| Some people figured that Dane Cameron had | | | | New York Jewelers of Chicago; NVG Residential; |
| another victory in the bag after he had led in the | | | | Mac Marketing & Advertising Corp. and Chicago |
| points during both practice sessions and won the | | | | Indoor Racing sponsored Saville's car. |
| pole for Sunday's Star Mazda that was presented | | | | Baker's car had a consistent performance in the |
| by Goodyear race at Burke Lakefront Airport. | | | | practice, but it did not handle the rough course |
| But Andersen Racing driver Jonathan Goring, who | | | | well on Sunday. He said that he still have to make |
| qualified second, was not one of those 'some | | | | some more talks with his engineer, go over the |
| people'. | | | | results and analyze what really went wrong. |
| Exuding maturity well beyond his 17 years, the | | | | The race on Sunday, which marked the season's |
| driver from Norfolk, Conn., watched Cameron | | | | midpoint, will be broadcasted on SPEED Monday, |
| closely and saw a possible opportunity to pass | | | | July 9 at 3 p. m. ET, with a re-broadcast on |
| him towards the end of Sunday's race. He tried | | | | Thursday, July 12 at 4 a. m. ET. |
| such opportunity and it worked. As a result, | | | | Toronto will be the venue for the next Star |
| Goring achieved his first Star Mazda victory ever. | | | | Mazda event on July 6-7. |
| When the checkered dropped in the 45-minute | | | | Andersen Racing is committed to offering a |
| race that was part of the track's Champ Car | | | | program that gives up-and-coming drivers the |
| weekend, Goring's No. 14, which promotes the | | | | proper practice to reach open-wheel racing's |
| Skip Barber Racing School, Alfas Unlimited and | | | | major leagues. It fields several cars in the F2000 |
| NPA Graphics, was 1.059 seconds ahead of | | | | Championship Series, the Star Mazda |
| Cameron. Finishing third was Natacha Gachnang. | | | | Championship that is being presented by |
| Managing the tire was very hard. | | | | Goodyear and the Indy Pro Series. |
| Goring related that for almost the whole race, he | | | | About Mazda and its Auto Racing |
| was in the second spot. He saw a caution in the | | | | Mazda Motor Corporation is the sponsor of the |
| middle and realized that Dane Cameron was not | | | | Star Mazda event. Aside from manufacturing |
| as strong as he was under braking in Turn 1. On | | | | quality Mazda parts, the company is also known in |
| the second restart, Goring capitalized on that and | | | | the world of auto racing. |
| passed the practice sessions leader under braking | | | | In the field of racing, Mazda is successful with |
| in Turn 1. In turn, Cameron finished second giving | | | | two-rotor, three-rotor, and four-rotor cars. |
| Goring a 1-second lead at the end. | | | | Private racers have also had considerable success |
| The 2006 Skip Barber National champion (Goring) | | | | with stock and modified Mazda cars with Wankel |
| continued that the track was quite slippery | | | | engines. |
| because of the Champ Cars going out before | | | | Mazda's competition in race started on October |
| them, but his car handled very well. | | | | 20, 1968. This was when two Mazda Cosmo |
| He is thanking everybody on the Andersen Racing | | | | Sport 110S coupes entered the 84 hour ultra |
| team and said that achieving his first Star Mazda | | | | endurance race in Marathon de la Route at |
| win felt awesome. | | | | Nürburgring. One car finished as the fourth |
| In the provisional order of finish for the 23-driver | | | | placer and the other broke an axle after 81 hours. |
| field, the two other Andersen Racing drivers in | | | | Now, Mazda continues its legacy in the race world. |
| the race, Phil Saville of Oak Brook, Ill. and Jonny | | | | And more recent is the fifth round of Star Mazda |
| Baker from Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire, | | | | Championship at Portland International Raceway. |
| England, placed 12th and 14th, respectively. The | | | | |