IMSA Team Falken memories.

[TRspitfirefan]

Great article from Racer.com.
http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/12221...alken-memories
Really sad to see Team Falken come to an end.

My favorite memory as a fan of Team Falken, was from 2013.
I was fortunate enough to get to attend their paddock tour at Road America during the August round, which was really cool. But it also made it even more heart breaking a few weeks later when the car was written off during the start of that awful Baltimore race. It was almost painful watching the team struggle through the next few rounds, trying to get the old 2010 car up to speed, especially when the car was even off the pace during one rainy session at Cota.
We hadn't been planning on attending Petit Lemans, but thankfully my brother decided that missing the last opportunity to see the classic ALMS race, was just not an option. Besides, after so many great memories following the ALMS over the years, we kind of felt obligated to see its last event. So we loaded up my rusty twenty year old Dodge Caravan and set off on the eight hundred mile road trip, hoping and praying the old girl wouldn't let us down. She didn't.
Road Atlanta is such a beautiful track and the whole event was incredible.
Night racing, racing in the rain, red clay mud, it was all just plain awesome.
We closely followed the progress of the #17 car during the race, keeping track of their position by calling home and getting timing updates. I remember how exciting it was when they managed to claw their way back onto the GT class lead lap. They were far from the fastest car that weekend, but it was with a little attrition, some luck, some pretty crazy driving and a ton of sheer determination they were able to win that race. And I was there to witness it!
I will always remember the never give up attitude of the little Falken Team.

Good Times..Thanks for the memories.