Posted (01/26/2010) -
Team Sahlen 1st received their MAZDASPEED3 at the "Roar before the 24" Test at Daytona in early January. The minimal decals were placed on the SpeedSource Engineering built racer, and the race car quickly hit the track.
The driver line-up will be Joe Sahlen and Will Nonnamaker in the #43 ST class racer. Will Nonnamaker is 3x champion in the ST class, all in front wheel drive racers, with his 1st championship in 1999 coming in a Mazda 626.
New for 2010 is a new Title sponsor to the series in the form of Continental Tire. With the new Title Sponsor also comes a new series spec tire, in the same name of Continental Tire.
"The crew has worked very had since we got home to get the #43 MAZDASPEED3 ready for the race. This will be the 1st race for the MAZDASPEED3 and we are doing everything we can to ensure we are able to make it to the finish in this Endurance event." - states Jay Chapman, Team Manager
The 2010 Team Sahlen ROLEX & KONI Challenge Series Campaign will be supported by Mazdaspeed, HRPWorld.com, HAWK Performance, Cool Shirt, TheRaceSite.com, Grassroots Motorsports, Holliday Canopies, Alcon, CM Racing, Mothers, Genesis Technologies, Endurance Karting, Bell Helmets and SpeedSource Engineering.