RSR MINIs & Grand-Am - 2011

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  1. Steve

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    #1 Steve, Dec 26, 2010
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    Greetings. Randy and the gang at RSR Motorsports are prepping their race MINIs for a very competitive season in the 2011 Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. The first race at Daytona is a month away and series testing starts in less than two weeks! :Thumbsup:

    Use the schedule below to follow along.

    Once the series is underway you can find results in the Results column at the Grand-Am site (look for "View Results" on the schedule page) as well as the various RSR threads I'm sure we'll see in this forum.

    These races aren't generally broadcast live (maybe never?) but if you're interested in following along live there is usually a Live Timing feature that I think you'll be able to access via the event schedule page during the races.

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    Race Date Race Name / Location TV
    January 7 - 9 January Test Days TBA
    Daytona International Speedway
    Daytona Beach, FL
    January 27 - 28 Grand-Am 200 Feb 5, 3:00 PM ET, SPEED
    Daytona International Speedway
    Daytona Beach, FL
    March 4 - 5 Homestead 200 Mar 19, 2:00 PM ET, SPEED
    Homestead Miami Speedway
    Homestead, FL
    April 8 - 9 Barber 200 Apr 16, 2:00 PM ET, SPEED
    Barber Motorsports Park
    Birmingham, Alabama
    May 13 - 14 Bosch Engineering 200 at VIR May 22, 1:00 PM ET, SPEED
    Virginia International Raceway
    Alton, VA
    May 27 - 28 Memorial Day Classic TBA
    Lime Rock Park
    Lakeville, CT
    June 3 - 4 Continental Tire 150 Jun 12, 5:00 PM ET, SPEED
    Watkins Glen International - Long Course
    Watkins Glen, NY
    June 24 - 25 Road America Jul 3, 1:00 PM ET, SPEED
    Road America
    Elkhart Lake, WI
    July 8 - 9 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Jul 17, 1:00 PM ET, SPEED
    Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
    Salinas, CA
    July 23 - 24 New Jersey Motorsports Park Jul 30, 3:00 PM ET, SPEED
    New Jersey Motorsports Park
    Millville, NJ
    September 16 - 17 EMCO Gears Classic Sep 25, 1:00 PM ET, SPEED
    Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
    Lexington, OH
     
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    Thanks for the heads up :Thumbsup:
     
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    Really looking forward to the upcoming season - to continue our successes from the end of last year. :Thumbsup:

    Have fun at test days guys!

    [scheduled for jury duty that week] :incazzato:
     
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    i hope i can go to the one at laguna seca this year
     
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    The Grand-Am 200 at Daytona is coming up in two weeks, 27-28 Jan.
    Delayed television coverage scheduled for 5 Feb, 3:00 PM ET, on Speed.

    Go RSR!!!
     
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    Woohoo ! !

    Start of a new race season !
     
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    Can't wait!!!
     
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    I just finished adding Speed's newly announced TV scheduling (see post #1). I suspect the TBA listed for Lime Rock is misleading and they won't be covering that one.
     
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    thank you for posting the schedule. now i can make sure i see them this go around
     
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    MINIs got an extra 50 lbs since the end of last season.

    :rolleyes5:
     
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    Due to design changes or penalty weight?
     
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    My guess would be that with the way they finished the season last year it is a penalty award for doing so well.....:(
     
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    Guess they should have sand bagged a bit. I figured they would end up with a restrictor or more weight after their charge to the front last year. That kind of sucks, hope they can overcome this.
     
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    Sounds like a need for the Weight Watchers Program :D
     
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    New sponsor?

    Good looking graphics.
     
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    Ron Farmer, one of the drivers, is CEO of US LED.

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    [Photo by Robert Berry, RSR Crew]
     
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    Since we're learning about changes, here's a minor detail I've been wondering about. While checking the results after one of the test sessions a few weeks ago I noticed that rather than 196, 197 and 198 as in 2010, they were showing 195, 196 and 198. Why the number change? Anyone?
     
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    They are one better then last year?
    They want to be closer to the 33?
    Some prime number conspiracy thing?
     

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