Welcome to this very special episode of the CAMcast! Why is it very special? BECAUSE DEAR LEADER LEFT THE KIDS IN CHARGE!!! Yes, Mike was MIA so Gavin hopped on the sticks, and lead Trent, Dave, and special guest Evil Trent on a journey through the news!
BMW kills off their diesels, while VW kills off the Beetle
The Singapore GP happened
As did Leclerc and Kimi swapping seats for next season
Aston Martin is making an electric Rapide
Lexus reinvented the side mirror
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Hello everyone! Welcome to a new CAMcast filled with news, jokes, and a guest: Brendon Stewart of Makes & Models! He joins Mike, Dave, and Trent to talk about all sorts of stuff:
The new Supra has A LOT more BMW in it than we thought
A manual, Mercedes powered Aston Martin? YOU BET!
Lamborghini is going hybrid, BMW’s M is going electric
California Emissions
Detroit Auto Show
MARIO KART HOT WHEELS!!!
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Happy Thanksgiving everybody! We’re thankful you’re joining us for this episode, and every episode. If this is your first, welcome! On this episode Dave, Gavin, and Mike go off on tangents, are joined by a cat, and talk some news:
Tesla’s new Roadster AND Semi
Callaway is bringing GT3 spec Corvettes to World Challenge
The new Aston Martin Vantage is a sharp lookin vehicle
An amazing late entry for the retro livery question
And the cars you’d fight someone for to get a crazy discount
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THE CONTENTS OF THIS PODCAST ARE SO SHOCKING I DON’T DARE TEASE THEM! But I will tell you that Mike, Dave, and Gavin talked about some stuff that won’t shock you into a coma. No Pizza Dad, that’s because he had to be an actual dad and welcome his second child into the world! Congrats to the whole Pizza family. Anyway, while he was adulting, the guys talk about…
The Japanese GP and Ferrari’s woes
The Bathurst 1000 and tales of underdogs
Petit Le Mans and a legendary team owner doing what he does best
Aston Martin throwing big Pounds around to build a 488GTB fighter
You all want to go to Monaco if someone else is paying for the trip
Acts of spite and petty vengeance
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DAD CAME BACK!!! Also, hello you lovely listeners you! Yes, Brandon made it a recording for the first time in… a while. It was a glorious time recording this episode with the full crew, we ramble for a while and screw up some names, but we also talk about stuff:
Aston Martin joins Red Bull’s F1 effort
The Kia Stinger GT is apparently awesome, definitely a bargain
Malaysian GP is coming up!
Climbkhana is nuts
Grown man stuff happened at the last IMSA race
And your correspondence!
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Hey everybody! Welcome to another episode of the CAMcast! P-Car is out, and Pizza Dad is growing tobacco for his own cigarettes. Or something. Regardless, he’s not here. Doc Taste, formerly Fearless Leader, is joined by The Professor and The Anonymous Buffalo: our old friend and CAM contributor Joey Harrington! The guys watch Garlido and talk about stuff:
Aston Martin is building the DB10 three years too late
Some shadowy company is doing something shadowy in Silicon Valley
The Grand Tour is down to one functioning host
There’s a new Top Gear USA?
Mazda will restore your NA chassis Miata
FD and the Irish and British Drift Championships are forming a “Strategic Alliance”
Your letters and comments
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Live on… well not tape, but whatever this is, it’s the CAMcast! Welcome to it ladies and gentlemen! We’re glad you could be here for this episode, because it’s a good one. Mike, Gavin, and Dave congregate in the basement, battle insects (we’re winning!) and talk about so many things:
The 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans was insane, and we fumble around with the results
Nobody is buying the Alfa Romeo Giulia, and we try to figure out why
A dealership is selling a bone stock JZA80 Supra for $125,000, which is insane
We talk about how much we love the small turbo diesels found in TDI Volkswagens and BMWs
And nobody’s mic has issues!
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Over the weekend, our friends at Makes & Models threw open their doors and rolled some of their cars out into the parking lot and held an open house. They wanted to show off the shop, and let the people know that “Yes there’s an R8 LMS racing with our logo all over it, but we’re so much more than that.” Indeed they are.
