{"id":3956,"date":"2018-01-10T09:13:06","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T15:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oceanmachinery.com\/blog\/?p=1235"},"modified":"2021-02-05T04:43:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T04:43:13","slug":"ocean-machinery-2018-scca-majors-homestead-miami-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oceanmachinery.com\/es\/ocean-machinery-2018-scca-majors-homestead-miami-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Machinery races up front in the 2018 SCCA Majors at Homestead Miami Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanmachinery.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ocean-machinery-mazda-mx5-stl-danny-steyn-homestead-majors-2018-0012.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1241\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1241 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oceanmachinery.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ocean-machinery-mazda-mx5-stl-danny-steyn-homestead-majors-2018-0012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720.02\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a>The 2018 SCCA season opened this past weekend at the Homestead Miami Speedway with the first Majors event of the year. More than 300 drivers from around the country attended to compete in more than 20 classes including both open and closed wheel cars.\u00a0Ocean Machinery\u2019s VP, Danny Steyn was there to compete in two classes, <em>Spec Miata<\/em> and <em>Super Touring Lite<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GSdi0NCf990?rel=0\" width=\"720\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>SPEC MIATA<\/strong> features identical Mazda Miata\u2019s from 1990 to 2005, all built to a very stringent list of specifications and balanced with weights and restrictor plates, and is considered the best closed wheel driver development class in SCCA. Spec Miata cars make around 125HP and run at around 2400lbs and since they lack huge amounts of power, they are momentum cars where maintaining maximum speed through turns and not scrubbing off speed converts to speed at the end of the straight which wins races.<\/p>\n<p>Since the cars are so equal, driver\u2019s skill and strategy plays the deciding role, and at tracks like Homestead which feature long straights, bump drafting between team mates to move forward is a critical part of racing.<\/p>\n<p>In the Spec Miata field of 37 drivers, Steyn qualified in 6<sup>th<\/sup> place and ran up front in both races, finishing 6<sup>th<\/sup> in Race 1, and 5<sup>th<\/sup> in Race 2 in the Adept Studios Spec Miata.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanmachinery.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/adeptBLOG-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1247\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1247 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oceanmachinery.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/adeptBLOG-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720.02\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a> Steyn&#8217;s Adept Studios Spec Miata<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUPER TOURING LITE<\/strong> is a more advanced class, that allows significant engine work as well as limited aerodynamic enhancements, and Ocean Machinery\u2019s Mazda MX-5 produces 210HP but races at 2750lbs, and this balances it with the other marques of cars on the track.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanmachinery.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/compositeBLOG.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1236\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1236 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oceanmachinery.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/compositeBLOG.jpg\" alt=\"Ocean Machinery race car\" width=\"720.02\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a> Ocean Machinery\u2019s VP, Danny Steyn with his Super Touring Lite Mazda Miata MX-5.<\/p>\n<p>In the cool conditions, Steyn qualified his Ocean Machinery Mazda MX-5 on the STL pole for both races, well under his own lap record. In Race 1, Steyn raced up front and built a sizeable lead until his clutch failed and the resulting slow shifts allowed Nick Leverone to pass him on the last lap. Leverone finished 1<sup>st<\/sup> with Steyn 2<sup>nd<\/sup>. In Sunday\u2019s Race 2, Steyn pulled away to a very commanding lead before his gauges failed, and he shut everything down to protect the engine. Despite the final results, the early pace is encouraging for the 2018 season.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/oceanmachinery.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ocean-machinery-mazda-mx5-stl-danny-steyn-homestead-majors-2018-0006.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1239\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1239 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oceanmachinery.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ocean-machinery-mazda-mx5-stl-danny-steyn-homestead-majors-2018-0006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720.02\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanmachinery.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ocean-machinery-mazda-mx5-stl-danny-steyn-homestead-majors-2018-0008.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1240\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1240 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oceanmachinery.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ocean-machinery-mazda-mx5-stl-danny-steyn-homestead-majors-2018-0008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720.02\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a>\n<p><strong>The Ocean Machinery Mazda MX5 car will be competing at the following SCCA Majors \/ Super Tour events in 2018:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>February 2-4:<\/strong> Circuit of the Americas; Austin, Texas &#8211; <em>Hoosier SCCA Super Tour<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>March 3-4:<\/strong> NOLA Motorsports Park; Avondale, Louisiana\u00a0 &#8211; <em>Hoosier SCCA Super Tour<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>March 17-18:<\/strong> Road Atlanta; Braselton, Georgia\u00a0 &#8211; <em>SCCA Majors<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>April 13-15:<\/strong> Virginia International Raceway; Alton, Virginia\u00a0 &#8211; <em>Hoosier SCCA Super Tour<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>June 15-17:<\/strong> Road America; Plymouth, Wisconsin\u00a0 (June Sprints) &#8211; <em>Hoosier SCCA Super Tour<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>June 22-24:<\/strong> Watkins Glen International; Watkins Glen, New York &#8211; <em>Hoosier SCCA Super Tour<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2018 SCCA season opened this past weekend at the Homestead Miami Speedway with the first Majors event of the year. More than 300 drivers from around the country attended to compete in more than 20 classes including both open and closed wheel cars.\u00a0Ocean Machinery\u2019s VP, Danny Steyn was there to compete in two classes, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[509,320],"tags":[380,510],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/oceanmachinery.com\/es\/ocean-machinery-2018-scca-majors-homestead-miami-speedway\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ocean Machinery races up front in the 2018 SCCA Majors at Homestead Miami Speedway - Ocean Machinery Inc.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The 2018 SCCA season opened this past weekend at the Homestead Miami Speedway with the first Majors event of the year. 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