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| This page was last modified on Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:47:05 AM With great dissapointment the lildebbieracing 944 has been sold. It will stay in the Jacksonville Area, and we look forward to helping the new owner with DE and Club racing in the near future!! Update on the Rules... We are allowing an after market ABS because guys will cheat with the stock one anyway...
2) The cars go through myself and Ron Barnaba at Porsche Napleton Westmont. They are special stripped Generation 2 cars with 18's and LSD only. The Full Cage done by Kelly Moss, the Race seat, harness, Fire System, 1 set of DOT Race Tires of choice and Padgett racing brake pads will be done by Porsche Napleton Westmont. They will be solid white, with graphics wrapped on the car. ALL OF THE CARS WILL BE RACE READY!!!
3) The pricing is being set by Porsche Napleton at a special deal on these cars only and goes through me. Please contact me for anymore information.
We want this series to grow and be the next feeder series, like the Mazda MX Cup...and from all the excitement it will be......
Paul Goyette
Marketing Director
Cayman Spec Series
904-651-0465 There are 30 SPEC Cayman S and Cayman's available... Contact me about these ASAP. Paul Goyette This is just out and to be announced at the HSR Mitty in Atlanta!!!! Do you love Vintage Racing, but hate the maintenance expense? Now you have an option!!! There is a new Spec Cayman Race Series starting with in the HSR Group!!! This is going to be HOT!!!!, There have been 30 cars made available by Porsche, that will be made race ready, there are a few options you can add or change... These are the new Gen. 2 Cayman and Cayman S Cars!!!! There are some great names involved, Jack Baldwin will be the technical director, and more to follow... These cars are eligible for both Spec Cayman/ Cayman S in HSR and PCA... If you are interested in this program and Cars please let me know... I will get you HOOKED UP, for about the same price of a 2.0 911 or less, and without all the extra expense of maintenance. I can be reached at this email or the cell number below... lildebbieracing is now a proud Dealer of AMSOIL, Contact me about the Racers Deal!!!!! Please Pass along to all your racing friends!!!!! Paul Goyette,
904-651-0465
918 Mineral Creek Dr.
Jacksonville, Fl.32225 Only 2009 Cayman and Cayman”S” cars are eligible. Must compete with full road equipment and, with the
exception of exhaust/emissions, be street legal as designed by the factory, capable of being registered for street use in the condition of the car when presented at scrutineering, and capable of being driven to and from the event. All cars are required to have a Historic paint scheme. [Example; Martini Racing, Rothmans, Gulf, Hippie Car, etc.]
1. Engine
A. As delivered from factory. No modifications after the air filter or before the exhaust headers.
B. Stock, fuel injection must be retained.
C. Exhaust system is free providing the engine meets any local noise limit requirements.
D. Machining for balancing purposes only is allowed.
E. Air conditioning belts, hoses, condensers, compressors may be removed.
F. Radiators are free. Radiators must be installed in the stock location. Anti-freeze is prohibited.
G. Oil coolers are free.
H. Wet sump engine oil pans to prevent oil starvation is permitted.
I. Any dual mass flywheel may be replaced with a single mass, ferrous material (magnetic) flywheel.
J. An underdrive pulley on the crankshaft for the power steering belt may be used.
2. Suspension
A. Suspension pick-up points must remain as stock in location and type.
B. Additional flat metal may be welded to reinforce suspension mounting points or suspension pieces. Added
material may not connect with roll cage components or otherwise provide chassis stiffening beyond the repair
of worn areas.
C. Spacers to adjust the height of the steering rack and pinion are allowed.
D. Shock absorbers are free providing they are of the same type, using the same pick-up points, as supplied
by the factory. Remote reservoir shocks prohibited
E. Any suspension setting not requiring machining or modification of factory parts is allowed.
F. Spring type must remain as supplied by the factory.
G. Spring rates are free.
H. Sway bar sizes and configuration are free except driver-adjustable sway bars are not permitted in the cockpit.
I. Suspension bushing materials are free. Replacement of suspension bushings cannot alter the suspension
geometry of the vehicle.
J. Any bolt-in shock tower brace is allowed.
K. Toe links may be replaced
L. OEM two-piece lower control arms {GT3 Type} are allowed
3. Tires and Wheels
A. Any DOT approved, nationally marketed, generally available, “road race version” tire is allowed.
B. Tread must be a minimum 2/32” over 2/3 of the tire at the start of each session (practice, qualifying, race).
There must be visible tread remaining on the contact surface of the tire at the end of each session.
