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ROSSINI DRIVER DANNY STEYN IS
AWARDED SEDIV DRIVER OF THE YEAR!
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January 21st, 2012
At the SEDiv SCCA
Banquet, held at Jekyll Island in January, Danny Steyn was
awarded the "Driver of the Year" for SCCA SEDiv!

Danny won two Spec
Miata champion-ships in 2011, winning the SEDiv National
Championship as well as the ECR Endurance Championship.
Tom Fowler, owner
and crew-chief of
OPM Autosports received the SCCA SEDiv "True
Sportsman of the Year" award.

This prestigious
award is presented to the SCCA member who consistently
demonstrates exceptional driving skill ( even with gum on his
glove), integrity in all aspects of the sport, respect for SCCA
and the rules of the organization, who represents truth and
fairness in all areas of competition, who inspires camaraderie
among drivers, and who has consistently shown a genuine
willingness to help other drivers acquire knowledge and to
achieve optimum driving performance.
Rossini Racing
congratulates Tom and Danny for their fine 2011 season
achievements.

Tom Fowler and Danny Steyn
proudly display their awards at the SEDiv SCCA Banquet.
MATTHEW VAN VURST Makes a HUGE
comeback and leads the National at homestead!
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January 10th, 2012
After a long
absence, Matt Van Vurst returned to the SCCA Spec Miata scene
with a superb showing at Homestead.

Matt Van Vurst with
his Rossini powered Spec Miata at the Homestead Double National
January 2012
Matt qualified his
Rossini Engine powered Miata to 4th place on the grid, just 0.4
secs off the pole qualifying time.
In Race 1, Matt
drove the race of his life, getting to the front on lap2, before
slipping back to 8th behind Rossini driver Alex Bolanos.
In Race 2, Matt took
his 8th place qualifying time and converted it into a remarkable
6th place finish in one of the strongest fields in Spec Miata
Racing.
The 2010 National
Champion, Andrew Charbonneau
won both races.
DANNY STEYN WINS THE 2011 ARRC IN
sPEC mIATA AT rOAD aTLANTA
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November 7th 2011

Danny Steyn and Mike
Rossini celebrating their victory at the 2011 ARRC race at Road
Atlanta
According to Mike
Rossini...."This win was huge for us at Rossini Racing
Engines. It was the culmination of an entire season dedicated to
developing the fastest, most reliable fully legal spec Miata
engines the class has ever seen."
"Danny came close to
pulling it off at the Runoffs, but couldn't close the deal. This
past weekend he was on fire. He qualified on pole with a time
under the lap record, and in the race, after his first lap
incident in T10, he was able to continue, and from all the way
back in 14th place, he was able to drive himself to the front in
only three laps past some of the most competitive national
racers in Spec Miata. Anyone who has driven Spec Miata at Road
Atlanta knows just how difficult that is. It is a real testament
to our engines and to Danny's skill behind the wheel."
"Alex Bolanos also
proved just how great our Spec Miata engines are, and what a great driver
he is. He was able to take his
Rossini powered 1994 Miata from 15th on the grid all the way up
to 5th place by the finish"

Alex
Bolanos finished 5th at the 2011 ARRC
"Possibly the proudest moment
for me as an engine builder" said Mike, "was watching my engine
that had just won the ARRC,
getting torn down at tech inspection, and passing with flying
colors. Yes, you can build fast Spec Miata engines without
cheating, and we have proved it time and time again!"

Danny Steyn's Spec Miata
Engine after passing the 2011 ARRC Tech Inspection
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