{"id":3593,"date":"2021-08-12T21:21:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T21:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=3593"},"modified":"2021-08-12T21:21:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T21:21:02","slug":"podium-result-for-irish-mikes-at-road-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/12\/podium-result-for-irish-mikes-at-road-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Podium Result for Irish Mike\u2019s at Road America"},"content":{"rendered":"

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (12 August 2021)<\/strong> \u2013 Irish Mike\u2019s Racing turned in its best IMSA weekend of the season at Road America, highlighted by a second-place finish for Conor Flynn in his debut weekend of IMSA Porsche Carrera Cup North America competition.<\/p>\n

Flynn was\u00a0sixth\u00a0fourth\u00a0across the finish line in Saturday\u2019s opening\u00a0race, but\u00a0lost the result following a\u00a0post race\u00a0ride-\u00a0heightinfraction. But he was able to go even better his next time out, capturing second place in the Pro-Am 991 class on board the No. 95 Irish Mike\u2019s Racing Porsche 911.<\/p>\n

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Fellow Irish Mike Racing driver Craig Conway also had his best weekend for the team as the 16-race season reached its midway point, placing\u00a0fourth\u00a0Fifth\u00a0in both events driving Irish Mike\u2019s No. 97 Porsche 911.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was quite a weekend,\u201d Flynn said. \u201cIt was my first weekend out with that car, and we didn\u2019t<\/p>\n

even have time to get it wrapped yet. We had a strong first race, before the ride-height issue. The second race we got that fixed and had a\u00a0really good\u00a0race. We were able to keep pace with everyone. We had a little bit of contact that bent our exhaust, so we lost a little drive, but it was a clean, fun race. The key was staying out of trouble, that\u2019s what helped us get up to P-2.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adding to Flynn\u2019s learning curve was the weekend weather, which cut back on pre-event preparation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was only my second weekend at Road America \u2013 I raced there once in Trans Am and it\u00a0monsooned\u00a0the whole time!\u201d Flynn said. \u201cWe had bad luck with our practice sessions, which had only about four laps each because of red flags. Then, qualifying got rained out, so I only had about\u00a08\u00a0laps on the car going into the race. I\u2019ve got to give a big shout-out to the team for getting the setup right, because we didn\u2019t have much practice time to get it figured out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love Road America, it\u2019s a great track \u2013 four miles long, and has a little bit of everything\u201d Flynn added. \u201cThe fans are incredible there. It was good to interact with them. Many of them came over to check out our car.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to coming to Porsche Carrera Cup, Flynn had been competing in the World Racing League, winning a recent nine-hour race at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in an Audi, and the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli, recording a pole and four podium finishes driving a Porsche 997 en route to garnering Rookie of the Year honors in 2017.<\/p>\n

The Pro-Am 991 Class is specifically designed for the previous generation Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. It is a \u2018stepping stone\u201d for drivers looking to compete in the new GT3 Cup cars, designated type 992.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to finish out the season,\u201d Flynn said of his plans for Porsche Carrera Cup.<\/p>\n

Next on the schedule is a Porsche takeover of the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Porsche\u00a0SportsCar\u00a0Together Festival on Sept. 10-12. The Porsche Carrera Cup headlines the weekend with three races, sharing the event with five other Porsche race groups.<\/p>\n

Media Contact:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nPaige N. Grimmer
\npg@sundaymanagement.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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