Meet Our Turbo Miata at Daytona This Weekend

Ed
Update by Ed Higginbotham to the Mazda Miata project car
Apr 6, 2018

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We were largely successful in our American Endurance Racing debut about a month ago, and this weekend we’re putting our turbocharged Miata to the test once again at our home track. We’ve entered the the ChampCar Endurance Series Presented by RVA Graphics & Wraps Marathon Coach Daytona Beach Enduro. The race will be a 14-hour affair starting on Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m.

Last year we entered this same race, but a string of bad luck held us to just 10 laps completed. We’ve regrouped and reorganized virtually every part of our racing effort and are ready to attack this race once again. Want to come out to the track and hang out with us? There’s a $20 fee at the gate, but find our garage and you’ll be welcomed with a cool drink and maybe even a sticker or two.

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Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Digital Experience Director
4/7/18 8:16 a.m.

And we’re on track! Currently 5th in class out of 13. 

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Digital Experience Director
4/7/18 8:18 a.m.

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Digital Experience Director
4/7/18 8:20 a.m.

Oops... forgot to turn our Racepak CL1 telemetry system on. Had to make a quick pit stop for that. 

mikeatrpi
mikeatrpi HalfDork
4/7/18 8:26 a.m.

Good luck!

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Digital Experience Director
4/7/18 8:35 a.m.

And if you’d like to follow our progress yourself, you can see live timing here, courtesy of RaceHero:

 

http://racehero.io/events/marathon-coach-daytona-beach-enduro

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Digital Experience Director
4/7/18 8:37 a.m.

Here’s our beautiful steed in the garage last night. 

Ed Higginbotham
Ed Higginbotham Associate Editor
4/7/18 8:48 a.m.

It’s a full track this weekend. We’re sharing a pit stall with two other teams.

Just restarted after a fairly long caution. 

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Digital Experience Director
4/7/18 9:13 a.m.

Still running! Ed just went out during a caution; word in the pits is that somebody flipped a Miata somewhere. sad 

We’re currently running in 5th place in Class Blaugh

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Digital Experience Director
4/7/18 9:58 a.m.

Fourth in class!

Floating Doc
Floating Doc GRM+ Memberand Reader
4/7/18 12:02 p.m.

Good luck, I'm rooting for you from work. I'm close enough to hear the cars on the track when I went outside for my lunch break. 

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