SCCA/Jimmy Sykes
Todd Buras, of Melbourne, Fla., took advantage of the only dry session of the day at Road Atlanta to top the practice sheets for Round Two of the SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup, part of the 30th Anniversary Walter Mitty Challenge. Mark Pombo, of Duluth, Ga., and Jason Saini, of Fort Worth, Texas, were second and third quick for the day.
With the first two sessions plagued with rain, the final 25-minute practice of the day was the only dry track time the MX-5 cars received at Road Atlanta. Although he was absent at the season opener in Houston, Buras didn’t miss a beat in his return to MX-5 Cup at what he considers to be his home track. Driving the No. 56 BSI/TeamGarcia/MOMO/Joe Gibbs Mazda MX-5, Buras laid down lap of 1:42.325 (89.362 mph) early around the 2.54-mile track, and left the rest of the field to play catch-up for the remainder of the session.
“This is a fantastic series,” Buras said. “We’re having a lot of fun here. BSI put together a great car. We got out early and got some good laps put down with the new tire. We’ve never been on it, so we guessed at the shock adjustment and tire pressures. Obviously we hit pretty close to home on the new pavement at Road Atlanta.
