Jeff Sigal and Emil are going away to ferrari. What's about the Rx-8 for 2012 now that there is not a production version on the road?

 

Did you guys hear that there will be a V-10 Audi R8 next year and that they will be at the brickyard next year?

 

Sounds like a keeper to me!

 

Great Race to spectate at! The parade laps brought alot of it in on how incredibly fun that track must be for those drivers to race on, and I sincerely hope they have the season finisher there again next year. Had a fantastic time.


Now to watch it on the DVR

 

From what I've heard, Mazda is going to support the series for at least an other year.

 

GREAT news Al...good to see the RX-8 going for another year!

 

From what I've heard, Mazda is going to support the series for at least an other year.
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Maybe by then Mazda may have another rotary on the market. Just wishin!

 

Official post today on the Grand-Am site re. Segal and Assentato:

http://www.grand-am.com/news/index.c...es=r&cid=50873

One down.

 

I thought the 69 car was under the speedsource banner as well...i guess not. oh well, between that and the new Audi a few people will be jumping ship not just from mazda.

 

This is about the best looking Daytona Protype I have seen, set to debute next season.
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/15/2...type-unveiled/

 

More info with lots of pics... http://rumors.automobilemag.com/mid-...cer-88089.html

 

agreed The corvette DP is awesome looking, I see lots of greatness coming from this debut. Primarily other manufacturers making more influenced designs from their flagship designs

 

oh damn, nice little 'Vette!
and 4 different teams are gonna run it?! This next season is going to be interesting to say the least.

 

They were part of the Speedsource team as a collaborative effort with FXDD. Not very surprising that they're spinning off. Assentato had planned on calling it quits after 2010 but after they won he couldn't do it. Maybe he was just getting bored driving the 8. He's considered a 'gentleman driver' which basically means he pays his own way and is not a pro. Segal was one of the best drivers in the GT field consistently putting together times as good if not better than any other pro driver.

They're a perfect fit for Ferrari since the gentleman drivers get extra track time. Means more time to work on the setup of the Italias. And Emil tends to stay out of trouble on the track which will be all that much more important when parts are 10x what they cost for a Mazda.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if more teams peel off. Mazda needs to get a new car out there that can both be competitive and relatively inexpensive. Hopefully they put out a version of the Mazdaspeed 6 when the new model comes out in 2014. I don't understand how they're even going to be able to field RX8s when there won't be a production model. But the rules somehow let them run a 20B engine that was never used on a production model so what do I know...

I'm also a little surprised that Ford isn't trying to attract some of the Mazda teams. This is becoming a pretty significant investment for Chevy and yet Ford had a single Mustang competing last year. I would think they'd be a nice fit for teams working with smaller budgets and the Mustangs are, IMHO, a little closer to Mazdas in balance/power than the Camaros.

 

Guys, go here if you want extended coverage of the race overnight:
http://stream.speedtv.com/rolex24
Speedsource taking good care of the car right now. Good luck Mazdas!!!!

 

We have a lounge set up to chat about the race at https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=4176402

 

Congratulations to Tremblay/Bomarito on their win at the Porsche 250 ahead of Segal/Assento in the Ferrari
The Vettes look very stong in the DP class.

Who is going to Homestead this year?

 

damn, I missed the coverage this weekend :-(

 

Yes congrats to Speedsource on the win. Listened to the live feed on the internet then watched Speed channel coverage on and off. Great race and Dempsey team (41) looked strong as well as the Sahlen (42) entry.

Heard a mention on the Speed feed about a new Engine Speedsource is working on for next year? Wonder what that is all about?

 

http://www.speedsource.com/speedsource-news.cfm

Summary from Speed Source, Inc.

 

Something very different....


-Bern

 

Jonathan Bomarito joins SRT Viper GTS-R team
continued at: http://www.autoweek.com/article/2012...n=awdailydrive

 

Speedsource qualified 1st!

wait, is Bomarito leaving?! **off to read article**

 

Doesn't say he is leaving. Different series between the two. Running both full time I'd guess?


He is a really good driver, but I have a hard time forgetting how much trouble he was putting the #68 in with his on-track behavior...

And if the spoilers could be unmentioned, I won't be able to start watching it until after I get home tonight around 9pm EST.

 

whew, doesn't say anything about him leaving so I would assume he's going to race both Series which should be good opportunity for him.
I think this season Bomarito has really driven well, consistently putting down solid laps. Whenever the 70 car needs to move up a few spots, I usually feel a little better with him behind the wheel as opposed Tremblay. No offense to him, he's also a tremendous driver