25hr race thunder hill
12-07-2004, 06:06 PM
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Re: 25hr race thunder hill (DELUSIONEK4)
thanks edman at OPAK RACING and to the crew
we raced the fit which has a 1.5l sohc it weight in at 1800lbs it ran in the e2 group which is a bump up agenst its class it was racing agenst 1.8l dohc rwd miatias.
customs held all spare parts. the car broke an axle due to fatige during the 22/ 23rd hour. we where able to get it rolling just to make it one last lap to finsh the race. mr. spoon was not there but his enginr builder was there in his place mr. yoshida
all in all it was a get time other than the cold 
we raced the fit which has a 1.5l sohc it weight in at 1800lbs it ran in the e2 group which is a bump up agenst its class it was racing agenst 1.8l dohc rwd miatias.
customs held all spare parts. the car broke an axle due to fatige during the 22/ 23rd hour. we where able to get it rolling just to make it one last lap to finsh the race. mr. spoon was not there but his enginr builder was there in his place mr. yoshida
all in all it was a get time other than the cold
12-07-2004, 06:11 PM
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Re: 25hr race thunder hill (DELUSIONEK4)
mugens ep3 ran fast and hard!
i think they had a k20-R. they ended up blowing the motor but it didn't stop themthey swaped the spare into it and was running for awhile but i'm not sure what happened cause the car was in the pits inop 
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12-07-2004, 06:30 PM
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Re: 25hr race thunder hill (DELUSIONEK4)
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mugens ep3 ran fast and hard! i think they had a k20-R. they ended up blowing the motor but it didn't stop themthey swaped the spare into it and was running for awhile but i'm not sure what happened cause the car was in the pits inop
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Mugen's EP3?
Isn't this the ESSES Civic Si?
The Fit's rollcage looks helluva' weird!
mugens ep3 ran fast and hard!
i think they had a k20-R. they ended up blowing the motor but it didn't stop themthey swaped the spare into it and was running for awhile but i'm not sure what happened cause the car was in the pits inop </TD></TR></TABLE>Mugen's EP3?
Isn't this the ESSES Civic Si?
The Fit's rollcage looks helluva' weird!
12-07-2004, 06:34 PM
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Re: 25hr race thunder hill (xtcat9k)
here are a few of my picture, normally i have alot more but Mike Quan Team owner for the Team PDQ motorsports Honda civic H4/E2 car asked me to crew for him and i jumped at the chance.
here is the offical press release
Tracy, CA:
PDQ Motorsports (formerly RNR Racing) wins the E2 class at the
2004 25 Hours of Thunderhill
PDQ Motorsports fielded our H4 Honda Challenge Civic coupe in the 2004 25 Hours of Thunderhill. While no stranger to endurance racing, the team has been concentrating on the Honda Challenge sprint races the last two seasons.
In 2002 the team took the NASA NorCal E2 Championship capping it off with a class win (E2) and 2nd overall finish in the 12 Hours of Thunderhill. In 2003, the team won the NASA NorCal Honda Challenge H4 title. The team did compete in the 2003 25 Hours of Thunderhill but an hour 23 engine swap left us disappointed in our finish. With a 2004 2nd place in the NASA NorCal Honda Challenge H4 championship under our belt we got ready for the 2004 25 Hour. It was with high hopes that we approached this year’s event.
The team is fortunate to have sponsorship from key players in the performance car market. Auto Innovations, ACT, Cobalt Friction, Griffin Motorwerke, PDQ Motorsports, Rota Wheel and Toyo Tires. We proudly use the products and display the decals of these great companies. Without you, we wouldn’t be able to succeed.
Preparation is key in any event that tests a cars durability. The NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill, presented by the United States Air Force, tests a car to the limits and beyond. The car was completely gone thru with a fresh engine prepared by Griffin Motorwerke being installed. The transmission was checked and an ACT HD clutch and Streetlite XACT flywheel was called into duty. Suspension travel and alignment was checked and double checked at Auto Innovations. Toyo RA-1 tires were mounted and balanced onto Rota Wheels 15”X7” Slipstream wheels by Auto Innovations as well. Several sets of Cobalt Friction pads supplied by PDQ Motorsports were bedded in for the event.
