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Battery Tender replacing Playboy as sponsor for SCCA Mazda MX-5 Cup
Partnership with BF Goodrich continues into 2015.
Edited: Nov 4, 2014, 2:36 AM
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Mazda Motorsports has announced that global, market-leading technology brand Battery Tender joins the Mazda MX-5 Cup as title partner. For 2015, the series will be known as the “Battery Tender Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich Tires.”
“As we embark on our 10th Anniversary of Mazda MX-5 Cup, we’re elated to welcome the undisputed industry leader in battery charger technology – Battery Tender – as title partner of our series.” said John Doonan, director of Mazda Motorsports. “Throughout the paddock the MX-5 Cup is considered ‘must see’ racing with many races determined on the last lap, if not the last turn. Key to our success are great partners, great teams and drivers, and great events. We’re equally happy that our partnership with both BFGoodrich Tires and SCCA Pro Racing will continue for 2015.”
Evin Prelec, Director of Marketing and Advertising for DelTran noted that “DelTran Battery Tender is excited to announce our partnership with Mazda and the successful Mazda MX-5 Cup Series. We are like-minded brands with similar goals, objectives, and values and both of our organizations strive towards introductions of industry leading, innovative and efficient products. DelTran chargers were the first to pass the California Efficiency Compliant test while Mazda has brought SKYACTIV Technology to the forefront. We look forward to maximizing our title partnership of the Battery Tender Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich and are already collaborating on ways to leverage our collective design, engineering and technical capabilities to bring exciting new products to market.”
"BFGoodrich Tires is proud to again partner with Mazda in support of Mazda MX-5 Cup with the g-Force R1-S tire," stated Peter Calhoun, Motorsports Marketing Manager, BFGoodrich Tires. "2014 was a stellar demonstration of Mazda MX-5 and BFGoodrich performance and 2015 should be even better."
$500,000-plus payout
For the 2014 season, the total series payout was in excess of $500,000. The top prize of the Mazda MX-5 Cup is a Mazda Scholarship towards the next higher rung of the Mazda SportsCar Racing Academy ladder. 2014 Mazda MX-5 Cup Champion Kenton Koch will use his scholarship to move up to IMSA Prototype Lites for the 2015 season.
The 2015 season will consist of six weekends supporting the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, IndyCar, and the NASCAR XFINITY Series. All weekends will be doubleheaders.
Schedule:
March 18-20 Rounds 1 & 2, Sebring International Raceway
April 10-12 Rounds 3 & 4,NOLA Motorsports Park
May 1-3 Rounds 5 & 6,Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
July 10-12 Rounds 7 & 8,Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
August 28-30 Rounds 9 & 10, Road America
October 1-2 Rounds 11 & 12, Road Atlanta
Within the Mazda MX-5 Cup, there is a separate class for cars prepared by the Skip Barber Racing School. Their race within a race is classified as the Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge.
2015 will be the final year for the third generation Mazda MX-5s to compete in the Battery Tender MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich. Beginning in 2016, the fourth generation Mazda MX-5 will debut on racetracks around the globe.
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