The following release is from Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca…SWAP MEET + RACING
Do you have old or new car parts just lying around? Are you cleaning out your garage of old car parts and related items? Do you have a car-related business with lots of parts you want to get rid of and turn into cash? Then you should participate as a Vendor at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Automotive Swap Meet, being held during the Global Tuner Grand Prix on Saturday, October 23, 2010.
If you want to come and shop for that hard-to-find car part or search out the deal of the century – come down to the Yamaha Marketplace during the Global Tuner Grand Prix. The cost to attend the swap meet to buy stuff is $15 with kids 12 and under free. Cost includes admission to the race track to watch all the action from the Global Tuner Grand Prix including admission into the garage area and paddock.Next Event: October 8, 2010 at Mazda Raceway Laguna SecaGTGP CAR CORRALS
Attention car owners! If you can put 10 of your car loving friends with their cars together – you can have an exclusive, VIP car Corral at Global Tuner Grand Prix October 22-24, 2010. Tickets to the Global Tuner Grand Prix start at $10.NEW AMA SUPERBIKE KING – JOSH HAYES
Josh Hayes put the finishing touches on the achievement of his career Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park, wrapping up the 2010 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship.
“A huge thank you to Yamaha for bringing me onboard for my first Superbike ride,” he said afterwards. “I am glad I was able to race well and bring home the R1’s first AMA Superbike championship.”
Congratulations to Josh on his first AMA Superbike Championship.SAVE 40% ON MONTEREY MOTORSPORTS REUNION GIFTS
This year’s Monterey Motorsports Reunion is being acknowledged as one of the best ever, with many great cars, racers, and guests turning up to celebrate and enjoy the event. And in all the madness it’s likely you forgot to grab that “must have” souvenir to let your friends and family know you were there. For a very limited time we have all 2010 Monterey Motorsports Reunion souvenir items – including apparel, event posters, and commemorative programs – for sale at 40-percent off.PHILLIP ISLAND CLASSIC
Phillip Island is known for hosting a round of the MotoGP world championships and U.S.A.’s Nicky Hayden holds the two-wheel lap record with a 1:30.059, but did you know that the Southern Australian track also hosts a world-class vintage race?
For the 2011 event, a handful of our lucky Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion racers have been invited to join Australia’s greatest classic motorsport festival at Phillip Island in March.
The Victorian Historic Racing Register which runs the event asked our racers to bring their Porsche 935s to Phillip Island Classic.
In addition, our racers are invited to travel to Albert Park in Melbourne the following weekend for the F1 race as their guests. The cars will be on display and they will do a parade lap at the F1 Australian Grand Prix!
BROOMSTICKS OPTIONAL, HELMETS MANDATORY
The Monterey Off Road Cycling Association will be hosting a Halloween-inspired Twilight Cycling ride at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Wednesday, October 20 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
The cost is $10 per rider and all riders must have a helmet. The Twilight Rides are informal and the 2.238-mile track will be open to all levels of cyclists, including treats and prizes for costumed riders. There will be a road race at 6:00 p.m. with prizes for the fastest mid-race sprinters and the overall winner. For the casual rider there will be a kids race, costume bike parade, a slow race (How slow can a rider go without putting their foot down) and BBQ potluck dinner with free hotdogs.
