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13 Jul 2012, 00:48
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Racer
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Originally Posted by FalkenALMS
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I was one of the lucky fans who got to have lunch with Bryan and Wolf on Friday! Talked a bunch about racing, a little bit about Porsche's future GT programs, ESPN (Bryan's wife Jamie Howe is a pit reporter for them and their World HQ is about 5 min up the road from me), and tried to help Wolf with directions to Newark... Had a great time, and thanks again to Team Falken Tire!
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13 Jul 2012, 03:06
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#287
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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Originally Posted by Duff_44
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I was one of the lucky fans who got to have lunch with Bryan and Wolf on Friday! Talked a bunch about racing, a little bit about Porsche's future GT programs, ESPN (Bryan's wife Jamie Howe is a pit reporter for them and their World HQ is about 5 min up the road from me), and tried to help Wolf with directions to Newark... Had a great time, and thanks again to Team Falken Tire!
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Cool story bro...
No, I'm actually being serious! I can tell you had a great time. That is an awesome promotion that Team Falken Tire has come up with. Huge kudos to you guys (FalkenALMS) for being the most active team in the series!!
Chris
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13 Jul 2012, 04:35
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#288
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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Originally Posted by Duff_44
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and tried to help Wolf with directions to Newark...
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haha I can imagine how that went!
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13 Jul 2012, 05:45
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I got slightly lucky, and just barely caught Wolf before he could leave the autograph table. (We drove in from the Elmira area that morning, so we were a tad late getting in for the session.)
It was an excellent late morning and afternoon at the track. We caught up with a couple of vendors we saw at Watkins Glen the week before, including my favorite Belgian lady with the books and shirts. And for the race itself, I think my favorite spot was on the outside, just upstream from the drive-over bridge, where you watch the guys coming from "the Uphill" and heading right at you before going through West Bend and then under the bridge.
The real kicker though, was that I ended up having the right connection that I was able to get into the Dyson tent and talk for a little bit with the guys (particularly Chris Dyson and Guy Smith) between the autograph session and pre-race. I got to say "hi" to Rob Dyson and Duncan Dayton as well while I was in there.
That vacation had two great bookends: the Glen Six Hour, finishing with being in Victory Circle, and those six-and-a-half hours the following Saturday at Lime Rock.
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13 Jul 2012, 06:38
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Originally Posted by Duff_44
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Talked a bunch about racing, a little bit about Porsche's future GT programs,....
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Anything you can share?
It sounds like you had a fantastic time.
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13 Jul 2012, 08:05
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Originally Posted by Purist
Duncan Dayton
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Hanging out at Lime Rock with the Dysons, huh? I'm sure they're pals, and it is close to his home base, but who wants to try and start a rumor?
Chris
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13 Jul 2012, 14:29
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#292
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Racer
Join Date: Apr 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonerz
Cool story bro...
No, I'm actually being serious! I can tell you had a great time. That is an awesome promotion that Team Falken Tire has come up with. Huge kudos to you guys (FalkenALMS) for being the most active team in the series!!
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Thanks, Chris. Big thanks goes to our friends at the Falken Tire Corporation for allowing us to do this, even though it may not be direct promotion for the tires--which is the reason we're here in the first place. They really see the importance of reaching out to our fans, and this is definitely a fun way to do it.
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13 Jul 2012, 22:24
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#293
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Racer
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Spyderman
Anything you can share?
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Nothing that isn't already public information... we tried to get them to convince Porsche to run the LMP1 on Falkens so TFT could run it, but agreed it would probably fall on deaf ears.
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