2011 Grand Am Season Opener, I'm in Florida!!!

DTC STI · 01-27-2011, 10:39 PM

I am going to make this short because I am extremely tired and my back hurts. I need to sleep. I am in Florida for this: http://www.grand-am.com/
We are here running our Civic, now sponsored by Skullcandy!

Car is running AWESOME! The changes we made over the off season seem to be helping. At the end of the second practice session we were running 6th out of a 34 car field. We went out for qualifying and just couldn't quite get the speed back. We didn't do that great, but I am not worried. It's a 3 hour race and we have plenty of time to make it up. If we can keep the brakes together and catch a yellow flag at the right time I think we have the speed for a top 10. More later. I'm going to bed.

I'm the nerd wearing a beanie in sunny Florida:

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DTC STI · 01-27-2011, 10:40 PM

More:

I know some of you guys would like this

More tomorrow.

azn2nr · 01-27-2011, 10:49 PM

holy long hair jason

wrx wagone · 01-27-2011, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DTC STI

I know some of you guys would like this

That's Joe Aquilante.

Enjoy yourself down there and best of luck.

rossl · 01-27-2011, 11:12 PM

Looks like fun, I hope it goes well. For me it was either a flight out to the Rolex 24 or Sebring and I ended up choosing Sebring since it worked a bit better with my work schedule. My cousin might be racing Rolex next year though so I'll be out for that if he does.

Himynameisgreg · 01-28-2011, 12:11 AM

lol, when i told skullcandy they should sponsor a car they said that was stupid.

good luck!

medamullet · 01-28-2011, 12:12 AM

I want to be like you JASON! you are the man. Show me the way!

PCSkiBum_21 · 01-28-2011, 12:17 AM

recently sponsored by citydeals, right? how do you get the hookups haha? greg works at skullcandy and look what he said!

Himynameisgreg · 01-28-2011, 12:24 AM

i am guessing they told me stupid and then turned around with my idea and took it up the latter.

aclver1 · 01-28-2011, 01:25 PM

Looks fun, i wish i was in Florida right now. I can't wait for the race season to start here.

DTC STI · 01-28-2011, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azn2nr

holy long hair jason

Quote:

Originally Posted by medamullet

I want to be like you JASON! you are the man. Show me the way!

Just don't cut your hair!!

Event coverage here: http://www.grand-am.com/

TV to be broadcast at a later date.

Race was today. Again I'm destroyed. So this will be short and sweet. We qualified 32nd and finished 5th! We had 3rd place locked up for a little but couldn't quite keep pace. Compass passed us on the LAST green lap going into turn 1. Race finished under caution. Very stoked with our finish. Very good results. Lots of carnage. A couple of times we almost wrapped up the car in a crash. But narrowly missed us. Race ended at 3pm. We were in impound for 4 hours. Packing up the semi for 2 hours, quick dinner and I am going to sleep.

Race went:

P1. APR GTI
P2. Bimmerworld 325
P3. Kinetic KIA
P4. Compass Civic
P4. Skullcandy Civic (us)

Sorry will answer all questions when I can see straight.

bhhamblin · 01-29-2011, 12:08 AM

Is that the alignment stuff you use for locals cars?

PCSkiBum_21 · 01-29-2011, 12:22 AM

5th out of 34, that's awesome! good work

DTC STI · 01-31-2011, 12:45 PM

http://hondaracinghpd.blogspot.com/2...a-tallman.html
http://hondaracinghpd.blogspot.com/2...r-grandam.html

Race Report From Lara Tallman:

Team Skullcandy Finishes 5th at Grandam Season Opener!

Daytona was another eventful race for the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge and the CA Sport team. We were join by our crew of: Josh Sandel as crew chief, Mark Keeton as strategist, Jason Smith from http://innovative-garage.com/, Ryan Taylor, Tyler Burgoyne and The Pfadt Racing crew: Aaron Pfadt, Josh and Blair.

Practice for us went smoothly, not so much for some of the other teams which caused a black flag in the first session so I ended up getting only one hot lap. Daytona is a short event since the test is earlier in January and due to budget we weren't there. That means that on Thursday we had two practice sessions, and then qualifying. Since the first session didn't give me much track time I was hoping to get it together the quickly. The new track felt quite different, much smoother and faster. The car got up to speed sooner on the oval and caused the car to move more from turbulence. The set-up was pretty good from the start, but Vesko and the crew continued to improve the car and before I knew it it was time to qualify.

