  Central Ohio Welding 253 E. Spring St., Col |
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30 November - FINALLY, The Whole Story: The TaG 200
In The Beginning
200 Miles of racing required doing our homework
When New Castle Motorsports Park announced they would be holding a 200 Mile endurance race at the end of the year, it got our attention. In my 30+ years of racing, some of my fondest memories had been crewing for 6, 12 and 24 hour sportscar races. Long distance racing involves more of the team aspect than sprint racing and that appealed to me. Secondly, we had just entered the TaG ranks with the purchase of a PRD Fireball so we had the required equipment. But when we realized a three-driver team would give us a reason to have our friend Melissa Court fly down from Vancouver to join us, it got added to our schedule.
But if we were going to do this, we wanted us to do it right. I knew from experience in long distance sport car racing that there are many variables involved in endurance racing: tire wear, brake wear, fuel consumption, driver fatigue, component failure, and a hundred other things that can end your day early. Asking around got many different answers because so many factors go into the results - weight, engine, chassis, even driving style. We would have do a lot of testing. We'd have to condition the drivers. And we'd have to get some good people to help us. More (lots more)...
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