Grand-Am Road Racing to the category in 2013 and GX-effective mites make their debut Daytona International Speedway road course 3.56 miles.
Although similar sedans Grand Touring Extreme class GT or GX feature of modern technology, which may have been displayed Mazda by Friday.
Brass Racing Mazda gathered here to announce his attack on the twin-around-clock endurance race, which is the "factory" car and three-car customers, all Mazda6 diesel machines. Speed Source and Sylvain Tremblay leading the charge in this new adventure.
"We are working on this car for two years," Smith said after the press conference on Friday. "We tried to keep the engine stock parts as possible. We stock 63 parts per cent of motor sport that is almost never seen in racing engines."
Mazda has 20 class wins at Daytona, so the company knows the terrain. Tremblay sounded like a veteran coach offers new thoroughbred at the Kentucky Derby.
"It's scary to me because of how hard it is to this special event, but it is comforting to me, because the way we know it," he said. "We did a lot of work on this engine on the bench, then we have literally hundreds of rounds of Daytona store, but not in real life.
"It will be interesting to use this new Mazda this track. We have a love for the Rolex 24 and Daytona. There is no better place for him to make his debut."
Grand-Am has stood since the beginning of two classes, led by the famous Daytona prototypes, which are powered by V-8 engines. WG presented plaques recognizable Porsche, Ferrari, Corvette and Mustangs.
GX cars created a new technology. What is Grand-Am wanted to do was to become a leading Tremblay said, "can be ran."
Mazda6 is a 2.2 liter, stock block, twin-turbo diesel engine and had no place in the competition Grand-Am class created by GX.
"This is a way to prove the manufacturers of technology and how it will make a difference in Average Joe," said Tremblay. "If we get a four-door sedan up to 55 miles per gallon in the next few years that will change your life."
Mazda was the first company engaged in the anti-GX class. Rolex 24 race probably Lotus and Porsche. The word is that the Subaru and Hyundai have expressed an interest.
"The first year is the year of construction, we see people trying to win," said Tremblay.
Comparison of the Daytona Prototypes can be downloaded from the GT 200 mph to stand at about 185 The fastest GX entries up out of about 175 mph.
Tremblay to share the limelight Mazda6 No. 70 of the season. They joined the list of Rolex 24 Marino Franchitti and IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe.
Name the fall
Hit the 1960 Daytona 500 winner Marvin Panch, signed autographs next to his race to win the machine.
I said, "Marvin, I did not know you were here."
Marvin said: "No"
"Mad Max" Papis, which competes with Ferrari Rolex 24, worked in the aisles with a bottle of water in hand.
Rockingham Speedway owner Andy Hillenburg, the show has worked on a number of levels. It is a driving school and ARCA stock car team in addition to the owner / user tag "Rock".
Robert Yates engine manufacturer had a booth, but he knows that so many people never had the opportunity to speak.
Motorcycle team owner Richie Morris has toured and spirit Daytona Daytona Prototype got a lot of attention, which are about.
