December 8, 2009
Race update – Results
25 Hours of Thunderhill 2009
The #23 was involved in an on-track incident around 12:30 AM. Crew Chief Tim Gibson led his Mechanics Steve, Bob, Eric, Norm and Mueller in the replacement of the bent right front suspension in under 2 hours. Reports by John Gibson on the newly repaired car, “feels great.” Subsequent laps proved the car was at least as fast as before.
After 25 long hours and 597 laps, the RJ Racing Weekend-Racer.com #23 finished twenty-sixth overall and 5th in class. The #41 proved the turtle outruns the hare, finishing 4th in class, completing 625 incident-free laps.
Right front corner damage & repair
This is the first finish for Grassroots Motorsports writer J.G. Pasterjak in any race longer than 12 hours.
John Gibson set fast lap at 2:06.371 on lap 551.
Andrew Novich, driving in his first 25 Hours and 1st Enduro set 2nd fastest lap at 2:06.661. This was also his first experience driving at night. “I loved it,” exclaimed Andrew soon after exiting the car.
Dion Johnson set the most consistent laps of the Team and had no on-track contact.
Lee Niffenegger performed flawlessly in all his driving stints, including the most difficult stint of the race between 3:30 AM and 5:00 AM.