Racing Season is Back !!!

The IPGParts.com Race Team is headed to Sebring Intl Raceway January 11th-15th, 2012 for the Annual PBOC Winterfest Event. The week starts off with a qualifying session Wednesday night in preparation for the 6 Hour Enduro that the team will be competing in Thursday night. Fielding 3 drivers for the event (Louis Murphy, Russell McMullen and Richy Gonzalez) the team expects to be competitive and keeps the main goal of just finishing the race. The car being raced is the IPG ITA Acura Integra. The car will basically run in the same ITA trim that it always runs in with the exception of removing all the ballast weight and adding the Hella Fog lights as approximately 3.5 hours of the Enduro will be run at night time. The Enduro starts at 3pm on Thursday, January 12th and runs into the darkness with the checkered flag falling around 9pm. This is the longest event the team will of ever competed in and preparation began as soon as the last race for 2011 ended.

After the 6 Hour Enduro on Thursday evening the team will stick around for the rest of the weekend to enjoy the open track day activities. If you are in the area feel free to come and check us out.









http://www.ipgparts.net/blog/general...6-hour-enduro/

 

got anymore pics of the car and setup you're running? looks neat!

 

yes, here the information on the car and there are more video's in the blog section of the website as well as on YouTube -- http://www.ipgparts.net/blog/project...1-ita-integra/

 

Car is looking good and good luck at the event. What you know in day light won't be the same in the dark.

 

Are those ATS Complites? Nice looking wheels.

 

Looking good!

Are you going to double drivers school in Feb still?

 

i am going to drive the ITA Integra this Saturday and Sunday at Sebring during the track day part of the week, will make my final decision Monday after this weekend, I really want to do it for sure it is just very hard for me to shut down the office for 2 days to go to the double school

i am thinking of maybe just taking my time and doing the Daytona School in May and Sebring School in July -- will ultimately get me to the same place just takes a bit longer (but i will not have to close the business down at all during that time to make that happen)

 

The longest race ever attempted by the IPG Race Team was a huge success. 6 Hours of road racing takes a toll on the car, drivers and crew but the IPG Team managed to run the entire race and actually finished in great position.

The event was the annual PBOC Winterfest 6 Hour Enduro at Sebring Intl Raceway.

A tough qualifying session put the team in the back of the pack in 42nd place to begin the race. But endurance racing isn’t always about where you start, it is about consistency and reliability. Drivers Louis Murphy, Russell McMullen and Richy Gonzalez took turns with 1 hour driving stints throughout the 6 hours and consistent lap times and minimal problems lead the team to a 23rd finishing spot. Not bad at all considering the front running cars were from the likes of Aston Martin, Riley, and Porsche.

All said and done the team went through about 50 gallons of gas, 4 Toyo R888 Tires, 1 Brake Rotor, and 1 Quart of oil during the approximately 450 miles of racing.

It was a great experience and the team looks forward to competing in another similar race in the near future.

See more images on the IPG Facebook Page at www.Facebook.com/IPGParts

 

i like it .. i like it a lot !

 

Congratulations on finishing (running!) and making up 19 positions! That's quite the accomplishment!

 

Great Job guys!

 

Very cool. Good job guys