Archive for November, 2006
The Trek to the Track
You have to wonder why the world’s longest road race is held the first weekend in December. With the early December dates we can expect nearly 15 hours of racing in the dark, and it’s REALLY dark at Thunderhill, nothing like the simulated daylight at the 24 Hours of Daytona. And the weather can be [...]
Only 2 days left
So I get a phone call from Jason at 2 in the afternoon, Tuesday. Jason is in charge of the car. He is pretty self contained and I only hear from him when a problem occurs. So when I saw his name on the caller ID I was ready for bad news. [...]
Getting ready
Ok so here it is, the monday before the race. It’s been quit an adventure just getting to this point.
We started last month, The car was in Michigan and the project was headed up by Marshall Pruitt. The plan was to have Marshall oversee the team and have myself provide logistical help. [...]
Welcome…
Hello and welcome to the live blog site for the 2006 25-Hours of Thunderhill. This site will follow the progress of the Hoover Motorsports Mazda MX-5 Team (class E1). Drivers are Matt Cross, Johnny Kanavas, Mark Powell, and Andrew Caddell. Drivers and crew from the team will do their best to keep the site updated [...]
