Khajavi Motorsports Porsche Boxster RSR Race Report 3-Hours
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Khajavi Motorsports Porsche Boxster RSR Race Report 3-Hours
We have been getting a lot of questions about the car and the accident on Sunday so here is our race report:
Thursday/Friday Practice - Immedietly after unloading the car and starting it the flywheel sheared off the crankshaft! This required removal of the transaxle and significant repairs to the flywheel, crank, and clutch disc. These repairs took until Friday night. Friday night we were able to test the car in the pits on jack stands and get it ready for Saturday to run and qualify.
Saturday Qualifying - During practice Team KM had a failure of the shifting forks in the Transaxle which limited the gearbox to only 5th, 4th and 3rd gears (3rd gear required holding the shifter to maintain the gear). Due to the tight gear ratios and the nature of the high RPM motor, the car was extremely difficult to drive and in the slower sections of the track was stalling the engine. Without the option to repair the gearbox and with the diminished performance of the car, the team decided NOT to put new tires on the car for qualifying and racing. The transponder was also not functioning which was not repaired in time to get a good qualifying time forcing the team to start last.
Sunday Race - Team KM decided NOT to run in the warm up session to save the gearbox from additional damage before the race and to conserve the old tires. The race start was as expected with the car performing poorly with the limited gears and old tires but was able to maintain a slow pace consistently. After the initial laps the car was running well (several previous issues with the car were no longer hapening, car temperature was good, brakes were very good). Going into the 'S's the car was balanced but when exiting the last 'S' before the right hand hairpin curve the Left-Front lower A-Arm outer joint failed and the front wheel turned full left, Dary could not stop the car from exiting the track. Not knowing about the full extent of the failure, Dary successfully returned the car to the track but having little control of the car due to the broken front suspention, the car entered over a steep curb which then damaged the Left-Rear suspention. The car then quickly departed the track again to the left side and came to a stop a few meters from the track. Dary was not injured and the car did not experience significant damage from the crash. However due to the fact that KM is not yet sponsored for 2008 we did not have sufficient spare parts to repair the car fro the second race.
Race Summary - Team KM is not entirely happy with the final results of our efforts but are pleased with the fact that the teams in GT2 were able to run and open the class for the 2008 season. With each failure we learn what is needed to get the 'Ghost Rider' to it's full potential. We feel the car and driver have the right combination to be very competitive in GT2 and look forward to showing the fans and other competitors what we can do! Special thanks go out to the team members who's devotion and hard work make this all possible (and to the wives who let us do it!)! Also special thanks to the fans and thier words of encouragement and sitting in the rain to see us race!
P.S. I thought I would share a 'Ghostly' picture of the Ghost Rider's car at 1:00 AM in the pits at La Guacima while the team fixed the flywheel and crankshaft damage!
Thursday/Friday Practice - Immedietly after unloading the car and starting it the flywheel sheared off the crankshaft! This required removal of the transaxle and significant repairs to the flywheel, crank, and clutch disc. These repairs took until Friday night. Friday night we were able to test the car in the pits on jack stands and get it ready for Saturday to run and qualify.
Saturday Qualifying - During practice Team KM had a failure of the shifting forks in the Transaxle which limited the gearbox to only 5th, 4th and 3rd gears (3rd gear required holding the shifter to maintain the gear). Due to the tight gear ratios and the nature of the high RPM motor, the car was extremely difficult to drive and in the slower sections of the track was stalling the engine. Without the option to repair the gearbox and with the diminished performance of the car, the team decided NOT to put new tires on the car for qualifying and racing. The transponder was also not functioning which was not repaired in time to get a good qualifying time forcing the team to start last.
Sunday Race - Team KM decided NOT to run in the warm up session to save the gearbox from additional damage before the race and to conserve the old tires. The race start was as expected with the car performing poorly with the limited gears and old tires but was able to maintain a slow pace consistently. After the initial laps the car was running well (several previous issues with the car were no longer hapening, car temperature was good, brakes were very good). Going into the 'S's the car was balanced but when exiting the last 'S' before the right hand hairpin curve the Left-Front lower A-Arm outer joint failed and the front wheel turned full left, Dary could not stop the car from exiting the track. Not knowing about the full extent of the failure, Dary successfully returned the car to the track but having little control of the car due to the broken front suspention, the car entered over a steep curb which then damaged the Left-Rear suspention. The car then quickly departed the track again to the left side and came to a stop a few meters from the track. Dary was not injured and the car did not experience significant damage from the crash. However due to the fact that KM is not yet sponsored for 2008 we did not have sufficient spare parts to repair the car fro the second race.
