The Weekend of Mazdas...Are You Ready?

At Indy, 56 Mazda Road to Indy (#MRTI) racers will compete across all three professional ladders; 41 Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires competitors take to the Empire State - (pictured above, MX-5 Cup at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, April 2016); there are two SCCA Majors races – 178 entries set for Pittsburgh International Race Complex and 90 entries for Circuit of St. Louis; and the event with the most total entries, the Tire Rack Thunder Valley Showdown – 196.

178 Majors entries are set to take to the 19-turn, 2.8-mile race course situated about 45 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania known as Pittsburgh International Race Complex, according to MotorsrportReg.com. Formerly BeaveRun Motorsports Complex, the facility has been known since 2011 as Pittsburgh International Race Complex. The largest class, Spec Miata, will undoubtedly put on quite a show. 26 Spec Miatas are registered to do battle, with Tyler Kicera (Manheim, PA) expected to be a front runner. The STL class will have a solid showing with 12 entries, four of which are Mazda competitors; in Touring 4, Mazda's encompass three of the six entries; Mazda's comprise four of nine entries in E Production; six of 12 entries in F Production are set as Mazdas, including Charlie Campbell (Corry, PA).