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m4a1mustang 06-09-2012 02:19 PM

Congrats on a good weekend result guys. Hopefully race pace continues to pick up!

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Shamu 06-09-2012 02:20 PM

Tell us the story? How did car run? Issues? Are you still outclassed power to weight wise?

vjarnot 06-09-2012 03:09 PM

Billy Johnson's a nice guy, he used to hang out on the S2000 forums dispensing suspension wisdom...

Dwnshift 06-10-2012 07:06 AM

Hey there....
Crazy race... Lots of hard racing.
One thing is for sure... our cars weakness is short runs... the yellows didn't help.
This really goes to show our platform and chassis balance was pretty darn good for a slow track.
We had a slight hiccough in the beginning that sent us back in the field.
That put us in a bit of a hole that we had to do out of and fight through the field... Which is a lot tougher in this field with how stacked it is.
We made I up to p6 with about 20 minutes to go... An some hard battling w a mustang and myself... Whoops
That put us back to p9...
At the end we crossed the line p8 missing p7 by .02
We learned a lot this weekend ... turned some heads... And had a solid top 10 finish.
The car is in one piece and we can build from that.
HP ... Yes we are better but nobody can complain that we blowin by them on the straights. One thing we have is a solid platform and really good brakes.
We will continue to make strides and hopefully gain a little more umph before road America .
Cheers
Dwnshift
Ps the Rae should be on speedchannel next Saturday

ChrisSlicks 06-10-2012 08:35 AM

I saw Bryan put you guys on pole, you must have been stoked.

Congrats on your first points paying finish!

gomer_110 06-10-2012 11:20 AM

Great job guys, just sad I couldn't make it to see in person.

dastaco 06-10-2012 11:23 AM

I was at the race and I have to say you and Bryan raced the wheels off of that car.

Bryan held 3rd until an unfortunate pit stop put you guys back to 21st (I believe it was 21st). The pit stop kinda sucked, but it was nice to watch you then go from 21st to 8th in an hour... Making up 13 spots in that time leads me to believe that car (and drivers) are running pretty solid.

I hope you and Bryan are starting to practice your interview skills for all of the podium finishes you have in your near future. :happydance:

gomer_110 06-10-2012 11:34 AM

Holding my breath and hoping for that story at the end of the season about how a lone 370z that didn't even run all the races was able to win the championship. :excited:

Dwnshift 06-11-2012 08:45 AM

Thanks guys n gals...
Like I said... Having a race under our belts.. A competitive one at that.. And taking it home for a week in one piece... is huge for this program.
We have a good stretch coming up with back to bak race weekends (road America and Watkins Glenn) and then a 2 day test a Indy.
We have something here for sure....
;)
Dwnshift

Dwnshift 06-17-2012 05:41 AM

Just and FYI the Mid Ohio race is on Speed channel today at noon EST.
Dwnshift

shadoquad 06-17-2012 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwnshift (Post 1775772)
Just and FYI the Mid Ohio race is on Speed channel today at noon EST.
Dwnshift

I watched mowt of it. You guys did well. :tup:

ResIpsa 06-17-2012 06:00 PM

I saw the race on speed today. Great job out there! That was some very hard racing and the Fords, Chevy’s and Porches’ showed no reluctance to use a fender to make space for a pass.

I loved the way you stalked the Aston a car length behind waiting for the time to pass.

Also, great move at the end going inside of three (or was it four) cars battling for position to steal a position.

Way to represent Nissan and the 370Z.

Dwnshift 06-18-2012 07:07 AM

Thanks again.... leaving tmrw for Road America with a test day on Wednesday.
We may have some new power ...... But we shall see.
Dwnshift

m4a1mustang 06-18-2012 07:14 AM

Good luck!!!

sig11 06-18-2012 08:11 AM

Good luck!


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