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Haha, Mike joins the GT3 ´dark side´!
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Hah, thanks guys! Really excited to get the season started.. the cars are awesome and the racing should be great.
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Will you be racing in a Stars & Stripes livery?
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Congrats Mike! Look forward to seeing your exploits. Are you planning on converting/running the 458 Grand Am that you ran with ESM to GT3-spec, or going with a new/used GT3 car?
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Donuts and Patron--It takes a tough stomach to make it as a racer.
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Hah, not on the entire car! I did like the flag ESM had on the rear quarters though.
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Additionally, we'll have wheel mounted paddle shifters added. The car originally came with column mounted paddles like the street car. I never liked them but it wasn't primarily my car so I just rolled with it. We'll also have some fancy cockpit adjustable rollbars from Michelotto which I'm not sure are legal in GT3, but are legal in World Challenge. Hopefully we can give the Cadillacs a run for their money. I'll be in the GT class, not GT-A. -mike |
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Fantastic news Mike best of luck I'll be cheering you on through out the year.
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10 Jan 2014, 01:42 (Ref:3352255) | #85 | ||
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Thanks for all the info Mike and congrats! Please keep us in the loop as the season progresses.
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10 Jan 2014, 03:17 (Ref:3352273) | #86 | |
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And this will be the same Ferrari's that run in the Blancpain Endurance Series without any modifications yes?
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Good luck Mike; figured you were heading this way and will look forward to watching you in the premier US series with live streaming...
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Many congrats Mike! Didn't see you at the Roar, so not sure if you were there! Will you be at the 24 hrs just in case an opportunity comes up?
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I'll reiterate the others' sentiments on congratulating Mike on his new ride. Looking forward to hearing your insight and about your exploits through the season.
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11 Jan 2014, 15:11 (Ref:3352812) | #94 | |
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The only thing the PWC is an endurance race? Any suggestions on how they should go about that?
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11 Jan 2014, 19:30 (Ref:3352874) | #95 | |
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It's unlikely they'd add an endurance race, the costs would increase too much and it'd be a big strain on SCCA. People have to remember that the SCCA does not have IMSA-level resources.
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NASA has the Thunder Hill 25h and I am pretty sure the SCCA has the NASA level of resources. One three or four hour would be nice.
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I doubt they'll every do any endurance races under the World Challenge banner. None of the teams are setup for endurance racing. The costs are much higher and it would require a large increase in people hired by the teams for a race weekend. No pit stops and hour long races keep the costs very low.
SCCA Pro Racing has the resources to put on the races, but I don't think the interest would be there from the competitors. Which is a different organization than SCCA Club Racing... my SCCA Pro license won't even get me into local SCCA Club Races. lol! -mike |
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I don't see any need for Pirelli World Challenge to bring endurance races. Those (teams) who want to do longer events should head either to TUSC or Conti Challenge.
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http://sportscar365.com/gt/world-cha...o-gt-with-tlx/
Pretty cool. Someone needed to replace the Volvos on schooling everyone during the standing starts. :-) -mike |
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I can't wait to see what K-PAX are going to run this year. It won't be the Volvo S60Rs!
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