C. Wheel type, style, and diameter are free, providing wheel meets or exceeds factory safety specifications.
D. One inch wider than originally supplied wheel and any tire combination which fits inside the stock body
without rubbing and without modification exceeding “rolling” or “grinding” of the outer fender lip is allowed.
4. Brakes
A. Brake pad material is free.
B. Brake calipers and rotors must be as supplied by the factory. Cayman “S” brakes allowed on Cayman.
C. Grooving/slotting/cross drilling of rotors is allowed.
D. Ducting of air to rotors is allowed.
E. Removal of dust shields (backing plates) is allowed.
F. Brake fluid is free.
G. Master Cylinders must be as supplied by the factory.
H. Replacement of ABS control unit with any non-programmable unit that cannot help
with traction control is allowed. Associated changes to uprights and wheel sensors are allowed.
5. Transmission
A. Ratios of ring and pinion and individual gear sets must be as supplied by the factory.
B. Transmission coolers are free.
C. Only limited slip differentials (LSD's) derived from a mechanical type that was delivered in a street-legal
Porsche is allowed. No locked differentials will be permitted.
D. Modification to, or substitution of, the shifter mechanism which reduces the range of motion is allowed.
6. Body/Chassis/Interior
A. Removal or substitution of components, other than those specifically indicated below, is not allowed.
B. Chassis/body, with the exception of bumpers and spoilers, must be the same material and configuration as
supplied by the factory. Sheet metal modifications in the spare tire compartment as required
for installation of a fuel cell are allowed.
C. Ducts mounted through the bumper for oil coolers are allowed; headlights must be retained
and body panels cannot be cut.
D. Lexan windshield and rear hatch window of appropriate thickness and quality of construction are allowed.
E. Seats are free providing minimum weight of vehicle is met. Any ballast to meet weight must be placed entirely
in the driving compartment and be securely bolted to the chassis.
F. Steering wheels and shift knobs are free.
G. Spoilers and bumpers/air dams are free providing they do not exceed maximum factory body width by any
amount and maximum factory body length by more than 1 inch.
Turn signals, headlights, parking lights and tail lights must be retained in any bumper
replacement. Rear spoilers incorporated into deck lids are allowed.
H. Modifications to the underside of the vehicle for the purpose of improving aerodynamics are not allowed.
I. Interiors, with the exception of seats (which may be replaced, not removed) and the panels affected by the
installation of the roll bar or roll cage must be as delivered by the factory. Additional gauges may be added but
the stock dash must be retained. Any rear view mirror is allowed.
J. Headliners may be removed for installation of welded-in roll cages.
K. Airbags may be removed.
L. Loose trunk carpet, floor mats, or hatch carpeting may be removed.
Carpet in driver footwell may be removed. Sound-deadening material may
be removed.
M. Spare tires must be secured or removed.
N. Any Porsche factory exterior mirror from a street car is allowed.
Lildebbieracing has joined forces with AMSOIL! WE are excited about this new joint partnership!! See the AMSOIL page for the Details
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Please pass along!!!!
