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Dwnshift 06-30-2012 06:51 PM

Never been so sick to my stomach in my life.
ST car spun in the laces of the boot and was sitting on the putter edge of the track.
Corner workers were waiving yellow flags and pointing mike to the inside
As Mike slows down and goes around the corne he sees the 328...
He heads all the way to the inside... As he gets closer the BMW up the car in her an dries head on into Mike.
We had the perfect car for the conditions.
We absolutely had the best balanced and handling package for the 90 degree track.
While the v8s struggled to put the power down... We were flat from turn one till the brake zone at the bus stop.
We will be missing the Indy test next week... As the car / chassis is pretty much written off.
The roof is buckled... The floor is buckled.
Another little rid bit about our front control arm development.... The right from arm bent... But did not break. ;)
When you see the video of this.... You will be sick.
PS.......
We are lighter than the AM Performance cars ever got down to.
The legal weight for the car per Grand Ams rules has not changed ... It was 2900 lbs it currently is 2900.... They struggled to get it down... We have a ballast box in the car with 15 lbs in it.
Sorry for the rant.... But seriously not in the mood AT ALL...to deal with another AM performance rant.
Get the facts .... Seriously


As for now.....

Red__Zed 06-30-2012 06:52 PM

:(

m4a1mustang 06-30-2012 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwnshift (Post 1799836)
Never been so sick to my stomach in my life.
ST car spun in the laces of the boot and was sitting on the putter edge of the track.
Corner workers were waiving yellow flags and pointing mike to the inside
As Mike slows down and goes around the corne he sees the 328...
He heads all the way to the inside... As he gets closer the BMW up the car in her an dries head on into Mike.
We had the perfect car for the conditions.
We absolutely had the best balanced and handling package for the 90 degree track.
While the v8s struggled to put the power down... We were flat from turn one till the brake zone at the bus stop.
We will be missing the Indy test next week... As the car / chassis is pretty much written off.
The roof is buckled... The floor is buckled.
Another little rid bit about our front control arm development.... The right from arm bent... But did not break. ;)
When you see the video of this.... You will be sick.
PS.......
We are lighter than the AM Performance cars ever got down to.
The legal weight for the car per Grand Ams rules has not changed ... It was 2900 lbs it currently is 2900.... They struggled to get it down... We have a ballast box in the car with 15 lbs in it.
Sorry for the rant.... But seriously not in the mood AT ALL...to deal with another AM performance rant.
Get the facts .... Seriously


As for now.....

:(

You guys have our support. I hope you get back on track soon.

And don't worry about AM ranting... it's only one troll that likes to try and stir your pot.

ewgillis 06-30-2012 08:15 PM

race pics from today
 
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Feel so bad for you guys. Looked awesome.

ewgillis 06-30-2012 08:18 PM

set 2
 
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more awesomeness.

ewgillis 06-30-2012 08:21 PM

set 3
 
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more.

Dwnshift 06-30-2012 08:25 PM

Great meeting you today.....you almost got to witness a little history.
;)

ewgillis 06-30-2012 08:32 PM

Great meeting you also. Enjoyed every minute of the show you guys put on today. Almost didn't stay to the end. Just gut-wrenching.

m4a1mustang 06-30-2012 08:36 PM

That's some damage. :(

Mike 06-30-2012 08:55 PM

so sorry to read this BJ. Hope you guys get back on track soon.

Shamu 06-30-2012 10:12 PM

Sorry to hear of misfortune. Bummed to see you guys miss out on next races. Wish Nissan would step up and fund a second car for these touring car series. These are contact intensive races. Really hard to keep a single car in whole season successfully. At least with second car you guys would have higher probability of compteting in every race. I wish another team would bring a couple 370s to grand am series just so we would have a car in the field every race. Best of luck getting back this season.

HKYStormFront 06-30-2012 10:42 PM

i'm just glad mike's ok, that sounds like a nasty accident.

dastaco 07-01-2012 02:50 AM

I'm pretty bummed about this, I know that car was primed to win. I'm rooting for Dorans DP and glad Mike was unharmed.

Dwnshift 07-01-2012 03:00 AM

Yeah... I can't sleep

SPOHN 07-01-2012 07:54 AM

Best of luck to you all


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