{"id":4294,"date":"2022-04-13T18:20:05","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T22:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=4294"},"modified":"2023-05-03T15:48:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T19:48:07","slug":"irish-mikes-flynn-enjoys-first-taste-of-street-racing-at-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/13\/irish-mikes-flynn-enjoys-first-taste-of-street-racing-at-long-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Mike\u2019s Flynn Enjoys First Taste of Street Racing at Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONG BEACH, CA (13\u00a0April 2022)<\/strong> \u2013 Irish Mike\u2019s Racing made its street racing debut with a pair of IMSA Porsche Carrera Cup North America presented by Visit Cayman Islands races in the historic Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.<\/p>\n

Conor Flynn got his first taste of temporary-course competition, finishing 12th and 10th in the Pro class driving the No. 95 FlynnCo Cars \/ Chillout Systems Porsche 992.<\/p>\n

Teammate Craig Conway was scheduled to pilot the No. 97 Diamond Suzuki Porsche in the Porsche Pro-Am division, but travel cancellations forced the Floridian to miss the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a pretty incredible weekend, being at Long Beach,\u201d Flynn said. \u201cWe made huge steps forward with the car, with the development and learning it for the team. Now we\u2019re super excited heading toward our next race at Laguna Seca in three weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Running near the back of the pack in the opening segments of qualifying, Flynn dramatically improved on his final two laps to clock in 15th in Pro and 24th overall in the 33-car field.<\/p>\n

The opening race demonstrated the affects of tight competition on the streets, both starting and finishing under caution with a long yellow-flag stretch in between. Flynn managed to gain nine positions during the limited green-flag racing, taking 15th overall and 12th in Pro competition.<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s finale also had two lengthy cautions. An early incident for three-wide contact put the field behind the pace car for nearly half of the 40 minutes. Flynn was 16th at the restart, and moved up to 14th overall and 10th in class when a caution for a stopped car came out with 8:45 remaining. The green flag waved with 15 seconds remaining for a final lap of race, but Flynn was unable to improve his position.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a ton of fun,\u201d Flynn said of the experience. \u201cI\u2019ve loved watching them \u2013 especially St. Petersburg \u2013 so to be able to race the street course at Long Beach was a great opportunity. Hopefully, Porsche will do more street courses in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had nothing too crazy, but every turn was kind of a close call,\u201d Flynn added. \u201cThere was a ton of crashes, so I had to be cautious to avoid them and keep the car in one piece for the next race at Laguna Seca.<\/p>\n

Next up for Irish Mike\u2019s Racing will be Round 3 of the 2022 championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on April 29-May 1. The team will test at the circuit this week, and the team\u2019s transporter will remain in California through the race weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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