Speed Source RX-8 wins again (Barber 250)
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Speed Source RX-8 wins again (Barber 250)
On the final lap in the race, Sylvain Tremblay powered his No. 70 SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 past the No. 27 Bill Fenton Motorsports Acura RSX-S of Bob Endicott to take the Sport Touring (ST) class victory. It was the fourth class win of the season for Tremblay and co-driver David Haskell, and the triumph enabled them to substantially close the gap to ST co-points leaders Will Turner and Don Salama, who encountered difficulties in their No. 95 Turner Motorsport BMW 330i.
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Huh? Seems to me like it's doing damn well already! Rememeber, these are all first year cars they have been driving for less than 12 months. It's actually very impressive.
Congrats again Sylvain! Cant wait to see ya spank them Turner guys :D
Congrats again Sylvain! Cant wait to see ya spank them Turner guys :D
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Originally Posted by Genom
Seems to me like it's doing damn well already! Rememeber, these are all first year cars they have been driving for less than 12 months.
congrats you canadiens.
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The development of the car has certainly come along very quickly. It's doubtful that any other team would have this much success this fast, other than the SpeedSource team. They're truly the best of the best.
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Yay!!! Go SpeedSource!
It all comes down to the final race now, can our SpeedSource RX-8 do it and take the Championship!??
It all comes down to the final race now, can our SpeedSource RX-8 do it and take the Championship!??
On the final lap in the race, Sylvain Tremblay powered his No. 70 SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 past the No. 27 Bill Fenton Motorsports Acura RSX-S of Bob Endicott to take the Sport Touring (ST) class victory. It was the fourth class win of the season for Tremblay and co-driver David Haskell, and the triumph enabled them to substantially close the gap to ST co-points leaders Will Turner and Don Salama, who encountered difficulties in their No. 95 Turner Motorsport BMW 330i.
"It's awesome," Tremblay said. "We said we were going to bring it down to the wire. You have to give credit to these Turner Motorsport guys for having an awesome year. These Acura guys have been great competition. It's great racing. To be our first year and our fourth win, we're just amazed. Mazda and MazdaSpeed have a great car and this RX-8 is just awesome."
The victory coupled with a sixth-place class finish by Turner and Salama allowed Tremblay and Haskell to reduce their points deficit from 18 points going into today's race to eight points afterward.
"It's great," Haskell said. "All the pressure is on the No. 95 now, so we're just trying to do the best we can. We're winning races. We have the best car, the best crew and I've got the best co-driver. I'm looking forward to California."
"It's awesome," Tremblay said. "We said we were going to bring it down to the wire. You have to give credit to these Turner Motorsport guys for having an awesome year. These Acura guys have been great competition. It's great racing. To be our first year and our fourth win, we're just amazed. Mazda and MazdaSpeed have a great car and this RX-8 is just awesome."
The victory coupled with a sixth-place class finish by Turner and Salama allowed Tremblay and Haskell to reduce their points deficit from 18 points going into today's race to eight points afterward.
"It's great," Haskell said. "All the pressure is on the No. 95 now, so we're just trying to do the best we can. We're winning races. We have the best car, the best crew and I've got the best co-driver. I'm looking forward to California."
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I wouldn't hold my breath for a SpeedSource championship. The final race is at California Speedway, which is a horsepower track. The 8 is up a bit from the beginning of the year, but still down to the Turner Motorsports team. Good pit strategy and a lucky break is what the SpeedSource team needs to pull it out.
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From the article:
SPEED Channel will televise the Barber 250 on Sunday, October 24 at 3 p.m. ET. Next up for the Grand-Am Cup Series is the season-ending Lexus Grand American Champions Weekend at California Speedway on the weekend of October 29-31.
SPEED Channel will televise the Barber 250 on Sunday, October 24 at 3 p.m. ET. Next up for the Grand-Am Cup Series is the season-ending Lexus Grand American Champions Weekend at California Speedway on the weekend of October 29-31.
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Speedsource might not win this season but I am very impressed how well they have done in what is considered an underpowered car with a new motor and platform and very little time to develop. Next year should be an interesting one to watch.
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Originally Posted by 310Guy
Just wait until the 8 has more hp, it's going dominate.
Thanks for the update.
Thanks for the update.
incredible what shaving weight would do on a n/a car.
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