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January 24, 2008
Thursday's day-end debrief
75 car after prep. by the C360R team - before qualifying.
After suffering and working through the frustrations of both practice sessions, the whole team of C360R sat down to discuss qualifying.
For our car (#75) it was decided that I would qualify - and thereby be the starting-driver for the race as Grand Am's rules dictate.
With fifty cars on-track, it was certain to be thrilling!!
With rain threatening - and indeed starting to fall near session's end - it was time to find a spot for a "clear lap" and go quickly.
Ultimately we qualified three point two seconds away from pole position. Our PR time of 2:12.582 finds us starting in the middle of the ST grid in twenty-seventh position.
One thing to remember as I prepare for rest tonite can be found in the words of Australian V8 SuperCar driver, Russell Ingall:
"I'm a racer, not a qualifier!" :-)
Cheers and goodnite - we'll update more later.
Tomorrow, we race!
Posted by YORK Group at January 24, 2008 10:55 PM