the 787b will be at the event??? O BOY!!!!

guess I'll be skipping DGGR and making this one instead.

I will be attending and I will be bring a special car for it show debut although I be anyone could figure out which one

Dave you need to go to this if you can. Mazda is going to have a large car corral at this event as well. I will be bring my SA.

It would be really cool if Dave makes it down. You other guys too!

Private RX7 corral over at the campsite on turns 3,4, and 5 too.

Homemade beer and hard cider as well. Plus bbq and ear plugs :)

I hope speedturn drops in again on his scooter. We should all walk down to
the paddock and visit his 12a PP so Ray can hear it up close.

I'm showing up early Friday morning or Thursday night this time so I can spend all
day Friday watching folks come in.

Oh yeah, and tickets are on sale now!

Hey mazdaverx713b (Dave right?) I see on another forum that theres some Ohio
folks making their way down there and that they may even be working the course.
Maybe you can hook up with them?

www dot rotary car club dot com/rotary_forum/showpost.php?p=138157&postcount=6

It would be good if Dave shows up. As an Officer of the Law, he can help keep us out of trouble.

And here I thought you were talking to this Dave not that one..

Hey, the more Dave's the better. There's another Dave coming from NC (BigIslandSevens). He says it'll be the FD this time, since he burned up the FB.

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Come on down Dave!

Will see you guys there. No way I will miss this one. I live about 15 miles from the track and the a Mitty is a required event for me. Especially this year with the possibility of the 787B.

What I would give to go!!

Damn. Maybe I'll have to drive down from DGRR for a day to check this out. Never been to one before (Mitty), and don't know a whole lot about it (yet)...




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Myself, IAN and Scottish from the Ontario Canada DGRR contingent will be driving down on Sunday. Hope for a great turn-out. By the way tickets are on sale now:
http://mittyeventtickets.com/

DGRR Canada Thread:
https://www.rx7club.com/canadian-forum-42/dgrr-2011-a-934088/page8/

Guys, check with Herblenny (Phil) to see what the plans are. He was talking on his
site about maybe caravaning down on Sunday to hit the mitty. It costs $20.00
advanced or $25.00 at the gate on Sunday to get in. I think it would be worth it.

There will be a bunch of OGTA guys camping at turns 3,4,5 and theres also the
GA RX8 club on 10A (so I've heard). Plus there will be the mazda corral in the
infield by the GRM tent as usual.

Yep, we will be in 10A.

RXeckless, I've pointed Canuk8 to this thread. I think he is looking to drive down also. Maybe you guys can find a point on the trip down to meet up?

Please pardon my double post but I thought this worthy.

For those of you that have never been to this event and are interested in the kind of show we might expect... this is a video I shot at the 2006 Mitty Mazda Race:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...6811442052487#

nice video. that's what it's like...

Here's a couple shots of Camp Tim last year. Mind you, the marque was Datsun.

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nice pic's hope to see you guys down there this year. we will be coming down from the Cleveland/ Akron area , right now we are looking at about 12-15 people.

The more Canadians the better and with the handle of "Canuk8" he welcome to meet-up with the Ontario contingent on the drive down from the land of ice & snow. Still to early for exact numbers but it's looks like you all will be hearing a lot of "eh's" at DGRR and the Mitty.
Cheers

This is one of the unexpected positive things to come out of having DGRR and
the Mitty on the same weekend. If your driving in for DGRR you may as well
come on down for a day to do the Mitty for all this other mazda fun as well.

Saturday and Sunday are the best racing days, with Saturday having the most
activities around the infield. I'm going to try and get up in time to sign up for the
Kumho auto cross this year so I can flog a Miata around the cones.

will we actually be able to drive in to where u guys r?

Thanks for posting those pics. It shows just how much space there is to get around, not like the Petit Le Mans.