It was at the track on the Friday test day that the team started to gel. Although most of the team was returning members of our endurance efforts, there were to be several new members. The team practiced driving, driver changes, fueling and tire changes. We also had a meeting where strategy and rules were discussed. Satisfied that we could work well as a team, we went out for a pre-race dinner of pizza and beer. Our driver lineup consisted of: Mike Davirro, Roger Foo, Bill Hagerty, Jeff Lepper, Tom Lepper, Derek Ramsey and Mike Quan, the team owner. Our crew consisted of: Bill Beverly, Orlando Cagatao, Jimmy Chilcot, Shawn Hughes, Robyn Lepper, Lisa Lepper, Emmett McKnight, Barrett Mitchel, Humberto Ortiz, Mike Ponce, Garrett Weldy & Pat Wong.
Saturday, race day, started early for us. We did a few last minute things to the Civic and were about to get the car to pregrid when our friends from GOTO Racing placed a ‘taxi’ sign on the car. Our team is all about having fun so we immediately adopted the sign. We left the sign on the car in pregrid only removing it for the race. We used it in the pits to transform our pit into a ‘taxi stand’. It magically found its way back onto the car after the race.
After an awe inspiring display by the Air Force, who came back to sponsor the event again, the race started. We started in 7th place out of the 23 strong E2 field because of the strong qualifying run by Tom Lepper. Everything was looking good until the third stint was being driven by Derek Ramsey who reported a strange noise from the right rear. Turns out the rear hub bearing failed even though all new bearings were installed in the car for the race. An emergency visit to the paddock resulted in us slipping to 18th place. While I am pleased that we were able to replace the hub and four tires in less than nine minutes, I know that we could have been faster if we had time to assemble the parts and tools before the car arrived!
Now near the back of our class, we started hunting down those in front of us. Excellent driving and precision pitstops allowed us to move up thru the field. All of the drivers’s did their best efforts of driving quickly, consistently and saving the car. One of the important stops saw us going back paddock again. This time it was a planned stop. We did a driver change, front pads, four tires and checked fluids in four minutes. (See, I told you my guys were good!) Don't worry, fuel was done in the pits!
The pre-dawn hours found us in 3rd place trying hard with a car that was hurting. A bad call on my part left the front pads on one stop too many. This resulted in wrapped rotors for the rest of the race. A miscue in the pits, which I blame on sleep deprivation, meant that we forgot to add oil at one of the stops. The engine went into a safe mode which moved the fuel cut down to 6500rpm instead of the 7400rpm where it normally is. Poor Mike Davirro had to drive the car in that condition in the low light conditions. Even though the car was fighting him, he brought it back in 2nd place. Luckily, the next driver, Tom Lepper, didn’t have to deal with the engine problems after we added oil! Tom got into the car and immediately stated closing on 1st. By the time Jeff, the next driver, gave the car to our finisher, Bill, we just needed to keep rolling for 20 minutes to secure our victory. Because we knew the lap times, we knew that it would be numerically impossible for anyone to catch us if we just kept running. Run we did with Bill turn in fast times just ‘cruising’ around. We were able to take the checkered with our friends, GOTO Racing, right by our side.
After the race, with the ‘taxi’ parked in the pits waiting for the impound inspection, I couldn’t believe the race results. Months of planning and sacrifice had paid off. The team had functioned as a well oiled machine. We had overcome unfortunate mechanicals. I sat on the pit wall and tried to savor the moment when…. an ice cold cooler was dumped on my by Jeff and Barrett!! We couldn’t stop laughing and smiling.
My personal thanks go out to all who helped with this year’s team. I told you before that every one of you is important and everything you do makes a difference. (A special thanks to those not often thought about or appreciated, by those who don’t race, are the team moms. Robyn & Lisa made sure we ate & drank. They prepared us hot food!) I told you that I would put you up against anyone in the field. You all proved me right. I couldn’t have been more proud.
