American Le Mans and GRAND-AM Road Racing Series
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 With a merger of the two finest in sports car racing series on tap for 2014, their separate return to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca next year will surely be a treat for race fans. The American Le Mans Series will compete May 16-18 and GRAND-AM Road Racing will race September 5-7 with two competitive series, Rolex Sports Car Series and Continental Tire Challenge, within the Continental Tire Sports Car Festival, powered by Mazda event.
'We are happy to be a part of the final season as individual series for these two outstanding organizations,' says Gill Campbell, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca CEO/general manager. 'We expect to see some very competitive racing as they each strive to show what makes their cars and drivers the very best in sports car racing.'
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is one of four race tracks to have hosted an American Le Mans Series event in each of its seasons. Featuring multiple classes of high-tech sports cars competing together, the American Le Mans Series sees constant passing and on-track battles throughout each race. The six hour endurance race on Saturday May 11, takes competitors from daylight, to dusk, pushing drivers' and crews' mental and physical abilities.
In GRAND-AM Road Racing, the Rolex Sports Car Series features Daytona Prototypes and production-based GT cars running simultaneously. The Daytona Prototype (DP) category has revolutionized sports car racing with ample battles at the front of the field and close finishes in practically every race. Like the DP class that has redefined prototype racing, the GT class has done the same for high-performance, production-based sports car racing.
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