2014 SCCA World Challenge - Page 4

Coach Ep · 9 Jan 2014, 20:34 (Ref:3352173)

Haha, Mike joins the GT3 ´dark side´!

Good move, lots of success!

pederb · 9 Jan 2014, 20:47 (Ref:3352179)

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Originally Posted by FstrthnU

http://www.planetlemans.com/2014/01/...ed-pwc-effort/
Congrats on the Dragonspeed drive Mike Hedlund! Curious to see how Henrik Hedman will do at this level

Team Sweden

Mike Hedlund · 9 Jan 2014, 21:47 (Ref:3352200)

Hah, thanks guys! Really excited to get the season started.. the cars are awesome and the racing should be great.

-mike

Coach Ep · 9 Jan 2014, 21:58 (Ref:3352205)

Will you be racing in a Stars & Stripes livery?

Brownj · 9 Jan 2014, 21:58 (Ref:3352206)

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Originally Posted by Mike Hedlund

Hah, thanks guys! Really excited to get the season started.. the cars are awesome and the racing should be great.

-mike

Congrats Mike! Look forward to seeing your exploits. Are you planning on converting/running the 458 Grand Am that you ran with ESM to GT3-spec, or going with a new/used GT3 car?

Maelochs · 9 Jan 2014, 22:01 (Ref:3352209)

Donuts and Patron--It takes a tough stomach to make it as a racer.

Mike Hedlund · 9 Jan 2014, 22:58 (Ref:3352226)

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Originally Posted by Coach Ep

Will you be racing in a Stars & Stripes livery?

Hah, not on the entire car! I did like the flag ESM had on the rear quarters though.

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Originally Posted by Brownj

Congrats Mike! Look forward to seeing your exploits. Are you planning on converting/running the 458 Grand Am that you ran with ESM to GT3-spec, or going with a new/used GT3 car?

Thanks! Ya, I'll be running the same Rolex 458 that we used in the GrandAm series (and the SMP guys are using at Daytona this year). After Daytona it'll be fully upgraded to the latest GT3 spec, but I do like the fact it'll have the more robust GrandAm cage in the car. I'd modify a stock GT3 cage to add higher door bars if I were racing one anyway, so it works out nicely.

Additionally, we'll have wheel mounted paddle shifters added. The car originally came with column mounted paddles like the street car. I never liked them but it wasn't primarily my car so I just rolled with it. We'll also have some fancy cockpit adjustable rollbars from Michelotto which I'm not sure are legal in GT3, but are legal in World Challenge.

Hopefully we can give the Cadillacs a run for their money. I'll be in the GT class, not GT-A.

-mike

rich07 · 10 Jan 2014, 00:22 (Ref:3352237)

Fantastic news Mike best of luck I'll be cheering you on through out the year.

pederb · 10 Jan 2014, 00:24 (Ref:3352239)

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Originally Posted by Coach Ep

Will you be racing in a Stars & Stripes livery?

What's wrong with the Swedish colors?

Canada ALMS fan · 10 Jan 2014, 01:42 (Ref:3352255)

Thanks for all the info Mike and congrats! Please keep us in the loop as the season progresses.

jasonjessica09 · 10 Jan 2014, 03:17 (Ref:3352273)

And this will be the same Ferrari's that run in the Blancpain Endurance Series without any modifications yes?

Rodger Davies · 10 Jan 2014, 07:35 (Ref:3352301)

Good luck Mike; figured you were heading this way and will look forward to watching you in the premier US series with live streaming...

Coach Ep · 10 Jan 2014, 10:38 (Ref:3352349)

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Originally Posted by pederb

What's wrong with the Swedish colors?

Nothing I guess but Hedman is racing with his national colors so it would be neat to see Hedlund doing the same thing with ´his´ car.

pederb · 10 Jan 2014, 16:06 (Ref:3352473)

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Originally Posted by Coach Ep

Nothing I guess but Hedman is racing with his national colors so it would be neat to see Hedlund doing the same thing with ´his´ car.

I think Mike is of Swedish decent

cbbrit · 10 Jan 2014, 18:08 (Ref:3352519)

Many congrats Mike! Didn't see you at the Roar, so not sure if you were there! Will you be at the 24 hrs just in case an opportunity comes up?

