Mazda mx 5 cup race car. Owner of long road racing mazda motorsports partner in developing the new cup car. Spec mx 5 challenge gives drivers a new rung on the ladder system toward pro racing that will yield over 100k in winnings to top participants. 2016 global mx 5 cup car. The global mazda mx 5 cup champion earns a 200000 scholarship.
The global mazda mx 5 cup series is the signature spec series for the mazda road to 24 mrt24. For the 2016 season mazda introduced the fourth generation mazda mx 5. Mazda powered grassroots champions earn a mazda scholarship to advance their career. The engine is a 20 l skyactiv g pe vps i4.
The car is completely disassembled tub is cleaned of seam sealer and sound deadening material an imsa. Because the mazda mx 5 cup is sanctioned by indycar racers wanting to join must first meet several experience requirements and even submit a racing resume to indycar officials. The ecu is provided by general engine management systems. The mx 5 cup version is developed by mazda north american operations and long road racing.
The mx 5 cup race cars start as complete mx 5 road cars from the mazda hiroshima japan factory before being transported to engineering development partner flis performance in daytona beach florida where they are produced into a race car. The mazda global mx 5 cup car is a gateway drug to racing addiction. Mazda continues generous support of mx 5 cup with increased prize payouts savanna little first female mx 5 cup shootout scholarship winner joins hixon motor sports michael carter and carter racing enterprises to defend title in 2021.