In addition to showing that every Euro is welcome, they welcomed some of the manufacturers of the parts they sell. Grapple, maker of fine wheel spacers and adapters, brought out their very clean E30 and parked it with Parker Lambert’s bagged A3. If you’re curious: people did step on his splitter.
Behind the Grapple cars was Integrated Engineering, makers of Audi and VW go fast bits. They had a selection of intake manifolds on display, along with some suspension pieces and information on their line of Golf R products. They also had an unassuming E30 BMW hanging out. Its unassuming looks hid a monster holding a hairdryer. Just look at that thing! This little beemer will move.
And finally, NASA Utah had a pop up and were spreading the good word of getting your car on the track. Parked next to the booth was Ben Lamberson’s 2014 TTE championship winning Audi 90. Sitting on what’s left of the dash is what I can only assume is his secret to success: Secrets of Solo Racing by Henry A. Watts. Does this actually help Ben win, and does he pass on these secrets to the drivers he instructs? Beats me, but there it is.
In the showroom was the TW Racing R8 LMS, and a corporate stablemate. Speaking of the R8 LMS, did you know that Makes & Models can get you a sweet hook up on Global Motorsports Group parts? Well, maybe not a “sweet hook up”, but if you want to hop up your Lamborghini, Porsche, Audi, Aston Martin, McLaren, Ferrari or BMW with some top notch parts, here you go.
While most of the action was happening in the showroom and in the parking lot, there was something to see in the shop area. Up on the alignment rack was this classic Alfa Romeo GTV. It was just hanging out with some Porsches, being all classic and Italian.
All makes and models were welcomed at the Makes & Models Open House, from Greg Valdez’s red WRX to a C7 Corvette with all sorts of APR goodies. It was a solid event, complete with booth professionals, and a raffle. Sad you missed out on a chance to see some ridiculously awesome cars? Don’t worry! Next weekend is the Import Spring Showoff, which we’ll talk about later. In the meantime, enjoy a gallery from the Open House!
No time for pleasantries, let’s get right to it! The day opened up with the second Touring Car class race of the weekend, and while nobody attempted to climb over anybody else there was still some close racing.
Nathan Stacy came into the Black Rock hairpin too hot in the #14 TSG/Ford Racing Motorsports Development Group Ford Fiesta, opening the door for Brian Price to drive the #51 Unlimited Racing/RP Performance Honda Fit right on through. Unfortunately their battle was for third place, Johan Schwartz used the Schwartz to put his Garrett Racing/Drive4Diabetes Honda fit on top of the podium, with Andrei Kisel in the #57 Racing.ca/LaptopScreen.com Mini Cooper taking home second place. Despite his third place finish, Brian Price took home the Driver’s Championship for the B Spec Class!
TCA was an in house battle, with Jason Wolfe and Nik Jonsson battling for the class win. Jason Wolfe in the #36 Wolfe Trucking/Kinetic Motorsports Kia Forte Koup squeaked out a first place finish over Nik Jonsson in the #38 Kinetic Motorsports Kia Forte Koup. The margin of victory was .003 seconds! Rounding out the podium was Jason Cherry in the Autism Society of America/Avpro Jets/Purposeful Architecture Shea Racing Mazda MX-5 Miata. Jason Wolfe’s narrowest of narrow victories cemented his Driver’s Championship.
Touring Car wasn’t nearly as hotly contested as TCA and B Spec was, but that’s not to say it was completely devoid of action. Steven Doherty in the #94 Skullcandy/Nissan/GT Academy Altima Coupe fired off a 1:38.411 lap on his way to victory, which was better than the existing track record! No slouch himself, Michael Pettiford in the #41 Go4It Racing Schools/ Hawk Brakes Pontiac Solstice turned a 1:38.693 lap; however, he could not overcome the lead Doherty had. Fred Emich, #30 Emich Racing/Emich Volkswagen Jetta GLI had the same problem of an insurmountable lead, but he still parked the Jetta on the podium. The 4th place finisher would end up taking home the Driver’s Championship: Michael DiMeo in the #71 Grand Alarms/Compass 360 Racing/Children’s Tumor Foundation Honda Civic Si.
