Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca
Discover motor sports racing action at the Laguna Seca Recreation Area, a world-class raceway and county park. Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca is home to the A1 Grand Prix of Nations, motorcycle racing, the Sea Otter Classic, Cherry's Jubilee, NASCAR events, historic auto races, and exciting festivals and concerts throughout the year. If you’re built for speed and you want to learn how to drive like the pros, take a few racing lessons from the experts at the Skip Barber Racing School.
Get Away to Monterey . . . After a riveting day at the races, come enjoy peaceful accommodations at Comfort Inn Munras and Carmel Hill, where you’ll be treated like racing royalty. Enjoy spacious, well-appointed accommodations, family suites, high-speed internet, a delicious breakfast buffet, and plenty of personal service. Located in downtown Monterey, just 8 miles from Laguna Seca Raceway, both hotels are walking distance to Monterey’s world-class shopping, restaurants, theaters and attractions.
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A1 Grand Prix of Nations – March 17- 19, 2006 – A1 Grand Prix is the World Cup of Motorsport. Pitting driver against driver and country against country for the first time in history, A1 Grand Prix will bring together 25 nations to compete on a level playing field.
U.S. Sports Car Invitational – May 5 –7, 2006 – The U.S. Sports Car Invitational is headlined by the Daytona Prototypes and GT cars of the rapidly growing Grand American Road Racing Association's Rolex Sports Car Series. The Daytona Prototypes and GT cars will battle in a 250-mile race (with a two-hour, 30-minute time limit) on May 7. The Rolex Sports Car Series will be joined by the Grand-Am Cup for high-performance sports cars along with additional support races.
Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix – July 21 – 23, 2006 – The largest motorcycle race in North America visits the beautiful Monterey Peninsula for the second year after the amazing 2005 victory of young American Nicky Hayden.
33rd Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races – August 8 – 20, 2006 – The Monterey Peninsula takes a step back in time with the 33 rd Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races. The event celebrates the history of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with historic IMSA, Can-Am and Trans-Am race groups, along with a featured marquee of Cooper.
Monterey Sports Car Championship – October 20 – 22, 2006 – The 50th season of racing at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca concludes with the world’s most exotic racing sports cars. The Monterey Sports Car Championships provides a dramatic finale to the 2006 season with a 4-hour race featuring the prestigious American Le Mans Series. The series features Le Mans prototypes and GT cars, many of which compete and win in the world-famous 24 Hours of Le Mans, and IMSA’s Porsche GT3 series and the Star Mazda series.
Spirit West Coast Festival – August 3-5, 2006 – The Spirit West Coast festival at Laguna Seca in Monterey is the largest and only multiple-day Christian music festival in the Southwest. The festival is one of premier Christian music festivals in the country, drawing fans from across the West, including California, Arizona, and Nevada. Visit www.spiritwestcoast.org. [Top]
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