EMCO Gears Classic presented by KeyBank Fact Sheet
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EMCO GEARS CLASSIC presented by KeyBank
FACT SHEET
WHAT: EMCO Gears Classic presented by
KeyBank
Grand American Rolex Sports
Car Series
Sanctioned by Grand American
Road Racing Association
Grand American Round 11 of 16
WHERE: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
7721 Steam Corners Rd.
Lexington, Ohio 44904
WHEN: Friday, June 23 - Sunday, June 25
PROMOTER: TrueSports, Incorporated
SANCTIONING BODIES: Grand American Road Racing Association
BMW Car Club of America
Sports Car Club of America
RACE LENGTH: Two hours, 45 minutes (timed event)
Saturday, June 24 - 5:30pm
COURSE: 2.25-mile, 13-turn permanent road
course
ROLEX SERIES RACING Daytona Prototype:
CATEGORIES: Exotic, mid-engine machines, purpose-built
strictly
for competition on the track. Low to the ground and capable
of speeds in excess of 185 mph, Daytona Prototype
modifications are highly limited by Grand American rules
and certain parts are mandated by the series.
Grand Touring (GT):
Home to production-based
race cars that are similar in
appearance to the latest high-performance sports cars and
coupes that you see on the street every day. Only in GT can
you see nimble, flax-six Porsche GT3s take on big bore V-8
Corvettes and Pontiac GTO.Rs, while also mixing it up with
three-rotor Mazda RX-8s, mid-engine Ferrari 360s, Maseratis
and BMW M3 coupes.
SUPPORT RACES: Grand-Am Cup Series
Sanctioned
by Grand American Road Racing Association
Sunday, June 25, 2006
1:00 p.m.
Grand American's showcase for the latest in international
and American-made high performance sports cars, coupes
and sedans straight from the dealer showroom floor. Made
up of two classes, the big-bore Grand Sport (GS) class and
the smaller Street Tuner (ST) class.
BMW CCA Club Racing
Sanctioned by BMW Car Club of America
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Race #1: 11:00am - 11:30am
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Race #2: 4:30pm - 5:00pm
BMW CCA Club Racing offers licensed club racers a competitive driving
experience on a level, class-based playing field for all types of factory
authorized or constructed BMW's, including the M3, 325, Z4 and 330.
Sirius Satellite Radio Mazda
MX-5 Cup Race presented
by Hankook
Sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing
Saturday, June 24, 2006
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Featuring fields of identical 2006 Mazda MX-5 Miatas, the race provides an
affordable, entry-level nationwide professional series whereby drivers
compete in identically outfitted vehicles. All components for the cars are
sold directly through MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development.
PROFESSIONAL Rolex Sports Car Series
TRACK RECORDS: Daytona Prototype - Max Papis, August
2004
1:19.496 /
102.254 mph
GT - Bill
Auberlen, August 2004
1:26.196 /
1:26.196 mph
Grand Am Cup
Grand Sport - Devon Powell, August 2004
1:36.478 / 84.255 mph
Sport Touring - Will Turner, August 2004
1:39.672 / 81.556 mph
BMW CCA Club Racing
Record has yet to be set
Sirius Satellite Radio Mazda
MX-5 Cup
presented by Hankook
Record has yet
to be set
TELEVISION: Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series
SPEED Channel
Sunday, June 25, 2006 (tape delay)
3:00 p.m. (EDT)
SCHEDULE: See attached.
TICKETS: Call 1-800-MID-OHIO or 419-884-4000
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
or visit <http://www.midohio.com/> www.midohio.com.
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