[Fot] RiffRAF Racing 24 hrs of VIR update

[Todd Redmond]

Well done!!

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On Jul 31, 2011, at 6:21 PM, LimeyV8 at aol.com wrote:

> The last few hours of the race were really "interesting" - on-line  timing 
> and scoring (which most of us were able to follow on our stupid smart  
> phones throughout most of the race) went dark in the last hour of the race, but  
> we THINK we finished 19th 
> remarkable, considering that Sunday morning we
> - tore the center out of the left front wheel (Jamie  driving)
> - completely wore out the front brake pads and blew a piston out of a  
> caliper - replaced both brake calipers in our lengthiest pit stop of the race  
> (me driving)
> - had a right rear tire go suddenly flat when somebody got close  enough on 
> track to shear off the valve stem (Wayne Andrews driving)
> 
> - oh yeah - we lost the starter before the sun came up on Sunday,  but this 
> was a barely a minor inconvenience since the car can be push  started in 
> about 3 feet in first gear and I don't believe anybody went off track  bad 
> enough to stall the car throughout the whole 24 hours...okay, 27 hours, if  you 
> count the track reconfiguration breaks and the lightening delay
> 
> So - at the end of the event we drove a mostly unscathed, still good  
> running car back on the trailer and all went home smiling with a top 20  finish. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Jack Mc
> 
> 
> In a message dated 7/31/2011 11:55:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> tedtsimx at bright.net writes:
> 
> What is current  status?  It,s been 3 hours since we heard anything.  Great 
> job so.  Keep it going.  Ted
> 
> Connected by DROID on Verizon  Wireless
> 
> 
> -----Original message-----
> 
> From: Jack Mc  <LimeyV8 at aol.com>
> To: Jack Mc  <LimeyV8 at aol.com>
> Cc: "fot at autox.team.net"  <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sun, Jul 31, 2011 09:21:00  GMT+00:00
> Subject: Re: [Fot] RiffRAF Racing 24 hrs of VIR  update
> 
> 
> 17th @ 5:20 am
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jul  30, 2011, at 7:14 PM, Jack Mc <limeyv8 at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> Lightening delay - no power at corner stations - will eventually restart 
> in
> 19th place on a very wet course
>> 
>> Jack  Mc
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Jul 30, 2011, at  5:08 PM, LimeyV8 at aol.com wrote:
>> 
>>> 21st place (84 cars  started) 7 hours in
>>> 
>>> we shall keep calm and carry  on
>>> 
>>> Jack Mc
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