"Bill Caswell" (billcaswell)
01/16/2014 at 09:26 • Filed to: None
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"Bill Caswell" (billcaswell)
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I stopped by the 25hrs of Thunderhill last month to see !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! race the Audi TT RS and catch up with friends running a wild E36. At 2am while chasing down the leaders, the Audi came in for a driver change. I wish I had a tripod or a camera I haven't dropped 10,000 times(replaced with a D800 last week) but this is their pitstop. Interesting that with the urgency of getting back into the lead they take their time and make zero mistakes. I thought it was pretty cool. Even better to wake up the next morning and hear they (and my friend Robb) won the race overall! I would have stayed to see it but needed to get back to Sonoma for the Lemons race.
Its a little boring if you're not into endurance racing but you rarely see these parts of the race so I thought I'd share.
Bad Idea Hat
> Bill Caswell
01/16/2014 at 09:59 |
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I've noticed that endurance pit stops are more of a "how will this affect us in the future" view on things. Notice the rear passenger wheel well, how a conference develops around it very early on. Could have been any number of things, but there definitely is something that's getting their attention. So many things in endurance racing that would end an F1 car's day are either repaired, or duct taped so that the race can continue.
That's why I love endurance racing. Everything is done with an eye on the future. The person you're chasing may blow an engine next lap, so why rush things and miss a potential disaster waiting to happen?
Stef Schrader
> Bill Caswell
01/16/2014 at 10:49 |
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This race is on my bucket list. Not boring. Nope. Not at all.
It's a "Porch-uh"
> Bill Caswell
01/16/2014 at 17:36 |
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Sigh... I miss that track. Haven't been there since I moved to San Diego.
I always got a smile watching the high-horsepower guys pass me on the Cyclone on cold tires and lose it into the dirt.