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On any given weekend, there are more Mazdas on the road-race tracks of America than any
other brand of vehicle. At the track, you’ll see MX-5 Miata, RX-8, MAZDA3, MAZDA6, RX-7 and
other vintage Mazda models competing, because every Mazda has the Soul of a Sports Car. In fact,
the largest road-racing class in the world is Spec Miata, with more than 2,500 first- and secondgeneration
Miatas tearing up America’s racetracks, making it the most-raced production car in the
world. Mazda’s involvement in motorsports extends to its relationship with Mazda Raceway Laguna
Seca, one of the world’s premier road-racing circuits, and the Skip Barber Schools for driving and
racing.
Celebrating its 40th Anniversary in the United States in 2010, Mazda North American Operations
is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. and oversees the sales, marketing, parts and customer service
support of Mazda vehicles in the United States, Canada and Mexico through nearly 900
dealers. Operations in Canada are managed by Mazda Canada, Inc., located in Ontario; and in
Mexico by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City.
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is a global company that specializes in the design, manufacture,
marketing and sales of passenger car and light truck tires and subsidiaries that
specialize in medium truck, motorcycle and racing tires. With headquarters in Findlay,
Ohio, Cooper Tire has manufacturing, sales, distribution, technical and design facilities
within its family of companies located in 10 countries around the world.
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The Road to Indy is the Indy Racing League's developmental ladder system to
prepare drivers for the IZOD IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis 500. It
includes the Cooper Tires presents the USF2000 National Championship powered
by Mazda, the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, and Firestone
Indy Lights. All three affiliated “junior” series offer the challenge of
racing on ovals, road courses and temporary street circuits, and program
participants can showcase their drivers and teams in front of IZOD IndyCar Series
team owners each year. All four series will also be in action in
Indianapolis over the Memorial Day weekend. As part of the Road to Indy, all drivers
and teams in the affiliated series can also take advantage of various
promotional efforts provided by the Indy Racing League.
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Since Steve Knapp formed Elite Engines in 1991 his company has won 26 SCCA national championships.
In addition to preparing the engines for competition, Elite Engines is designing
and fabricating many components for the engine at its 10,000-square-foot shop in Wisconsin,
which is equipped with state-of-the-art Haas CNC Machining Centers.
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Carl Haas started his parts business in 1960, filling a need for quality race cars and parts
in the rapidly growing professional and amateur racing industry. Since the very beginning
the companyʼs goal has been to deliver nothing but the best for its customers. Haas introduced
a revolutionary program called the Haas FAS-PAC service, which guaranteed delivery
of parts in less than 24 hours anywhere in the United States long before any of the
express delivery companies were in operation. Haas also did the unheard of and started
taking used race cars as trade-ins on new cars. These two programs helped the racing industry
grow immensely in the ʻ60s and ʻ70s. Carl Haas Automobile Imports still strives to
deliver the same quality parts and service, be it a single part for a club racer or a complete
trackside parts program for an entire series.
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Élan Motorsports Technologies (EMT), part of the Panoz Motor Sports Group, manufactures
a wide range of world-class race cars and accessories for competition in the American
Le Mans Series, IMSA, Superleague Formula, USF2000 and the SCCA, among
others. EMT is comprised of Élan Composites, Élan Power Products, Élan Precision Engineering
and Van Diemen. Its wares have claimed winnersʼ trophies at the most prestigious
races in the world, including the Indianapolis 500, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 12
Hours of Sebring and the Petit Le Mans. The Van Diemen arm of Élan is the sole constructor
in the USF2000 National Championship seriesʼ top class, the Championship class. Van
Diemen cars are also eligible to compete in the seriesʼ National class, which is open to cars
that meet current SCCA Formula Continental regulations.
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Performance Friction brakes are the standard of excellence in
high-performance vehicles, commercial fleets and street vehicles. Hundreds of races and
more than 1,500 championships have been won on Performance Friction Carbon
Metallic® pads. In 2007 alone over 257 racing champions all over the world
drove to victory on Performance Friction brakes.
Fleet maintenance managers for both on-road and off-road applications also
rely on Performance Friction brakes, which are 100 percent American made at
the company's 200,000-square-foot plant in South Carolina. The company
supplies brake pads and rotors for domestic and international markets. Its main
mass-market partner is O'Reilly Auto Parts, which owns over 3,400 stores in
the United States including Checkers, Shucks and Kragan Automotive retail
parts stores as part of the CSK Group.
