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Grassroots Motorsports 179 EVENTS: PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE E V E N T S : P I R E L L I W O R L D C H A L L E N G E Whole Wide World World Challenge, From Wide-Open COTA to the Confned Streets of St. Pete Pirelli World Challenge Kickoff WHERE: Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas; street course, St. Petersburg, Florida WHEN: March 6-8; March 27-29 story by david s. wallens • photos as credited T he Pirelli World Challenge season kicked off in early March with all classes pres- ent at Circuit of the Americas, the new Formula 1 track located in Austin, Texas. Thenp the GT and GTS teams ran the street course in St. Petersburg, Florida, a few weeks later. The season is starting well for Spencer Pumpelly. At Daytona he co-drove the Rennsport One Porsche Boxster to the Continental Tire Challenge winner's circle, giving the upstart team a big win in their frst series appearance. At the Pirelli World Challenge's St. Pete date two months later, Pumpelly gave D.W.W. Motorsports, another team new to the pro ranks, their frst series win. Although he fnished third in the double-header's frst contest, Pumpelly drove the team's Ford Mustang Boss 302 to a 3-second win in the weekend's second feature. 1. Pirelli World Challenge isn't domi- ed a win for D.W.W. Motorsports, a New England prep shop. 2. Sure, Mazda races to win, have fun and develop new products, pr During the COTA season opener, Roger a Mazda MX-5, with the proceeds ben- . In addition, most of the Mazda race cars in the feld carried logos promoting the animal rescue group. 1 2 photosbyjuha.com courtesy mazda