---
title: "This 2019 Mazda MX-5 Cup Race Car Could Be Yours Thanks to a Racer-Owned Non-Profit"
description: "A raffle ticket that benefits chemo patients could land you one of the most competitive spec race cars in the world, along with a ton of racing gear."
date: "2019-03-01"
modified: "2019-05-02"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/26707/this-2019-mazda-mx-5-cup-race-car-could-be-yours-thanks-to-racer-owned-non-profit"
categories:
  - "Mazda News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Racing"
tags:
  - "Charity"
  - "compact"
  - "Convertible"
  - "Global Mazda MX-5 Cup"
  - "mazda"
  - "miata"
  - "race car"
---

# This 2019 Mazda MX-5 Cup Race Car Could Be Yours Thanks to a Racer-Owned Non-Profit

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2019/03/2.jpg>)
*\<em\>www.thedrive.com</em>*

Tired of only being able to race on video games or think you have what it takes to transfer your skills to a real race track? A raffle hosted by Lemons of Love, a racer-owned non-profit that supports chemo patients, may give you the chance to do just that come March 16, when it announces the winner of a [brand-spanking-new 2019 Mazda MX-5 Cup race car](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21709/meet-the-shakers-and-movers-of-the-global-mazda-mx-5-cup>).

This sweet little racer is based on the newest version of the Mazda MX-5, the ND2, which means it rocks the enhanced 2.0-liter SKYACTIV-G engine that pumps out 181 horsepower. Combine that with a serious diet, the removal of electronic nannies, the addition of a roll-cage, and basically stiffer or stronger everything else, and the result is a big-boy race car capable of [tackling the country's most famed racing circuits](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21710/global-mazda-mx-5-cup-why-racing-on-a-budget-truly-matters>) in the Global MX-5 Cup. But what about race entry fees? Don't worry, those are covered for the whole season, too.

![message-editor%2F1551461949452-dscn2734.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1551461949452-dscn2734.jpg>)
**Mazda**

If you want to get a piece of this awesomeness pie, all you have to do is visit [Lemons of Love](<https://lemonsoflove.org/>) and drop $100 on a raffle ticket. Now, I know that a *hondo* isn't exactly pocket change, but let me remind you that an MX-5 Cup race car costs $68,000 brand new and that doesn't even include all the other goodies Lemons of Love and its sponsors are throwing in for the raffle winner. The best part? The more tickets you buy the more chances you have of Mazda Motorsports boss John Doonan drawing your name the morning of the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 16.

The winner will take home the MX-5 Cup race car plus the following:

- FAST Cooling system
- One season of entry fees to the [Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21773/mazda-mx-5-cups-ashton-harrison-is-a-fierce-female-racer-with-some-fancy-footwork>) presented by BFGoodrich
- Battery Tender battery charger
- One set of BFGoodrich tires
- Sparco Circuit 2 Halo racing seat
- Simpson racing belts
- Safecraft racing belts
- Bell Racing Pro Series helmet
- PAGID [brake pads](<https://www.thedrive.com/reviews/27690/best-brake-pads>)
- ROUX helmet bag and backpack
- CarbonX Fire Rated underwear
- One entry to a 24 Hours of Lemons race
- One-year Autoweek subscription
- One-year Grassroots Motorsports Magazine subscription

![message-editor%2F1551462035770-1.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1551462035770-1.jpg>)
*Ashton Harrison is one of the rising MX-5 Cup stars [we interviewed](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21773/mazda-mx-5-cups-ashton-harrison-is-a-fierce-female-racer-with-some-fancy-footwork>) last year., *Jerry Perez**

Lemons of Love is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that creates, fills, and delivers chemo care packages. We know about the little, day-to-day challenges that chemotherapy patients are faced with, and the racer-owned charity hopes to provide some insight about the effects of chemotherapy and make those short-term side effects, like dry skin and cold toes, a little more manageable through the gift of a care package.

The [2018 Lemons of Love raffle](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/18938/racer-owned-non-profit-is-giving-away-a-brand-new-mazda-mx-5-cup-race-car>) was won by Daniel Miller, a member of the United States Air Force who was deployed in the Middle East when Doonan drew his winning ticket the morning of the 2018 12 Hours of Sebring. Once he found out, Miller told Lemons of Love founder Jill Swanson Peltier that he donated to the charity because his mother is also a cancer survivor.

Happy giving.

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

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