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Posted (09/10/2009) - MAZDASPEED has announced that Team Sahlen will be campaigning two Mazda RX-8s in the 2010 ROLEX Grand American Sports Car Series. Team Sahlen will be a fielding a full contingent of drivers who have contributed to Mazda Championships through the years. For the #43 RX-8, the father and son duo of Joe and Wayne Nonnamaker will co-driver together. Joe Sahlen and Will Nonnamaker will be partnered in the #42 RX-8. The number one goal for Team Sahlen in 2010 is to be a contributing factor in assisting Mazda win the ROLEX GT Manufacturer's Crown. Joe Nonnamaker of Team Sahlen: "Having first raced Mazdas in 1993, it brings a fondness to me to come full circle and be partnered with MAZDASPEED again. Mazda had a close bond with their teams then and that relationship is very much in evidence today. In fact, my working relationship was with Steve Sanders during the 1990's, and to this day Steve is still a significant part of MAZDASPEED. To be partnered with SpeedSource is fantastic. We have long term relationship with Sylvain that has always proven to be a beneficial, both on and off the track."
Sylvain Tremblay of SpeedSource Race Engineering: "The Mazda GT family just keeps getting stronger and the addition of Team Sahlen only solidifies our position towards the 2010 Championship. I have known and worked with the Nonnamaker family for over fifteen years. They share the same passion and dedication to racing as SpeedSource Engineering. That makes it all the more exciting to have them in RX-8s in 2010." In addition to campaigning in the ROLEX series with MAZDASPEED, Team Sahlen will continue to race their SpeedSource Mazda RX-8s in the KONI Challenge Series during 2010. Both the GT and ST class Mazdas will be identically painted in the Team Sahlen red, black and yellow branding that fans have become so familiar with over the years.
2009 marked the 25th year anniversary of Professional Racing for Phoenix Promotions. The Nonnamaker family owns and operates Phoenix Promotions out of their Canton, Ohio base. A significant Part of Phoenix Promotions' long and successful heritage has been racing with the Grand American Road Racing Series. Since competing within Grand American, the highlights to Phoenix Promotions history came in a streak from 2001-2004. During this period the team captured the 2001 and 2002 KONI ST championship. The team then followed that up with the 2003 and 2004 KONI GS championship. In total, Phoenix Promotions can list as accomplishments of: 7 Driver Titles, 7 Team Titles, 10 Manufacturer Titles, 50+ victories, 150+ podiums, 35+ Pole Positions, 35+ Fastest Race Laps, and over 700 Race Entries. This CV was achieved through an assortment of 17 different make/models. Additional Phoenix Promotions Accomplishments over the past 25 Years includes: - Rolex GT Bob Akin Sportsman Award: 2005 - 5 Rising Star Awards: 1991, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004 - 4 Crew Chief of the Year: 2001, 2003, 2003, 2004 - 3 Paint Scheme of the Year: 2003, 2004, 2004 - Top Team in Grand-Am Cup Performance Index: 2004 - Sunoco Team Manager: 1999 - Deringer Most Improved Position: 1999 - Most Entries in Series: 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005 - Series Marketing Appreciation Award: 2000 - Amateur Regional Championships and Awards: - 1992 SCCA WOR Rookie of the Year - 1995 SCCA NEOHIO ITE class - 1997 SCCA NEOHIO SSA class The 2010 Team Sahlen ROLEX & KONI Challenge Series Campaign will be supported by Mazdaspeed, HRPWorld.com, HAWK Performance, Cool Shirt, TheRaceSite.com, Grassroots Motorsports, Holliday Canopies, Alcon, CM Racing, Genesis Technologies, Endurance Karting, and SpeedSource Engineering. (Accompanied photo caption is an artist rendition of what the Team Sahlen KONI RX-8 will look like as a ROLEX GT Mazda) |
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