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« Reply #20 on: January 10, 2012, 06:06:35 PM »
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« Reply #21 on: January 11, 2012, 04:52:49 AM »
Quote from: DogBoy on January 10, 2012, 04:20:30 PM

How did your test go CMS_Sprint?


It went OK.

We finally got a package that seems to suit all the drivers by the end of the test. We had a BIG 2nd gear failure Sunday morning that cost us some track time, so we didn't get through all of the changes we wanted to try. My guess is that pole will be a 1:40.xx and I think we can get pretty close to there. Only 2 weeks to go until the "big show"....

The car is down to the tub already, and the guys are getting all the spares fitted and prepared. By mid next week it will be back together and the team will start practicing all the "what if" changes that we don't normally come across during the rest of the season (gearbox, splitter etc). The drivers will arrive 2 days before the event so we can pour a new seat insert and practice driver changes until they can all do it in about 20 secs (generally not the favorite day for the drivers!) Then it gets loaded in the truck and its ON!

Speed will be covering 16 hours of the race live so you can tune in and watch it unfold. The non broadcast time should stream live from the web if it's the same as last year. Now if we could only get back to starting at 11:00am rather than 3:00pm. They made that change a few years ago to accommodate the world cup soccer, and never went back. When the sun comes up on Sunday morning, it would be nice to think that there's only 3 hours to go rather than 8...All and all we're up for about 35ish hours...So tired at the end.

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« Reply #22 on: January 11, 2012, 05:18:47 AM »
"35ish" hours is a looooong time to focus.
Here's hoping the Re-hydration Celebratory Party after will be worth it!
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« Reply #23 on: January 11, 2012, 06:21:37 AM »
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It went OK.



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« Reply #24 on: January 11, 2012, 03:37:07 PM »
Quote from: CMS_Sprint on January 11, 2012, 04:52:49 AM



It went OK.


To me, thats sounds good (rather than OK) for a brand new package. Good luck at Daytona. I hope you finish second, right behind Gainsco.  Bigsmile  

I hope to make the Laguna round in person but that depends on some moto racing and work schedules for me.
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« Reply #25 on: January 11, 2012, 05:18:04 PM »
Quote from: DogBoy on January 11, 2012, 03:37:07 PM


I hope you finish second, right behind Gainsco.  Bigsmile  

I hope to make the Laguna round in person but that depends on some moto racing and work schedules for me.


The gainsco support a "Texas thing" or do you have another connection?
If you're coming to Laguna, let me kmow...
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« Reply #26 on: January 11, 2012, 10:01:20 PM »
I've know Kyle Brannan for about 25 years. We were roommates for three years and didn't kill each other.
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« Reply #27 on: January 26, 2012, 09:03:14 PM »
Might as well make this the Daytona 24-hour Race thread.

CMS_Sprint's team (blue #90 Corvette Prototype) qualified 5th just under a half second off the pole. My buddy's Gainsco team (red #99 Corvette Prototype) is 4th. Three of the new Corvette prototypes in the top five. Really looking forward to the race this weekend.

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« Reply #28 on: January 27, 2012, 12:40:06 PM »
Can't wait to watch the Bowtie Boys do the Happy Dance!
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« Reply #29 on: January 31, 2012, 04:17:50 AM »
Well the blue oval motors were a force to be reckoned with  for sure, so alas there was no bow tie dance at the end of the 24 this year.

We had a good car and were leading the race at hour six, but at 3:30am we had an inner tripod failure (like a CV joint) and it took us 14 laps under green to replace the half shaft. This year's pace meant that there would be not time for any green flag stops, and as such we finished 8th with 746 laps done. 550 gallons of fuel, 120 tires, 12 driver changes, 6 quarts of oil is all it takes to go the distance....
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« Reply #30 on: January 31, 2012, 02:31:24 PM »
Quote from: CMS_Sprint on January 31, 2012, 04:17:50 AM

... it took us 14 laps under green to replace the half shaft...

Brutal.
Great start for a new car though.
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« Reply #31 on: February 02, 2012, 05:31:55 PM »
Quote from: CMS_Sprint on January 31, 2012, 04:17:50 AM

Well the blue oval motors were a force to be reckoned with  for sure, so alas there was no bow tie dance at the end of the 24 this year.

We had a good car and were leading the race at hour six, but at 3:30am we had an inner tripod failure (like a CV joint) and it took us 14 laps under green to replace the half shaft. This year's pace meant that there would be not time for any green flag stops, and as such we finished 8th with 746 laps done. 550 gallons of fuel, 120 tires, 12 driver changes, 6 quarts of oil is all it takes to go the distance....




Great effort. The pace was really fast this year. Looking forward to following the rest of the season.  Bigok
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