Grassroots Motorsports: The Hardcore Sports Car Magazine

New Mazda owner J.G. and long-time Mazda owners David and Greg will be at Classic Mazda this Saturday evening. The Orlando dealership is hosting a pre-Sebring party. Several Mazda drivers will be there, including recent Daytona winner Sylvain Tremblay. Details: Classic Mazda

Tim and David will be at the Targa 66 track event at Moroso Motorsports park this coming Friday with the BMW 335i. Details: http://www.gorace.com/targa66/about.htm

Tom and Per will be at the SCCA National Tour event this weekend. Next week, Per takes off to Motorsports Ranch for Spec Miata testing.

Our popular “Trash To Treasure” Miata article is now online:
http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/news/022008/trash-to-treasure.php

We got the chance to snap a few shots while we were out at Sandblast. If you’ve never tried to spectate at a rally event before, we highly recommend it.

You can tell it’s starting to warm up–at least in some parts of the country–because the Grassroots staff is once again hitting the road.

Per and Tom are gone with the Saab to take on the SandBlast Rally, and Scott’s gone to a NASA Willow Springs event this weekend.

Photos from the GRM Experience at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona are up now.

Below is the schedule of events for the Grassroots Motorsports Experience. All events are open to the public except for the dinner and presentations on Saturday, so come by and say hello.

Friday, January 25
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Coffee and donuts courtesy of Krispy Kreme

Noon
Pit Tour led by David S. Wallens

2:00 p.m.
Watch the start of the KONI Challenge with the GRM staff.

Saturday, January 26
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Coffee and donuts courtesy of Krispy Kreme

10:00 a.m.
Pit Tour led by Scott R. Lear

1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Cash bar

1:15 p.m.
Watch the start of the 46th anniversary of the Rolex 24 with the GRM staff. Again, we’ll meet on the Sprint® Fandeck, so look for the GRM flag.

1:30 p.m.
24 Hours of Slot Cars marathon begins

6:00 p.m.
Grassroots Experience Sponsor presentations (for GRM Experience ticket holders only)

6:30 p.m.
Grassroots Experience Dinner featuring Sahlen’s (for GRM Experience ticket holders only)

9:00 p.m.
Dart tournament

Midnight
Pit Tour led by David S. Wallens

Sunday, January 27
Coffee and donuts courtesy of Krispy Kreme

1:30 p.m.
FINISH - 46th anniversary of the Rolex 24 and the slot car marathon

It’s the race fan’s equivalent of Ed McMahon bearing a giant novelty check and a bouquet of red balloons on your doorstep–Grassroots Motorsports is happy to announce that David Dunn of Burgaw, N.C. has won the Grassroots Motorsports 2008 Rolex 24 At Daytona Experience VIP Package giveaway.
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It’s true. GRM, home of the $200x Challenge, has teamed up with the self-proclaimed “world’s crappiest endurance-race series.”
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