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Mazda Autocross

Mark your calendars for exciting Friday, July 25 activities... MSCW reservations open soon.

Mazda's Rev It Up tour... in each city, Mazda clubs in the surrounding area will be invited to attend as VIP guests on media day. Track time (autocross time) in the Mazda 6 and an opportunity to share space with Miata Magazine to promote their local clubs to the public will also be made available to them throughout the weekend. Miata club members who wish to continue to participate throughout the weekend with the general public can do so for the same nominal fee the public will pay. One competitor from each zone will earn the opportunity to go to California and try their luck on Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca. Online registration.

The Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) RX-8 Press Tour began in the Washington DC area Wednesday, when a number of local area journalists were able to sample several of the great new rotary offerings for a few hours in Gaithersburg, Maryland through Mazda's DC area press fleet organization. On Thursday afternoon, Mazda Executives brought the tour to the Fort McNair military base in Washington, DC for the benefit of the Society of Automotive Engineers.

Members of the SAE were kind enough to invite Mazda Club of Washington members to the function, where we were allowed to sample the cars at the base for a few hours prior to attending a dinner with several high level officials of MNAO and the society members. Special thanks to Thad Ring & Dan Ryan for arranging this function and the invitation. Thanks also to MNAO executives: Weldon Munsey, Jay Tolstoy and Jeremy Barnes.

Hear first hand about technical seminars in Maryland and Virginia, the return of the Rotary & Roadsters Exposition and our High Speed Drivers Education at the Jefferson Circuit, Summit Point Raceway in June, Spring Scenic drives, RX-8 production news and much more.

MSCW meets at Fuddruckers restaurant (703-821-8582), 1587 Spring Hill Road, one block south of Route 7 in Tyson’s Corner (Vienna), VA. We meet on the first Wednesday of each month. Parking lot socializing starts at 7:00 p.m., indoor meeting follows at 7:30 p.m.