Mpowers Road ATL Enduro Photos

jmark · 08-09-2008, 07:46 AM

Mike finished a solid 2nd place in the 3 hour Enduro. Nice to meet you Mike.

dkmura · 08-09-2008, 08:47 AM

Nicely done! Who were the co-drivers and crew?

jmark · 08-09-2008, 10:11 AM

The M3 won. I think they are first in points & Mike's team is in second for the season. Mike will have to give you his co drivers name. It was his first time running with Mike. His normal co driver couldn't make it. Mike is running the sprint races too. I am sure he'll comment once he gets home. I can email you some high res for use in Nissan Sport Magazine.

laze1 · 08-10-2008, 03:15 PM

Well, I have some bad news.....Mike was involved in a crash today in the sprint race...he tangled with a S2000 that he often competes very closely with. I think Mike is fine, the car has some body damage...but likely can be repaired to fight another day..

I was not with the team in the paddock when he crashed...so I don't have many details..I was helping the TT Director grid up the TT 54 cars that attended....

But I helped crew the car during the Enduro on Friday..mainly I assisted with driver changes tasks....and other "flunky" duties

BTW: The the Co Drivers name is Zachery Lutz....nice young guy...good driver...Zach normally drives a E30 BMW

jmark · 08-10-2008, 03:22 PM

^ Sorry to hear about that. I hope Mike is OK.

laze1 · 08-10-2008, 03:49 PM

I am pretty sure he is Ok

However, the S2000 took a hard hit, but from what I could the Z only had RF fender damage...........But I was 100 feet way from the car..and did not to get to see Mike after the crash...

jmark · 08-10-2008, 05:50 PM

Let us know soon as Mike's condition is known.

mpowers · 08-10-2008, 07:21 PM

Quick update as we just arrived home, we are fine and are more po than anything. Will give a full write up tomorrow as we have had a full day.

jmark-great pics! Thanks a great deal for coming down and taking photo's, wish we had more time to bs. BTW, send me your address so I can send you a Madd Dog Tshirt.

mpowers

jmark · 08-10-2008, 07:27 PM

^ Thanks! Glad to hear you are doing fine. I'll try to make the next RA Enduro as well.

aarantes · 08-10-2008, 08:18 PM

Glad to hear your okay man sorry to hear about the car.

Let me know when your guys next race is in GA because I would like to come watch.

dmoffitt · 08-10-2008, 11:47 PM

glad you're ok, bummer to hear about the incident.

jmark · 08-11-2008, 04:07 AM

I think Mike must have been right on the S2k's tail when the crap hit the fan...

http://www.nasaforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=23457

laze1 · 08-11-2008, 04:51 AM

Road Atlanta Dec 5-7

http://www.nasa-southeast.com/2008Dec05.jsp

I should be there running TTB (time trials) and performing my Assistant-Flunky duties for Mad Dog Racing in the 8 hour Enduro...can't wait!

Quote:

Originally Posted by aarantes

Glad to hear your okay man sorry to hear about the car.

Let me know when your guys next race is in GA because I would like to come watch.

jmark · 08-11-2008, 05:01 AM

^ I hope to make this one too.

mpowers · 08-11-2008, 06:50 AM

First hot lap of the race, Matt (s2k) and I are running hard around the track as usual. I’m about an half a car length off of him as we enter turn twelve leading onto the front straight. A panoz had cut a tire on the exit of 10b and was quickly slowing down in the middle of the turn, Matt went right go around him at the start finish line, unfortunately the moron panoz driver decided to break racing rule number one when being passed of staying on line and pulled the car hard right hitting Matt’s left rear wheel.

My bad luck was I had stayed on line since the panoz had moved, so when the panoz struck Matt’s left rear wheel it spun him across track and into my 115-120mph path. Thus Matt hit the right front wheel/fender of the Z with the left front of the S2K. Of course after that my tail end was spinning 360 degrees and taking turns slapping the wall.

Lucky that it was not a T-bone hit as he could have been really hurt, both of us walked away feeling pretty good physically.

mpowers

jmark · 08-11-2008, 07:04 AM

Mike,

You & Matt are real lucky. That is a real bad place to hit. Did you guys hit the tire wall or further down into the concrete wall? How bad is the Z? It is a shame because it looked like you & Matt were set for another tight race.

Here is the link to the GA Z team selling Nismo bodywork to racers.

NISMO Bodywork approved by Grand Am for Koni Challenge

mpowers · 08-11-2008, 08:51 AM

All concrete, I see the kits are from Nissan Motorsports, I'll have to call them tomorrow. Took some pic's of the car, but won't be able to post them till tomorrow as well.

mpowers
hope there not too expensive

mpowers · 08-11-2008, 09:21 AM

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 3565&hl=en

Another angle, to bad Karl was just a hair to far back.

laze1 · 08-11-2008, 09:38 AM

Hey JMARK,

Did you get any shots of the GT-R running in Time Trials?

