roadhugger

YES !!! The choice has been made for the very first Director for the newly formed East Coast Miata Challenge Series brought to by PhilsTireService.com and 949 Racing hosted by EMRA - Eastern Motor Racing Association..

ROB MYLES, veteran racer and Miata specialist.

Rob's extensive history with EMRA, his Miata expertise, his racing, instructing and tech background, make him the perfect choice for the Director of the ECMC.


Welcome and congratulations Rob !!!

Cspence

iTrader: (11)

More info possible....When? Where? Website?

hustler

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I'd like to nominate His Divine Lorsdship, sir Hustler Esq. as "Grand Imperial Chancellor" of the Texas Miata Challenge.

roadhugger

There is more info here:It's official - 2010 East Coast Miata Challenge - MX-5 Miata Forum

Also, go to miatachallenge.com for rules. There will be a ECMC page coming soon on the miatachallenge.com website. emraracing.org will also have info. You can check out there time trial schedule for the ECMC dates this year.



or you can shoot me an email at philstireservice@aol.com, and I'll give all the info I have.

Cspence

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Hot Damn! I've been wanting for something like this to come to this part of the country.....I'm not really into the autocross thing, but getting out on a track would be a blast (Always wanted to get on limerock). How much does it cost to participate in the events?

Midtenn

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Interesting. This may give me the incentive I needed to choose track or auto-x as my primary direction.

roadhugger

Check at emraracing.org under time trials, or post the question on their forum, you'll get an answer

Vashthestampede

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Awesome! I just joined the group on facebook.

I will be shooting for the July 9th Lime rock event for sure!

Cspence

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Are you going to just drive there in your car?? Thats the only thing I'm now contimplating. I almost want to hold of until I can get a trailer and something to tow it with. I'd hate to drive to the track and then have to worry about getting the car home after something breaks (Which you know will happen ) I'll go and be a spectator this year though just to see what its all about

Vashthestampede

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I have plenty of buddies that would let me use a truck/trailer (I think), so I would probably do that. I would however like to just drive the car there and rock out, then drive home. But like you said, ***** going to happen and its better to be prepared for it rather than not. lol

One of my new years resolutions is to take the car to events this year. Whether it be autox, lime rock, shows, whatever. I just need to start using the car for what its made for.

roadhugger

Sure come out, hang out, get the feel for everything, meet everyone !! It's all about having fun.....you can even help out of you like !!

webby459

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Where the hell are you guys seeing dates? EMRA just says dates pending.

roadhugger

here's an update just posted

May 8 - Pocono - FULL COURSE - PENDING
(TRACK WANTS US TO ALSO BUY MAY 9TH MOTHERS DAY SUNDAY)
MAY 21,22 SUMMIT POINT
FRIDAY TIME TRIALS (OPEN TRACK DAY)
SATURDAY OPEN & CLOSED WHEEL RACES
June 19 Monticello - CANCELLED
JULY 9 LIME ROCK
FRIDAY TIME TRIAL
JULY 31 AUG 1 NJMP LIGHTNING
SATURDAY OPEN & CLOSED WHEEL RACES & ENDURO
SUNDAY OPEN WHEEL RACES & TIME TRIAL
AUG 27 28 LIME ROCK
FRIDAY CLOSED WHEEL RACES
SATURDAY TIME TRIAL
SEPT 18-19 NJMP THUNDERBOLT
SATURDAY OPEN & CLOSED WHEEL RACES & ENDURO
SUNDAY OPEN WHEEL RACES & TIME TRIAL
OCTOBER 2,3 POCONO NORTH
SATURDAY OPEN & CLOSED WHEEL RACES & ENDURO
SUNDAY OPEN WHEEL RACES & TIME TRIAL
NOVEMBER 13-14 SUMMIT POINT
SATURDAY CLOSED WHEEL RACES - 4 HOUR NIGHT ENDURO
SUNDAY CLOSED WHEEL RACES - TIME TRIAL

TIME TRIAL POLICY - IF ENTRANTS EXCEED THE PRE-CALCULATED TOTALS, THEN EMRA WILL PROVIDE AN EXTRA HOUR OF SESSIONS !
THAT WILL BE YOUR REWARD FOR EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS.

RACERS WILL GET 40 MINUTE RACES WITH 15 PRACTICE/15 QUALIFYING.

WE ALSO KEPT OUR OPEN WHEEL CARS BY USING FRCCA TO MANAGE THAT GROUP. FRCCA WILL BE BRINGING A NUMBER OF OPEN WHEEL CARS TO OUR EVENTS THEREBY INCREASING BOTH OF OUR ENTRANTS IN OPEN WHEEL.

WE WERE ABLE TO ADD A SECOND CLOSED WHEEL RACE TO THE NOVEMBER RACE
WEEKEND BUT DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS COULD NOT ADD ANY OTHERS.

EVENT COSTS WILL BE THE SAME FOR MOST EVENTS AS LAST YEAR, WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS. WE WILL POST THOSE ASAP.

JUST WANTED TO UPDATE EVERYONE AS TO WHERE WE WERE. STILL WAITING FOR POCONO'S DECISION TO ONLY SELL US SATURDAY. UNFORTUNATELY IT IS OUR FIRST EVENT.

webby459

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Too bad June 19 at Monti was canceled. Any idea what the issue was there?

I will 95% sure be at the LRP event July 9.

To those guys worried about trailering to the event, don't. Just drive it. If I trailer it will only be because I can't find the right fuel, if I can carry 20 gallons of E85 I'll drive it.

Doppelgänger

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More like the North East Miata Challenge

No love for us down south....even with the abuncance of tracks.

Midtenn

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Yeah, after seeing that schedule I'm out. 12+ hr drives not happening for me that often. Maybe we need to start a SouthEast chapter.

webby459

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Any of you NoVa guys looking to do the Summit or NJMP rounds? Both look to be within 2-2 1/2 hours from DC.

sixshooter

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+1 ...damn Yankees...

miatamania

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AAA....


We have it at the shop, we have 3, 100 mile tows, 1, 200 mile tow. Lucky for me, CMP is 84 miles from the shop.

miatamania

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There are plenty of NASA/SCCA classes to kick *** in, get enough turbo/miata guys interested I'm sure we could set something up.