Race Summary - Team KM is not entirely happy with the final results of our efforts but are pleased with the fact that the teams in GT2 were able to run and open the class for the 2008 season. With each failure we learn what is needed to get the 'Ghost Rider' to it's full potential. We feel the car and driver have the right combination to be very competitive in GT2 and look forward to showing the fans and other competitors what we can do! Special thanks go out to the team members who's devotion and hard work make this all possible (and to the wives who let us do it!)! Also special thanks to the fans and thier words of encouragement and sitting in the rain to see us race!
P.S. I thought I would share a 'Ghostly' picture of the Ghost Rider's car at 1:00 AM in the pits at La Guacima while the team fixed the flywheel and crankshaft damage!
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Muy bonito el carro, ojala lo pueden poner a punto!!!
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I think this is the most important thing, You believe in yourselves! Also you have a great car its different to see a car with out hard roof this let us remember the old times, I hope you will have a the better race in the next Cup!We feel the car and driver have the right combination to be very competitive in GT2 and look forward to showing the fans and other competitors what we can do!
regards
Julio
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Don´t worry Dary, and thank´s for your fight, Now the GT2 is open and have more time to prepare and improve your car. thank´s for all folks!!!
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Its good to have this feedback from racers, since we can assume a lot of things from the outside which in most cases is very unfair. It seems like your team did everything at hand to be able to compete, and asside from all the difficulties before and during the competition, now we all know that the Ghostrider exists and the your team is willing to fight in GT2.
In the end its a Porsche and those german bastards never give up!
In the end its a Porsche and those german bastards never give up!
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+ 1Its good to have this feedback from racers, since we can assume a lot of things from the outside which in most cases is very unfair. It seems like your team did everything at hand to be able to compete, and asside from all the difficulties before and during the competition, now we all know that the Ghostrider exists and the your team is willing to fight in GT2.
Thanks for the clarification and for sharing with all the fans your experiences on and off track, the best of lucks for the upcoming Copa Diana...
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For me racing is a team sport and the fans make it what it is. Without the fans we would not have auto racing, period. Thanks for all the support!
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Hey Dary, good luck for the next race!!
I'm looking forward to see what your Porsche is capable of!!
Greetings
Arturo
I'm looking forward to see what your Porsche is capable of!!
Greetings
Arturo
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Hi, Dary;
GO AHEAD !; Hopping you better things for the next race; you and your team deserve "the best"!
Kind regards;
Richard
GO AHEAD !; Hopping you better things for the next race; you and your team deserve "the best"!
Kind regards;
Richard
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Arturo,
Great shot! Thanks for including it!
Richard,
Thanks for the encouragement!
Great shot! Thanks for including it!
Richard,
Thanks for the encouragement!
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Hey Day good luck on the next race we will be supporting and cheering all the way
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are u running next week?
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Hi Dary,
It's great to hear about you...
We hope see you in the Bridgstone CUP next week fighting for the first positions!!!
GO DARY!!! GO!!!
GT2 needs you and we would like to see the Boxter at the podium!!!
By the way... awesome photo!!! you might win a Back Fire competition... Just Kidding!!
Best Regards,
Esteban Corrales
It's great to hear about you...
We hope see you in the Bridgstone CUP next week fighting for the first positions!!!
GO DARY!!! GO!!!
GT2 needs you and we would like to see the Boxter at the podium!!!
By the way... awesome photo!!! you might win a Back Fire competition... Just Kidding!!
Best Regards,
Esteban Corrales
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We are taking some time to make sure we have a solid car before we race again. Unfortunatly our gearbox is a bit rare and is taking a long time to find parts and spares so we will not be able to run for several more weeks. Now with the new rules coming out we may wait before investing too much time and money in the car to what would be best for 2009. You will see us out there but it will be only after we are ready to race .....this time!!