Who have been the biggest contributors over the last twenty years to developing American open-wheel and road racing talent? Without doubt, it’s the Skip Barber Racing School and Series, Jeremy Shaw’s Team USA highlighted by this year’s spectacular scholarship winners Josef Newgarden and Conor Daly, and Mazda’s excellent Mazdaspeed Driver Development Ladder working in company with the Skip Barber group.
Last month I covered Newgarden and Daly’s recent Team USA adventure in the UK and their plans for next season. This week I’m going to take a look at Mazda’s young driver development program which deserves a round of applause because no other auto manufacturer provides so much help to aspiring young American racers.
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Ladder
Ladder, MX-5 Cup, Skip Barber, Spec Miata, World Challenge
ES Car:
It’s an MX-5 Cup car that’s been upgraded a bit with a Koni-Challenge fuel cell, RX8 Brakes, Differential, Axles, Hubs and Uprights, and Hoosier racing slicks on 18″ wheels. It ran a completely stock MX-5 engine and transmission!
Driver Lineups:
The winning overall/ES car #19 was Charlie Putman, Charles Espenlaub and Jason Saini. The E1 winning # 29 car was Ken Dobson, Nick Mancuso, Tyler McQuarrie and Mike Harvison. We had three more E1 cars running, with the following lineups: #26: Tim Buck, Nathan Edmonds, Jeremy Barnes and Shannon McMasters; #30 Mike Jenkins, Mark Jenkins and Keith Verges; #31 Jamey Rhoades, Christopher Rhoades, Chris Cunningham, and Jeff Mosing.
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NASA 25 Hour
Charles Espenlaub, Jason Saini, MX-5 Cup, NASA
This part is not entirely new, but we finally have some good pictures of it.
These will fit any 2006-2008 MX-5. Slightly altered, they can be made to fit earlier Miatas as well.
These can be ordered online under number 0000-07-5804
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MX-5, New Parts
MX-5 Cup, New Parts
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