TraqGear

I've been tuning in. Keep an eye on Dillon Machavern. That kid will get up front.

333pg333

When you say they resemble the street cars I assume you mean in looks and proportions? From what I could see these are full tubers with no resemblance under the skin. With 900hp these things must be extremely fast with that power to weight ratio. No wonder a Cup car gets swamped!

Matt Romanowski

Just the body looks similar. I think the rule is they have to use factory brake lights.

tomburdge

Was he driving a blue Ford Falcon.?

Yep, he drives one in SCCA GT1 and kicks everyone"s butt...
Saw him race the car at NJMP and spoke with his crew in the paddock. They "said" TransAm wouldn't let him compete with the Falcon because it didn't represent the sort of image they were trying to convey...In other words they didn't want this converted piece of s#%t beating up on the modern day stuff.

BTW, I believe Amy was/is the first woman to ever win a TransAm race so this was no fluke.

TraqGear

I think he did before, but now he drives a fresh TA2 Mustang that has the same colors as the gray/red GT3RS. Looks awesome. He made his way up to 2nd then had a mechanical at Sebring. He did run GT1 last year and did well. Right now he is kicking everyone's butt at the SM majors. He just won yesterday at Road Atlanta.

I like TA this year...really deep fields and some real talent in the top 10. Amy is one of those top talents...man she can drive.

ProCoach

My man, Lawrence Loshak, finished third in TA2 in a car that wasn't quite done when they got to Sebring.

Look for more out of him...

spg993tt

I tested a Mike Cope TA2 car at Sebring a few weeks back, wicked machine.
And the racing is really good. But i did think the edited show was kind of weak, missed all the good racing in the TA2 class. Tony Buffamonte was p1, p2 for a bit and then got a penalty, went thru pit lane and made his way from last up to like p3 and got spun last lap. that would be good video showing a guy tearing through the field. instead they showed very little that offered the excitement that you knew was going on.
i also through that the pace car looked and was ridiculous. nothing personal abut mazda mx5s but, thats not the image you want for a pro race pace car. it looked tiny, awkward, no decals. most pca races have a more pronounced pace vehicle cruising around stage front and center of the tv camera.

KaiB

But the pace cars at PCA races can't seem to go faster than 25mph.

Jerrygreene

2nd race complete, no flu for me at this race in homestead, as the 1st race
at Sebring did. Sebring was the first time running the Hoosier R7 mandated by the Trans Am powers to be in the TA3 -I class's. Having the flu there i could never push the tires like i wanted. Turns out, You cant push them. While it was the tire of choice for corvettes, vipers, & Bmw's it was a huge set back for any Porsche. All P cars running them at Homestead spun 4-5 times during the weekend, including me.
At Homestead I could finally concentrate on the feeling they gave. None.
We tried all amounts of tire set up configurations, starting with the recommended Hoosier pressures on the high bank, but found the infield portion we were slow as a rock. Tried other setups, and still slow as a rock in the infield. Ended up taking a 3rd behind two Vipers but only thru attrition. Bmw was on pace to lap me around lap 35, but ended up breaking, as 2 Vets also had mechanical issues and dropping out. Our only hope now going forward is Trans am letting P-cars run the hoosier slicks at least to have a chance at least of placing higher than a 3rd. For any one running a porsche cup car, i would reccomend to never run the R-7s, they offer no feel, and the stiff side walls will only cause you to park it in a corner to get the car to turn at all. Next race is televised at Road Atlanta May 7-8-9, lets hope they will let us run the Hoosier slicks, at least we will be able to put on a show, instead of a parade.

Texas RS

I watched and agreed it is some pretty good racing. If only we could redux Can-Am from the early 70's, that was racing.

TraqGear

When is the Homestead race aired? Did I miss it?

Jerrygreene

Homestead was not, Here is Schedule today:

The 2015 Races slated for broadcast (original airdates) include:
Sebring: Tuesday, March 17, 8:00 PM (ET)
Road Atlanta: Saturday, May 16, 6:00 PM (ET)
Lime Rock: Saturday, June 6, 6:00 PM (ET)
Mid-Ohio: Saturday, August 29, 6:00 PM (ET)
Road America: TBD
Daytona: TBD

TraqGear

Pft, no wonder I couldn't find it. Dillon put TraqGear on the Podium and that's the one they don't air. Oh well, he'll get there again. Thanks!

LuigiVampa

FIFY

TraqGear

Ha!! Love it! #keepyousafe #helpyouwin