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<blockquote data-quote="BlackBolt9" data-source="post: 6762432" data-attributes="member: 36489"><p>Well I'm back from the VERY busy weekend. It went fairly well but not as good as hoped. The Koni race was on Saturday with both the GS and ST classes running together and started out with a 10 minute penalty for the 150 car of Jim Click because the mechanic was waved onto the track when he took the car to grid. The cars are usually gridded on the front straight so he didn't think anything of it until they started going around the track instead of stopping<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> So that killed their chances of doing anything right from the beginning, they did finish 49th overall though. Jack qualified the 59 car in 2nd and drove an excellent race to still be in second when he came into the pits for a full stop including driver change to Dean. Dean came out and drove hard to get back up to fourth. After several long cautions there wasn't much left and Dean was fighting hard for third when he was bumped coming out of a corner which spun him through the grass filling his front wheels with dirt causing a horrible imbalance. He had to pit for a two tire change and finished the race in 30th<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> The 52 car drove a pretty good race, even leading a could green flag laps after pits rotations during the first caution period. They ended up in a solid 10th which was worth celebrating<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> The good news of the day was that Mike Canny and Hugh Plumb finished the race in 2nd place with the 60 car:thumbsup: They both drove very well and did a terrific job of timing their pit strategy. Their crew cheif brought them in on the right lap even though there was confusion between race control and the corner workers. Quinn Conda, the 60 car crew cheif, followed the rules set forth and got them in exactly when they needed to be giving them the perfect opportunity to finish well.</p><p></p><p>Our pit stops all went well which was a breath of fresh air. I did have a small problem releasing the jack on one side of the 150 car because the handle stuck but I got it down before it was finished fueling so it didn't cause any delay which made me feel better. Other than working on the Koni pit crew as a jackman, I spent the majority of the weekend as head mechanic for George Winkler's Mustang Challenge cars. It's a fairly easy job since the cars don't require many changes. I basically just check the car over for loose nuts and bolts, brakes are in good condition, and the proper tires are on the car with pressures set.</p><p></p><p>The weekend was pretty hectic for the other Mustang Challenge cars Rehagen Racing takes car of as we had 3 panhard bars bend in the first practice session and two engine changes. After changing them and having no other issues with them the rest of the weekend we attributed it to improperly strapping the cars down (they were hauled to the track by Reliable not us). The second practice session ended for the 11 car of Mike Harvison when the engine broke. Since they are sealed we didn't tear it apart to see why. Luckily Ford Racing had a spare so we could change it. At some point they determined that the 6 car of Jamie Slone may be experiencing the same problem so they changed his engine on Saturday before it had trouble since he finished 2nd at Road Atlanta and they didn't want to risk him not having a chance at points in this race due to a blown engine.</p><p></p><p>The race went pretty well for all the drivers. We were happy that we finished 4 of our 5 Mustang Challenge cars in the top 10:rockon:</p><p>Jamie Slone drove an excellent race finishing 4th in his #6 car.</p><p>Mike McGovern drove fantastic as well finishing 5th in his #55 car.</p><p>Mike Harvison was battling right to the end to finish in 8th three cars wide with another car and George Winkler right next to him in 10th!</p><p>Our final car of the weekend was Jim Click who finished 13th out of 19 cars. Jim did a terrific job as well, dicing with several cars throughout the race.</p><p></p><p>I was pretty happy for George since he had some hard times before the season started but he is getting better every race. He finished 12th at Road Atlanta. I have also been impressed because this is his first season of wheel to wheel racing. Before this year he had only done open track events with his GT500 like a lot of us and been a drag racer for more than 2 decades. I am hoping he will continue doing well as he is great guy to work with.</p><p></p><p>Mustang Challenge is having their next race this coming weekend at Mid-Ohio if any of you want to stop by. I will probably only be there for Friday practice and Saturday's race since I don't think I can take too much time off work right now. Still have to talk to the boss about that today.