Paul Goyette,
904-651-0465
918 Mineral Creek Dr.
Jacksonville, Fl.32225 HSR Daytona Continental Historics Nov 7-9 Friday November 5th 5:30 in the morning we were loaded and off to Daytona for the HSR IMSA GTP Reunion. The lildebbieracing 924GT runs in class 3k and the Vintage Enduro. We arrive at the track around 7:00 am get all set up and ready for tech. I took the car to tech and it passes all but 1 thing... Coolant???? What Coolant? I have never had coolant in the car; evidently when the car was serviced, they topped of the water and water wetter, with coolant!!!! So now I need to go back to the garage and drain the system; anyone that has done this on a 944 knows what I'm talking about... simple but a pain in the butt ... The Safety Clean guy at the track let me borrow a container to drain into, so I can dispose of it properly ( since I'm in close proximity of them, hehehehe). We start putting water back in, bleed the system, 45 minutes later we are teched and ready to go!!! The first session was a get comfortable, keep an eye on the temperature and oil pressures run ... it was perfect... 2:26 lap times and no problems. The second session Tom takes the car out and turns a 2:23:498 ; 3 seconds faster and still no problems... WE ARE READY!!!! Saturday it is a cool 54 degrees, 8:30 in the morning, I'm sitting on the grid getting ready for qualifying session #1; there are 39 cars with me on the grid.. (The video will be up shortly on the webpage... ) I get the Porsche to run for 30 minutes without any issues and an even better qualifying time of 2:23:926, P 32 out of 39... The second qualifier in at 11:00 am and 25 degrees warmer, we run a time of 2:25.626 but moved up one spot to P 31 for the enduro!!!! After a long wait, watching and socializing ( Thank You HealthLink /RaceLink, Bill Riddell for the best food we have ever had at any track!!!), 3:45 Tom is loaded and on the grid for the 1 hour enduro. We have a great start - Tom moves up a few spots and gets into a great battle with Tim Lewis and his 914-6 and John Winter and his 356- 1600 for over 30 minutes. Tom finally gets both of them in the bus stop and comes into the pits...My turn - we have a great pit stop, with help from Don Heath, put 5 gallons of fuel in the car, fire it up and off I go... 5:02 in the pits... perfect.... I start making some smooth laps with no others cars to be found ( pit stops mess everything up); at the end we had 24 great laps of Daytona International Speedway and a 16 overall finish with a best time of 2:24.246... A great job by all... Sunday Morning, again 5:30 am on my way to the track, get set up to warm up the car for an 8:30 feature race; another 30 minutes of pure fun.. ( darnn- forgot the camera) I had a great battle with Al Ferguson and his 1962 Jaguar XKE 4.2... we were running side by side with each other and I finally got him in turn 3 ; he got me back in 4, I got him back in 5 and pulled me down the straight with that big Jag engine; I dive under in the bus stop... yes I got him.... no I missed a gear... off he goes... what a great race. Finished 20th with a best time for the weekend.... a 2:23.473, beating out Tom by 2 one thousandths of a second!!!! YAHHHHH!!!!! What a great weekend... Now back to the shop to get ready for the 4 hour at Sebring in December. If anyone would like to join in on the fun... just let me know!!!! This page was last modified on Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:47:05 AM Sept. 2008 PCA DE weekend at Roebling Road Raceway in Savannah, Ga. It was a hot weekend both on and off the track. With the temperatures reaching the mid 90's and humidity through the roof, it made for a fun but challenging weekend. There were about 75-100 cars not sold out, but a nice mix, giving a little more space in each run group. I must say that in every group, everyone seemed to be having fun!! Friday night the Social was nice, my wife Pam and I had a little dinner with the Dube's before and still enjoyed the company at the party. Saturday Day one, I was with Mark Popovich and his 04 911 Anniversary Car, in the green group... This was Marks second time at the track, but was not lacking any confidence, he had great lines, and we were mostly working on smoothness with the pedals and steering input... By the end of the weekend he was quick and smooth, a great weekend Mark!!! I had a few runs with DR. Dave and his 968, and Tom in his 944.. it is cool to get into a group like that and just hang it out... It was a pleasure to walk around and see friends customers, and make new friends, overall the attitude on the whole was awesome... A quick drive to downtown Savannah and we were at Ellen's on 37th Street with Art and Pat Dube, This was a pleasant surprise... and old mansion converted to a great restaurant, with great food, and better service... Day two wasn't as bad at first, but when it then the heat kicked in around 10:30...wow!!! it was hot!! After a great day of driving, laughing and drinking water, I couldn't wait to get back to the Hotel and take a shower!!!! By the way, The nicest hotel I have stayed in around the track... Great choice Guys!!! Overall I had one of the best weekends of driving, being with friends and my wife, that I could have asked for... This is truly an experience you should experience with the PCA Florida Crown Region!!! Paul Goyette Yesterday, Thursday March 13, 2008, I had the privilege to join Nort Northam and his NortSport Porsche racing team in Sebring Fl. for the SVRA 12 Hours of Sebring Vintage Enduro. The NortSport 1972 911RS with a 3.0 CSI engine Kelly Green #17, is in the FIA 5.0 class with 7 other competitors. We started 30th with a 2:36 qualifying time, 4th in class. The race started real smooth until the 20 minute mark and a full course caution. In for the 3 minute pit-stop, and off we go.... The race was shortened to 45 minutes, all 45 of then being an absolute blast. In the end the NortSport Porsche race team finished 20th overall and 2nd in class
The race it's self was a ton of fun, but to get to see the Porsche RS Spyders go around the track is amazing to say the least...The telemetries putting the car at a 1:42 and around 153mph around turn 1... WOW!!!!!!!
