Mazda encourages the fastest

For the third year, the company arranges Mazda race Zoom-Zoom Challenge for their clients. From those who do not hang up - from 2008 the race was attended by over 12,000 people. And no wonder - the winners of Zoom-Zoom Challenge is sent racing to pass a course of driving on one of the most famous European sports tracks. This year the rules Zoom-Zoom Challenge has changed very much. Now in four races compete six teams of five people each. And all teams have one girl. The race can take part owner of the Mazda, which has no restrictions on health for sporting events and who, at the same time, not a professional racer. Each race consists of two parts: the training rides and direct competition. In the semifinal all 24 teams pass on the results of the regional finals. And only one in six will be released in the final. Thus, in the final battle in the middle of August, four teams will meet the owners of Mazda and the two journalistic team. All semi-finals, including journalists, this year held at a serious racetrack "Moscow" in Myachkovo. Especially for the Zoom-Zoom Challenge route shortened by removing the very difficult parts. Competition for journalists a bit different from the client - the teams were formed based on the results of qualifying races. And the fastest and slowest tried to spread it to all the teams that none of them had advantages. The competition was held at the two-liter Roadster MX-5 c «guns." Of course, automatic version slower machines with the "mechanics" and lacks rear limited-slip differential. But travels at least recklessly. Automatic willingly supports the desire to accelerate, especially as a manual mode switching roadster some getting used to. Initially, the machine went to an open-top drivers on the safety requirements were wearing helmets. But then, many have been forced to raise the roof from the heat. Especially because they pursued with air conditioning turned off. While the men were competing, the girls had to pass a snake in reverse, but soon got bored and asked for the track. As a result, the best female result showed Daria Boyarinova - 1:38.162. For comparison, the best men's result - 1:32.173 (Leonti Tyutelev). By the end of the second team races livanul rain. He has not brought relief, but the situation on the track complicated. And lap teams spoiled - a departure from the road and whipped mercilessly cones referees in penalty seconds. As a result, the team reached the final "Red Ranger" and the team «White Powder» with similar final results - 18:38.330 and 18:38.533. The finalists will travel to the Hockenheimring and will examine the wisdom of racing driving under the leadership of the famous athlete Oleg Kesselman, who heads the Mazda Sport Academy.