Conti 150 at Watkins Glen
 

Huge congrats to BJ Zacharias, Brad Jaeger and the whole Doran Racing team for their second place finish in yesterday's Conti 150 at Watkins Glen! It came down to the very last lap and if it weren't for some slow traffic a 1st place finish looked likely. Awesome racing. Exciting finish. Well done!

I'm off to shoot today's 6 Hours Of The Glen but this link is to a few shots of BJ and Brad from practice Friday and yesterday's race.

2014 Conti 150 Challenge - WGI - michaeloconnor

Nice post. Congrats Doran team. Very exciting finish!

Congratulations! More podium finishes for the Doran racing team!

6 hrs of the Glen at Fox Sports 1 at 11am. Time to cool some can of beers!

Any video links on the 150 Conti challenge? Pls.

Congrats! Great news :)

:tup: Keep it going guys. :tup:

Thanks guys... It was truly an awesome race. The last 30 minutes were some of the most fun I have ever enjoyed behind the wheel.
Its def worth a watch on broadcast.
The last lap was insane... Just kept digging and got a chance to take a shot in the final corner... Just a couple feet short




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I think its gonna be on July 6 at fox sports 1.

Conti 150 is airing on July 6th at 10 am ET on Fox Sports 1 according to the IMSA website.

In case you're interested I have posted several more images from the Conti 150 Friday practice and Saturday race including the Tower Event's #41 Z and Tim Bell's two Zs

2014 Conti 150 Challenge - WGI - michaeloconnor

The images of the 41 Nismo's spin heading into the esses was in Friday's practice - not the front straight melee at the start of Saturday's race. Just a light tap into the guardrail - nothing like what happened Saturday.

BJ, if you're still monitoring this thread, what the hell happened at the start? I was shooting at Turn 9 and didn't see anything. Next thing I knew there was a full course caution before a single lap was complete.

Rum Bum brake checked at the start... and 41 missed a gear. The mustang behind the 41 ..bumped him once... And then went to the middle of the track when the gear was missed. The mustangs right front tire hit 41s right rear braking the steering of the mustang. It went up in the air and when it came down... It shot hard right smashing the 41... Which then shot it drivers left hard and caused a chain reaction.
It was ugly.
The team is thraaaaashing right now to build our 3rd chassis to replace 41 for Mosport next week.




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Great driving and nice interview after the race BJ.

Congratulations! Nice race!
Are those Camaros and Mustangs driving a v8 motor?

I have it on my DVR to watch later tonight :stirthepot:

Yes and the Camaro has the LS7


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Dang how do you beat them with those powerful engines?
Driving skills and a lot of luck should be the game changer to win,

But what really puzzle me is how the Kia optima at the world series could be that fast and win races!

The V8s have weight penalties and some motor restrictions compared to 370z and the VQHR race motors the 370z use make well north of 400 WHP and 370z is lighter and more aero. The motors aren't like anything a stock 370 would run as they use 350z heads with race cams etc. 370z aren't as hard on tires and brakes as bigger cars either which helps in endurance series. 370z also gets better gas mileage than big v8 cars.

Turbo

Ok so it goes the engine does make a big difference!
I guess I'm prejudice with car brands, just couldn't accept a Korean car trashing other high end euro and japo cars.:mad:

I definitely agree with you the 370z in my mind is such a formidable track car but those camaros just way too fast and powerful at the straights!

The Z28r weighs 3500 lbs and runs a restrictor
The Z weighs 2850 and is allowed a lot more as far as engine restrictions (HR heads, cams, headers etc)
We were averaging about ..5-1.25 a seconds per lap the last 30 minutes once their tires start to go off.
Its a huge chess game.



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One that was well played by your team! Great series, hope to see many more in the near future.

Great race!