I also had the chance to see Darren Law of the Flying Lizard and Brumos Porsche teams, with the new Porsche RSR... wow what a car... One day.
Bob Russo was also there with the Radical team and their LMP1 Tourague powered car. Unfortunately a problem with a Bell housing didn't allow them to run this weekend, but we will look for them in the near future
I hope you all enjoy these reports, But get to the track see these cars up close and personal, you will be amazed!!!!
This page was last modified on Wednesday, August 05, 2009 09:47:05 AM Just and update, the lildebbieracing 944 GT is at Brumos Porsche, getting prepped for the 2008 season... We cooked the rear breaks and rotors at Daytona, in November. New pads and rotors, along with a good going through, just like new... New Moble 1, and filters, and we should be good...A quick look under the hood and we found another slight problem. New cap and rotor, adjust the belts and we are ready... This page was last modified on Wednesday, August 05, 2009 09:47:05 AM Well the Lildebbieracing.com race team, had a great weekend in Savannah Ga. for the VDCA Season Finale at Roebling Road Raceway. Lildebbieracing is proud to announce the addition of a new car to the pits, a 1986 Swift DB-2 Sports 2000.
The highlight of the weekend was when Tom Bungay RRDC Member and former West Coast Pro Sports 2000 Competitor drove the lildebbieracing Swift DB-2 sports racer to a Second overall and first in class last weekend. I wouldn't be racing if there wasn't a little drama. About 2/3 the way into the race Tom brought the Swift into the pits for the mandatory 5 minute pit stop, and we being HSR/SVRA competitors started the clock when he crossed the pit entry, stayed for allotted time the out at 5 minutes when exiting the pits.... Well not quite so... VDCA wants you to stop for a complete 5 minutes plus pit travel time, so we were black flagged for a stop and go plus one minute... ouch!!! Even so Tom drove brilliantly and passed for P-2 with 30 seconds to go in the race, leaving him only behind Larry Wilson in his Royal RP-17 ahead at the checkered flag.
With this Class win Tom, is the recipient of the inaugural Carson- Arundel Endurance Trophy. A Job well earned.
The Sprint race didn't go quite as well when we were punted from the track in turn 1 and ended up in the tires in lap 4. Tom was ok and the car only suffered minor damages. Pictures to be in the gallery shortly.
We look forward to next year... See you at the track!!!! Well Daytona International Speedway lived up to it's name again. This year the lildebbieracing.com 944GT had an absolutely great weekend. It all started with the first practice on Friday, Group 3, fresh tires, a cool nip in the air ( 48 deg.) off we went... slowly working my way around the track, checking the breaks, warming the tires, getting the blood flowing, 45 minutes later we were 35th out of 52 cars in the group and best time was a 2:23 only one second off our best time last year, not bad for the first practice. Bring the car in and go over it every thing is great. Day 2 we have two qualifying races one in the morning, and one in the afternoon. In session one, we ran solid having a nice little battle with a 3.8 ltr Aston Martin DB4... what a beautiful car. We moved up to 33rd, 7th in class. Once again the crew ( my dad it was his first time helping and did a great job) and I go over the car, all ok, fuel it up check the tire pressures, and we are ready. Session 2 was a little more intense because it was a real 8 lap sprint race to set the official grid for the feature race and the Enduro. Clicking off a 2:22:3 and moving up to 32, was a nice success. Day 3 8:30 in the morning we are setting on the grid, ready for the enduro, Tom Bungay and the crew were in the pits, getting ready for the mandatory 5 minute pit stop at 28 minutes in. We have a full field headed to the start, we go green, I got a great jump going into turn one 4 wide watch out, I moved up three spots, 28 minutes later Tom gets in with a perfect pit stop out he goes, Tom was definitley the fast one of the group this year, he turn a 2:20, two seconds faster than our fastest lap ever at Daytona. At the checkered Flag we had moved up to 15th overall and 5th in class, out of 52 starters. What a great job considering we are down 45 hp and are 400lbs heavier than those in our group...A great finish, and a great job by all Tom, Norm, Pam, Carol and myself... After checking the car over we noticed that the exhaust had come loose at the tail pipe, no problem, tighten a few nuts, snugg it all down and off we go.. 2:00 Group 3 Feature race. Again using the qualifying times for the grid we are 32nd. After 4 laps and some great racing we lost a c clip holding the gear knob and shifter together, going into turn 5 and we are out... After a great weekend we can not be upset over a $2.00 part... We were talking about average speeds of the car...
the track is 3.62 miles we completed 24 laps in 1 hour, so 24 x 3.62 = 86.88 miles / 1hour equals and average speed of 86.88 miles per hour during the enduro. Not bad because there was a 5 minute pit stop in there also. our fastest lap was 2:20 / 60 = .04 / 3.62 = 90.50mph. We look forward to getting everything ready for Sebring, I look forward too seeing you there... See the pictures in the Gallery shortly. The lildebbieracing.com team is ready to tackle the HSR Continental Historic Races at Daytona International Speedway.
Drivers Tom Bungay and Paul Goyette will be in Group 3, Class 3K and the Vintage Enduro V5, with the #65 1983 Porsche 924GT.
This will be the first time back to the track since this spring, and after sorting out all the little issues, we are ready to go.
See the following schedule, and we look forward to seeing you at the track... 2007 Daytona Continental Historic Races
Provisional Schedule
Wednesday, November 7
12:00 - 5:00 Registration 12:00 - 5:00 Participant Move In 6:00 Garage/Paddock Closed Thursday, November 8 7:00 - 4:00 Registration 9:00 - 5:00 Tech 8:00 Mandatory Test Day Driver Meeting 8:00-12:00 Testing in Sessions 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 5:00 Testing In Sessions 5:00 Track Activity Ends 6:00 Garage/Paddock Closed Friday, November 9 9:00 - 4:00 Tech 7:30 - 3:00 Registration Practice By Groups 8:00 Practice, Groups 2, 3, Vint/Hist. Production 8:45 Practice, Group 8, Historic Stock Cars 9:30 Practice, Group 6, GTP & WSC 10:15 Practice, Group 5, Classic GT 11:00 Practice, Groups 7, 9, Makes, Historic GT 11:45 Lunch 12:00 Mandatory Drivers Meeting 12:45 Practice, Groups 2, 3 - Vint/Hist. Production 1:30 Qualifying 1, Group 8, Historic Stock Cars 2:15 Practice, Group 6, GTP/WSC 3:00 Practice, Group 5, Classic GT 3:45 Practice, Groups 7, 9 - Makes, Historic GT 4:30 Klub Sport Porsche Challenge 5:30 Track Activity Ends 6:30 Garage/Paddock Closed Saturday, November 10 7:30 - 2:00 Registration Qualifying by Groups 8:00 Qualifying, Group 5, Classic GT 8:35 Qualifying, Groups 7, 9, Makes/Historic GT 9:10 Qualifying, Groups 2, 3, Vint./Hist. Prod. 9:45 Qualifying, Group 6, GTP/WSC. 10:20 Qualifying 2, Group 8, Historic Stock Cars 10:55 Qualifying Race, Group 9, Historic GT 11:30-12:30 Lunch 12:30 Qualifying Race, Group 7, Champ. of Makes 1:00 Qualifying Race, Group 5 Classic GT 1:30 Feature Race 1, Group 8, Hist. Stock Cars 2:00 Qualifying Race, Group 6, Hist. GTP/WSC 2:30 Qualifying Race, Grps, 2, 3, Vint/Hist. Prod. 3:00 ROLEX Historic Enduro - One Hour 4:15 Anglo-American GT Challenge 5:00 Track Activity Ends 6:00 Garage/Paddock Closed 6:00 - 8:00 Event Social - Daytona 500 Club Sunday, November 11 8:00 - 11:00 Registration 8:05-8:20 Hardship Warmup - (Untimed) Feature Races 8:30 ROLEX Vintage Enduro - One Hour 9:45 Feature Race, Group 9, Historic GT 10:15 Feature Race, Group 7, Champ. of Makes 10:45 Feature Race, Group 5, Classic GT 11:15 Feature Race 2, Group 8, Historic Stock Cars 11:45 - 12:45 Lunch 12:45 ROLEX Classic GT Enduro - One Hour 2:00 Feature Race, Group 2, Vintage Production 2:30 Feature Race, Group 3, Historic Production 3:00 - 5:00 1 - Hour GTP/WSC Rolex Enduro 2 - Hour IMSA Bishop Cup 5:00 Track Activity Ends 7:00 Speedway Closed-Must be moved out Groups and Classes Group 2: Vintage Production 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 1G, 1H, 1J, 1K, 1L, 1M, 1N, 2 H, 2J, 2K, 2L, 2M, 2X, 3D, 3M, 3N, 3O, FIA3.0 Group 3: Vintage/Historic Production 2B, 2C, 2D, 2G, 3K, 3L, 3PT, 3R, 3X, FIA3.1 Group 5: Historic Productions 2E, 2F, 3E, 3F, 3G, 3H, 3I, 3J, 3Q, 5X, FIA5.0, 3AT, 3A6T, 3A7T, 3BT, 3CT Group 6: Historic GTP/Group C & WSC GTP 1, GTP2, GTP3, GTP4, WSC1, WSC2, WSC3 Group 7: Championship of Makes 2A, 2A7, 3AS, 3A6S, 3A7S, 3BS, 3CS, C1, C2, C3, C3A, 3PS, S2, 7X Group 8: Historic Stock Cars, VSC, HSC, BSC, LSC, HROC Group 9: IMSA Historic GT C4, C5, C6, C12, C14, C15, 9X, IMSA Bishops Cup: GTP 1, GTP2, GTP3, GTP4, WSC1, WSC2, WSC3, C1, C2, C3, C3A, C4, C5, C6, C12, C14, C15 Anglo-American GT Challenge: British Sports and GT cars over 1500 cc vs. American Muscle Cars to ‘73, non tube frame, treaded tires. (No charge for this race) Klub Sport: Porsche 356 and 2 Litre Porsche 911, 914; C Production (No charge for this race) Vintage Enduro: V1, V2, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, V9, VX Classic GT Enduro: