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Doc B Racing reports from Shannonville...What a race!!! (drive2)
It was a weekend with very high highs and some lows........
The car ran superb with the best suspension setup to date..very well balanced, very predictable, able to get off the corners faster than many of the other cars! Never having been to this track before, I was pleased to qualify 3 seconds off pole! However, timing and scoring was atrocious and was not able to get a grid list out until minutes before the first race of the weekend. I found out not only did they not have a time for us but we weren't even on the list!!
The result was we had to start from dead last in a 53 car field. My co-driver, Frank Swiader, drove this race and passed a number of cars only to find out after the race that again timing and scoring messed everything up!! We were gridded 45th for the big race on Sunday. I was ready to go and had a good start. On the opening laps I was behind a Honda that was setting up a Mercedes-Benz for a pass. Down the back straight the Honda pulled out to pass the M-B and I pulled out and passed them both with pure turbo Mazda HP!
Unfortunately, the Mazda HP was to be the source of the low of the weekend as well as about half-way through the race down the same back straight I sheared all the teeth off third gear under power. I tried for a few more laps to coax it around the track in second and fourth but I was dead meat for all the cars I had already passed and decided to call it a weekend....
As a side note, we do have new stronger third and fourth gear prototypes but they did not assemble properly and will need to go back to the manufacturer for further machining...wish I had them in already!!!
Tom Bork
Doc B Racing
Tom & Doc B Racing have obtained Authorized Vendor status and will be offering products developed and tested on the track!
Checkout what Doc B Racing has to offer you!
- ARP stud/bolt kits for MSP exhaust manifold, turbo, and S-pipe (newly developed exclusive)
- Adjustable timing gears for the FS-DE motor (under development)
- "crack fix" for the MSP Calloway exhaust manifold (under development)
Contact Tom via PM: MP3racer or e-mail: TBork95577@AOL.com
The 2007 Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship Schedule:
Jun 2/3 Shannonville Motorsport Park
Jul 6/7/8 Grand Prix of Toronto
Jul 28/29 Calabogie Motorsports Park
Aug 11/12 Mosport International Raceway
Sep 1/2 Mosport International Raceway
Sep 15/16 Mosport International Raceway
Sep 29/30 Mosport International Raceway
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It was a weekend with very high highs and some lows........
The car ran superb with the best suspension setup to date..very well balanced, very predictable, able to get off the corners faster than many of the other cars! Never having been to this track before, I was pleased to qualify 3 seconds off pole! However, timing and scoring was atrocious and was not able to get a grid list out until minutes before the first race of the weekend. I found out not only did they not have a time for us but we weren't even on the list!!
The result was we had to start from dead last in a 53 car field. My co-driver, Frank Swiader, drove this race and passed a number of cars only to find out after the race that again timing and scoring messed everything up!! We were gridded 45th for the big race on Sunday. I was ready to go and had a good start. On the opening laps I was behind a Honda that was setting up a Mercedes-Benz for a pass. Down the back straight the Honda pulled out to pass the M-B and I pulled out and passed them both with pure turbo Mazda HP!
Unfortunately, the Mazda HP was to be the source of the low of the weekend as well as about half-way through the race down the same back straight I sheared all the teeth off third gear under power. I tried for a few more laps to coax it around the track in second and fourth but I was dead meat for all the cars I had already passed and decided to call it a weekend....
As a side note, we do have new stronger third and fourth gear prototypes but they did not assemble properly and will need to go back to the manufacturer for further machining...wish I had them in already!!!
Tom Bork
Doc B Racing
Tom & Doc B Racing have obtained Authorized Vendor status and will be offering products developed and tested on the track!
Checkout what Doc B Racing has to offer you!
- ARP stud/bolt kits for MSP exhaust manifold, turbo, and S-pipe (newly developed exclusive)
- Adjustable timing gears for the FS-DE motor (under development)
- "crack fix" for the MSP Calloway exhaust manifold (under development)
The 2007 Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship Schedule:
Jun 2/3 Shannonville Motorsport Park
Jul 6/7/8 Grand Prix of Toronto
Jul 28/29 Calabogie Motorsports Park
Aug 11/12 Mosport International Raceway
Sep 1/2 Mosport International Raceway
Sep 15/16 Mosport International Raceway
Sep 29/30 Mosport International Raceway
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