2003 SPEED World Challenge Schedule
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2003 SPEED World Challenge Schedule
Mark it on your calendars if you are interested.
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The 2003 SPEED World Challenge series starts this weekend in Sebring, Florida.
This year, as many as 12 Mazda Protegés will take to the track in the Touring Car class, and one third-generation RX-7 will race in the GT class, throughout the eight-race season. Each race will be broadcast on SPEED Channel, the Touring Car season-opener at Sebring airing on Saturday, March 29 at 4:00 pm (Eastern), and the GT race at 5:00 pm.
Mazda finished third in the 2002 season Manufacturer's Championship behind established racing cars from Acura and BMW. With a strong lineup of independent teams all working together to make their Mazdas ever faster, hopes are high for a successful 2003.
"MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development entered World Challenge in 2001, and it was primarily a developmental year," said Steve Sanders, manager of MAZDASPEED Motorsports. "2002 was our first fully committed year in the series, and the way things are shaping up for 2003, all I can say is ‘look out Acura and BMW!’"
Following is the 2003 SPEED World Challenge schedule, as well as an entry-list for the teams racing Mazdas this year. Follow your favorite drivers and teams through their Websites, and log onto www.world-challenge.com for regular updates and photos from each race.
DATE EVENT/VENUE TV COVERAGE (all races on SPEED Channel)
March 12-14 Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring Sat. 3/29
(with ALMS) Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, FL
May 16-18 Mosport International Raceway Sat. 5/24
(with SCCA Pro) Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
May 23-26 Lime Rock Park Sat. 5/31
(with SCCA Pro ) Lakeville, CT
July 25-27 Infineon Raceway (Sears Point) Sat. 8/2
(with ALMS) Sonoma, CA
August 1-3 Road America Sat. 9/6
(with CART) Elkhart Lake, WI
September 5-7 Monterey Sports Car Championships Sat. 9/20
(with ALMS) Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA
October 15-17 Petit Le Mans Weekend Sat. 11/8
(with ALMS) Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA
October 24-26 Grand Prix of Puerto Rico TBD
(with SCCA Pro) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mazda Protegé Touring Car Entries:
4 - Shauna Marinus, Folsom, CA, Tri-Point Motorsports, www.tripointmotorsports.com
13 - Charles Espenlaub, Lutz, FL, Protomotive
14 - Tripoint Motorsports, www.tripointmotorsports.com
17 - OPM Motorsports, www.opmmotorsports.com
18 - OPM Motorsports, www.opmmotorsports.com
19 - Chuck Hemmingson, W. Des Moines, IA, OPM Motorsports, www.opmmotorsports.com
21 - Christian Elder, Denver, NC, Elder Benner Motorsports, www.elderracing.com
22 - Ken Payson, Tampa, FL, Elder Benner Motorsports, www.elderracing.com
40 - Jeff Altenburg, Ellicot City, MD, Tri-Point Motorsports, www.tripointmotorsports.com
54 - Gary Gist, Del Mar, CA, Palomar Technologies
86 - Robert Baxter, Atlanta, GA, Speed Sport LLC
88 - Roger Foo, Hayward, CA, Speed Sport LLC
Mazda RX-7 GT Entry:
70 - Brad Flowers, Toronto, Canada, Info-Vision
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The 2003 SPEED World Challenge series starts this weekend in Sebring, Florida.
This year, as many as 12 Mazda Protegés will take to the track in the Touring Car class, and one third-generation RX-7 will race in the GT class, throughout the eight-race season. Each race will be broadcast on SPEED Channel, the Touring Car season-opener at Sebring airing on Saturday, March 29 at 4:00 pm (Eastern), and the GT race at 5:00 pm.
Mazda finished third in the 2002 season Manufacturer's Championship behind established racing cars from Acura and BMW. With a strong lineup of independent teams all working together to make their Mazdas ever faster, hopes are high for a successful 2003.
"MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development entered World Challenge in 2001, and it was primarily a developmental year," said Steve Sanders, manager of MAZDASPEED Motorsports. "2002 was our first fully committed year in the series, and the way things are shaping up for 2003, all I can say is ‘look out Acura and BMW!’"
Following is the 2003 SPEED World Challenge schedule, as well as an entry-list for the teams racing Mazdas this year. Follow your favorite drivers and teams through their Websites, and log onto www.world-challenge.com for regular updates and photos from each race.
DATE EVENT/VENUE TV COVERAGE (all races on SPEED Channel)
March 12-14 Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring Sat. 3/29
(with ALMS) Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, FL
May 16-18 Mosport International Raceway Sat. 5/24
(with SCCA Pro) Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
May 23-26 Lime Rock Park Sat. 5/31
(with SCCA Pro ) Lakeville, CT
July 25-27 Infineon Raceway (Sears Point) Sat. 8/2
(with ALMS) Sonoma, CA
August 1-3 Road America Sat. 9/6
(with CART) Elkhart Lake, WI
September 5-7 Monterey Sports Car Championships Sat. 9/20
(with ALMS) Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA
October 15-17 Petit Le Mans Weekend Sat. 11/8
(with ALMS) Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA
October 24-26 Grand Prix of Puerto Rico TBD
(with SCCA Pro) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mazda Protegé Touring Car Entries:
4 - Shauna Marinus, Folsom, CA, Tri-Point Motorsports, www.tripointmotorsports.com
13 - Charles Espenlaub, Lutz, FL, Protomotive
14 - Tripoint Motorsports, www.tripointmotorsports.com
17 - OPM Motorsports, www.opmmotorsports.com
18 - OPM Motorsports, www.opmmotorsports.com
19 - Chuck Hemmingson, W. Des Moines, IA, OPM Motorsports, www.opmmotorsports.com
21 - Christian Elder, Denver, NC, Elder Benner Motorsports, www.elderracing.com
22 - Ken Payson, Tampa, FL, Elder Benner Motorsports, www.elderracing.com
40 - Jeff Altenburg, Ellicot City, MD, Tri-Point Motorsports, www.tripointmotorsports.com
54 - Gary Gist, Del Mar, CA, Palomar Technologies
86 - Robert Baxter, Atlanta, GA, Speed Sport LLC
88 - Roger Foo, Hayward, CA, Speed Sport LLC
Mazda RX-7 GT Entry:
70 - Brad Flowers, Toronto, Canada, Info-Vision
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should be interesting this year too... pobst turning away from porsche and driving a new audi RS6... RealTime turning to the RSX... should be some good racing.
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Originally posted by Silkworm
Can't wait End of the month for the opener, with some of our local racers out there in Touring and GT.
Can't wait End of the month for the opener, with some of our local racers out there in Touring and GT.
The best placed Protoge was Rodger Foo finished 3rd after pushing for the lead late in the race and the dropping back on the last laps w/ fuel starvation problems.
In GT the Brad Flowers in the ex Pettit RX-7 broke on the second lap :-(
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Originally posted by Silkworm
heey! No spoilers! It's on TV at the end of the month!
hehe
PaulC
heey! No spoilers! It's on TV at the end of the month!
hehe
PaulC
I "watched" the Live Timing on line!
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