![]() ![]() The plan was to take advantage of the mandatory five pit stops by cycling through our three-man team, allowing Jack to take the green flag and Matt to take the checkered. We placed Jack in the car to start the race. Despite our vociferous protests (not really), that meant we were placed in the top of the three classes – named “Daytona,” “Sebring,” and “Indy” and we were gridded second for the start of the race because one of the top two cars was late to grid. The Jalopnik team broke the clutch on their car early on, so they switched to a backup E36 BMW and qualified sixth. Period.ĭuring qualifying, Jack and Matt both posted nearly identical times of 1:18.4, which meant that we were third out of forty-one cars. Dollar for dollar, AER is the best value in amateur racing. You get two nine-hour races: one on Saturday and one on Sunday. Oh, yeah, that reminds me – they also have a full day of practice and qualifying, which no other budget-minded endurance series offers. They class you appropriately and simply – not based on arbitrary rules or points, but on qualifying times. You can bring just about any car you want, provided it’s fully caged and wearing 200 treadwear tires. They have the skinniest rule book in racing. They compete on world-class racing circuits. What better way to stick it to the man than kicking Travis squarely in the ass of his too-tight jeans and showing those Jalops you can’t just buy your way to the top in endurance racing.ĭespite the fact that they allowed the Jalops to put their logo on the trophies, American Endurance Racing just gets it right in so many ways. What the hell, guys? Don’t you know that imported coupes with GM motors is kinda our thing? Oh, and they also brought an LS-powered BMW, too. As a result, we would all be competing for the “Jalopnik Cup of Excellence.” Not only THAT, they brought a film crew, an RV, Supreme Leader Matt Hardigree, and approximately fourteen press cars to the race. Jalopnik’s Travis Okulski had thrown down the virtual gauntlet by convincing the powers-that-be at Gawker Media to sponsor the race and actually rename the trophy after themselves. There was only one thing standing in the way of TTAC having the best journalistic racing team in the history of the internet itself: I felt confident I would be the best “slow guy” anybody would have on their team. We also, of course, had TTAC’s legendary racer, Jack Baruth, as a wheelman. Not only is he a master sheet metal worker and welder, Matt can also drive the wheels off of his Frankenstein. Matt had done a round of testing at Mid-Ohio earlier in the year and reported back the car felt faster and better than ever before. Matt Johnston’s mighty GM-powered FC RX-7 had been dialed up a few notches during its hibernation and was now putting over sixty more horses to the wheels. Our small but determined racing team had designs on a big win to start the year. After my first experience running with the fledgling American Endurance Racing organization last fall, I spent many long, snowy winter weeks in Kentucky, counting the days until this season’s debut race at New Jersey Motorsports Park’s Lightning Raceway. It’s reportedly unclear if police believe she’s connected with the man’s death or if Aer Lingus is just the Con Air of Dublin flights.I asked myself that question over and over again this winter. The woman was taken to Togher Garda station for questioning. Luggage was examined and a substance was discovered in the bags of the woman who was arrested. But one woman, believed to be in her 40’s, was apparently taken into custody after cops found drugs in her luggage. To that end, it’s still unclear what caused the first man’s death, though an autopsy is reportedly underway. The second passenger was reportedly hospitalized upon landing and may or may not be infected with some sort of zombie virus-or they’re treating him for the bite. The mystery began when a 24-year-old man reportedly became “extremely violent” on the flight, bit another passenger and then died. Aer Lingus Passenger Flips Out, Bites Fellow Passenger, DiesĪ 24-year-old man became agitated on an Aer Lingus flight from Lisbon to Dublin, bit another man,… According to reports, police have arrested a Portugese woman who was aboard the bizarre Aer Lingus flight this weekend that landed in Ireland with one passenger dead and another injured. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |