 "He’s too fast for his Dad’s GT3 street car. He’s a race car driver.” Porsche Club Racer/Instructor, August ‘07 VIR Drivers Ed Event
Watch Jade On TV Speed Channel
Jade will be driving Racers Edge #30 Red Mazda RX-8 GT Car in the Rolex GT Class on Saturday and Sunday, January 30th & 31st, 2010, at Daytona International Speedway, a 3.6-mile, 12 turn speedway road course located in Daytona Beach, FL. Jade will be one of four drivers for the Rolex 24 At Daytona race. His co-drivers will be Jordan Taylor, Glenn Bacchino and Todd Lamb.
This race will be shown live on cable TV Speed Channel starting Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 2:00 PM CST / 3:00 PM EST. Coverage will continue on January 31st at 6:00 AM CST / 7:00 AM EST.
Jade will also be driving in the Continental Tire Challenge Grand-AM Race on January 29, 2010, also at Daytona. Jade will drive for Racers Edge in 2010 as they unveil the new 2010 Ford Mustang Boss 302R for the season - opening Continental Tire challenge race in the Grand Sport (GS) class at Daytona. His GS co-driver will be David Empringham.
This race will also be shown live on a taped delay basis on cable TV Speed Channel on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 6pm CST/7pm EST. Empringham Tabbed As Second Racers Edge Driver
Two-time Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS driving champion David Empringham returns to the series next week as the co-driver to Racers Edge Motorsports' Jade Buford.
Empringham has several victories at Daytona International Speedway, where next week's season opener will be held. He won the first-ever GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Daytona Prototype race in the 2003 Rolex 24 At Daytona, and earned a Fresh From Florida 200 victory in 2007.
Racers Edge is campaigning one of the new Ford Mustang 302 Boss in its first season on the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge trail.
Buford, Racers Edge Head to Daytona for December TestDELAND, Fla. - Twenty-one-year-old Jade Buford, co-driver Jordan Taylor and Racers Edge Motorsports will head to Daytona International Speedway on Tuesday and Wednesday for the two-day GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 test. Buford will drive the No. 30 Mazda RX-8, sponsored by IDEMITSU Racing Oil and Cobalt Friction, with Taylor, a two-time Rolex 24 At Daytona participant. Buford will realize his dream when he steps foot on the grounds of Daytona, which is located only a half hour away from Racers Edge's team headquarters in Deland, Fla. It will mark the first time Buford has ever participated in any type of sanctioned event at Daytona, as he prepares to drive in his first Rolex 24 At Daytona in January. Read More -> Read more on page 2 > |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 January 2010 13:38 )
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