Mazda Days - GT LIVE @ Virginia International Raceway Oct 3rd-5th 2008

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Mazda Days - GT LIVE @ Virginia International Raceway​

Registration is now open!!!​

Once again NC Rotaries will be hosting Mazda Days during GT LIVE at Virginia International Raceway over the weekend of October 3rd - 5th. Mazda Days is part of GT LIVE's fan festival and is open to owners of all Mazda vehicles. Last year we had around 100 people sign up. This year we want to make sure everyone makes it to our special parking area!!!

We will have a special parking area set up next to The Gallery. Last year we met the crew from Grand Am KONI Series ROAR Racing (2 Mazda RX-8s) who will be coming by to hang out with us, we had Nic Ham from Grand Am ROLEX Series (SpeedSource #70 Mazda RX-8) come by for a couple of visits, met Patrick Dempsey who was driving for ROAR, got to wander through the paddock area checking out all the teams and watched some great racing as well as all the other events. This is an event you don't want to miss.

GT LIVE Fan Festival​

"In 2006 GT LIVE started the concept of Fan Festivals. Now we are taking the game to a new level. Rather than us being involved in the organization of each individual Fan Festival, we decided to put you in charge. That's right, if you have an organization that wants to do a meet as part of GT LIVE, the door is now open. The formula is really simple. We provide you with a dedicated space to park your organization's cars together where you can set up a base camp, promote your group and plan a host of other activities at GT LIVE. Want to book go kart time, we can hook that up (nominal fee applies for group bookings), want to have drivers come by and do signings, we can work on that. And you can get track time in your own cars as part of Redline Street class, Tarzan's Lapping Sessions and SCCA Auto-X (Miller only), or get rides in race and drift cars."

"GT Live is still the only place where you can get it all: drifting, road racing, time attack, karting, rides in race cars and drift cars, as well as plenty of opportunities for you to get together with your buddies on and off the track. Those of you who have been with us before know what we are talking about. Don't spend another year getting left out!"

Interactive Motorsports Festival​

October 3-5,the GT Live event brings the widest variety of events to a single weekend on VIR’s calendar with a pair of six-hour enduros for the Grand-American KONI Challenge sports sedans and sports cars; motorcycle stunt riding, drifting, track attack events, static displays, music, and never a dull moment. The KONI Challenge races feature cars from BMW, Porsche, Mustang, Chevrolet, Mazda and more, with star drivers from the worlds of auto racing and show business taking part. Past years have featured TV and movie star Patrick Dempsey as a driver, joined by racers whose backgrounds range from stock cars to Formula One.

Registration is now open!!!

Fan Festival Registration Page

Be sure to choose Mazda Days under vehicle information!!! This gets you into the paddock area to park with us!!! Very Important!!!

http://www.gtlivetour.com/events/att/festivals/registration.html

GT Live/KONI Challenge Series Ticket Info

Ticket Info - Advance/Gate
3-day Super Ticket - $40/$50
Friday - $20/$20
Saturday - $20/$25
Sunday - $20/$25

Advance Ticket Sales

http://www.gtlivetour.com/tickets.html
http://www.virclub.com/2008-gt-live/koni-challenge/

Accommodations for GT LIVE

Camping at Virginia International Raceway

http://www.virclub.com/amenities/camping.html

S. Boston/Other Area Accommodations

http://www.virclub.com/area-info/s.-boston/other-area-accommodations/

Danville Accommodations

http://www.virclub.com/area-info/danville-accomodations/

Driving Directions

http://www.gtlivetour.com/events.html
http://www.virclub.com/location-map.html

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[daonly1around]

hmmm, interesting

 

[richierichness]

bump

 

[Turbo II]

Huge Update!!!

Here is an email we received from Steve of GT Live.

Things are confirmed. Here is what we will be doing. We will be adding to this list as well but here is a start. We will be using the Gallery at VIR as the "Mazda Pavilion"

Note at the bottom of the list the Grand Am portion. Can you provide me with a time that the drivers will come and sign? Let me know if there is anything else you might like to add.

- Mazda Car club located beside Gallery
- Driving Simulator - with prizes for top 10 scores each day
- Base Camp for the Mazda Drift Experience
- Formula D Pro/Am Drift Driver Lounge - with part of Gallery roped off for furniture, water, drinks, and basic hospitality
- Dealer Display
- Mazda Display
- Grand Am Car for display (provided by Roar Racing)
- Autograph Session / Meet-and-Greet with Grand-Am Drivers

Spread the word to your members as well. Hopefully this will bring more Mazdas out!

Thanks
Steve

So, we now have our own exclusive base camp for our group! The area called The Gallery is located just over the bridge and behind the Patriot Course staging area.

 

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Also, since we have an inside line to ROAR Racing, a Grand AM KONI Series Mazda RX-8 race team who will have two cars there... a lot of the teams members will be hanging out with us as much as possible and Adam the team manager has invited everyone to visit them in the paddock area.