Mike Hedlund · 10 Jan 2014, 19:34 (Ref:3352555)

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Originally Posted by jasonjessica09

And this will be the same Ferrari's that run in the Blancpain Endurance Series without any modifications yes?

Correct. We are allowed cockpit adjustable rollbars in Pirelli World Challenge and I'm not 100% sure that's legal in the homologated FIA GT3 spec. Otherwise the cars should be the same.. even the Pirelli tires are the same compound and construction as run on the 458 GT3 cars in europe.

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Originally Posted by pederb

I think Mike is of Swedish decent

Sort of! I'm actually a mutt -- my moms side is Italian/Portuguese and my fathers is German/Swedish. Lol!

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Originally Posted by cbbrit

Many congrats Mike! Didn't see you at the Roar, so not sure if you were there! Will you be at the 24 hrs just in case an opportunity comes up?

I'm trying to find a seat for Daytona, but haven't had much luck at the moment. The budgets to run the cars this year are just to high.. both due to changes in the regs and supply/demand. If I don't have anything lined up before the race I'll stay in nice and warm California. :-)

-mike

pederb · 11 Jan 2014, 01:44 (Ref:3352679)

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Originally Posted by Mike Hedlund

Correct. We are allowed cockpit adjustable rollbars in Pirelli World Challenge and I'm not 100% sure that's legal in the homologated FIA GT3 spec. Otherwise the cars should be the same.. even the Pirelli tires are the same compound and construction as run on the 458 GT3 cars in europe.

Sort of! I'm actually a mutt -- my moms side is Italian/Portuguese and my fathers is German/Swedish. Lol!

I'm trying to find a seat for Daytona, but haven't had much luck at the moment. The budgets to run the cars this year are just to high.. both due to changes in the regs and supply/demand. If I don't have anything lined up before the race I'll stay in nice and warm California. :-)

-mike

Mike, Hedlund is a very Swedish name, mutt or not

fieldodreams79 · 11 Jan 2014, 14:32 (Ref:3352805)

I'll reiterate the others' sentiments on congratulating Mike on his new ride. Looking forward to hearing your insight and about your exploits through the season.

jasonjessica09 · 11 Jan 2014, 15:11 (Ref:3352812)

The only thing the PWC is an endurance race? Any suggestions on how they should go about that?

FstrthnU · 11 Jan 2014, 19:30 (Ref:3352874)

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Originally Posted by jasonjessica09

The only thing the PWC is an endurance race? Any suggestions on how they should go about that?

It's unlikely they'd add an endurance race, the costs would increase too much and it'd be a big strain on SCCA. People have to remember that the SCCA does not have IMSA-level resources.

sukispeed · 12 Jan 2014, 15:39 (Ref:3353069)

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Originally Posted by FstrthnU

It's unlikely they'd add an endurance race, the costs would increase too much and it'd be a big strain on SCCA. People have to remember that the SCCA does not have IMSA-level resources.

NASA has the Thunder Hill 25h and I am pretty sure the SCCA has the NASA level of resources. One three or four hour would be nice.

Mike Hedlund · 12 Jan 2014, 18:10 (Ref:3353116)

I doubt they'll every do any endurance races under the World Challenge banner. None of the teams are setup for endurance racing. The costs are much higher and it would require a large increase in people hired by the teams for a race weekend. No pit stops and hour long races keep the costs very low.

SCCA Pro Racing has the resources to put on the races, but I don't think the interest would be there from the competitors. Which is a different organization than SCCA Club Racing... my SCCA Pro license won't even get me into local SCCA Club Races. lol!

-mike

Subaru_WRX_STi · 13 Jan 2014, 16:36 (Ref:3353461)

I don't see any need for Pirelli World Challenge to bring endurance races. Those (teams) who want to do longer events should head either to TUSC or Conti Challenge.

Mike Hedlund · 14 Jan 2014, 17:27 (Ref:3353915)

http://sportscar365.com/gt/world-cha...o-gt-with-tlx/

Pretty cool. Someone needed to replace the Volvos on schooling everyone during the standing starts. :-)

-mike

cbbrit · 14 Jan 2014, 17:53 (Ref:3353923)

I can't wait to see what K-PAX are going to run this year. It won't be the Volvo S60Rs!

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