Oh yea! The entire infield is accessible via car and walking. You can even get within 25 yards of the cars in turn 6 and 7. I don't think there is a better spectator track anywhere. I was shooting photos from inside turn 6 one time of the SuperBikes. They really lean down in that turn. When I enlarged some of my images, I could see the tach and speedometer and see how fast they were going. Great track for access! :)

You have to buy a 1 day pass to get in and you may need a parking pass as well.
That would be $20.00 to get in and $10.00 to park in the infield where we all will be.
These are advanced prices, the Sunday pass would be $25.00 at the gate.

So $30 to $35 bucks to spend the day with us. If thats a show stopper, we could
meet in the outside parking maybe.

show stopper?......not hardly.

Nothing like a Rotary Buzz for $35.

According to a news update from Holly, Jim Downing, 69, is currently running #18 (started 43rd) in his #63 RX-8 at this year's running of the Daytona Rolex 24 hours, with one hour to go.

Let's here it for #63!

http://www.news-journalonline.com/ra...n-24th-24.html

Video capture by Alex:

https://img233.imageshack.us/img233/240/12370507.png

I see Billy is mentioned on the Mitty site as attending. Billy make sure you drop
by our camp for refreshment and some OGTA good times!

http://classicmotorsports.net/events/1115/attending/

Bump.

Getting closer to Mitty time. We need to get a better idea of how many folks will be pitching their tents at Camp Tim so that he can get working on the home brew.

It's official, I just bought my tickets for 3 days of Mitty fun.

Maybe we should start a list. Show whos coming for what days and camping or not:

1. t_g_farrell - Fri,Sat,Sun - Camping turns 3,4,5

Just repost this list to update it and we can keep it rolling in this thread for all to see.

1. t_g_farrell - Fri,Sat,Sun - Camping turns 3,4,5
2. msimonov - Fri,Sat,Sun - Camping turns 3,4,5

Just repost this list to update it and we can keep it rolling in this thread for all to see.

1. t_g_farrell - Fri,Sat,Sun - Camping turns 3,4,5
2. msimonov - Fri,Sat,Sun - Camping turns 3,4,5
3. ray green - Fri, Sat, Sun - Camp Tim Senior Administrator and Tool Man (my house is 15 minutes away)

Stop by? Hell thats where I will be parked from Friday-Sunday :)

-billy

Billy are you spectatin' or racin'?

Sounds like we have a great crowd gathering. I'll add you to the list if you don't mind.

1. t_g_farrell - Fri,Sat,Sun - Camping turns 3,4,5
2. msimonov - Fri,Sat,Sun - Camping turns 3,4,5
3. ray green - Fri, Sat, Sun - Camp Tim Senior Administrator and Tool Man (my house is 15 minutes away)
4. bwaits_ - Fri, Sat, Sun - Rotary guru and parts supplier

I be spectating but I have a car in the corral


1. t_g_farrell - Fri,Sat,Sun - Camping turns 3,4,5
2. msimonov - Fri,Sat,Sun - Camping turns 3,4,5
3. ray green - Fri, Sat, Sun - Camp Tim Senior Administrator and Tool Man (my house is 15 minutes away)
4. bwaits_ - Fri, Sat, Sun - Rotary guru and parts supplier
5. rotarydude - Fri, Sat, Sun -Camping and providing spirtual support

spectatin' only. I need an off weekend to just chill.

-billy

I'd love to go and bring my car.... just too far to drive on my own, especially with a 25 year old car that sucks fuel!

Hmmm.... maybe i could ship car and fly me down....

1. t_g_farrell - Fri,Sat,Sun - Camping turns 3,4,5
2. msimonov - Fri,Sat,Sun - Camping turns 3,4,5
3. ray green - Fri, Sat, Sun - Camp Tim Senior Administrator and Tool Man (my house is 15 minutes away)
4. bwaits_ - Fri, Sat, Sun - Rotary guru and parts supplier
5. rotarydude - Fri, Sat, Sun -Camping and providing spirtual support
6. Lx_Machado - Fri,Sat,Sun - Camping turns 3,4,5
7. LiL red 82 - Saturday only

Are we talkin car #33 at the Mitty? Is it done? Or do you have something else even better?