Weathertech Laguna Seca

[Kchrpm]

This affects multiple series, and we don't have a generic news thread, so I figured this was worthy of its own post.

https://www.imsa.com/news/032018/weathertech-and-county-monterey-announce-naming-rights-agreement-iconic-racing-facility

Mazda's naming rights deal expires on March 31, and Weathertech is starting a multiyear deal with the track after that. I was under the impression that it was under the threat of closure, but this seems like a great sign.

[Crazed_Insanity]

Link's not working..., their server is probably down?

Anyway, good to know the track goes on, but not sure if I like the new name...

[Freude am Fahren]

Doesn't bother me, everyone outside of the business of promoting races will still just call it Laguna Seca.

[2ndMoparMan]

Yep. I still call Lowes Motor Speedway Charlotte and pretty much any other 'sponsored' track.

[Tom Servo]

Hell, I still call Qualcomm Stadium "Jack Murphy".

[Rare White Ape]

To us non-ball-sports-watching plebs, it’s hard when a stadium changes its sponsor. We've got no friggin idea which city it’s in, and no way to decipher when people refer to teams using their animal names and not their locations.

“The Sharks met the Bulldogs today at Benson & Hedges Park…”