GT1. GT2. GT3. GT4. GT5, GT6, GTX Historic Enduro: H1, H3, H4, H7, H9, H10, H11, HX This page was last modified on Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:47:05 AM The lildebbieracing.com Porsche 944,has had all of the little problems from Sebring sorted out. After replacing the Alternator and a Clutch plate because of broken springs, we are ready to have another go at it. The next test and tune will be in Sept for the PCA DE at Roebling RD in Savannah, GA. on the 15-16. These are always great events, stop by and check it out, the crown region PCA puts on a great show. You never know, You may get hooked in... The rest of the year looks to be busy with Rennsport, PCA, and HSR. We look forward to seeing everyone soon. This page was last modified on Wednesday, August 05, 2009 09:47:05 AM lildebbiracing.com will be representing a new product for TC Racing. TC Racing has a high quality quick release hub and steering wheel set up for almost every model car. These can be used on both street cars and race cars. Please see the for sale section for pictures and info on the different models that are available. This page was last modified on Wednesday, August 05, 2009 09:47:05 AM Lildebbieracing.com is announcing, that Bob Russo formerly of Brumos Porsche, will be joining the CET/Solaroli Racing Team with Porsche RS Spyders, in the American LeMans Series. It was a pleasure to work with Bob, and we all will miss him and wish him the best. For more information please contact us and we will fill you in. This page was last modified on Wednesday, August 05, 2009 09:47:05 AM Well we are off to a good start for the year, having a ton of fun. The lildebbieracing.com team is looking forward to attending more HSR events this year. There will be one special event in November, RENNSPORT REUNION 3
NOVEMBER 1-2-3-4. 2007
Daytona International Speedway This will be a very exciting weekend and look forward to seeing you there. This page was last modified on Wednesday, August 05, 2009 09:47:05 AM update on repairs to Race car. We were able to charge the battery in the littledebbieracing.com Porsche 944Gt and assess that the alternator went south on us and is being repaired.. This page was last modified on Wednesday, August 05, 2009 09:47:05 AM |
Sebring Endurance Challenge March 4 2007 Jacksonville, Fl. The lildebbieracing.com team just finished it first race weekend of 2007. It was short, real long (3 hours), sweet and sour; read along and you will see what I mean. We left Jacksonville Fl. on Saturday night in the pouring rain, and made it to Sebring in 4 hours flat. It was nice passing all of the people going to bike week, very tempting to stop and check it out, I'm glad we didn't, the 10:00 p.m. arrival at the Kennalworth was late enough for me. We caught a quick nights sleep and up at 6:am to get to the track early for set up and tech. Registration doesn't open until 8:00 am, Race starts at 8:30. We have a bunch of stuff to do. Unload the trailer, get the car warmed up, set up the pits for the 3 hour race, get the tech inspection and decals, go to registration ( thanks Judy @ HSR), get back to the grid, load Tom in the car. Then there we were, absolutely dead last... We weren't there for qualifying, so we started a the very end of the pack P46, and 12 in V5. The pace car was off and we went to the pits, for the start of the race. The first hour went great; we moved up progressively, slowly making our way through the pack...55 minutes later Tom was in the pits, a quick check over, refuel, Bryan is in and off in 5 minutes as planned...This was Bryan's first ever enduro so we had to coach him a little, but no worries, these guys are good averaging 2:41's... By the end of hour 2 we were up to 24th and 7th in class, again a quick 5 minute pit stop, and off I go. Well let me tell you that after 2 hours of smooth racing, there was nothing left in the Kuhmo Tires... It was like driving on Black Ice!!!, About 40 minutes in and spinning 3 times, I pulled into the pits, but was sent out to finish with the shot tires... There was our break; full course yellow; someone decided to try and take out the turn 16 wall- they lost. With 3 laps to we are green again, and I just tried to stay out of the way. Then the sour note, with 1/2 a lap to go the lildebbieracing.com Porsche just died, we had gas, power, oil pressure, but nothing... It just won't start or