{"id":5083,"date":"2022-09-09T21:36:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T01:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=5083"},"modified":"2023-05-03T15:47:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T19:47:11","slug":"irish-mikes-shows-continued-improvement-at-indys-porsche-together-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/09\/irish-mikes-shows-continued-improvement-at-indys-porsche-together-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Mike\u2019s shows continued improvement at Indy\u2019s Porsche Together Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"

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INDIANAPOLIS (9 September 2022)<\/strong> \u2013 Irish Mike Racing\u2019s Conor Flynn improved three positions in Sunday\u2019s Round 8 of the IMSA Porsche Carrera Cup North America presented by Visit Cayman Islands, while his teammate Craig Conway posted a pair of top-10 finishes at Indianapolis Motor Speedway\u2019s Porsche Sports Car Together Fest this weekend.<\/div>\n
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Flynn finished 12th in the Porsche Pro class and 18th overall in Sunday\u2019s 40-minute race, driving the No. 95 FlynnCo Cars\/ Chillout Systems Porsche 992. On Saturday, he was 15th in class while finishing 20th overall.<\/div>\n
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Driving the No. 97 Diamond Suzuki Porsche 992 in the Pro-Am class, Conway took 10th in class and 29th overall in both races.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIndy went OK, we made progress in every session,\u201d Conway said. \u201cI was making up time in every session, so we\u2019re closer to getting it in the park where we\u2019re messing with some other cars. We\u2019ve got work to do, but we\u2019re definitely getting there. We\u2019re not that far off now.\u201d<\/div>\n
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This season has been a major learning curve for both team and drivers, switching to the newer Porsche 992 after campaigning the 991 a year ago.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI\u2019ve never had a car that was this difficult to learn before,\u201d said Conway, a veteran of IMSA and Grand-Am competition. \u201cIt\u2019s a matter of hanging with these cars. I guess it\u2019s old dogs, new tricks!\u201d<\/div>\n
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Qualifying 23rd, Flynn passed six cars on the opening lap of Saturday\u2019s race, getting up to 13th position in Porsche Pro. While he dropped two positions during the course of the race, he managed to beat NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon by one position in class.<\/div>\n
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\"\"\u201cI was focused on moving forward all race long and even though passing was tough in some places, we were able to at least keep improving our lap times and continue learning about how the tire goes through its run,\u201d said Flynn. \u201cIt was great that Gordon was in the race to add to the attention but I have to admit even though I\u2019ve followed him since I was very young\u2026he was just another car out there today!\u201d<\/div>\n
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On Sunday, Flynn was gridded 16th in class and 24th overall \u2013 one position behind Gordon. He managed to gain four positions over the 40-minute race, but finished one position in class behind the NASCAR superstar.<\/div>\n
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Conway was pleased with his progress during the weekend.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI had good races,\u201d he said. \u201cI got six or seven cars at the start \u2013 I was pushing myself way up there. I just didn\u2019t have the raw speed to keep them behind me, but it was good fun passing them!\u201d<\/div>\n
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Only one weekend remains in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America season, with a pair of races at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on Sept. 29-30 during the Motul Petit Le Mans weekend.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019ve made progress every single weekend,\u201d Conway said. \u201cWe started way off, and now we\u2019re only a few tenths off from where we want to be. We\u2019re getting there \u2013 it\u2019s a work in progress.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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