{"id":5038,"date":"2022-09-01T15:18:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T19:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=5038"},"modified":"2023-05-03T15:47:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T19:47:16","slug":"irish-mikes-racing-ready-to-take-on-indianapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/01\/irish-mikes-racing-ready-to-take-on-indianapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Mike’s Racing ready to take on Indianapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"
New ringer in the field as Jeff Gordon returns to racing at Indy<\/i><\/div>\n
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INDIANAPOLIS (1 September 2022)<\/strong> \u2013 Irish Mike\u2019s Racing is set to take on famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend for Round 7 of the IMSA Porsche Carrera Cup North America presented by Visit Cayman Islands.<\/div>\n
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Craig Conway and Conor Flynn will traverse the yard of bricks in a pair of 40-minute races as part of the Porsche Sports Car Together Fest.<\/div>\n
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Flynn returns in the No. 95 FlynnCo Cars\/ Chillout Systems Porsche 992. His competition in the 16-entry Porsche Pro class includes NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon.<\/div>\n
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\"\"\u201cI was pretty young when he was really going big, but as a kid, Jeff Gordon was my favorite driver,\u201d Flynn said. \u201cIt was exciting to finally see him at the track, at different Rolex Series events, but it\u2019s going to be cool to be actually on the track racing against Jeff Gordon. He\u2019s going to bring more fanfare to the event, and a lot more attention for Porsche, the series, and also the drivers.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Conway drives the No. 97 Diamond Suzuki Porsche 992 in the Pro-Am class.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIndianapolis was very good to me last year, we qualified on pole in the 991,\u201d Conway said. \u201cNo one had been there before, so we were all weaving it out with limited track time. I\u2019m hoping to do OK this year. I\u2019m working on building our confidence level in these cars and working our way forward. We\u2019ll give it a whirl. I like the Porsche Together concept \u2013 all Porsche, Porsche, Porsche, and we\u2019re the main show and get treated very nicely. Jeff Gordon hasn\u2019t been in a car in a long time, and he\u2019s jumping into a frying pan here, because this Porsche Carrera Cup is very tough, indeed. But I\u2019m glad he\u2019s coming \u2013 he\u2019ll bring a lot of attention to our series.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Last year, both drivers visited the 991class podium in a standout weekend for the team in Indianapolis.<\/div>\n
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Flynn placed second in the Pro-Am 991 class in the second race of the weekend, also turning the fastest race lap of the entire weekend in the category. He also placed third in the opening race and fourth in the weekend finale.<\/div>\n
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Conway had his best finish of the season, placing third in the finale after two fifth-place finishes.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIndy is definitely a personal favorite for me, and it\u2019s also a favorite for the team as a whole,\u201d Flynn said. \u201cIt seems to suit how we set up the car. Porsche puts on an incredible event, so it\u2019s all-around a great weekend.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\"\"For 2022, though, both drivers are learning the new Porsche 992, while Flynn has been placed in the lead Pro Porsche division.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe 992 is a completely different car, so it has a lot different driving style on how you approach the turns,\u201d Flynn said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a quick learning curve. We didn\u2019t do any testing at Indy with the 992, so we\u2019re going there with a blank sheet of paper to figure it out. But we feel we\u2019re getting a better grip on the car as the season goes along, so we feel we\u2019re going into the weekend with a positive step forward, and hope we can make rapid progress as the weekend goes along with the practice sessions.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Both drivers are coming off encouraging weekends, improving their finishing positions from Saturday to Sunday at both Watkins Glen International and Road America.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI think that a trend that hopefully you will keep seeing,\u201d Flynn said. \u201cEvery time we on the track we\u2019re learning more and more about the setup, and I\u2019m learning more about how to adjust my driving style. That\u2019s what we\u2019re focusing on this year, while building a program to be a lot more competitive, a lot more into the game, for next year.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The season concludes at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta during the Motul Petit Le Mans weekend on Sept. 29-30.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAtlanta is one of my favorite tracks, so I\u2019m hopeful we can be competitive right out of the box when we go there,\u201d Flynn said.<\/div>\n

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