Two-piece suits required? (Note: That comment was mainly for JG’s benefit.)
Photograph Courtesy Mazda MX-5 Cup
You heard correctly–the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin will race door handle to door handle on the famed Martinsville Speedway on October 26.
The event will not count toward the points championship. But, the race will pay, with the top 10 earning a minimum of $1000 and the victor getting $15,000 and a Martinsville Speedway iconic grandfather clock.
The day will have two practice sessions, single-car qualifying, and a 100-lap race split into two stages. Yellow flag laps don’t count for the first half. Additional prize money will be awarded to the top three at the end of the first stage.
Official announcement made below:
Two-piece suits required? (Note: That comment was mainly for JG’s benefit.)
David S. Wallens said:Two-piece suits required? (Note: That comment was mainly for JG’s benefit.)
Hot is hot.
And I think it's either clickbait and they;re just making the announcement FROM Martinsville because they happen to be there, OR...
MX-5 Cup. Which would be unbelievably awesome, especially for the Flis' parts sales.
After they did the test, I joked with my buddy about racing for the win by just running through the pits on every restart. He said he'd spot for me.
If anyone wants to sponsor, let me know. I have experience at Martinsville.
MX-5 at Martinsville would be awesome.
Flis will need to bring an extra truck full of fenders.
And while we await the big news, some (possible) related watching:
Todd Flis just shared this on his personal socials so I'm gonna say that's a clue.
You're going to have to explain to me why that would be worth watching. I don't get the appeal of any racing on an oval track and multi-class racing on one seems like an even worse idea.
I’m thinking this times 30 or so would be pretty exciting.
And, JG, check it out: Ed Senf in the background!
I went and found that video trying to see what it was all about but I need less talky-talky and more zoom-zoom, I think...
I have been to Martinsville and it was the first NASCAR race I had ever attended and I brought my 11 year old son with me. Disappointingly, it is a super-short track and cars can't even get up to speed before hitting the brakes. If there was ever a track to induce insanity, this is it! I think it was by lap 5 (only 495 to go!) I asked my son, "Hey, want to go get a hot dog?" The Mazdas would be better on such a track, don't ask me why, but I can visualize it. If they put in some cones, that just may be fun to watch.
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