Rotary News | 2008 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona

Written By Cody Miller on Wednesday, 16 of January , 2008 at 9:37 pm

Several Mazda RX8 GT Racecars are set to compete at the 2008 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona on the 26th of this month.

Here’s a closer look at the Mazda RX8 competitors tentatively scheduled:

* This list has now been updated to include drivers.

#08 RX8 Goldin Brothers Racing | 2008 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona

#08 Mazda RX8 GT Car
Engine: Mazda 20b (3 Rotor Engine)
Team: Goldin Brothers Racing
Sponsor(s): CCM Cellular

Driver(s): Steve Goldin, Homestead, FL
Keith Goldin, Miami, FL

#30 RX8 Racers Edge Motorsports | 2008 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona

#30 Mazda RX8 GT Car
Engine: Mazda 20b (3 Rotor Engine)
Team: Racers Edge Motorsports
Sponsor(s): Guardian Edge Technologies

Driver(s): Ken Dobson, Sonoma, CA
Bob Michaelian, Seal Beach, CA
Jim Michaelian, Long Beach, CA

#40 RX8 Hyper Sport or Hypersport | 2008 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona

#40 Mazda RX8 GT Car
Engine: Mazda 20b (3 Rotor Engine)
Team: Hyper Sport
Sponsor(s): SoBe Beverage Company

Driver(s): Joe Foster, Norcross, GA
Charles Espenlaub, Lutz, FL
Patrick Dempsey, Beverly Hills, CA

#48 RX8 Team Spencer Motorsports | 2008 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona

#48 Mazda RX8 GT Car
Engine: Mazda 20b (3 Rotor Engine)
Team: Team Spencer Motorsports
Sponsor(s): Trench Shoring Services

(Note: Picture outdated, old #63)

Driver(s): Richard Grupp, Decatur, GA
Gary Drummond, Columbus, NC

#69 RX8 Speedsource FXDD | 2008 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona

#69 Mazda RX8 GT Car
Engine: Mazda 20b (3 Rotor Engine)
Team: Speedsource
Sponsor(s): FXDD

Driver(s): Emil Assentato, Locust Valley, NY
Nick Longhi, Nyack, NY
Jeff Segal, Miami, FL

#70 RX8 Speedsource Mazdaspeed | 2008 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona

#70 Mazda RX8 GT Car
Engine: Mazda 20b (3 Rotor Engine)
Team: Speedsource
Sponsor(s): Mazda, Mazdaspeed, Castrol

Driver(s): David Haskell, Plantation, FL
Sylvain Tremblay, Coral Springs, FL
Nick Ham, Evergreen, CO

Tune in to SPEED channel at 1:30 P.M. Saturday, January 26th to watch the event LIVE!

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Category: Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, Rotary News, Racing News, Mazda RX8, Mazda News

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