{"id":4262,"date":"2022-04-04T17:15:23","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T21:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=4262"},"modified":"2023-05-03T15:48:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T19:48:13","slug":"irish-mikes-racing-faces-new-challenge-street-racing-at-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/04\/irish-mikes-racing-faces-new-challenge-street-racing-at-long-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Mike\u2019s Racing Faces New Challenge \u2013 Street Racing at Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Big team trip west as Carrera Cup joins huge California event\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

LONG BEACH, CA (4 April 2022)<\/strong> \u2013 Irish Mike\u2019s Racing is set to take on a new challenge this weekend, when the Florida-based team enters two cars in Round 2 of the IMSA Porsche Carrera Cup North America presented by Visit Cayman Islands during the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach race weekend.<\/p>\n

The team will field a brace of Porsche 992s in a pair of 40-minute races on the 11-turn, 1.968-mile temporary circuit, Irish Mike\u2019s first venture into street competition. Conor Flynn will drive the No. 95 FlynnCo Cars \/ Chillout Systems entry in the Porsche Pro class, while Craig Conway will pilot the No. 97 Diamond Suzuki Porsche in the Porsche Pro-Am division.<\/p>\n

Set thousands of miles\u00a0 from the team home base and running between the unforgiving concrete walls,\u00a0 Long Beach will be a huge change from the recent season opener at Sebring International Raceway. Flynn took 15th in both races on the bumpy airport-based circuit, while Conway took 15th and 16th in Pro-Am.<\/p>\n

\u201cStreet racing is one area that I am completely foreign to,\u201d Flynn said. \u201cI\u2019m extremely excited to finally get that opportunity. Living in Florida, every year I\u2019m teased with the St. Petersburg Grand Prix, so I\u2019m extremely excited about Long Beach. I can\u2019t wait. With the full paddock it should be very interesting. We\u2019ll be pushing to the limit, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Irish Mike\u2019s took advantage of the break between races to better prepare for Long Beach and the other upcoming events.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did some testing to work on the setup of the car,\u201d Flynn said. \u201cOur eyes are now on Long Beach. A lot of the teams have never been there before, or haven\u2019t been there in a long time. And, no team has brought this car to Long Beach. Everyone will be in the same setup scenario as we are.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Conway never competed at Long Beach, the veteran\u2019s street racing experience includes events at Toronto, Dallas, New Orleans and Three Rivers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve raced at street courses before,\u201d said Conway, who finished third in the final points last season. \u201cThey can be very interesting, and I\u2019m looking forward to Long Beach. We\u2019ve gotten through the first races in good shape, so now it\u2019s on to the next challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Given the logistics of closing public roads for the competition, the event features a truncated schedule. Porsche Cup competitors will have a 40-minute practice session at 8:30 a.m. (all times PT) and 30-minute session at 11:05 a.m., with 30-minute qualifying at 4:30 p.m. The opening race will be Saturday at 10:45 a.m. Porsche Cup has the honors of closing out the weekend with race two on Sunday at 4:20 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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