| Series Headlines |
May. 3, 2008
Foss Wins First MX-5 Cup Race of 2008 at Road Atlanta
Polesitter Eric Foss, of Fort Worth, Texas, won the first SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup race of 2008, part of the Classic Motorsports Mitty at Road Atlanta. Hooverspeed teammates Todd Buras, of Melbourne, Fla., and Brad Rampelberg, of San Jose, Calif., completed the podium. ...Continued
|
May. 3, 2008
Five Women to Race in 2008 MX-5 Cup Season Opener
Is 2008 the year of women in racing? The season has started out strong for racers Danica Patrick (Indycar Series), Ashley Force (NHRA Powerade Funny Cars), and Simona De Silvestro (Cooper Tires Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda), who added their names to a growing list of women who have won professional car races in the U.S. in the last three decades and beyond. Now this weekend, Round One of the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup will see no fewer than five women take the green flag in its record 31-car field. ...Continued
|
May. 2, 2008
MER Teammates Tie for Qualifying Record at Road Atlanta; Foss Awarded Pole
MER teammates Eric Foss, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Ryan Schimsk, of Austin, Texas, proved just how close the competition is in SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup when they entered identical fast laps in qualifying for Saturday's Round One race, part of the Classic Motorsports Magazine Mitty Challenge. Going back to each of the drivers' second-fastest lap times, Foss was awarded his second-consecutive Road Atlanta pole. ...Continued
|
May. 1, 2008 |
Foss is Tops in MX-5 Practice at Road Atlanta ...more |
May. 1, 2008 |
Foss Paces First MX-5 Cup Practice of 2008 at Road Atlanta ...more |
May. 1, 2008 |
Super-Sized MX-5 Cup Field Ready to Kick Start 2008 at Road Atlanta ...more |
|
| Team News |
| May. 12, 2008 - UMW Motorwerks Makes their MX-5 Cup Debut at Road Atlanta |
| May. 1, 2008 - TEAM MER Announce Driver Line-Up for 2008 Mazda MX-5 Championship |
| Apr. 29, 2008 - Smrz Moves to Alara Racing for 2008 MX-5 Cup Season |
| Apr. 28, 2008 - Research Racing to Award Driving School to Contest Winner |
| Apr. 11, 2008 - Buras and Research Racing Move to Hooverspeed |
|
| Series Points |
Driver |
Pts. |
Eric Foss |
64 |
Todd Buras |
58 |
Brad Rampelberg |
53 |
Ryan Schimsk |
53 |
Christian Franck |
49 |
Anders Hainer |
47 |
Ara Malkhassian |
45 |
Robert Huffmaster |
43 |
Brad McAllister |
41 |
Neal Sapp |
39 |
|
|
| 2008 Schedule |
|
|
| Portland |
July 25-27, 2008 |
|
| Road America |
August 8-10, 2008 |
|
| Trois-Rivieres |
August 15-17, 2008 |
|
| Miller |
September 19-21, 2008 |
|
| New Jersey |
September 26-28, 2008 |
|
| Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca |
October 17-19, 2008 |
|
|
|
