- Designed and created by Mission Motorsport the poignant one-off livery will adorn the course car.
- MX-30 R-EV is second Mazda Poppy Car – MX-5 Poppy Car ran in the 2015 Race of Remembrance.
- The tenth Race of Remembrance takes place on 9th and 10th November at Anglesey Circuit.
The tenth running of the Race of Remembrance sees Mission Motorsport once again mark Remembrance Day with their now established and unique motorsport event held at Anglesey Circuit in North Wales. This year 57 teams will compete for 12 hours across two days with the respectful pause for reflection at 11.00am on Sunday when the cars head to the pitlane for a Service of Remembrance.
Mazda UK has been a supporter of Mission Motorsport since its founding in 2012 and of the Race of Remembrance since its inception a decade ago. In 2015, the Mk4 MX-5 poppy ‘art car’ took part in the race honouring the sacrifices made by service personnel and their families. This year Mazda is once again proud to collaborate with Mission Motorsport to create a second Mazda poppy ‘art car.’ Designed and implemented by the livery team at Mission Motorsport, this special Mazda e-Skyactiv MX-30 R-EV will lead the field as the course car at the 2024 Race of Remembrance.
With the race starting at 3pm on Saturday and running into darkness until 10pm, the cars and drivers are rested and repaired overnight before racing resumes at 9am on Sunday. Most importantly, the circuit falls silent at 11am on Sunday when more than 1,000 people will pay their respects, before resuming racing to the finish. Across the weekend, competitors, spectators and officials will not miss the poignant livery of the Mazda e-Skyactiv MX-30 R-EV course car.
Commenting on Mission Motorsport’s latest ‘art car’ creation and Mazda’s involvement in the Race of Remembrance, Mission Motorsport CEO, James Cameron, said: “we adore this project, back in 2015 we sought to combine art therapy with a motorsport build and were astonished at the end result – and to develop that theme this year our second Mazda art car has involved a group of injured servicemen and women to produce a design that reflects remembrance, but also new life, energy and hope.”
Adding, “this MX-30 R-EV will be in use across the country in support of the Armed Forces Community and will have a particularly poignant role as the course car at the centre of the 10th running of the Race of Remembrance at Anglesey Race Track this weekend”.
The Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV and its rotary generator provide a unique series plug-in hybrid that offers new ways of using a car as a battery electric vehicle. The R-EV has a 17.8KWh battery and a 53-mile pure electric range, while using Mazda’s unique rotary engine technology, the all-new 830cc single-rotor petrol engine acts as a generator to enable longer distance drives without range or charging anxiety. With no mechanical connection between the engine and the wheels, the rotary unit simply acts as a generator, ensuring the MX-30 R-EV always drives via the electric motor to deliver a seamless EV driving experience.
Commenting on the reveal of the Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV poppy ‘art car’, Jeremy Thomson, Managing Director, Mazda Motors UK, said: “the poignant and stunning livery of this Mission Motorsport poppy car is a sobering reminder of the sacrifices and bravery of our service personal and their families. I’m delighted that once again Mazda can play a small part in assisting Mission Motorsport to honour this with the Race of Remembrance and their fantastic ongoing work with service veterans” Adding, “it will be great to see the Mazda MX-30 R-EV on track as the course car at this unique motorsport event.”
Taking place in aid of Mission Motorsport and their work to provide respite, rehabilitation, vocational training and support to veterans, the 10th running of the Race of Remembrance takes place this weekend at Anglesey racetrack in North Wales.