Qualifying, what can I say, not pretty. I was trying to find a gap to get a run, but it seemed like the race was on. After a couple of laps I found a hole and put down a better lap, but it was less than stellar so we started the race in 32nd :-(

I was in the car first as usual and my job was to stay out of trouble and to be very easy on the brakes. We still can hardly finish a race with any brakes left and staying out of trouble in the start of a Continental race is challenging. There were 45 cars in the ST field, 80 plus cars total, so it was a busy start. There were two full-course yellows in the first 30 minutes. Mark and Vesko decided to do our pit stop then as I radioed in that there were 5 cars involved and clean-up would be lengthy. I narrowly missed that pile-up, can't wait to see the video. That happened half a lap after one of the Freedom cars got loose in the horseshoe and almost collected me. I think there were 5 full-course yellows during the race and many cars down—but not the Skullcandy Honda Civic si!

Sitting in the pit waiting for the outcome is torture, but watching Vesko show his usual style was excellent. He made it to 3rd place but couldn't get by the KIA's who were working together then he was hit repeatedly by one of the orange civics which happened to be a lap down and not competing in the top ten, but his teammate behind him was trying to catch Vesko. He turned Vesko twice and ripped off the back bumper, but Vesko held on for a 5th place finish.

After the race Grand-am pulled several cars for tech and a dyno test. I doubt well here anything from the results, but I'd love to. It took several hours so we were really late getting packed up and out.

On to Miami. . .

Before:

After:

DTC STI · 01-31-2011, 12:46 PM

Lots more pictures soon.

pumpkyn · 01-31-2011, 01:16 PM

you look beautiful

DTC STI · 01-31-2011, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PCSkiBum_21

recently sponsored by citydeals, right? how do you get the hookups haha? greg works at skullcandy and look what he said!

It wasn't me. Team Manager did all the footwork on that one!

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhhamblin

Is that the alignment stuff you use for locals cars?

Very similar.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pumpkyn

you look beautiful

They funny thing is I am recognized in the pits for my long hair. Most of the the tire guys and officials know me as "you know, the kid with the long hair."

medamullet · 01-31-2011, 01:50 PM

I want to join your team. Maybe I can run around in my speedo. that should really help out Jason

Whiteghost 2.5 · 02-02-2011, 02:16 PM

Nice Jason! Had a great time good pic got me looking like a goof! Can't wait for miami! Great race weekend with great friends and great results.

Josh

DTC STI · 02-03-2011, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by medamullet

I want to join your team. Maybe I can run around in my speedo. that should really help out Jason

That would be awesome! I would pay to see that. Jason, running around our garage installing tires in a speedo. ha ha ha ha ha

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whiteghost 2.5

Nice Jason! Had a great time good pic got me looking like a goof! Can't wait for miami! Great race weekend with great friends and great results.

Josh

Josh, we make a great team. We need to keep this momentum going for homestead. Our stop was awesome! The crew is def coming together! I talked to Laura this morning and she was asking if you were coming with us. I told her you were, but you should call her and tell her your in.

medamullet · 02-03-2011, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DTC STI

That would be awesome! I would pay to see that. Jason, running around our garage installing tires in a speedo. ha ha ha ha ha

that will be $10.00 please

DTC STI · 02-05-2011, 12:30 PM

**** JASON!! ARE YOU ****ING KIDDING ME!!! I can never come back......and its my thread.

Kastley85891 · 02-05-2011, 12:42 PM

Saw that on TV, nice......

DTC STI · 02-05-2011, 05:29 PM

Ya it aired today. Been busy at work haven't had time to watch it. Thank you DVR!!

