2013 Conti Challenge Indy

Dwnshift · 07-20-2013, 02:43 PM

Doran Racing once again will take the 370Z Nismo RC to the most famous track in North America next week. The team will cross the famous Brickyard during the Super Ticket weekend (Conti, Rolex, Natiowide and Sprint Cup) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Last year saw the team sitting on the pole but as fate had it.. the race was played out differently.
Brad Jaeger and BJZ will once again team up or this race... And it will be Jaegers first stint at the circuit.
The actions starts Thursday .. and the green flag waives on Friday
Stay tuned for details

SS_Firehawk · 07-20-2013, 06:32 PM

Wish I can watch this... Need to get home already

gomer_110 · 07-20-2013, 06:44 PM

Good luck. Hopefully this year it stays dry.

diddy535 · 07-20-2013, 07:00 PM

GL!

takjak2 · 07-21-2013, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gomer_110

Good luck. Hopefully this year it stays dry.

Here's for long running under green flags!

Rusty · 07-22-2013, 07:50 AM

Good luck, and may everything fall into place this year.

Coon-azz · 07-22-2013, 07:58 AM

Both my daughter and I will be cheering you all on! Unfortunately, we can't come out to the track, but we will be hopefully watching on TV.

ChrisSlicks · 07-22-2013, 03:19 PM

Good luck my friend, here's to another pole and podium finish to go with it!

Tazicon · 07-22-2013, 04:03 PM

Does anyone know what channel will carry it? Not talking about Nationwifde or Sprint Cup. Rolex and Conti?

ChrisSlicks · 07-22-2013, 05:22 PM

Rolex @ Indy will be on Speed channel 7/26 @ 7:30pm EDT

Continential tire challenge will air 8/3 @ 4:00pm EDT

Tazicon · 07-22-2013, 05:26 PM

Thank you!

Dwnshift · 07-27-2013, 04:24 PM

Welp another race ... Another just ... I have no idea.
The first session which was 1:50 long we fought gear box issues. This took u away from critical setup time as we only got 45 minutes into the session and gave most of that time to Brad to get acclimated.
Second session on Watkins Glen race tires we dipped into the 1:35s .7 behind p1.
The track temp climbed high for quali' and brad was still able to put the RC p9.
We were very stoked.
The race started and on lap 1 or 2.. The black 01 camaro came across Brads nose in turn 9 and knocked the alignment out of whack.
We came in for our pitstop .. It wen full course yellow... Out of nowhere.
Just bad luck
Lap down but got it back on waive arounds... But still put us at the tail end of the GS field
With the toe knocked out of whack..the car had terrible understeer.. Especially on the oval.
Picking our way through the field we climbed up ..but then quickly lost all the positions when once again the grearbox locked up in 4th gear... Even though the shift lever was in 5th.
We have nooooo idea what the deal is on this... It was a brand spankin new trans that we installed in the 2nd practice.
Not sure what the deal is... But somehow I was able to finally have it pop into neutral but fell back to 19th.
With 10 minutes to go .. We fought back up to 13th before the race ended under yellow.
Unreal.

Rusty · 07-27-2013, 06:03 PM

thekinn · 07-28-2013, 07:53 AM

bah. bummer. Thanks for the update, don't give up!

Coon-azz · 07-28-2013, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwnshift

Welp another race ... Another just ... I have no idea.
The first session which was 1:50 long we fought gear box issues. This took u away from critical setup time as we only got 45 minutes into the session and gave most of that time to Brad to get acclimated.
Second session on Watkins Glen race tires we dipped into the 1:35s .7 behind p1.
The track temp climbed high for quali' and brad was still able to put the RC p9.
We were very stoked.
The race started and on lap 1 or 2.. The black 01 camaro came across Brads nose in turn 9 and knocked the alignment out of whack.
We came in for our pitstop .. It wen full course yellow... Out of nowhere.
Just bad luck
Lap down but got it back on waive arounds... But still put us at the tail end of the GS field
With the toe knocked out of whack..the car had terrible understeer.. Especially on the oval.
Picking our way through the field we climbed up ..but then quickly lost all the positions when once again the grearbox locked up in 4th gear... Even though the shift lever was in 5th.
We have nooooo idea what the deal is on this... It was a brand spankin new trans that we installed in the 2nd practice.
Not sure what the deal is... But somehow I was able to finally have it pop into neutral but fell back to 19th.
With 10 minutes to go .. We fought back up to 13th before the race ended under yellow.
Unreal.

