F4Gary

So Lou, how'd it go? Give us the lowdown. I hate those KIA's.

LG Motorsports

Hi Guys,

Well, we started off about 1 second off in qualifying which put us 7th on the grid. We did not have enough time with the car to actually prepare it properly. It still had a glass windshield and a stock size clutch compared to the Tilton that most of the other cars ran. The rules also call for a 1.6" restrictor (40mm) instead of the 90mm throttle body size and stock manifolds, not headers. Very restrictive but the rules are not final until they see how each brand shakes out.

On the standing start, a porsche in front of me stalled and I lost a few places at the start. Then while making them up, I had contact with a slower car and I was too impatient and touched him. It looked worse than it was but I still got a drive through penalty. ANd at Long Beach, that is the entire length of the straight. So i fell way back in the pack.

Then as we moved up through the pack, I lost 4th gear. I had to shift from 3rd to 5th even though we never used 5th on any straight. It killed the lap times and we ended up finishing 8th.

Plenty of work to do. I have to finish the Congressional election campaign till May 29th then we will decide if we go to Detroit and onward. If I lose the election, then I am racing again. If I win, then the helmet gets hung up soon.

Either way, it was great to be back in a sprint racing format.
The officials failed to throw any full course Yellows, which, in my mind, was dangerous. Had they thrown the FC Yellow, we could have made it to the top 5 even without 4th gear.

The Pirelli Tires are incredible!

Thanks

Lou Gigliotti

AU N EGL

Lou

In car vids????

F4Gary

I watched on my computer and when you had that contact, they said that's a pretty stout Camaro.

I wish you were running in my district so I could vote for you. Good luck.

LG Motorsports

Thanks

Video soon. Just downloaded the full in car of the whole race

LG

apexman

I also watched on my computer with the wife. Should be a good series. Lots of familiar names. Good to see you back behind the wheel!

63Corvette

Best of luck Lou..................................... on BOTH fronts

rmackintosh

I dunno.......more racing.....or more politics.......WHAT choice is there? ;-)

Of course one tends to make you rich and the other tends to make you poor....I think you know which is which....LOL

Painrace

Damn, I want you to win the election but I also want you to keep racing. You are making it tough on us old guys.

I understand you guys are going to VIR for the NCM event?

Jim

0Anthony @ LGMotorsports

We sure are.

AU N EGL

and I get the first ride with Lou

dfinke23

Wait.....are you an attorney?

JK, need more real people and less lawyers making decisions.

clubracer6

Totally missed the news about you guys going back to WC in a Camaro. Saw a couple of pics now on your web, so time for some from LB. Can you run this car in Grand-Am's GS class as well? Miss the speed of Corvette??

stevensa

Anywhere I can watch coverage from the race online?

Dirty Howie

Big Congrats and Great Racing from the West Coast


DH

Z06Norway

You mention good Pirelli tire, what tire was this ?

How do they stack up against Michelin slicks and what sizes do they come in?

Tia


Rune