Æ's Lloyd Read Shines at Circuit of the Americas

Almost Everything's Lloyd Read started another season of pavement searing driving at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Read won the 2011 Goodyear Formula Car Challenge Series for Almost Everything and last year led the championship until crashes (caused by other drivers) put him out of contention. In 2013 Read pilots the #16 Almost Everything-JDC Motorsports formula car in the Star Mazda Championship.

Lloyd Read at Circuit of the Americas in the #16 Almost Everything Star Mazda

Here's the carbon fiber shell about to be painted at Almost Everything Autobody

For more information on Lloyd Read, the Star Mazda Championship and the Road to Indy, visit:

LloydReadRacing.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/

2003 Mazda Protege5 Color Change

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 2003 Mazda Protege5. This sports wagon came to our shop dinged and dented up with its original light silver paint job. The car's owner decided it was time to change up the look and chose to refinish the car with our Urethane + Integrated Clear Coat paint in Charcoal Grey! Before we put the fresh paint on he also requested some bodywork, we replaced the supplied front bumper cover, and worked out many of the dings and dents around the car. This car left our shop with a pleased owner and an aggressive new color!

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Why? Because Race Car!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1991 Mazda Miata. This is not your average Mazda Roadster, it is one of a fleet of Miatas that belong to Mr. Larry Oka, a local professional racing instructor! When he dropped this car off at our shop it looked terrible with many mismatched and unpainted body panels. We began with our basic prep, which is included with every one of our paint jobs; Chemically cleaning, Scuffing with an abrasive pad, and Masking all trim/windows so they wont get paint or "over spray" on them. Mr. Oka requested that we paint the car a very specific Ford Orange with our Enamel + UV protectant paint for an extremely bright and glossy finish that will stand out on the track for years to come!

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For more information about Mr. Oka's racing or to become a race car driver yourself, check out his webpage or give him a call at (925) 890-3555

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1995 Mazda Miata Restored!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1995 Mazda Miata. When this sporty little roadster first came to Almost Everything it was in very unsightly condition. Its paint had been semi-prepped and sanded by its owner and there were lots of faded/delaminated spots all over! We began with our basic prep that is included with all of our paint packages; A chemical cleaning to remove stubborn road contaminants, a thourough scuffing with an abrasive pad and masking of all windows and trim pieces. Once our prep work was complete we rolled it into our paint booth to be refinished with our Enamel + UV Protectant paint in the car's original color, a rich metallic merlot! The paint was then cured in our oven and the car was returned to its owner looking glossy and new again!

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Star Mazda Championship on Discovery's Velocity Channel

Watch Lloyd Read in Almost Everything's Pro Formula Mazda compete in the Goodyear Star Mazda Championship at Laguna Seca.

Event:  Star Mazda Double-Header
Where:  Discovery's Velocity Channel
Date:  Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM Pacific
12:00 Noon Eastern

The Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear is part of the Road to Indy with series winners getting a seat in an Indy Lights car for the following season.

The next event on the broadcast schedule is the season finale at the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta at Noon on Saturday, November 24.

For more information on Lloyd Read and the championship series, visit:

LloydReadRacing.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/

Horrific End to Goodyear Formula Car Challenge

Amazing video of the last lap of the 2012 Goodyear Formula Car Challenge from the driver's seat of Lloyd Read in the #16 Almost Everything Mazda. In the lead with only a few turns left to win the overall series championship, Read & another driver tangle, tangle again, finally wreck & go airborne. The amazing part is that Read drives through to the end of the race with one wheel hanging off the car. As he finally crosses the finish line his tire starts to burn. Read finished the season with 5 podium finishes and 2 wins.



Look for Lloyd Read in the Star Mazda Road to Indy Championship.

For more information on Lloyd Read and the championship series, visit:

LloydReadRacing.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/
FormulaCarChallenge.com

IndyCar Races Aug. 24-26, 2012 at Sears Point

Join Almost Everything, Lloyd Read Racing and US Olympic Gold Medalists Tyler Clary and  Erin Cafaro this weekend at the 2012  GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sears Point, California. Almost Everything's Lloyd Read will contest races 9 & 10 of the Formula Car Challenge Presented by Goodyear between Indy Car races. Read won the championship in 2011 driving for Almost Everything. So far in 2012, Read has put Almost Everything on the podium in the 4 out of 4 races we've competed including a 1st place finish.

In addition to all the IndyCar stars, Tyler Clary who won gold in the 200-meter backstroke and Erin Cafaro who won 2 consecutive gold medals in rowing will be guests at the event.

The Formula Car Challenge Presented by Goodyear is part of the "Road to Indy" that trains drivers and showcases talent to F1 and Indianapolis 500 teams. Read joins a very elite alumni that includes NASCAR and Formula One star Scott Speed, Indy drivers Marco Andretti and Graham Rahal and NASCAR/Champ Car/GTP driver Michael McDowell.

For more information on Lloyd Read and the championship series, visit:

LloydReadRacing.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/
FormulaCarChallenge.com

Almost Everything's Lloyd Read Racing at Infineon June 16-17, 2012

#16 Almost Everything Pro Formula Mazda driven by Lloyd Read

Join Almost Everything and Lloyd Read Racing at Infineon Raceway-Sears Point, California this weekend for races 5 & 6 of the Formula Car Challenge Presented by Goodyear. Read won the championship in 2011 driving for Almost Everything. So far in 2012, Read took the pole in race 3 and won race 4. 

Driver Lloyd Read of the #16 Almost Everything Pro Formula Mazda

Lloyd Read celebrates win at Infineon Raceway in 2011

The Formula Car Challenge Presented by Goodyear is part of the "Road to Indy" that trains drivers and showcases talent to F1 and Indianapolis 500 teams. Read joins a very elite alumni that includes NASCAR and Formula One star Scott Speed, Indy drivers Marco Andretti and Graham Rahal and NASCAR/Champ Car/GTP driver Michael McDowell.

Almost Everything-Lloyd Read Racing #16 Pro Formula Mazda

Driver Lloyd Read of the #16 Almost Everything Pro Formula Mazda

For more information on Lloyd Read and the championship series, visit:

LloydReadRacing.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/
FormulaCarChallenge.com