Mike H
Enthusiast
.......WOW!!!!! What a great event. Finished on the podium in 2ND Place! Many thanks to Nort Northam, team owner of the # 30 porsche which was a great car and allowing me to race. The other team drivers, Pete Monsillo, Randy Hale, and Dr. Jimmy Green all were great and the five of us brought the # 30 car in the ITS class to the podium.
Nothing can compare to the adrenaline rush of racing in a 24 hour race. We started as fourth in class, and thru some luck and great great driving we made a 2ND place finish. Night driving was the most fun for me and I did two night stints and one day stint in the car, a total of over 6 hours of racing. First stint was 2 hours in the day and we moved up to 2nd place. Then a 2 hour and 30 minute stint at night, and then again for another 2 hour stint at night. At my second stint we were tied in third place. By the end of my run 2 and half hours later we were in 3rd place with 3 laps over the fourth place car, and the race was 9 hours in. We were about 10 laps behind the # 2 car then. By the time I got in my third run, the race was 14 hours over. We were in 3 rd place, with 10 laps over the # 4 place car, but we were 30 laps down from the second place car and about 35 laps down from the first place car.
With some luck the second place car blew an engine and lost 2 hours. In that stint my two hour drive took us into 2nd place and put the # 2 car now 30 laps behind us now and the 4 th place car was now about 40 laps down. WOW, talk about a rush and a sudden turn of events. The rest of our team performed flawlessly, we came within 15 laps of the leader and we had our podium 2nd place.
If anybody ever wants the biggest thrill I have ever had, do a 24 hour race. I can't wait until the next event!!!
Nothing can compare to the adrenaline rush of racing in a 24 hour race. We started as fourth in class, and thru some luck and great great driving we made a 2ND place finish. Night driving was the most fun for me and I did two night stints and one day stint in the car, a total of over 6 hours of racing. First stint was 2 hours in the day and we moved up to 2nd place. Then a 2 hour and 30 minute stint at night, and then again for another 2 hour stint at night. At my second stint we were tied in third place. By the end of my run 2 and half hours later we were in 3rd place with 3 laps over the fourth place car, and the race was 9 hours in. We were about 10 laps behind the # 2 car then. By the time I got in my third run, the race was 14 hours over. We were in 3 rd place, with 10 laps over the # 4 place car, but we were 30 laps down from the second place car and about 35 laps down from the first place car.
With some luck the second place car blew an engine and lost 2 hours. In that stint my two hour drive took us into 2nd place and put the # 2 car now 30 laps behind us now and the 4 th place car was now about 40 laps down. WOW, talk about a rush and a sudden turn of events. The rest of our team performed flawlessly, we came within 15 laps of the leader and we had our podium 2nd place.
If anybody ever wants the biggest thrill I have ever had, do a 24 hour race. I can't wait until the next event!!!