I know that guy,,the car is two weeks old,,,and likely the 1st GT-R in competition in the USA....Overall FTD was about a 1:25 by Reese Cox in a Corvette from another planet, the GT-R in completely stock form ran a 1:36!

Other times for comparison are:

A full race Porsche Cup car ran 1:28.99, a Porsche TT 1:32.89, a super-hot Vette @ 1:33.22, another hot Vette 1:36.017...Chris Rado had a 1:30.75 in the worlds fastest Scion....(blew up on Sat, caught on fire Sunday) All these cars are HIGHLY modified,,,,,,,TTU/TTR/TTS cars.

then a the completely stock GT-R (with street tires/brakes) ran a 1:36.........

jmark · 08-11-2008, 09:42 AM

^ No. Sorry I only made the Enduro.

08-09-2008, 07:46 AM	#1
jmark Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Greer, S.C. Posts: 3,525 iTrader: (1)	Mpowers Road ATL NASA Enduro Photos Mike finished a solid 2nd place in the 3 hour Enduro. Nice to meet you Mike. __________________ '71 240Z, '78 280Z, '07 Nismo 350Z #0007 Silver Alloy Last edited by jmark; 08-09-2008 at 03:18 PM.

08-09-2008, 10:11 AM	#3
jmark Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Greer, S.C. Posts: 3,525 iTrader: (1)	The M3 won. I think they are first in points & Mike's team is in second for the season. Mike will have to give you his co drivers name. It was his first time running with Mike. His normal co driver couldn't make it. Mike is running the sprint races too. I am sure he'll comment once he gets home. I can email you some high res for use in Nissan Sport Magazine. __________________ '71 240Z, '78 280Z, '07 Nismo 350Z #0007 Silver Alloy Last edited by jmark; 08-09-2008 at 10:37 AM.

08-10-2008, 03:15 PM	#4
laze1 Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 339 iTrader: (7)	Well, I have some bad news.....Mike was involved in a crash today in the sprint race...he tangled with a S2000 that he often competes very closely with. I think Mike is fine, the car has some body damage...but likely can be repaired to fight another day.. I was not with the team in the paddock when he crashed...so I don't have many details..I was helping the TT Director grid up the TT 54 cars that attended.... But I helped crew the car during the Enduro on Friday..mainly I assisted with driver changes tasks....and other "flunky" duties BTW: The the Co Drivers name is Zachery Lutz....nice young guy...good driver...Zach normally drives a E30 BMW __________________ Time Trials today, W2W when my kids get real jobs Last edited by laze1; 08-10-2008 at 03:18 PM.

08-10-2008, 03:22 PM	#5
jmark Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Greer, S.C. Posts: 3,525 iTrader: (1)	^ Sorry to hear about that. I hope Mike is OK. __________________ '71 240Z, '78 280Z, '07 Nismo 350Z #0007 Silver Alloy

08-10-2008, 03:49 PM	#6
laze1 Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 339 iTrader: (7)	I am pretty sure he is Ok However, the S2000 took a hard hit, but from what I could the Z only had RF fender damage...........But I was 100 feet way from the car..and did not to get to see Mike after the crash... __________________ Time Trials today, W2W when my kids get real jobs Last edited by laze1; 08-10-2008 at 04:19 PM.

08-09-2008, 08:47 AM	#2
dkmura Join Date: May 2002 Location: Aurora, Colorado Posts: 2,468 iTrader: (33)	Nicely done! Who were the co-drivers and crew?

08-10-2008, 05:50 PM	#7
jmark Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Greer, S.C. Posts: 3,525 iTrader: (1)	Let us know soon as Mike's condition is known. __________________ '71 240Z, '78 280Z, '07 Nismo 350Z #0007 Silver Alloy

08-10-2008, 07:21 PM	#8
mpowers Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: SAVANNAH,GA Posts: 1,330 iTrader: (6)	Quick update as we just arrived home, we are fine and are more po than anything. Will give a full write up tomorrow as we have had a full day. jmark-great pics! Thanks a great deal for coming down and taking photo's, wish we had more time to bs. BTW, send me your address so I can send you a Madd Dog Tshirt. mpowers __________________ www.madddogmotorsports.net

08-10-2008, 07:27 PM	#9
jmark Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Greer, S.C. Posts: 3,525 iTrader: (1)	^ Thanks! Glad to hear you are doing fine. I'll try to make the next RA Enduro as well. __________________ '71 240Z, '78 280Z, '07 Nismo 350Z #0007 Silver Alloy

08-10-2008, 08:18 PM	#10
aarantes Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Marietta GA Posts: 1,369 iTrader: (16)	Glad to hear your okay man sorry to hear about the car. Let me know when your guys next race is in GA because I would like to come watch. __________________ TGP Track Date Aug 27th Sign Up!! http://my350z.com/forum/autocross-ro...ml#post6149431

08-10-2008, 11:47 PM	#11
dmoffitt Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 745 iTrader: (3)	glad you're ok, bummer to hear about the incident.

