Birel186

http://grand-am.com/koni/

Thats right!

March 14-15, 2009

Grand-Am is trying to promote the Koni Challenge Series by making the second race of the season at Homestead FREE to all spectators.

Here is the website to download your FREE ticket: http://grand-am.com/koni/news/index.cfm?cid=20735
Print as many as you want for friends and family.

Also, infield parking will be available for car club corals. The price for this is FREE! I just need a car count for each group.

SATURDAY is the best day. Although both days are filled with racing.

VENDORS: You can set up a tent and table with parts, a show car or anything else you can imagine. I only need to know the space requirements you will be needing. As further details arise I will pass them on. Oy yea its FREE for you too.

The track will have its concession stands open selling food, drinks and beer. However you can bring your own beer in a soft sided cooler.

Basically we need you to help spread the word. The more people the better. Homestead-Miami Speedway is looking for 5000 people. Hopefully this will encourage them to do this event next year with greater benefits to you.


Weekend Schedule:
http://grand-am.com/assets/2009HomesteadPrelimSched.pdf

Fan Interaction Activities Schedule
http://www.grand-am.com/assets/HMSFa...on(02011a).pdf

Some of the fan activities:

• Fan access to all garage and paddock areas

• Racing Series tech talks and garage tours

• Racing tire and shock absorber fan talks

• Pit stop demonstrations

• Starting grid fan walk - you can walk out on the track just before the race!

• Car club displays

• Exotic car displays

• Vendor display areas


For this race Koni Challenge will have its 2 classes split and each run their own race. Giving you 2 races to watch instead of 1. ST will race Saturday and GS on Sunday.
The Grand Sport (GS) class features large-displacement 6-cylinder or 8-cylinder rear-wheel drive sports cars.

The Street Tuner (ST) class is for smaller 4-cylinder or 6-cylinder compact sedans, coupes, or convertibles.

GS
e92 BMW M3
e46 BMW M3
Dodge Challenger
Ford Mustang GT
Porsche 997 GT3

ST
Acura TSX
Audi TT
BMW 3 series
BMW Z4
Chevrolet Cobalt SS
Honda Civic Si
Mazda MX-5
Mazda RX-8
Mini Cooper S
Subaru Legacy
Volkswagen GTI


The Mustang Challenge will also be racing at Homestead.


2009 Schedule
January 22-23 — Daytona
March 13-15 — Homestead (split classes)
May 1-2 — New Jersey
May 15-16 — Laguna Seca
May 22-25 — Lime Rock (split classes)
June 4-5 — Watkins Glen
June 19-21 — Mid-Ohio (split classes)
July 17-18 — Barber (split classes)
August 14-16 — Trois-Rivieres (split classes)
September 18-20 — Miller
October 2-4 — Virginia


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Birel186

Pics from Race 1 at Daytona.

http://www.motorsport.com/photos/sel...ace&Y=2009&O=0

Birel186

Here is the website to download your FREE ticket: http://grand-am.com/koni/news/index.cfm?cid=20735

Print as many as you want for family and friends.

Birel186

no die hard RX8 fans? I know SpeedSource isn't racing the Castrol RX8 but theres still good racing.

swoope

iTrader: (5)

i had a long comment about this program written up and tried to post it and the site went dead.. last night.

i will post some past comments on the march race at miami and all the really good stuff involved in it. have been at the race for the last 4 years.

beers

PaPaBear

Thank you very much. How many do we need for a car club corral?

Birel186

the more the merrier. If only 2 guys show up your still going to be in.

Birel186

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iMike

I'll be there. Count me in.

Birel186

RX8 Club
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2. swoope
3. iMike
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BuRn1nG

RX8 Club
1. PaPaBear
2. swoope
3. iMike
4. BuRn1nG
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illsuspect

RX8 Club
1. PaPaBear
2. swoope
3. iMike
4. BuRn1nG
5. illsuspect

Birel186

RX8 Club
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2. swoope
3. iMike
4. BuRn1nG
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msumlin

this is part of the Grand Am experience and we have an entire thread dedicated to this and other events that we'll be hosting at other venues as well. here is the link for info......also we have a dedicated facebook page as well

https://www.rx8club.com/grand-am-experience-mazda-owners-137/free-tickets-homestead-koni-challenge-166644/

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/g...id=65235206351'

we're looking for 100-150 cars for our corral for the entire weekend.

