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“Hello, I am Jim France”

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Bruce
on November 1, 2008
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The gentleman stuck his hand out and said, “Hello, I am Jim France.”

The star factor is honestly a giggle. Dave Quinlan and I were doing a data debrief when Kevin Buckler was walking his next appointment into his office in the trailer. He stopped to introduce us to a very kind, tall, older person. The gentleman stuck his hand out and said, “Hello, I am Bill France.” We laughed about spec miata racing together. So casual, non-chalant…like it’s nothing big.

Daytona Infield Entry Tubes

It’s over….and I’m so exhausted.Despite all the excitement…I’m realizing now there was HUGE stress associated with the effort.

My cue should have been when I awoke on Monday, 10.27 at 5 a.m. in a panic that the person transporting the car down to Daytona had gotten a hair cut and shaved his beard so I couldn’t find him OR the car. There was huge anxiety……about the track, the speed, the other ‘pro’ drivers, the infamous DP (Daytona Prototype) cars….and of course, the money.
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This Racing Stuff is Bi-Polar

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Bruce
on October 29, 2008
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Guardian Angel Motorsports - Toby takes the finish line

Wow….this just keeps getting better.

The morning started out cool (49 degrees) and sunny. Lots of power on a day like today. Teammate Dan Watkins was first at bat and SHOT out of the box with a TWO second improvement in lap times. Dan is putting his foot down…literally. Continue reading ‘This Racing Stuff is Bi-Polar’

Guardian Angel Motorsports & TRG Showing Speed

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on October 29, 2008
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Q and Ledoux Suiting up for actionOctober 28, 2008

TRG Camp Showing Speed

By Michael Harker

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 28, 2008) - Andy Lally and Spencer Pumpelly recorded strong results in last season’s Rolex 24 At Daytona; Lally second and Pumpelly third. And both were fast in the first two days of Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 testing for the October Test Days at Daytona International Speedway.

Lally is expected to run a comparable schedule in 2009 to that of 2008, running select Rolex Series races while mostly focusing on ARCA and in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Pumpelly will run fulltime in 2009 with TRG in the Rolex GT and KONI Challenge GS Series. Continue reading ‘Guardian Angel Motorsports & TRG Showing Speed’