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Dynamic Suspensions has an enviable record of supplying state-of-the-art dampers including
the new DSSV range to winning motorsports teams competing in series from rallying
to Formula One, including the USF2000 National Championship.
Its DSSV dampers provide significant performance and operational gains over conventional
dampers and eliminate the use of shims commonly used in motorsports dampers.
The desired damping specification is achieved by using Dynamic Suspensions'
SpecFinder™ software to select interchangeable valve cartridges. Fine-tuning is achieved
through on-car adjustment of both the linear indexed high- and low-speed adjusters.
Dynamic Suspensions has two state-of-the-art seven-post shaker rigs. One is located at
its headquarters in Thetford, Norfolk, England. The other is in North America at Multimaticʼs
headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Carl Haas Automobile Imports is the exclusive distributor of Dynamic dampers in North
America.
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In addition to fuels, VPʼs product line includes performance chemicals, specialty lubricants,
traction adhesives and fuel-handling accessories.
Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, VP owns and operates race fuel distribution centers
in Texas, Indiana, Georgia and Delaware, as well as a regional sales office in Southern California.
VP also has master distributors in Florida, Kansas, Washington, Calgary, Ontario,
Montreal and Australia, as well as international distribution in Europe, Russia, the Pacific
Rim, Africa and the Middle East.
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Cosworth Electronics specializes in providing data acquisition, data analysis and control
capabilities (including chassis, engine and payload) in highly reliable, compact designs
that are able to withstand arduous environmental conditions. Technologies to deliver onboard
data reduction and real time telemetry, combined with the class-leading Pi Toolbox
analysis software, have led to the Pi Research range of data acquisition and chassis control
solutions and the Pectel range of control systems being employed in applications
throughout a variety of markets including aerospace, defense, marine and motorsport.
The companyʼs main goal is to provide all of its customers with an extensive range of products
which are representative of the leading edge of such technology without sacrificing reliability.
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Gerling Sports Travel is a leader in the motorsports industry at managing travel for teams, sponsors and media outlets across the country. The Flagler Beach, Fla.-based firm provides a personal level of service to all of its clients, and does its best to communicate their needs to its hotel partners so rooming lists, registration and billing are up to date and accurate. A special tab on the company’s Web site at gerlingsports.comis reserved solely for its motorsports clients to ensure personalized service. A 24-hour service line and dedicated account managers are all part of Gerling’s program, which comes at no cost to its clients! The company also arranges packages for high-profile events in other sports, including the Super Bowl, the Kentucky Derby and the Masters, through its Web site’s sports event tab.
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Tilton offers bellhousings, clutch assemblies, clutch discs, clutch-flywheel assemblies, driveline
accessories and bolt kits, driveline packages, flywheels and flexplates and release
bearing assemblies. Its starter offerings include OE replacement starters, super starters,
specialty application super starters and super starter replacement parts.
Its Web site is a wealth of information, as installation instructions and drawings as well as
catalogs can be downloaded.
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Stäubli is a mechatronics solution provider with three dedicated divisions: textile machinery,
connectors and robotics. With a workforce of over 3,000, Stäubli has a presence in 25
countries and agents in 50 countries around the world.
In October 2009 Staubli North America completed a $5 million expansion of its facility in
Duncan, S.C. that brought it to 100,000 square feet.
As one of the leading manufacturers of quick-connector systems, Stäubli covers connection
needs for all types of fluids, gases and electrical power. These standard or specific
products (like single and multiple connectors, tool changers and quick mould change systems)
combine performance, quality, safety, dependability and durability.
Leak-proof and reliable, Stäubli connectors satisfy the highest safety standards.
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The Indy Racing League Ministry is a 501c(3), not-for-profit,
non-denominational Christian organization that was developed to minister to the racing
community. It organizes chapel services on race weekends when racers cannot
attend their regular places of worship. Its chaplains provide support in times
of crisis as well as continually encourage everyone to strive to have a
closer relationship with God. The IRL Ministry's overall objectives are to see
lives changed for the better, spiritual relationships strengthened, and to
bring honor and glory in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
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