Mid-Ohio should be good for the RSR MINIs - here's cheering ya'll on!

 

+1 Great track...tight corners...elevation changes...RSR MINI's FTW

 

I'm shooting there this weekend. I'll look for you!

 

I'm headed down for the tuner challenge so see you there

 

Nice photos at http://www.pbase.com/mwphotoga/08_koni_mosport ..

 

Well, the GrandAm/Koni Challenge site has the 196 in second position, after Practice 2.....198 and 197 in 38 and 39th.

Damn! Position 2! Woooo Hoooooooo!!!! Most excellent job!

Tomorrow is Practice 3 and quali. Be nice if all RSR cars moved up!

Go get 'em, boys!

 

196 was P3 after Practice 1, so the speed is consistent.

Great job RSR!

 

It was great seeing you guys today. Man what a professional team you have there. You guys looked so good on track today. I saw you last year & what progress you've made. Go get them Sunday.

Hopefully I'll have photos posted tomorrow.

 

So true. People who have not seen this team will most likely not realize how top notch it is. Anyone who is interested in racing should do all they can to get to the track and check out just how professional it is.

 

Congrats guys on the pole - great job!

 

[hispanic soccer announcer voice] pollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! [/hispanic soccer announcer voice]

Congratulations RSR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is this the first MINI pole in Grand-Am?

 

Way to go guys!!! On pole, what an accomplishment. Only 1 second separates 1st through 10th place. That's a pretty tight field. You have done all of us MINI owners proud.

Good luck tomorrow. We'll all be pulling for you.

Qualifying results.....

http://www.grand-am.com/koni/schedule/results.cfm?eid=24

 

1st time ever for a Mini on the pole at a Grand Am race. We are obviously VERY excited. It was also our 1st time through tech inspection which we passed with flying colors.

It was truly a team effort. Special thanks to Tim and Frank for the setup and to the entire crew for the hard work and extra effort. And of course, to Owen who piloted the car.

A extra special pat on the back to Mark (and to me, for that matter!) for being team players. We left pit lane for the Q session as a 'threesome'. Mark and I set up a 'wall' that gave Owen the space he needed to run the two flier laps that netted him the pole. Mark and I got wrapped up in the pack and were unable to get any flier laps of our own.

This race will be televised on June 28 @ 2pm ET on Speed.

The Race starts on Sunday at 12:45 and will be live at :
www.Grand-Am.com

Randy

 

Randy,
Congradulations to you and all the guys. It was a long time coming. Good luck in the race. Hope to join you guys later in the Fall this year.

Ali from Istanbul

 

Thanks Ali . . . wish you were here to drive!

 

Listening to the race on the live audio and watching the live timing!

Great run you guys! Fantastic to see the MINIs running so well!

GO MINI GO!

Wish I was there with you to enjoy the race!

I'll see ya over the 4th of July at Watkins Glen!

Hey Ali! Hope all is well in Turkey!!

Send pics from Formula 1 race next year!! I want to see you in Prada sunglasses!

Ricky Johnson

 

http://www.grand-am.com/koni/news/index.cfm?cid=17571

13,19 & 27th . . . . 47 starters.

Our streak of bad luck continues. The 196 was the class of the field . . . read the 'Speed Channel' report above. The rains came and we made the decision to stay on slicks. The rain looked like it was over, but it poured.

You will be able to watch the race on June 28th at 2:00pm ET. Make sure you tune in as it was a very exciting race . . . BEST of the year.

Randy

 

Randy,

Your gains are greater then your losses at this point, ... so your doing great. I figured the rain may have been an issue.

Pole man, that's just friggin fantastic. You guys certainly picked the right race as, what, this is the first televised?

 

You guys still did a great job of it. You got your sponsors lots of TV air time. The fact a Subaru went on to win is really not a surprise considering the conditions you faced out there. I bet the Subaru team sacrificed a virgin to the rain god's.

You guys now know you can run with the big dogs. Go get them at the Glen.

 

Randy, thanks for your tremendous efforts.

I cannot wait to see the TV coverage.

At the rate you guys are getting stronger, underdog won't be a valid term for long.

 

It was great watching you guys run. It looked like a great race. It's always a bit hard for me to follow when I'm running around shooting but I'm looking forward to seeing it on tv.

 

Mark, great shot...i've been going to Mid-Ohio since the late 60's and I can't figure out where this shot was taken from.

 

I believe Mark was shooting from the keyhole looking toward turn 1. That's my guess. Mark probably walks 20 miles + over the course of the weekend to grab his fabulous action shots.

 

Yea you're correct. It's the depth of the grandstands at the base of the "S's" that was throwing me off.

 

Yep, you're right, it's from the outside of turn 1. You're right about the walking, too. I'm still a bit tired and wet! It was good seeing you there. And thanks, CHKMINI!