The Grand Am Experience for Mazda Owners is shaping up to be an amazing experience for all who wish to come out and support the Grand Am Rolex and KONI series! Grand Am hopes to put on a truely unique experience for Mazda owners that love to spend their time at the track.

Here are a few of the perks that are in the works for the 2009 season. Each race will be posted with full details, but here are some teasers!**

1. Parade Laps (at select tracks)

2. Hospitality tent or indoor facility when available

3. Tech Talks with KONI, Hoosier, Pirelli and Grand Am Officials

4. Driver Meet and Greets (private)

5. Track Tours

6. Pit Crew Challenge

7. Crew member for a day on a Mazda team ( by drawing)

8. Pace Car rides ( by drawing)

9. Swag from series sponsors

10. Eric Meyer or another driver-owner will do a Grand Am 101

11. Crew Chef Q & A where you can get some advice from the leading crew chiefs

**Please note that all offers may not be included at every track or event. The organizers of each event will do their best to offer as many experiences as possible, however, not every even will offer the same things. All experiences are WHERE APPLICABLE and not 100% for every event. Please make sure you check back often for updates on what will be offered at what track.

magikone69

RX8 Club
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2. swoope
3. iMike
4. BuRn1nG
5. illsuspect
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i just need to make sure im off that weekend/put in a request for time on. So is this just to come watch or is anybody competing?

swoope

iTrader: (5)

short info here.

this used to be the indy / daytona prototype and gt race..

we got to park inside the track under the grandstands.. great event, well taken care of..

and i will say the koni series and mustangs will have better racing than the previous events..

the gs and st series running separate. should be great. from the grandstands you can follow the racing almost all the way around the track. they have jumbo tron for the rest..

if you go to the infield you get to see, hear, smell, feel it up close. cold pit access is silly. you can really get right up to the cars as they are being worked on..

and for free? that is just silly.. who do i tip??

and i dont work for the speedway.. but i do miss alex!

beers

Birel186

the Indy/ Grand-AM race has been moved back to the end of the year. Whenever Koni races in Miami they do it their own weekend. Last year koni didn't race here; 2 years ago they did on their own.

yea i don't understand how more people haven't signed up yet... its great racing, and FREE.

cavemancan

RX8 Club
1. PaPaBear
2. swoope
3. iMike
4. BuRn1nG
5. illsuspect
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WOW, this looks like it will be alot of fun! I think I can make this...I need to get tires and a few other maintanence items installed and I should be able to go.

ME + 2

Birel186

+2 cars?

cavemancan

No...In all actuality it's more like me + 1 1/2...LOL! My girl and her son but my buddy in his Cobalt SS might go too. He sounded like he really wanted to go.



*cough...PARADE LAP...cough*

zencaptain

iTrader: (1)

I'm sll over this.
see ya there

Birel186

RX8 Club
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2. swoope
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cavemancan

Hay Swoope! Long time no see...I hope all is well. Whatever happened to Alex?

Anyways, I can attest to what Swoope is saying. There are parts of the track that you can walk to and literally smell the exhaust, burnt rubber, gas, etc. I have a picture of one of the Porsche race cars ,from literally 10 feet away from me, that was involved in a collision. I have video of the Speedsource Rx8's racing also like 10 feet away from me. It's incredible! Looking at the race from the stands is great but nothing beats going to the infield. You get jelous...You want to be behind the wheel. I'm telling you it's worth the cost of a regular ticket + the cost to get access to the padock area. We're getting this for free? WOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!

Birel186

Kinetic Motorsports brand brand new e92 M3. It was never run in neither of the 2 pre-season tests. 1st lap, 1st race, exiting turn 1 a Mustang taps it in the rear and sends Nick Johnson head on into the pit exit concrete wall at 80 mph. Car is presumed to be TOTALED! cost of a new e92 from BMW Motorsports is $200,000. ouch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMCmxhTXL14

dshiznit1489

I'll be there