08-11-2008, 04:07 AM	#12
jmark Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Greer, S.C. Posts: 3,525 iTrader: (1)	I think Mike must have been right on the S2k's tail when the crap hit the fan... http://www.nasaforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=23457 __________________ '71 240Z, '78 280Z, '07 Nismo 350Z #0007 Silver Alloy

08-11-2008, 05:01 AM	#14
jmark Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Greer, S.C. Posts: 3,525 iTrader: (1)	^ I hope to make this one too. __________________ '71 240Z, '78 280Z, '07 Nismo 350Z #0007 Silver Alloy

08-11-2008, 06:50 AM	#15
mpowers Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: SAVANNAH,GA Posts: 1,330 iTrader: (6)	First hot lap of the race, Matt (s2k) and I are running hard around the track as usual. I’m about an half a car length off of him as we enter turn twelve leading onto the front straight. A panoz had cut a tire on the exit of 10b and was quickly slowing down in the middle of the turn, Matt went right go around him at the start finish line, unfortunately the moron panoz driver decided to break racing rule number one when being passed of staying on line and pulled the car hard right hitting Matt’s left rear wheel. My bad luck was I had stayed on line since the panoz had moved, so when the panoz struck Matt’s left rear wheel it spun him across track and into my 115-120mph path. Thus Matt hit the right front wheel/fender of the Z with the left front of the S2K. Of course after that my tail end was spinning 360 degrees and taking turns slapping the wall. Lucky that it was not a T-bone hit as he could have been really hurt, both of us walked away feeling pretty good physically. mpowers __________________ www.madddogmotorsports.net

08-11-2008, 07:04 AM	#16
jmark Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Greer, S.C. Posts: 3,525 iTrader: (1)	Mike, You & Matt are real lucky. That is a real bad place to hit. Did you guys hit the tire wall or further down into the concrete wall? How bad is the Z? It is a shame because it looked like you & Matt were set for another tight race. Here is the link to the GA Z team selling Nismo bodywork to racers. NISMO Bodywork approved by Grand Am for Koni Challenge __________________ '71 240Z, '78 280Z, '07 Nismo 350Z #0007 Silver Alloy Last edited by jmark; 08-11-2008 at 07:08 AM.

08-11-2008, 08:51 AM	#17
mpowers Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: SAVANNAH,GA Posts: 1,330 iTrader: (6)	All concrete, I see the kits are from Nissan Motorsports, I'll have to call them tomorrow. Took some pic's of the car, but won't be able to post them till tomorrow as well. mpowers hope there not too expensive __________________ www.madddogmotorsports.net

08-11-2008, 09:21 AM	#18
mpowers Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: SAVANNAH,GA Posts: 1,330 iTrader: (6)	http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 3565&hl=en Another angle, to bad Karl was just a hair to far back. __________________ www.madddogmotorsports.net

08-11-2008, 09:38 AM	#19
laze1 Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 339 iTrader: (7)	Hey JMARK, Did you get any shots of the GT-R running in Time Trials? I know that guy,,the car is two weeks old,,,and likely the 1st GT-R in competition in the USA....Overall FTD was about a 1:25 by Reese Cox in a Corvette from another planet, the GT-R in completely stock form ran a 1:36! Other times for comparison are: A full race Porsche Cup car ran 1:28.99, a Porsche TT 1:32.89, a super-hot Vette @ 1:33.22, another hot Vette 1:36.017...Chris Rado had a 1:30.75 in the worlds fastest Scion....(blew up on Sat, caught on fire Sunday) All these cars are HIGHLY modified,,,,,,,TTU/TTR/TTS cars. then a the completely stock GT-R (with street tires/brakes) ran a 1:36......... __________________ Time Trials today, W2W when my kids get real jobs Last edited by laze1; 08-11-2008 at 10:46 AM.

08-11-2008, 09:42 AM	#20
jmark Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Greer, S.C. Posts: 3,525 iTrader: (1)	^ No. Sorry I only made the Enduro. __________________ '71 240Z, '78 280Z, '07 Nismo 350Z #0007 Silver Alloy