Kastley85891 · 02-05-2011, 05:30 PM

I have all the series on auto... looked great

01-27-2011, 10:39 PM	#1
DTC STI Scooby Specialist Member#: 127213 Join Date: Sep 2006 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Lehi, My Shop and MMP Vehicle: 1998 H1 Honda Civic innovative-garage.com	2011 Grand Am Season Opener, I'm in Florida!!! I am going to make this short because I am extremely tired and my back hurts. I need to sleep. I am in Florida for this: http://www.grand-am.com/ We are here running our Civic, now sponsored by Skullcandy! Car is running AWESOME! The changes we made over the off season seem to be helping. At the end of the second practice session we were running 6th out of a 34 car field. We went out for qualifying and just couldn't quite get the speed back. We didn't do that great, but I am not worried. It's a 3 hour race and we have plenty of time to make it up. If we can keep the brakes together and catch a yellow flag at the right time I think we have the speed for a top 10. More later. I'm going to bed. I'm the nerd wearing a beanie in sunny Florida: * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

01-31-2011, 12:45 PM	#14
DTC STI Scooby Specialist Member#: 127213 Join Date: Sep 2006 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Lehi, My Shop and MMP Vehicle: 1998 H1 Honda Civic innovative-garage.com	http://hondaracinghpd.blogspot.com/2...a-tallman.html http://hondaracinghpd.blogspot.com/2...r-grandam.html Race Report From Lara Tallman: Team Skullcandy Finishes 5th at Grandam Season Opener! Daytona was another eventful race for the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge and the CA Sport team. We were join by our crew of: Josh Sandel as crew chief, Mark Keeton as strategist, Jason Smith from http://innovative-garage.com/, Ryan Taylor, Tyler Burgoyne and The Pfadt Racing crew: Aaron Pfadt, Josh and Blair. Practice for us went smoothly, not so much for some of the other teams which caused a black flag in the first session so I ended up getting only one hot lap. Daytona is a short event since the test is earlier in January and due to budget we weren't there. That means that on Thursday we had two practice sessions, and then qualifying. Since the first session didn't give me much track time I was hoping to get it together the quickly. The new track felt quite different, much smoother and faster. The car got up to speed sooner on the oval and caused the car to move more from turbulence. The set-up was pretty good from the start, but Vesko and the crew continued to improve the car and before I knew it it was time to qualify. Qualifying, what can I say, not pretty. I was trying to find a gap to get a run, but it seemed like the race was on. After a couple of laps I found a hole and put down a better lap, but it was less than stellar so we started the race in 32nd :-( I was in the car first as usual and my job was to stay out of trouble and to be very easy on the brakes. We still can hardly finish a race with any brakes left and staying out of trouble in the start of a Continental race is challenging. There were 45 cars in the ST field, 80 plus cars total, so it was a busy start. There were two full-course yellows in the first 30 minutes. Mark and Vesko decided to do our pit stop then as I radioed in that there were 5 cars involved and clean-up would be lengthy. I narrowly missed that pile-up, can't wait to see the video. That happened half a lap after one of the Freedom cars got loose in the horseshoe and almost collected me. I think there were 5 full-course yellows during the race and many cars down—but not the Skullcandy Honda Civic si! Sitting in the pit waiting for the outcome is torture, but watching Vesko show his usual style was excellent. He made it to 3rd place but couldn't get by the KIA's who were working together then he was hit repeatedly by one of the orange civics which happened to be a lap down and not competing in the top ten, but his teammate behind him was trying to catch Vesko. He turned Vesko twice and ripped off the back bumper, but Vesko held on for a 5th place finish. After the race Grand-am pulled several cars for tech and a dyno test. I doubt well here anything from the results, but I'd love to. It took several hours so we were really late getting packed up and out. On to Miami. . . Before: After: Last edited by DTC STI; 01-31-2011 at 01:20 PM.

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01-27-2011, 10:40 PM	#2
DTC STI Scooby Specialist Member#: 127213 Join Date: Sep 2006 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Lehi, My Shop and MMP Vehicle: 1998 H1 Honda Civic innovative-garage.com	More: I know some of you guys would like this More tomorrow.

01-27-2011, 10:49 PM	#3
azn2nr Scooby Specialist Member#: 35276 Join Date: Apr 2003 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Salt Lake City, UT Vehicle: dust collector	holy long hair jason

01-27-2011, 11:12 PM	#5
rossl Scooby Specialist Member#: 193147 Join Date: Oct 2008 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: RMIC, Logan UT Vehicle: 04 STi	Looks like fun, I hope it goes well. For me it was either a flight out to the Rolex 24 or Sebring and I ended up choosing Sebring since it worked a bit better with my work schedule. My cousin might be racing Rolex next year though so I'll be out for that if he does.

