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Subject: [Tigers] update on Classic Motorsports Mitty
From: GRMTim@aol.com
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 09:23:38 EDT
Sorry I haven't posted much lately. Been crazy busy, but have been lurking.
Hope everyone has been enjoying the Tiger articles in Classic Motorsports.

Don't usually like to barge lists, but as Peter Brock was so instrumental
with the Shelby program, is our grand marshall and you will have plenty of
face time with him at this event, I thought I should update you guys.

Tim Suddard
Publisher; Classic Motorsports
and Grassroots Motorsports magazines
www.classicmotorsports.net
www.grassrootsmotorsports.com
Phone: (386) 239-0523 Fax: (386) 239-0723


The MITTY Returns to Road Atlanta
to Celebrate its 34th Year

B B B B  The oldest historic car race on the East Coast returns to Road
Atlanta, April 29-May 2 with the Classic Motorsports MITTY presented by
Mazda.
B B B B  Legendary auto figure Peter Brock is the Grand Marshal of this
yearbs
34th annual festivities that will feature 28 races over three days featuring
a lineup of more than 250 historic cars, offering something for every
racing fan.
B B B B  Brock is a noted designer, builder and racer having stamped his
legend
by designing the World Championship Shelby Daytona Cobra and giving Datsun
its first C Production National and Trans-Am 2.5 championships with his BRE
stable of winning cars. He will be honored at a special dinner Thursday
night at the track.
B B B B  bIbm greatly honored to be the grand marshal of the Mitty,b
Brock
said. bThis is the premier event of its kind. To have the history of BRE
recognized is a great tribute and truly a walk down memory lane. Ibm looking
forward to meeting with my old crew, the fans and seeing some old friends.b
B B B B  Brock has a long and storied history of excellence in the automotive
industry. He began his career as a designer for General Motors where he
penned the original Stingray concept. Later, Brock moved to the West Coast to
work for Carroll Shelby, starting his School of High Performance Driving,
which
ultimately led to designing the Cobra Daytona Coupe. The still-young Brock
continued his meteoric rise by creating Brock Racing Enterprises at the end
of 1965. His team of BRE Datsun race cars quickly began winning trophies and
championships across the country, proving to critics that these early
Japanese imports could compete with the world. The BRE Datsuns won four
national
championships and had an unmistakable livery that is among the most
recognizable in all of racing. Many fans, in fact, created BRE btributeb
cars
replicating the famous livery. On Saturday Brock will judge the best
btributeb
cars.
B B B B B  bHistoric Sportscar Racing has been bringing fans fantastic
racing
featuring some the great names in racing for two decades,b said Ken Fengler,
HSR Vice President of Race Operations. bThis yearbs Mitty promises to
offer
fans some of the best racing ever among a broad variety of
championship-winning cars and drivers.b
Lotus will be a featured marque with a 20-lap Formula 5000 race at noon
Sunday, May 2. Tony Adamowicz, the 1969 F5000 champion, will be among the
competitors in his Eagle Mk5. In addition, spectators will be given free track
laps in the all-new Lotus Evora during the weekend.
B B B B  Porsche will be in the spotlight with the Klub Sport Challenge which
enters its 14th year of competition for all Porsches from the 1950s, 60s and
70s for 2.0-liter and 2.5-liter Porsche 911s, 914s, 356s and CP models.
Additionally, the Cayman Interseries features 2009-2010 Caymans painted in
historic racing paint schemes.
B B B B Mazda fans will enjoy the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup, the
only professional event of the weekend, which will be run Saturday afternoon.
B B B B B  In addition there will be seven other classes of racing including
Vintage Production, Historic Production, Open Wheel, Historic GTP/Group
C/WSC/DP, Championship of Makes, Historic Stock Cars and IMSA Historic GT.B 
B B B B B A vintage event for motorcycles will be held for nostalgic two-wheel
marquees such as Norton, Triumph, Vincent and Matchless. They will race both
Saturday and Sunday.
B B B B  Several non-racing activities will appeal to fans as well at the
infield 2010 Speedfest. The Factory Five/Cobra Corral will be center stage of
the
infield vendor alley with car displays and vendor booths. More than 20 car
clubs, including Jaguar, Porsche, Alfa Romeo, Cobra, Lotus and Fiat-Lancia,
also will be on display in the infield. The Mazda ownerbs party Friday night
is open to all Mazda owners who can attend by showing their car keys. The
Saturday Night Party, sponsored by Moss Motors, will offer live entertainment
with music by Wes Cobb.
B B B  An added bonus for fans will be the Concours dbLeMons, which puts a
bitter twist on traditional Concours events by celebrating unloved and
underappreciated classics, automotive oddities and cars whose owners arenbt
afraid
of a little self-deprecation. Judges will present several awards for cars
that are especially foul, such as bMost Dangerous,b bWorst in Show,b
and the b
Biggest Loserb for the car with the greatest level of value depreciation.
B B B B  Among the top drivers competing in this yearbs MITTY will be George
Robinson, Bill Adam, Butch Leitzinger and Travis Engen, all winners at the HSR
season-opener in Sebring, Fla., as well as Elliott Forbes-Robinson, Jack
Baldwin and Chip Robinson, to name a few.B 
B B B B B  bThe variety of race cars competing includes everything from
1950s-era production models and sports cars to former IMSA and Trans-Am
racers,
NASCAR stock cars and current production Porsches. Many of the 250 entrants
will
sport vintage livery from the past that fans will readily recognize,b
Fengler added.
B B B B  The Mitty is the second of eight races on the HSR 2010 schedule. For
more information, go to www.themitty.com or www.hsrrace.com.
# # #
04.01.2010
For more information, contact:
Barbara J. Burns, BurnsGroup Unlimited
404.873.0772 phone or 770.329.7134 cell
burnsgroup@aol.com
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