MY90

Hi all,
I am organizing the Mazda Corral this year at the Historic Races at Laguna Seca, and I am here to invite all of you to attend. Last year we had about 50 Mazdas. We have a location at turn 5 between BMW and Ferrari. There is a surprising amout of race caraction and sound at this location. Love it when the 4 rotor Mazdas drive by.
So, here are the details;
Described as a museum springing to life, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is a cornerstone of the Monterey Peninsula’s Classic Car Week. Approximately 550 vehicles will be accepted to compete in the world’s premier motoring event, based on the car’s authenticity, race provenance and period correctness.

The 2012 featured marque is the iconic Shelby Cobra, which celebrates its 50th anniversary.
v When:August 17-19, 2012

Tickets: **A minimum of one advance entrance ticket must be purchased with each corral pass**

3-Day (Fri/Sat/Sun $130 ) Admission & Paddock, add for PayPal, Fed-X, & Corral parking to = $154

2-Day (Sat/Sun $100) Admission & Paddock = $123

Friday ($50) Admission & Paddock = $ 71

Saturday ($70) Admission & Paddock (this is the day of our Corral) = $ 92
If you buy 2 entrance tickets for Sat. and 1 Corral pass (you come in the same car) the price is $164
$70 + $70 = $140 + $10 (Corral)= $150 + $9 (Fed-X) x 0.03apx.(PayPal) = $164

Sunday ($60) Admission & Paddock = $ 81

Corral passes are $10/car. & includes a Commemorative Dash Plaque & Poster PayPal charges 3% apx. of purchase ,
Fed-X ground delivery is $9 apx., depending on fuel charges by then.
There is a handling fee as well, which I will absorb.

v Payment should be made to my PayPal escrow account, use epnowak at gmail dot com as the account #.
Please use the address you wish to receive the package at in your order.
Tickets should be mailed sometime in July 2012, after I receive them from SCRAMP.

v Mazda
is supporting the Mazda Corral with Tables, Chairs, Big Tent, Catered Lunch (last year it was from Tarpy's), Drinks, and Giveaways.

v Garage Star
is donating a NB Cooling Panel, NA cooling Panel, Garage Star Type I & Type II license plate brackets towards the free raffle !

v Fatcat Motorsports
is donating coupons for discounts on FCM Elite coilovers, and several bump stop kits towards the free raffle!

A great gesture to the Mazda community by local quality companies.

Hope you all can attend this event which is shaping up into a real gathering of Mazdaphiles.
It would be best to PM me for any questions you may have

MY90

n case anyone is interested I will need to get the order in to SCRAMP by July 1st.
More about Carrol Shelby and the tribute at Laguna This year.
Shelby's Last Professional Race was in Monterey.

A war veteran who flew B-29s, an oil roughneck, a chicken farmer...Carroll Shelby was a man of diverse talents. But he will forever be remembered as an automotive icon who transformed sports car racing and brought American pride to the international motorsports stage.

This year's Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, August 17-19, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Shelby Cobra. But the featured marque honor becomes more poignant with the recent passing of the man who was simply known to friends as "Shel."

The connection between Shelby and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca has long been intertwined. Shelby was a frequent participant in the formative years of the raceway, then named Laguna Seca. It was here, on October 20, 1960, that Shelby drove the No. 98 Tipo 61 Maserati "Birdcage" in the final race of his legendary driving career. Despite taking nitroglycerin pills to ease chest pains, he finished second after leading much of the race. That position, however, earned enough points for Shelby to clinch the 1960 USAC Sports Car Championship.

While his professional driving days were over, Shelby was just getting started. He rarely looked in his rear view mirror, preferring to always look ahead at his next great adventure. "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow a mystery. Live today," he remarked in a 2009 interview.

Shelby adamantly said he was attending the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, an event that was always marked on his calendar, and was looking forward to reconnecting with former Shelby American engineers, drivers and employees.

Additional plans are underway to unite the Shelby legacy and spirit with the anniversary of one of the most iconic cars of all time, and certainly the most replicated. Among the highlights will be:
�¡ Dedicated race of 45 authentic CSX 2000/3000 competition cars
�¡ Shelby Cobra Heritage Display, presented by Ford Motor Company
�¡ Cobra Car Show on Pit Lane (Saturday for all authentic street and race Cobras)
�¡ Cobra Car Corral with hundreds of authentic, continuation and replica cars
�¡ Carroll Shelby special tribute laps
�¡ Picnic Q&A with a Shelby American team member
�¡ 350 GT Mustangs racing and in a dedicated car corral

"Carroll Shelby and his Cobras have been integral to our facility's development. For a man who had his last professional race here and returned year after year for our historic car races, it is a privilege to host and present a public celebration of his life, his cars and his deep passion," said Gill Campbell, CEO/general manager of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. "He will be missed roaming the paddock, but his spirit will forever live on."

About Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca was established in 1957. The world-renowned raceway has been operated since its inception by the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP), a not-for-profit 501(c) 4 corporation. Each race season, SCRAMP donates its net proceeds to the volunteer groups that help organize the races. The 2012 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca race schedule features American Le Mans Monterey, presented by Patron (May 11-12); Ferrari Racing Days (May 18-20); Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, featuring the MotoGP World Championship (July 27-29); Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (Aug. 17-19); and the Continental Tire Sports Car Festival, powered by Mazda (Sept. 7-9)

Razz1

Sounds great!