We ended up 5th in class.. the thing that hurt us the most was the fog delay, we knew our car was not going to break in 25hrs. Our competitors would at some point most likely suffer a mechanical. Not meaning any ill will towards the other E2 cars but history speaks for itself. The front drive and high strung rear drive cars tend to have more issues.

As a point of note... the car ran with the same engine, transmission and differential that it rolled out of the BMW factory with. AND the same car ran a complete SpecE30 racing season before coming to the 25hr.

Hats off to Kevin Borchers for putting this whole thing together 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE START OF THE RACE!!!!! Mike Luce, Alex Johnson, Serge Ryssev, Jon Parvu, and Kevin worked very hard to make sure we had a winning combination.
Unfortunately as stated about we only got to run 18hrs. I am so proud of the team, words are not enough. By choice we showed up with NO spares and used tires robbed from all the SpecE30's we had around the shop.

Thursday - I left the shop at 5pm with Kevin following in my pickup. Upon arrival Donny Edwards showed us to our pit spot and I was able to get the trailer backed into our spot so Elliot, Kevin and Donny could do some testing on Friday.

Friday - Testing was uneventful and Elliot was able to shake off the rust and get acclimated in the car again.

Saturday - Donny ripped out a 2:08 to qualify around 22nd position out of approx 63 cars! As usual the butterflies were very active as 11am loomed ever closer. At the flag drop you have to bite your nails the first turn could cut your 25hr plans VERY short! Everyone was able to get through cleanly and Donny settled in right in and was able to make up some spots early on. It was clear that our car was running strong and was handling like a dream. All the prep work that Kevin, Jon and Mike did was paying off in spades.
Honestly, the race was very easy for us, all we did was add fuel, change drivers and tires. It seemed that the ill prepared or broken car teams were getting all the press!!! I was able to get into the car around 2:30pm and work my first session. By now we had a slipping clutch (maybe due to improper break-in but who knows?) We could drive around it, and we did for the rest of the race!
At 7pm the race was stopped, luckily for us we pulled into the cold pits moments before the yellow flag was thrown. This allowed us to work on the car since we pitted under green. The front pads were DONE, Evil Genius (Evil Generous?) had a set of pads that we installed Sunday morning.

Sunday - The race was back underway with remaining heavy fog pockets along the track but it was driveable. We were running very strong and looked to be a solid 6th place behind Divaspeed and several TOP NOTCH Spec Miata teams. I opted to hand over my second session to Carl Chiu since he is much faster than I am and we needed to work on getting back up the leaderboard. With approximately 7 minutes to go the Diva car was off track, we were 3 laps down on them and were running very low 2 minute laps with hot shoe Kevin behind the wheel. We knew we could make up the 3 laps if Kevin pushed hard and was careful negotiating traffic... with only MOMENTS to go Kevin crossed the start finish line for the 3rd time assuring us a top 5 finish.

Special thanks to our sponsors,
Temple Coffee - caffeine
Evil Genius Racing - brake pads
Elliot Taylor, Brimstone - THE CAR!
Jasper Trout www.troutfarmphotodesign.com - graphic design and photographer
Valley Motorwerks/Pointsix Motorsports - shop time, parts, track support
Sacramento Bariatric Medical Associates - MONEY!
PIAA - lights and lighting consulting services
986inc - cool/warm suit test unit - worked flawlessly!
Scott Neville - pre-race logistical support
Glendine (gporter89) - THE BEST BAKED GOODS AND CARROT CAKE - PERIOD!!!