Driving the #61 will be:

Eddie Gramisci, Greensboro, N.C.
Chip Herr, Lititz, Pa.
Toto Lassally, Port Orange, FL
Ross Monkcton, Atlanta, GA

And for the #63, ROAR is pairing up with Makes & Models Magazine, who is sponsoring the car and providing the drivers. And they may even be bringing along a few of their own models, as well!

Drivers:

Dan Prasatthong
Hayden Duerson
Craig Duerson

All from St. Petersburg, Florida

If you're not familiar with Chip Herr...

 

[haze20]

I went two years ago. It was a blast. I have some pictures of the Roar team. They let us in the garage where the cars were being worked on. That was also the year the Cyber Evo and Tarzan were there.

 

[VR8]

I'm pretty stoked about driving the Suby WRX! For FREE!! Woohoo!

See you guys there Saturday.

 

[haze20]

I don't know if they still do it but when I was there they gave out rides in the race cars in the morning. I got to go for a ride in a Spoon RSX. AMS was giving rides in there EVO and so were alot of the Japanese teams including the Cyber EVO.

 

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GT LIVE 7 @ VIR
FAN FESTIVAL AND TARZANS LAP BATTLE PARTICIPANT INFO
VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
OCTOBER 3-5, 2008

Event Location
Virginia International Raceway
1245 Pine Tree Road
Alton, VA 24510
434-822-7700

Directions are on the GT LIVE site at: http://www.gtlivetour.com/events.html

Venue Access
You must enter VIR through the main gate. If you haven’t already done so, you must purchase a ticket. Single day tickets are $25 at the gate and the weekend pass is $40.

Parking
If you are with a car club and are parking together, please use the map to proceed directly to your assigned area. Mazda Days members will be parking in front of The Gallery shown on the map!!!


If you are participating in Tarzan’s Lap Battle, please park in either general parking, with your respective car club or in the area designated at the Patriot course.

Tarzan’s Lap Battle Check In
If you are driving in Tarzan’s Lap Battle you must check in at GT LIVE HQ no later than 9:00. GT LIVE HQ is located in the Patriot Tower (red barn) in the Patriot Paddock. At the time of check in you must sign a waiver, hand in your vehicle self inspection form and you will receive a wristband and number board. A blank vehicle inspection form is included at the end of this document. You must participate in a chalk talk session prior to your first session in order to receive information on track etiquette an vehicle staging.

Lodging & Camping
It is notoriously difficult to find a decent hotel within reasonable driving distance of VIR. However, we do list those we are aware of on the web site at:
http://www.gtlivetour.com/events/about_vir_acc.html

Camping is a viable option at VIR. Showers and restrooms are modern and clean. If you are with a car club and you registered online, your camping is included. If not, prices are as follows: RVs are $50 for the weekend and tents are $35. Camping passes can be purchased at the main gate
and must be displayed at all times. VIR security patrols the grounds 24/7 and they will throw out any camper without a pass.

Gate Hours
Starting 7:00 on Thursday, October 2 the main gate is open 24/7 until the conclusion of the event.

Mazda Days members will be parking in front of The Gallery shown on the map!!!

 

[Turbo II]

Also got this from Adam at ROAR Racing.

Currently, there are 9 RX-8's entered for the Grand-Am Koni Challenge 6-hour finale!

#02 Maxwell Paper Racing

1. Andrew Davis, Bogart, Ga.
2. Daniel DiLeo, Markham, Ontario, Canada
3. Kendall Smith, Dallas, Texas



#16 Meyer Motorsports

1. Eric Meyer, Indianapolis, Ind.
2. Payton Wilson, Chantilly, Va.



#49 Brass Mitchell Racing

1. Tony Rivera, Missouri City, Texas
2. Stuart Robinson, Pearland, Texas



#51 Brass Mitchell Racing

1. Steve Ott, Missouri City, Texas
2. Tony Rivera, Missouri City, Texas



#61 ROAR Racing

1. Charles Espenlaub, Lutz, Fla.
2. Chip Herr, Lititz, Pa.
3. Ross Monkcton, Atlanta, Ga.
4. Eddie Gramisci, Greensboro, N.C.



#63 ROAR Racing

1. Craig Dverson, St. Petersburg, FL
2. Hayden Dverson, St. Petersburg, FL
3. Dan Prasatthong, Largo, FL



#66 Riley Racing

1. A.J. Riley, Wilton, Conn.
2. Jameson Riley, Wilton, Conn.



#67 Team MER

1. Donald Barnes, Chapel Hill, N.C.
2. Jason Saini, Fort Worth, Texas



#71 Hickham Motorsports

1. Steven Hickham Jr, Corpus Christi, Texas
2. Steven Hickham Sr, Corpus Christi, Texas




Looking to be a great race! 3 cars built by ROAR Racing, lets cross our fingers!

