SMMC 2004 Archive

at SCCA Cat National Presented by Milwaukee Region SCCA July 22, 23 & 24 2005 Road America, Elkhart Lake Wisconsin 7/22 - Test Day (SCCA Sanctioned) 7/23 - Qualifying & Heat Race 7/24 - Championship Race Pictures from 2004: MAZDA USA vehicles, courtesy of Concours Motors (Glendale,WI) and Holiday Mazda (Fondulac,WI) lining up for the parade/pace lap Yes, I know it's a ZOOM ZOOM, but this is a SPEC MIATA race and your GT2 "Miata" will never pass tech ;) Holy anticipation, Batman!- stewards, sponsors & other racers on the pit wall taking pre-race pictures SMMC 2004 Results: Qualifying, Race 1 and Race 2
	Top 3 finishers: Tony Coello, Michael Backus and Jason Saini Top Five: Tony Coello, Michael Backus, Jason Saini, Michael Coello and Bob Boileau (smiling in 2nd picture) Mike Backus (left) to Tony Coello (center): "Thanks to your for win on Toyos, I am #1 on Hankooks! Ca-ching ca-ching ca-ching... " ;) Tony Coello (center) talking to Doug Reed (right): "Doug, you know I would have run on Kooks but in testing last week we found excessive rear tire wear at maximum boost..." ;) SMMC 2004 Top 10 finishers: (1) Tony Coello - Waukesha WI - Won from the pole; 1995 1.8; Toyo - [101 points] (2) Michael Backus - Chicago, IL - 1990 1.6; Hankook - [70 points] (3) Jason Saini - Lake Forest, IL - 1994 1.8; Hankook - [68 points] *(4) Michael Coello - New Berlin, WI - 1990 1.6; Toyo - [67 points] *(5) Bob Boileau - Franktown, CO - Toyo - [67 points] (6) Todd Lamb - Troy, MI 1992 1.6; Hankook - [59 points] (7) Mark Bennett - Grafton, OH - 1990 1.6; Toyo w/ 30+ heat cycles - [57 points] (8) Aaron Newton - Crystal Lake, IL - 1996 1.8; Toyo - [54 points] (9) Tom Kraft - Des Moines, IA - 1990 1.6; Hankook w/ 28 heat cycles - [49 points] *(10) Steve Nowicki - West Bloomfield, MI 1990 1.6; Hankook - [48 points] * (4) Michael Coello and (5) Bob Boileau tied for 4th place, and the qualifying times were used to break the tie. * (10) Steve Nowicki and (11) Mark Greenisen tied for 10th place, and the qualifying times were used to break the tie. Top 10 driver Mark Bennett displays his appreciation to our sponsor OnContact Software
Read SMMC 2004 Archive Welcome to the Inaugural Spec Miata Milwaukee Cup at SCCA Cat National, sanctioned by SCCA Milwaukee Region as a "double regional event." Two days, two sanction id's, two races. Do not delay - register today! Spec Miata Milwaukee Cup is a "spectators welcome" semi-pro "Spec Miata only" event held during SCCA Milwaukee Region’s Cat National at Road America July 24-25 2004. The payouts, prizes and tire contingencies total over thirty thousand ($30,000) dollars, with support from Kumho, Hankook, Toyo, Mazda Motorsports, Advanced Auto Sport, Sampson Communications and others. We still have a few of the original 200 "Inaugural Spec Miata Milwaukee Cup" T-shirts left. Order your today before they become a part of history. Road America consists of 14 "defined" turns and over 4.0 miles, including breath-taking views and elevation changes and is considered one of the finest road course venues in North America. Elkhart Lake is located in South-Eastern Wisconsin, ~45 minutes North of Milwaukee and ~2 hours North of Chicago. There are numerous shops, restaurants, hotels and resorts. And while the Four Seasons is not on a list of places close by, the Spa at Kohler is.
RACE FORMAT Saturday 8:00am mandatory drivers meeting - Spec Miata Paddock 9:15am Practice and Qualify 12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch and Track Touring (1 hour) * 2:05pm - 3:05pm Milwaukee Cup Race #1 - 17 laps (approximately 50 minutes) 4:30pm - mandatory drivers meeting ($$$$$$$ RAFFLE $$$$$$$) - Spec Miata Paddock 6:00pm PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY - FOOD, DRINKS & MUSIC - Sponsored by Mazda USA Sunday - Mazda Dealer Appreciation Day 8:30 am - 8:45am Morning Warm-up (15 minutes) 9:00 am mandatory drivers meeting - Spec Miata Paddock Approximately 10:00am Milwaukee Cup FINAL Race - 17 laps (approximately 50 minutes) 12:00pm - 1:00pm Touring (1 hour) 1:15pm Spec Miata Milwaukee Cup Awards Ceremony - Spec Miata Paddock The starting grid for the Sunday's race will be determined by the finishing position from the prior day. Two races, two sanction id's. Renew your SCCA Regional License in a single weekend!**
SM TIRE RULE The tire selection is limited to Toyo Proxes RA-1, Kumho Victoracer V700 and Hankook Ventus Z211. All tires must be 205/50x15.
Cash and Prizes Each Spec Miata Milwaukee Cup participant will automatically be entered into the raffle, which is going to be held on Saturday July 24th 2004 at the Spec Miata Corral, lower paddock, Road America.
RAFFLE This Raffle guarantees that the bulk of the "goodies" will be distributed equally among all the participants, regardless of their finishing positions.
TIRE CONTINGENCY "Kumho Milwaukee Cup Tire Contingency" - total winnings of $4,600 going to first eight (8) Milwaukee Cup Finishers running on Kumho Brand Race Tires "Hankook Milwaukee Cup Tire Contingency" - total winnings of $5,348 going to first eight (8) Milwaukee Cup Finishers running on Hankook Brand Race Tires
TOW FUND: Hankook Tire USA and SCCA Milwaukee Region have graciously agreed to contribute $1500 each to the Tow Fund. This brings the fund balance to $3,000.
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