move- nothing... I got towed in after the end of the race thinking we fell way back, but we didn't- we finished 24th overall and 7th in class... What a great weekend of racing. We moved up 22 spots and 5 in class. I'm disappointed with the failure with the car but very happy with the results... A Final thank you to Ken Fengler, and all the people at HSR for letting us come down for just one day. Look at the gallery for some pictures from the race and the Al Holbert Memorial GTP Race. Sebring Endurance Challenge February 24,2007 Jacksonville, Fl. Lildebbieracing.com is proud to announce Vivid Images USA of Jacksonville, Fl. will be joining us as a co-sponsor. We will be participating in the HSR Sebring Endurance Challenge , with a three hour enduro on Sunday the 4th. Tom Bungay, Bryan Snyder and Paul Goyette will tackle the full 12 hour course at Sebring for the three hour Sebring Challenge, with the Vivid Images/ Lildebbieracing Porsche 944. We look forward to seeing you at the track. This page was last modified on February 17, 2007 11:30 AM |
Update Project February 17,2007 Jacksonville, Fl. We are updating the look of the lildebbieracing.com Porsche 944 to comply with the new rules at HSR. HSR has made a rule change the will allow us to go from GTX Group 5 to 3K in Group 3. This will make it more competitive and safe for all involved and make the car look real cool. We will be changing the front valance and adding the hood scoop from the 924GT. This will be a rather simple project to complete, and we will have picture in the gallery shortly. Test and Tune weekend January 23, 2007 Jacksonville, Fl. First Time Back...
Well, after a minor issue with a reference sending unit the lildebbieracing Porsche 944 was flawless. This was the first time I have been back to Roebling Road Raceway in several years and the first time on the new surface. The track was absolutely perfect, the weather was even better. It started off a little on the chilly side but warmed to a beautiful 71 degrees with very few clouds in the sky. The Florida Crown Region of the PCA put on a Drivers' Education day that went off with out a hitch. There was a great selection of cars and drivers; from rookies to veteran race car drivers. After the drivers meeting, we were off... Red Group first ( instructors) Green group to classroom. I started with race prep on the car; check tire pressures, oil levels, lug nut torque, etc...get the car warmed up and ready to go. The first stage was wrapping up and the Black group on the grid... then ohhhhh nooo the dreaded red flag... There was a Mini Cooper that had a wheel fall off on pit road... ouch, but we can't go... uuuggghhh. Ok we wait and wait, 10 minutes later we are all clear, off we go... Session one was cut short, but that was ok it was a feel-it-out session anyway; let the track warm up and come back in... just a tease. After the session; a double check-over and there it was... one of the bolts for the reference sending unit backed out and disappeared. Time to scramble. Well the guys in the Discovery Parts truck were there to save the day. A quick fix, and we were ready for the next session. After what seemed to be an eternity, 1 1/2 hours, we are green again, this time with a full session. The group was smooth, some not as fast as others but that is what this is all about, learning your car, your limits and ability... 30 minutes later and a huge smile the lildebbieracing Porsche 944 and it's owner we back in the pits talking about the track, the run, and all the fun... Second lifesaver of the weekend; My wife, Pam. We all know that track days are fun for the participants but for the spouses not quite so.. After getting some great pictures and lunch, we hooked up with Brumos Porsche customer Art and Pat Dube. Art was in green group, Pat was patiently waiting in the snack shed reading when the girls decided to go shopping... Well, 4 hours and three run groups later, we all meet back up at the hotel for a drink and dinner in downtown Savannah. Everyone was happy... Day Two... After a great nights sleep, the nip in the fresh air and blue skies meant another fun day at the track. The drivers' meeting went smoothly and quickly, a few new additions for the Sunday DE and a few that went home early meant more track time... yahhhhooooooo. Well three flawless sessions later we were loaded up and heading home... Overall it was