All Entries Tagged With: "MX5 Miata"

Hey Nightowls.. 1:30am

We made a few changes to the driver line up - Sammy and I (Mark) did single stints, Johnny is in the car now for a double.We moved up nicely. I was in the car and we were on the same lap as the second place E2 car and gaining about 7 seconds a lap. [...]

13 hours in…

Alright. So, Andrew is now out after a double and sammy is now in. We just did a right side tire rotation before sending Valafar out. Brakes and tire change is coming up soon. stay tuned.
We are about 9 laps down, but are making up good time.
- johnny [...]

8 hours

Well, I (Johnny) just got out of the car about 45 mins ago. Brought the car in with a 5 lap lead on 2nd place. We had one full course yellow for some cars that were off. Our tires were toast and the car was all over the place. We still were able to run [...]

Ouch!

Six laps into Matt’s first stint the left rear wheel hub broke, shattered the rotor and the wheel fell off. We were 5 laps up at the time. With the tow in and repairs we lost 51 minutes of track time - Jason Hoover and his crew guys are amazing!!

Matt went back out 16 laps [...]

5 Hours In, 20 to Go

We’re leading the E1 class and in 8th overall, only 4 laps out of 3rd! 56 cars started the race. The car lost it’s push as the tires wore in. Everything is going great. Two of the other MX-5 Miatas have had deferential problems and went in to the paddock for a swap (we had [...]

Underway!

Andrew’s is in, halfway through the first stint, 3rd in class. He is reporting that the car is pushing some exiting corners which restricts his ability to get on the gas early. We’re running 1-2 seconds a lap slower than the cars ahead of us. Adjustments will be made at the first stop.
US Air [...]