Grand-Am Mazda Corral@ Thunderbolt May 1-3, 2009

[msumlin]

Come out and particpate in our first New Jersey MAzda Corral!

The exotic Daytona Prototypes and thundering GT cars lead the Grand-Am Rolex Series’ second visit to New Jersey Motorsports Park. The series, now under NASCAR ownership, will feature both classes on Thunderbolt Raceway simultaneously, creating twice the action. The Rolex Series features some of the top teams in motorsports, including Chip Ganassi Racing, Penske Racing, and 2008 race winner Michael Shank Racing, along with drivers David Donohue, Scott Pruett, Oswaldo Negri, Alex Gurney and Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey. Also on the schedule is the Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge, the SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT and Touring classes, and the Ford Mustang Challenge.


So come out and cheer the RX8's of SpeedSource, Racers Edge, Dempsey/Hypersport Racing in the GT Class. Also, the KONI teams of Freedom Autosport, Meyer Motorsports, Maxwell paper, Pirate Motorsports and more, get access to all of the teams, drivers and crews.

We have a lot of special events planned and we'll also have Parade Laps as well. Here is the schedule of events and ticket information.






The Mazda Car Corral supported by Grand-Am Road Racing offers members exclusive at-track benefits for New Jersey Motorsports Park


Mazda Member Benefits Include:

• $55 weekend ticket (a 10% discount)
• Gate C entrance which avoids the long lines at the main gate
• Mazda-only car corral inside the paddock area with convenient access to garages, food and beverage vendors, fan viewing areas, restrooms, and other track amenities
• Special corral appearances by Mazda team owners and drivers:
• Grand-Am and Toshiba Business Center Transporter Tours
• Tech Talk with KONI Series Manager Jeff Smallwood
• Parade lap on track
• Prize drawings at your corral
- Piloti shoes
- Grand-Am flags
- Mazda Merchandise and more


To order call the New Jersey Motorsports Park Guest Services line at:
856-327-7217 and ask for the Mazda Corral ticket







2009 New Jersey Motorsports Park – Preliminary Schedule



Saturday, May 2

8:00 AM 8:20 AM Qualifying – Ford Racing Mustang Challenge
8:30 AM 9:10 AM Final Practice – KONI Series Combined
9:20 AM 9:50 AM Practice – Rolex Series Combined
10:00 AM 10:20 AM – Tech Talk - KONI Series Manager Jeff Smallwood (in paddock)
10:20 AM 10:45 PM – Grand-Am and Toshiba Transporter Tours (in paddock)
10:30 AM 11:30 AM Race– Support Series #1
11:00 AM 11:45 AM KONI Series Driver Autograph Session (hanger deck)
11:30 AM – Mazda Parade Lap
12:00 PM 12:45 PM Rolex Series Driver Autograph Session (hanger deck)
12:30 PM 1:00 PM – Mazda team appearances and prize drawings (at corral)
12:30 AM 1:30 PM Race – Support Series #2
1:45 PM 2:00 PM Qualifying – Rolex Series DP
2:10 PM 2:25 PM Qualifying – Rolex Series GT
2:30 PM Pre-Race and Recon Laps – KONI Series
3:00 PM START – KONI Challenge Race (2.5 hours)


Sunday, May 3

9:30 AM 10:00 AM Final Practice – Rolex Series
10:30 AM START – Ford Racing Mustang Challenge Race (45 min)
12:00 PM Pre-Race and Recon Laps – Rolex Series
1:00 PM START – Rolex Series Race (2.75 hrs.)


Hopefully, we can get 100 cars at this event, as the Porsche club has confirmed that they'll have that many.

[Raynman]

Bump!