a great weekend put on by the Florida Crown Region PCA, and with little or no incidents that I can recall, I'm glad I went back. Kumho Tire 12 Hour Race at Homestead January 5, 2007 Jacksonville, Fl. lildebbieracing has just added a second car to the line-up for the 12 Hours at Homestead. Nort Northam and NortSport will be joining the assault on Homestead, with a three driver line-up. The Veteran of 24 24 hour races, 14 12 hour races, and an accredited Historic race career Nort Northam, along with Chuck Kinyon and Roger Rebman all of Orlando are scheduled to drive. They will be hitting the track with their Porsche 944 ITS class race car, to form a great partnership and two car team for the weekend, along with the lildebbieracing Porsche 944 ITS race car. "This will make it run smoother with two cars and one crew." Says veteran Nort Northam. We here at lildebbieracing believe that the experience of the two teams, working together, will be a great advantage and success. The Dates of the race have had a change to April 19-21 to be finalized by the Florida Region SCCA with in the next two weeks... Again we are looking for some people looking to be a part of the team, please let me know if you are interested... Kumho Tire 12 Hour Race at Homestead January 4, 2007 Jacksonville, Fl. lildebbieracing is proud and excited to announce that we will be participating in the Kumho Tire 12 Hour Race at Homestead, being put on by the Florida Region SCCA, during the weekend of April 12th-15th. The drivers list is to include Tom Bungay, Jim Newman ( scheduled ), and Paul Goyette. All three drivers have good experience with historic endurance racing and we are looking forward to a great race. We are looking for volunteers for the crew with all positions, so if you want to be in the middle of the action for 12 hours, please contact us so we can be ready for he race. lildebbieracing will be having a test and tune January 20,21 with the PCA DE at Roebling Road Raceway in Savannah, Ga. Please feel free to join us for practice and fun... New Driver
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lildebbieracing is proud to announce the addition of Sports 2000 racer, Tom Bungay to the driver line up this weekend, at Daytona International Speedway for the HSR Daytona Historics. It will be a great weekend of racing for everyone. We look forward to seeing you there...
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November 9 2006; Daytona International Speedway Veteran racer Tom Bungay got his first shot at Daytona with the lildebbieracing Porsche 994 today during practice. Tom stated " this car doesn't have the horse power like I'm used to, but what a blast to drive." We look forward to racing with Tom further in the weekend... November 13 2006: Jacksonville, Fl. lildebbieracing has just finished a fun and successful weekend at Daytona International Speedway. Through out the weekend there were a total of 44 cars slated to start the races in our group, Group 5 Classic GT. As the weekend progressed, with minor incidents, and mechanical problems, the field dwindled in size. However the lildebbierracing Porsche 944 raced hard, finished better than expected, and was without problems all weekend long. With a 1st place in class and 15th overall, out of 21 starters, in the 1 hour enduro with Tom Bungay as co-driver, the team had it's fastest time of the weekend and ever at Daytona with a 2:23:256, we are still waiting to see who actually posted the time. That is 4 seconds faster than the previous time here. In the sprint race we finished 2nd in class and 23 overall, out of 26 starters. Our best time of the sprint race was a 2:24:074. We would like to thank everyone that stopped by to support us and talk, I would especially like to thank Ken Fangler of HSR for changing us to the safer Group 5, it made the weekend that much better, and everyone else at HSR, that made the weekend happen. I would also like to thank our crew and direct support of Pam Goyette, Bob Atkins, and Patti Tantillo. I would also like to congratulate Harris Snodgrass for a successful debut at Daytona, with The Brumos Porsche Race team. Harris turned his fastest time of the weekend, a 2:10;00 in qualifying. Great job Harris... I hope to be posting next years schedule shortly, and I look forward to seeing you at the track...
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