{"id":4748,"date":"2022-08-01T20:15:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T00:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=4748"},"modified":"2023-05-03T15:47:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T19:47:33","slug":"irish-mikes-racing-gaining-momentum-heading-to-road-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/01\/irish-mikes-racing-gaining-momentum-heading-to-road-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Mike\u2019s Racing Gaining Momentum heading to Road America"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (1 August 2022)<\/strong> \u2013 Irish Mike\u2019s Racing will be looking to build on momentum from Watkins Glen International and a productive test session when it returns to the IMSA Porsche Carrera Cup North America presented by Visit Cayman Islands for this weekend\u2019s Round 6 at Road America.<\/p>\n

Irish Mike Racing driver Craig Conway finished a season-best eighth in the tough Pro-Am class in the most recent race at The Glen, driving the No. 97 Diamond Suzuki Porsche 992 in the Porsche Pro-Am division. Since then, the team tested at the famed Wisconsin circuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a pretty good test at Road America, and we learned some things,\u201d Conway said. \u201cWe\u2019re heading in the right direction, so we\u2019re looking for continued improvement. We\u2019ve got to keep chopping away. I want to be able to run decent in the class and be competitive, and we\u2019re getting it done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Conor Flynn drives the No. 95 FlynnCo Cars \/ Chillout Systems Porsche 992 in the Porsche Pro-Am division, also improving his finishing position in Race 2 at WGI. The team has continued to adopt to the new 992 platform in its first season with the car, and is looking to convert lessons learned in testing into another productive weekend as the series heads to the fan and driver-favorite track in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe test was really good, and hopefully we have similar conditions this weekend so we can kind of hit the ground running,\u201d said Flynn. \u201cThere is a lot to learn and unlock with this new car and every time we pull it off the trailer we end up with a ton of notes and improvements by the time that we are loading up again so it\u2019s been a great process for us. Road America is just an awesome track and I think we have a good chance to be strong this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year, Conway just missed a podium finish at Road America, competing in the former 991 category.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cI was fourth, but right on the bumper of third,\u201d Conway said. \u201cWe had a good run in the old car, but I\u2019ve just got to get a little more comfortable in the new car. Hopefully, we can do a similar thing this year, if we\u2019re lucky.\u201d<\/p>\n

Conway brings plenty of experience to the four-mile circuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been there quite a bit,\u201d he said. \u201cThe track itself is fast. I\u2019m pretty comfortable there. It\u2019s one of the tracks I like pretty well. I remember doing a six-hour race there in the Rolex Series. I had to change the transmission during the race, and we did it in 12 minutes! Then we managed to come back and beat Irv Hoerr for the win. We had a lot of pizzazz back then \u2013 the problem was, it was 20 years ago! At least, in the Carrera Cup, we\u2019ve got the classes split by ages. The darn thing for me is I\u2019m the oldest guy in the Blue class (Pro-Am), and I missed the yellow class (Am) by around two weeks. So while I\u2019m racing the guys in my class, I\u2019m also looking to see how the guys in Am are doing, since that\u2019s the class I should be in.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Porsche Carrera Cup races twice this weekend: at 8:50 a.m. on Saturday and 9:50 a.m. on Sunday (all times CT).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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