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Old Dec 14, 2014 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Fritz Flynn
The cool thing about the 24/25 hour type races is the massive team effort it takes to just finish the damn thing
when we ran the honda (07, 08 and 09) we had 3 shifts of 5 guys in each crew, 4-5 drivers, a cook, photographer.

we brought 50lbs of tritip...

in 2007 we were in an accident really early on, and had to pull the frame rails straight with two pickups, and tie straps, so the pics are the before and after. the hole in the windshield is where some piece of steel bounced up and went through. if it wasn't for the 90 minutes it took to pull the frame straight, we would have been on the podium, i think. such is the 25

duct tape and cardboard are structural
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Old Dec 15, 2014 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s
when we ran the honda (07, 08 and 09) we had 3 shifts of 5 guys in each crew, 4-5 drivers, a cook, photographer.

we brought 50lbs of tritip...

in 2007 we were in an accident really early on, and had to pull the frame rails straight with two pickups, and tie straps, so the pics are the before and after. the hole in the windshield is where some piece of steel bounced up and went through. if it wasn't for the 90 minutes it took to pull the frame straight, we would have been on the podium, i think. such is the 25

duct tape and cardboard are structural
I remember you posting stuff about that a while ago and thinking man that is one badass crew
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Old Dec 15, 2014 | 03:28 PM
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From: https://www2.mazda.com/en/100th/
Originally Posted by Fritz Flynn
I remember you posting stuff about that a while ago and thinking man that is one badass crew
yeah they really are, someone handed me hot chocolate @2am, how can you top that?

this year the car was a PITA, so we're joking about just BBQing in the hot pits next year...
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 09:12 PM
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j9fd3s, i've been reading your posts over the last decade (literally) and i've always thought you were a badass. just FYI.
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Old Dec 24, 2014 | 01:20 PM
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Wow this is really nice!
Good Work!
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Old Dec 25, 2014 | 02:15 PM
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j9fd3s, i've been reading your posts over the last decade (literally) and i've always thought you were a badass. just FYI.
thanks! and happy holidays to everyone
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