01-28-2011, 12:11 AM	#6
Himynameisgreg Scooby Specialist Member#: 200420 Join Date: Jan 2009 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Park City, UT Vehicle: '08 DGM 2.5i Sedan '05 AW STI Track Car	lol, when i told skullcandy they should sponsor a car they said that was stupid. good luck!

01-28-2011, 12:12 AM	#7
medamullet Scooby Guru Member#: 99442 Join Date: Oct 2005 Chapter/Region: International Location: Man of Mystery Vehicle: 2006 SGM STI I'm on CORN YO!	I want to be like you JASON! you are the man. Show me the way!

01-28-2011, 12:17 AM	#8
PCSkiBum_21 Scooby Specialist Member#: 164437 Join Date: Nov 2007 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Park City, UT Vehicle: EVO IX - Track Car 2.5RS Coupe - Daily	recently sponsored by citydeals, right? how do you get the hookups haha? greg works at skullcandy and look what he said!

01-28-2011, 12:24 AM	#9
Himynameisgreg Scooby Specialist Member#: 200420 Join Date: Jan 2009 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Park City, UT Vehicle: '08 DGM 2.5i Sedan '05 AW STI Track Car	i am guessing they told me stupid and then turned around with my idea and took it up the latter.

01-28-2011, 01:25 PM	#10
aclver1 Scooby Specialist Member#: 114177 Join Date: May 2006 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: SLC utah Vehicle: 2004 Impreza 2.5rs 70 Datsun Fairlady	Looks fun, i wish i was in Florida right now. I can't wait for the race season to start here.

01-29-2011, 12:08 AM	#12
bhhamblin n00b Moderator Moderator Member#: 99397 Join Date: Oct 2005 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Clinton, UT Vehicle: '13 BRZ, '13 STi SRs13 '83 Skyline '93 GTR	Is that the alignment stuff you use for locals cars?

01-29-2011, 12:22 AM	#13
PCSkiBum_21 Scooby Specialist Member#: 164437 Join Date: Nov 2007 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Park City, UT Vehicle: EVO IX - Track Car 2.5RS Coupe - Daily	5th out of 34, that's awesome! good work

01-31-2011, 12:46 PM	#15
DTC STI Scooby Specialist Member#: 127213 Join Date: Sep 2006 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Lehi, My Shop and MMP Vehicle: 1998 H1 Honda Civic innovative-garage.com	Lots more pictures soon.

01-31-2011, 01:16 PM	#16
pumpkyn Scooby Specialist Member#: 156347 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: LA/PHX/SLC Vehicle: 1997 Milano EK 2004 Platinum Wrex	you look beautiful

01-31-2011, 01:50 PM	#18
medamullet Scooby Guru Member#: 99442 Join Date: Oct 2005 Chapter/Region: International Location: Man of Mystery Vehicle: 2006 SGM STI I'm on CORN YO!	I want to join your team. Maybe I can run around in my speedo. that should really help out Jason

02-02-2011, 02:16 PM	#19
Whiteghost 2.5 Scooby Specialist Member#: 72994 Join Date: Oct 2004 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Spring Hill FL Vehicle: 2001 Racekor Emerald Green	Nice Jason! Had a great time good pic got me looking like a goof! Can't wait for miami! Great race weekend with great friends and great results. Josh

02-05-2011, 12:30 PM	#22
DTC STI Scooby Specialist Member#: 127213 Join Date: Sep 2006 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Lehi, My Shop and MMP Vehicle: 1998 H1 Honda Civic innovative-garage.com	** JASON!! ARE YOU **ING KIDDING ME!!! I can never come back......and its my thread.

02-05-2011, 12:42 PM	#23
Kastley85891 Scooby Specialist Member#: 127704 Join Date: Oct 2006 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: TX/Austin Vehicle: 2013 Leggy Scooby no4 - huntin for 5	Saw that on TV, nice......

02-05-2011, 05:29 PM	#24
DTC STI Scooby Specialist Member#: 127213 Join Date: Sep 2006 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Lehi, My Shop and MMP Vehicle: 1998 H1 Honda Civic innovative-garage.com	Ya it aired today. Been busy at work haven't had time to watch it. Thank you DVR!!

02-05-2011, 05:30 PM	#25
Kastley85891 Scooby Specialist Member#: 127704 Join Date: Oct 2006 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: TX/Austin Vehicle: 2013 Leggy Scooby no4 - huntin for 5	I have all the series on auto... looked great