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    "Monty" WINS at NASA Infineon 4-Hour Enduro!

    Epic 4-hour endurance race that included some rain at around the halfway mark. I had already been screwed by a full-course yellow to catch P1 during the rain and fell a full lap down with P1 needing to still do one more fuel stop. Post stop, I was still 30 seconds back.

    With 3.5 hours down, I had to boogie to catch the leader in E3 class for the win. This is one of the craziest situations I had to push myself into for a win. Monty was long overdue for a NASA win and I wanted it bad.



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    And I noticed kung fu jesus slipping a Mazda Roadster sticker on my cage for good measure before I departed SoCal for the race. ;)
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    Quote Originally Posted by VagaXt View Post
    And I noticed kung fu jesus slipping a Mazda Roadster sticker on my cage for good measure before I departed SoCal for the race. ;)
    I don't know what you're talking about.

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    Awesome Race Hunny Bunny!

    Eff that Johnny D guy for the punt... LOL.
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    I don't think he punted me on purpose. It is racing, but at the time, I couldn't help vocalizing my frustration on the radio. I know Monty was a former Chumpcar and it is a little beat up, but I do not want to hurt it anymore than it already has.

    By the way, thank you for helping me tow Monty to and from the race. After racing the 4 hours by myself I don't think I could have made it back.
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    Congrats! Awesome driving as usual.
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    Congrats, great driving

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    Good shit, Sonny.

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    nice battle

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    Here's a good reason why I made up my 30-second gap late in the race, but it's the same reason why I got unlucky and had the gap in the first place (full-course yellow and got stuck behind the safety car).
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    Great dual with the two NB's and congrats on the win!

    You sir drive with no regard in the rain, I like it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWidmer View Post
    Great dual with the two NB's and congrats on the win!

    You sir drive with no regard in the rain, I like it!
    Thank you sir. And fortunately enough, I had another day in a rain just last weekend at Laguna Seca. That time I was in Team 949 Racing's main enduro E1 car,Crusher, with Grand Am rain tires. It was like another dimension...
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    Great vid's Sonny. I'm always amazed at your ability to consistently drive the car on the edge but not lose it, even in an enduro race. Most people don't seem to push as hard.

    I still don't understand the hand shuffling though, if I shuffled my hands that much my driving would be super rough.
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    It's Sonny's style. Some drivers shuffle a lot, some turn and stick.

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