We are so sorry to hear that. That explains why we could never find the Z on the TV....Stupid camaro...

So how does that effect the teams standing; if at all? We know this may feel like a setback, but chins up, we know you guys can nail it on the next one! We are still cheering you all on!

07-20-2013, 02:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dwnshift Track Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cincy Posts: 717 Drives: NISMO 370Z RC Rep Power: 14	2013 Conti Challenge Indy Doran Racing once again will take the 370Z Nismo RC to the most famous track in North America next week. The team will cross the famous Brickyard during the Super Ticket weekend (Conti, Rolex, Natiowide and Sprint Cup) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Last year saw the team sitting on the pole but as fate had it.. the race was played out differently. Brad Jaeger and BJZ will once again team up or this race... And it will be Jaegers first stint at the circuit. The actions starts Thursday .. and the green flag waives on Friday Stay tuned for details sig11 likes this.

07-20-2013, 06:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7335	Wish I can watch this... Need to get home already __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

07-20-2013, 06:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36941	Good luck. Hopefully this year it stays dry. __________________ '11 370Z Nismo #528 Fast Intentions \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Uprev \| CSF \| Zspeed \| Z1 Motorsports \| AST \| Swift \| SPC \| SPL \| Whiteline \| Hotchkis \| Bride \| Schroth \| Robispec \| Cusco \| Nismo \| Volk \| Forgestar \| Hoosier \| RJM '17 Titan Bone Stock

07-20-2013, 07:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
diddy535 Track Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 789 Drives: '09 370Z RAE 6MT Rep Power: 14	GL! __________________ ( Click to show/hide ) http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...ys-thread.html

07-22-2013, 07:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,217 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	Good luck, and may everything fall into place this year. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

07-22-2013, 07:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
Coon-azz Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fredericksburg,VA Posts: 689 Drives: '12 370z Sport DD Rep Power: 14	Both my daughter and I will be cheering you all on! Unfortunately, we can't come out to the track, but we will be hopefully watching on TV. __________________ I don't care how slow you want to drive; I encourage it. JUST GET THE HELL OUT OF THE PASSING LANE YOU TUCK FARD!!!

07-22-2013, 03:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 653	Good luck my friend, here's to another pole and podium finish to go with it! __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

07-22-2013, 04:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
Tazicon Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Vegas Baby! Posts: 773 Drives: German/British cars Rep Power: 14	Does anyone know what channel will carry it? Not talking about Nationwifde or Sprint Cup. Rolex and Conti?

07-22-2013, 05:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 653	Rolex @ Indy will be on Speed channel 7/26 @ 7:30pm EDT Continential tire challenge will air 8/3 @ 4:00pm EDT __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

07-22-2013, 05:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
Tazicon Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Vegas Baby! Posts: 773 Drives: German/British cars Rep Power: 14	Thank you!

07-27-2013, 04:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
Dwnshift Track Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cincy Posts: 717 Drives: NISMO 370Z RC Rep Power: 14	Welp another race ... Another just ... I have no idea. The first session which was 1:50 long we fought gear box issues. This took u away from critical setup time as we only got 45 minutes into the session and gave most of that time to Brad to get acclimated. Second session on Watkins Glen race tires we dipped into the 1:35s .7 behind p1. The track temp climbed high for quali' and brad was still able to put the RC p9. We were very stoked. The race started and on lap 1 or 2.. The black 01 camaro came across Brads nose in turn 9 and knocked the alignment out of whack. We came in for our pitstop .. It wen full course yellow... Out of nowhere. Just bad luck Lap down but got it back on waive arounds... But still put us at the tail end of the GS field With the toe knocked out of whack..the car had terrible understeer.. Especially on the oval. Picking our way through the field we climbed up ..but then quickly lost all the positions when once again the grearbox locked up in 4th gear... Even though the shift lever was in 5th. We have nooooo idea what the deal is on this... It was a brand spankin new trans that we installed in the 2nd practice. Not sure what the deal is... But somehow I was able to finally have it pop into neutral but fell back to 19th. With 10 minutes to go .. We fought back up to 13th before the race ended under yellow. Unreal.

07-27-2013, 06:03 PM	#13 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,217 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	__________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

07-28-2013, 07:53 AM	#14 (permalink)
thekinn Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 206 Drives: 06 350Z LS MT Rep Power: 6862	bah. bummer. Thanks for the update, don't give up! __________________ 06 Enthusiast MT - v2

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