Mike Quan, Team Owner, PDQ Motorsports H4/E2 Civic
here are some pictures of the so dub'd miata killer/ Taxi
and Team PDQ standing by the E2 class winning civic, which also came in 7th over all.
random pictures
Honda Research West's GSR, which was fliped and toatled
honda rsearch Midwest Acura TL Won E0 class and 3rd over all
Team endless, E0 car that had a string of bad luck and alot of mechanical issuess
team GOTO racing H4/E2 Del sol blew a headgasket so they sat in the pits but cam out and took the checkered flag with us
WOW let me say this race was a real breath taking experance, very exhausting, but was extremly WELL worth it.
HUGE thanks goes out to Mike and Derek for giving us such a wonderfull car.
Also thanks to EVERYONE on the crew, you all were awsome to work with, and the team mom's provided AWSOME warm food, and drinks
Honda took the title for mazda
here is the offical press release
Tracy, CA:
PDQ Motorsports (formerly RNR Racing) wins the E2 class at the
2004 25 Hours of Thunderhill
PDQ Motorsports fielded our H4 Honda Challenge Civic coupe in the 2004 25 Hours of Thunderhill. While no stranger to endurance racing, the team has been concentrating on the Honda Challenge sprint races the last two seasons.
In 2002 the team took the NASA NorCal E2 Championship capping it off with a class win (E2) and 2nd overall finish in the 12 Hours of Thunderhill. In 2003, the team won the NASA NorCal Honda Challenge H4 title. The team did compete in the 2003 25 Hours of Thunderhill but an hour 23 engine swap left us disappointed in our finish. With a 2004 2nd place in the NASA NorCal Honda Challenge H4 championship under our belt we got ready for the 2004 25 Hour. It was with high hopes that we approached this year’s event.
The team is fortunate to have sponsorship from key players in the performance car market. Auto Innovations, ACT, Cobalt Friction, Griffin Motorwerke, PDQ Motorsports, Rota Wheel and Toyo Tires. We proudly use the products and display the decals of these great companies. Without you, we wouldn’t be able to succeed.
Preparation is key in any event that tests a cars durability. The NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill, presented by the United States Air Force, tests a car to the limits and beyond. The car was completely gone thru with a fresh engine prepared by Griffin Motorwerke being installed. The transmission was checked and an ACT HD clutch and Streetlite XACT flywheel was called into duty. Suspension travel and alignment was checked and double checked at Auto Innovations. Toyo RA-1 tires were mounted and balanced onto Rota Wheels 15”X7” Slipstream wheels by Auto Innovations as well. Several sets of Cobalt Friction pads supplied by PDQ Motorsports were bedded in for the event.
It was at the track on the Friday test day that the team started to gel. Although most of the team was returning members of our endurance efforts, there were to be several new members. The team practiced driving, driver changes, fueling and tire changes. We also had a meeting where strategy and rules were discussed. Satisfied that we could work well as a team, we went out for a pre-race dinner of pizza and beer. Our driver lineup consisted of: Mike Davirro, Roger Foo, Bill Hagerty, Jeff Lepper, Tom Lepper, Derek Ramsey and Mike Quan, the team owner. Our crew consisted of: Bill Beverly, Orlando Cagatao, Jimmy Chilcot, Shawn Hughes, Robyn Lepper, Lisa Lepper, Emmett McKnight, Barrett Mitchel, Humberto Ortiz, Mike Ponce, Garrett Weldy & Pat Wong.
Saturday, race day, started early for us. We did a few last minute things to the Civic and were about to get the car to pregrid when our friends from GOTO Racing placed a ‘taxi’ sign on the car. Our team is all about having fun so we immediately adopted the sign. We left the sign on the car in pregrid only removing it for the race. We used it in the pits to transform our pit into a ‘taxi stand’. It magically found its way back onto the car after the race.