-- Adam

 

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Event Schedule

Full Course

Thursday
9:00AM-12:00N- Rig parking
9:00AM-12:00N Skip Barber Practice
1:00PM-6:00PM VIR Promoter Test Day

Friday
9:00AM-9:50AM Skip Barber Practice
10:00AM-11:00AM KONI GS Practice
11:15AM-12:15PM KONI ST Practice
12:25PM-1:55PM Redline Practice
2:00PM-3:00PM-KONI GS Practice
3:15-PM-4:15PM KONI ST Practice
4:30PM-5:30PM KONI GS Practice
5:35PM-6:25PM Skip Barber Q1
6:30PM-8:00PM KONI ST Practice

Saturday
7:45AM-8:55AM Redline Practice
9:00AM-9:30AM KONI ST Practice
9:45AM-10:15AM KONI GS Practice
10:30AM-10:45AM KONI ST Qualifying
11:00AM-11:15AM KONI GS Qualifying
11:20AM-12:00PM Redline Time Attack
12:00PM-12:40PM Skip Barber Race 1
12:45PM-1:40PM GTSR
1:45PM KONI ST Recon Laps
2:00PM Start KONI ST 6 Hour Race

Sunday
7:15AM-8:10AM Redline Practice
8:15AM-9:00AM Skip Barber Q2
9:00AM-10:40AM Redline TA & SS
10:45AM KONI GS Recon Laps
11:00AM KONI GS 6 Hour Race
5:00PM-5:45PM GTSR
5:50-6:30PM Skip Barber Race 2

BFG Karting Zone

Saturday
8:00AM-11:00AM Free
11:00AM-1:00PM Private
1:00PM-2:00PM MAZDA DAYS MEMBERS
2:00PM-5:00PM Private
5:00PM-Closing Rentals

Sunday
8:00AM-11:00AM Free
11:00AM-12:00N Private
12:00N-1:00PM Rentals
1:00PM-3:00PM Rentals
3:00PM-Closing Rentals

Patriot Course

Friday
2:00PM-3:00PM Mazda Drift Experience Practice
3:00PM-6:00PM PRO/AM Drift by Mazda Practice

Saturday
8AM-9:50AM Redline Time Attack Practice
10AM-10:20AM Subaru WRX Track Attack
10:25AM-10:45AM TLS by Subaru Advanced
10:50AM-11:10AM TLS by Subaru Beginner
11:15AM-11:35AM TLS by Subaru Advanced
11:40AM-12:00N TLS by Subaru Beginner
12:05PM-12:25PM TLS by Subaru Advanced
12:30PM-12:50PM TLS by Subaru Beginner
12:55PM-1:35PM Redline Time Attack
1:35PM-2:35PM PRO/AM Drift by Mazda Practice
2:35PM-3:05PM Mazda Drift Experience
3:05PM-4:35PM PRO/AM Drift by Mazda Qualifying
4:35PM-5:05PM Mazda Drift Experience
5:05PM-6:35PM PRO/AM Drift by Mazda Finals
6:35PM-6:50PM Mazda Drift Experience

Sunday
8AM-9:50AM Redline Time Attack Practice
10AM-10:20AM Subaru WRX Track Attack
10:25AM-10:45AM TLS by Subaru Advanced
10:50AM-11:10AM TLS by Subaru Beginner
11:15AM-11:35AM TLS by Subaru Advanced
11:40PM-12:20PM Redline Time Attack
12:25AM-12:45PM TLS by Subaru Beginner
12:50PM-1:10PM TLS by Subaru Advanced
1:15PM-1:35PM TLS by Subaru Beginner
1:40PM-1:55PM Redline Time Attack Super Session
1:55PM-3:15PM PRO/AM Team Drift by Mazda Practice
3:15PM-3:45PM Mazda Drift Experience
3:45PM-5:30PM PRO/AM Team Drift by Mazda Finals
5:30PM-6:00PM Mazda Drift Experience

Skid Pad

Friday
TBD Subaru Dealer Activity

Saturday
9:00AM-11:00AM WRX Track Attack
12:00N-2:00PM WRX Track Attack
3:00PM-5:00PM WRX Track Attack

Sunday
9:00AM-11:00AM WRX Track Attack
12:00N-2:00PM WRX Track Attack
3:00PM-5:00PM WRX Track Attack

 

[Turbo II]

Participate in these at GT LIVE!!!

VIR Karting Zone

WRX Track Attack

Tarzan Lapping Sessions

Redline Time Attack

The Karting Zone is free to all Mazda Days members on Saturday from 1PM to 2PM!!!

The WRX Track Attack is free to all Mazda Days members, just sign up for a spot!!!

 

[haze20]

They aren't doing the ride alongs I guess. They did them at like 7am Sat and Sun when I went.

 

[Turbo II]

Correction! Karting for Mazda Days is Sunday from 1PM to 2PM!

 

[VR8]

That works!

 

[richierichness]

Did anyone go to this? Post some pics and vids.

 

[VR8]

Requested and complied....

The Mazda area:

What we had to look at:

Inside of the barn where we were:

Drifters by the TON!:

FREE test drive of a '09 Suby WRX: