By alley - Jun 6, 2017, 12:43 PM ET

Copeland jumps on PWC opportunity

For Dean Copeland, adding Pirelli World Challenge to his MX-5 Cup schedule is an opportunity too good to pass up

The opportunities to race a Mazda Global MX-5 Cup car continue to expand. For 2016, the car became eligible to run in Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car A, adding racing possibilities to the already existing venues in the Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich Tires, SCCA Club Racing Touring 3 and NASA Performance Touring. Some racers who compete in MX-5 Cup are taking advantage of the added opportunity, including Dean Copeland and some of his Copeland Motorsports teammates.

“We decided to run in Pirelli World Challenge because it’s just another wonderful opportunity to expand our effort with the Global MX-5 Cup car that’s a very strong platform,” Copeland says. “It’s very versatile track to track, and I felt like we would be able to come into the series with the exact same setup that we run in Cup and be able to compete. So far, in the opening rounds, it has shown that it is capable. It’s won a lot, it’s fast, and I think it’s the car to beat right now.”