New Mazda RX8 Cup to launch in 750MC Roadsports Series

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A new series is planned for Mazda RX8 cars which will start in a couple of weeks at Donington Park. The series will be run by the 750 Motor Club and shall be part of the Roadsports series.

The series will be known as the 'RX8 Cup' and has been in discussion for some time, so it has been seen as the best opportunity to start the series up now and run it within the Roadsports races until there are enough cars to run stand-alone races. The races this season will be 45 minutes long and will include a mandatory pit stop, therefore cars can run as either a one or two driver effort.

The cars will be very similar to the Formula Woman series which began in 2004. It is expected that it will cost £8000 to build a car, and it is expected to produce between 230 and 240 bhp. Lotus and Mazda racer Rob Boston is currently building cars and is going to be one of the drivers to get the series going. It is said that there are twelve drivers thinking about racing the RX8's this season.

Written by Joshua Barrett (Twitter: @JoshCommentator)

Edited by NBW on Saturday 9th March 14:22

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It's actually being developed and promoted by Rotechniks, The 750MC are just providing track time within Roadsports to see if Rotechniks can develop it into a stand alone formula over time..