PLAYBOY Mazda MX-5 Cup 
Mazda Releases 2010 SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup Schedule

TOPEKA, Kan. (Dec. 14, 2009) - MAZDASPEED chose the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show to announce the 2010 SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup schedule.

The 2010 MX-5 Cup season will begin where 2009 ended, in Alton, Va., at Virginia International Raceway. MX-5 Cup will race alongside the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series on April 23 - 25.
The series has a quick trip south to Braselton, Ga., the following weekend. There, MX-5 Cup will take part in the Classic Motorsports Mitty at Road Atlanta for the fourth year in-a-row, April 30 - May 2.
MX-5 Cup will return to its birthplace, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, in Monterey, Calif., May 21 - 23. Round Three of the series will be a part of the Monterey Sports Car Championships Presented by Patron with the American Le Mans Series.
The first of three doubleheaders will take place at New Jersey Motorsports Park, in Millville, N.J., June 25 - 27. MX-5 Cup will once again be part of an all-Mazdaspeed weekend.
The series will have a month off before the next doubleheader, July 30 - Aug. 1, at Autobahn Country Club, located just outside of Chicago, Ill. LikeNew Jersey, the event will host all of the Mazdaspeed Ladder series, including two MX-5 Cup races.
MX-5 Cup then begins a northward trek, first stopping at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., Aug. 20 - 22, before crossing the Canadian border the following weekend to race at Mosport international Raceway, Aug. 27 - 29. Both events are with the American Le Mans Series.
Just like 2009, the 2010 season will end with a doubleheader. Rounds 10 and 11 will be held at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah. The MX-5 Cup finale will run alongside the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series finale, Sept. 10 - 12. 1 races on eight weekends are taking place as same as last season. The opening race will be taken place at Verginia Ineternational Raceway and the final round.

The Mazda MX-5 Cup made its debut in 2006. Featuring identical Mazda MX-5s on BFGoodrich tires, MX-5 Cup gives drivers the opportunity to run on high-profile weekends in an economical, entry-level racing series. The 2010 MX-5 Cup schedule features 11 races at prestigious events across North America, and with grids composed of nearly 30 cars at each race, MX-5 Cup has become one of the best shows in motorsports today.
17.12.2009
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