A good day for the Mazda MX-5 GT competing in the Britcar Production GTN Championship 2011, with the vehicle securing its second podium finish this season, at Donington Park. Owen Mildenhall and Mark Ticerdust managed to push the car to its limit, finishing the race in third place (in the vehicle's class).
Competition when Seat Leon, Ginetta G50 and Lotus Elise were no match for the handling, agility and performance of the 850kg Mazda MX-5 GT.Owen Mildenhall started the race and by the mid race handover he had climbed through the field to fifth in class. Mark Ticehurst continued to push for places, finishing the race third in class.
MX-5 in the race which competed in the standard production class. Driven by Mike Wilds, ex F1 contender and Mark Hales, freelance journalist, the vehicle took fourth place in its class.
Fine tuning the transmission software and adding a new traction control system before the race at Donington improved the drivability of the car, as well as handling. The following race take place at Thruxton Circuit, on 12 June 2011.
Source : autoevolution
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