</p><p></p><p>Koni Challenge's next race is 4th of July weekend at Watkin's Glen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BlackBolt9, post: 6762432, member: 36489"] Well I'm back from the VERY busy weekend. It went fairly well but not as good as hoped. The Koni race was on Saturday with both the GS and ST classes running together and started out with a 10 minute penalty for the 150 car of Jim Click because the mechanic was waved onto the track when he took the car to grid. The cars are usually gridded on the front straight so he didn't think anything of it until they started going around the track instead of stopping:eek: So that killed their chances of doing anything right from the beginning, they did finish 49th overall though. Jack qualified the 59 car in 2nd and drove an excellent race to still be in second when he came into the pits for a full stop including driver change to Dean. Dean came out and drove hard to get back up to fourth. After several long cautions there wasn't much left and Dean was fighting hard for third when he was bumped coming out of a corner which spun him through the grass filling his front wheels with dirt causing a horrible imbalance. He had to pit for a two tire change and finished the race in 30th:( The 52 car drove a pretty good race, even leading a could green flag laps after pits rotations during the first caution period. They ended up in a solid 10th which was worth celebrating:) The good news of the day was that Mike Canny and Hugh Plumb finished the race in 2nd place with the 60 car:thumbsup: They both drove very well and did a terrific job of timing their pit strategy. Their crew cheif brought them in on the right lap even though there was confusion between race control and the corner workers. Quinn Conda, the 60 car crew cheif, followed the rules set forth and got them in exactly when they needed to be giving them the perfect opportunity to finish well. Our pit stops all went well which was a breath of fresh air. I did have a small problem releasing the jack on one side of the 150 car because the handle stuck but I got it down before it was finished fueling so it didn't cause any delay which made me feel better. Other than working on the Koni pit crew as a jackman, I spent the majority of the weekend as head mechanic for George Winkler's Mustang Challenge cars. It's a fairly easy job since the cars don't require many changes. I basically just check the car over for loose nuts and bolts, brakes are in good condition, and the proper tires are on the car with pressures set. The weekend was pretty hectic for the other Mustang Challenge cars Rehagen Racing takes car of as we had 3 panhard bars bend in the first practice session and two engine changes. After changing them and having no other issues with them the rest of the weekend we attributed it to improperly strapping the cars down (they were hauled to the track by Reliable not us). The second practice session ended for the 11 car of Mike Harvison when the engine broke. Since they are sealed we didn't tear it apart to see why. Luckily Ford Racing had a spare so we could change it. At some point they determined that the 6 car of Jamie Slone may be experiencing the same problem so they changed his engine on Saturday before it had trouble since he finished 2nd at Road Atlanta and they didn't want to risk him not having a chance at points in this race due to a blown engine. The race went pretty well for all the drivers. We were happy that we finished 4 of our 5 Mustang Challenge cars in the top 10:rockon: Jamie Slone drove an excellent race finishing 4th in his #6 car. Mike McGovern drove fantastic as well finishing 5th in his #55 car. Mike Harvison was battling right to the end to finish in 8th three cars wide with another car and George Winkler right next to him in 10th! Our final car of the weekend was Jim Click who finished 13th out of 19 cars. Jim did a terrific job as well, dicing with several cars throughout the race. I was pretty happy for George since he had some hard times before the season started but he is getting better every race. He finished 12th at Road Atlanta. I have also been impressed because this is his first season of wheel to wheel racing. Before this year he had only done open track events with his GT500 like a lot of us and been a drag racer for more than 2 decades. I am hoping he will continue doing well as he is great guy to work with. Mustang Challenge is having their next race this coming weekend at Mid-Ohio if any of you want to stop by. I will probably only be there for Friday practice and Saturday's race since I don't think I can take too much time off work right now. Still have to talk to the boss about that today. Koni Challenge's next race is 4th of July weekend at Watkin's Glen. [/QUOTE]
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