After an awe inspiring display by the Air Force, who came back to sponsor the event again, the race started. We started in 7th place out of the 23 strong E2 field because of the strong qualifying run by Tom Lepper. Everything was looking good until the third stint was being driven by Derek Ramsey who reported a strange noise from the right rear. Turns out the rear hub bearing failed even though all new bearings were installed in the car for the race. An emergency visit to the paddock resulted in us slipping to 18th place. While I am pleased that we were able to replace the hub and four tires in less than nine minutes, I know that we could have been faster if we had time to assemble the parts and tools before the car arrived!
Now near the back of our class, we started hunting down those in front of us. Excellent driving and precision pitstops allowed us to move up thru the field. All of the drivers’s did their best efforts of driving quickly, consistently and saving the car. One of the important stops saw us going back paddock again. This time it was a planned stop. We did a driver change, front pads, four tires and checked fluids in four minutes. (See, I told you my guys were good!) Don't worry, fuel was done in the pits!
The pre-dawn hours found us in 3rd place trying hard with a car that was hurting. A bad call on my part left the front pads on one stop too many. This resulted in wrapped rotors for the rest of the race. A miscue in the pits, which I blame on sleep deprivation, meant that we forgot to add oil at one of the stops. The engine went into a safe mode which moved the fuel cut down to 6500rpm instead of the 7400rpm where it normally is. Poor Mike Davirro had to drive the car in that condition in the low light conditions. Even though the car was fighting him, he brought it back in 2nd place. Luckily, the next driver, Tom Lepper, didn’t have to deal with the engine problems after we added oil! Tom got into the car and immediately stated closing on 1st. By the time Jeff, the next driver, gave the car to our finisher, Bill, we just needed to keep rolling for 20 minutes to secure our victory. Because we knew the lap times, we knew that it would be numerically impossible for anyone to catch us if we just kept running. Run we did with Bill turn in fast times just ‘cruising’ around. We were able to take the checkered with our friends, GOTO Racing, right by our side.
After the race, with the ‘taxi’ parked in the pits waiting for the impound inspection, I couldn’t believe the race results. Months of planning and sacrifice had paid off. The team had functioned as a well oiled machine. We had overcome unfortunate mechanicals. I sat on the pit wall and tried to savor the moment when…. an ice cold cooler was dumped on my by Jeff and Barrett!! We couldn’t stop laughing and smiling.
My personal thanks go out to all who helped with this year’s team. I told you before that every one of you is important and everything you do makes a difference. (A special thanks to those not often thought about or appreciated, by those who don’t race, are the team moms. Robyn & Lisa made sure we ate & drank. They prepared us hot food!) I told you that I would put you up against anyone in the field. You all proved me right. I couldn’t have been more proud.
Mike Quan, Team Owner, PDQ Motorsports H4/E2 Civic
here are some pictures of the so dub'd miata killer/ Taxi
and Team PDQ standing by the E2 class winning civic, which also came in 7th over all.
random pictures
Honda Research West's GSR, which was fliped and toatled
honda rsearch Midwest Acura TL Won E0 class and 3rd over all
Team endless, E0 car that had a string of bad luck and alot of mechanical issuess
team GOTO racing H4/E2 Del sol blew a headgasket so they sat in the pits but cam out and took the checkered flag with us
WOW let me say this race was a real breath taking experance, very exhausting, but was extremly WELL worth it.
HUGE thanks goes out to Mike and Derek for giving us such a wonderfull car.
Also thanks to EVERYONE on the crew, you all were awsome to work with, and the team mom's provided AWSOME warm food, and drinks
Honda took the title for mazda
12-07-2004, 07:56 PM
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is this the racetrack in cali?
the service manager and one of the tech's from my work went there. i guess the tech was one some pit crew?? not sure, but they went there all the way from florida to be there
the service manager and one of the tech's from my work went there. i guess the tech was one some pit crew?? not sure, but they went there all the way from florida to be there
12-07-2004, 08:06 PM
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yes craig, it's the one joe and chad went to, and i was supposed to go to. ******* chuck took my damn ticket!! they were in opak's pits also. nice pics, wish i could have been there.