{"id":495813,"date":"2016-08-31T11:13:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T18:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=35218"},"modified":"2024-08-24T20:36:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T20:36:50","slug":"imrrc-raffle-new-miata-mx-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/imrrc-raffle-new-miata-mx-5\/","title":{"rendered":"IMRRC to Raffle New Miata MX-5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club is this year&#8217;s raffle car offered by the International Motor Racing Research Center, a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. The annual car raffle is the Center&#8217;s major fundraiser, and has been taking place since 2000. In 2007 the prize was also an MX-5.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are extremely grateful to Mazda North American Operations for donating this super-popular car for our annual raffle,&#8221; Tom Weidemann, IMRRC executive director, said. &#8220;We&#8217;re going to make someone very happy with a new MX-5, which has been described as the &#8216;world&#8217;s favorite roadster.&#8217; Especially happy knowing he or she gets to pick the color of the car. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The drawing of the winning ticket will be held on December 10 at 1 p.m. at the Center, located at 610 S. Decatur St., Watkins Glen. The winner need not be present to win. Tickets are $60 for one or $100 for two. Only 2,500 tickets will be sold, and they may be purchased by mailing a form available at the website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingarchives.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.racingarchives.org<\/a> to 610 S. Decatur St., Watkins Glen, N.Y., 14891 or by calling the Center at (607) 535-9044. 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