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Nobody from Canada in this year's Mazda shootout. Sorta sad, but I guess expected since our series fell apart. There are 24 nominees in the first round, all from pretty high-profile backgrounds. Here's the text from their press release, including the list of nominees (sorry, but the pics and links don't cut-and-paste well): Who will be the next MRT24 Scholarship Winner?
On November 15-16 some of the most talented grassroots Mazda racers will take part in the 2016 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout. (To play the never-before-seen video from last year's shootout, click here.
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This two-day shootout, to be held at the NOLA Motorsports Park, will determine the winner of the $100,000 Mazda Motorsports Scholarship to compete in the 2017 Battery Tender Mazda Global MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires.
Currently, there are 24 nominees. These nominees were selected from the ranks of the SCCA (club racing and autocross), NASA, Teen Mazda Challenge, and iRacing. From here, fewer than 10 will compete as the finalists at NOLA. Those finalists will be announced on October 28 on http://www.MazdaMotorsports.com.
The 24 MRT24 Finalists:
1) Joshua Allen, LaVerne, California – NASA West PTC Champion 2) Michael Carter, Savannah, Georgia – At Large Nominee – SCCA Spec Miata 3) Matt Cresci, Los Gatos, California – At Large Nominee – NASA Spec Miata 4) Dillon Dexter, Central City, Nebraska – NASA East PTD Champion 5) Warren Dexter, Central City, Nebraska – NASA East PTE Champion 6) Brian Garfield, Mount Airy, Maryland – At Large Nominee – SCCA SOLO 7) Charlie Hayes, Walnut Creek, California – NASA West PTD Champion Justin Hille, Ypsilanti, Michigan - SCCA Runoffs Spec Miata Champion 9) Dan Howard, Columbus, Ohio – NASA West PTE Champion 10) Tyler Kicera, Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania – NASA East Spec Miata Champion 11) Ryan Kowalewski, Indianapolis, Indiana – At Large Nominee – SCCA T4 12) Daniel Langon, Alamo, California - Teen Mazda Challenge Western Region Champion 13) Brian Lock, Santa Cruz, California – NASA West NP01 Champion 14) Ethan Loree, Albuquerque, New Mexico - Teen Mazda Challenge Rocky Mountain Champion 15) Matthew Machiko, Wexford, Pennsylvania - SCCA Runoffs Formula Mazda Champion 16) Ryan Norman, Aurora, Ohio, SCCA Runoffs Formula Atlantic Champion 17) Max Nufer, Wildwood, Missouri – At Large Nominee – SCCA Spec Miata 18) Matt Reynolds, Boerne, Texas – SCCA Runoffs E Production Champion 19) Matt Rivard, Kansas City, Missouri – NASA East NP01 Champion 20) Nick Sommers, Nevada City, California – NASA West Spec Miata Champion 21) Deriann Taylor, New Braunfels, Texas - Teen Mazda Challenge Texas Region Champion 22) Jon Van Caneghem, Marina Del Rey, California – NASA West Super Unlimited Champion 23) Stacy Wilson, Englewood, Tennessee – SCCA Runoffs GT3 Champion 24) TBD – iRacing Global Mazda MX-5 Combine Cup Champion
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