The Touring Car classes in World Challenge didn’t garner as large of crowds as the GT classes did, and that’s a bit of a shame in my opinion. Sure the cars aren’t as fast or as flashy, but the racing is just as good, and just as competitive as it is in the senior circuit. If you ever get the chance: find a good seat, settle in and watch the entire field go nose to tail and try to get around each other.
Next on the docket was the Miller GT Challenge group. The twenty car field consisted of eight of your favorite locals in the title class, nine United States Touring Car Championship drivers, and three USTCC GT drivers. In the UTSCC field it was a battle of BMWs, with Jason Alexandridis in the #22 Perfromance Technic M3 beating out another M3, this being the #12 of Beau Borders, for the class win.
In the GT field it was two manufacturers vying for the win. Unfortunately the #34 GoGoGear.com BMW of Larry Bani retired, relegating him to third place. Finishing ahead of him was the #16 Red Star Racing BMW of Daniel Akhromstev. Sitting atop the heap was the #98 Honda S2000 of Andrie Hartanta.
And finally in Miller GT we saw a three way battle for first place. Derek Wolthoff in the #08 Makes And Models/TW Racing Audi R8 LMS battled Cindi Lux in the #5 Lux Performance Dodge Viper SRT and Cole Powelson in the #23 AMS Performance/OS Giken/RaceCo Nissan GTR. The battle raged for twenty-five laps, but nearing the end of the race a piece of the GTR’s under tray came loose and caused them to fall off the pace. Cindi and Derrick continued the fight, but by the time the checkered flag came down it was Derrick who was in front by 4.7 seconds.
On a side note: Cole Powelson has been a friend of the site’s for many years. Today he announced that he would be leaving his position at RaceCo to create a new opportunity for himself in motorsports. All of us here wish him the best of luck going forward, and we can’t wait to see what he ends up doing.
On to the Pirelli World Challenge GT/GTA/GTS race, where championships were on the line! Well, at least in GTA and GTS, the latter of which is where we begin. Lawson Aschenbach in the #1 Blackdog Speed Shop Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 needed to hold off Jack Baldwin and Mark Wilkins to claim his Driver’s title. Fortunately for Lawson, and unfortunately for Mark, the prior race’s incident between the Kias left Mark looking up from third place in the standings, and 17th in the race. Drew Regitz, #02 TRG-AMR Aston Martin GT4, battled with Lawson all race long, but Lawson pulled eeked out a .461 second lead by the drop of the checkered. Jack Baldwin, in the #73 RESET-MD/GTSport Racing Porsche Cayman S took the class win by nearly a second over Lawson, but the win was not enough for Jack to claim the Driver’s Championship from Lawson.
Less than 100 points separated the contenders for the GTA Driver’s championship, and Michael Mills (#41 Effort Racing Porsche 911 GT3R) secured his championship with his hard fought third place finish in the race. Marcelo Hahn in the #0 Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 narrowly took second place in the race behind the #54 Black River Caviar/Black Swan Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 of Tim Pappas. It was Pappas who ran away from the field, and finished with a three second finish over Hahn.
The GT class featured a podium completely devoid of Driver’s Championship contenders. Andy Pilgrim, #8 Cadillac Racing CST-V.R, would finish fourth in the driver’s standings but his third place finish in the race secured Cadillac’s Manufacturer’s Title over Audi. The top of the podium was decided by less than 1/4 of a second. Robert Thorne in the #6 K-PAX Racing Mclaren MP4-12C GT3 traded blows with Ryan Dalziel in the #31 EFFORT Racing Porsche 911 GT3R, but managed to hold off the Porsche at the line.
The real battle to watch was further down the pack. The fight for positions 6-7-8 featured your top three Driver’s Championship contenders. Unfortunately, the incident at the beginning of the previous day’s race that left Skeen with a broken axle pretty much secured the title for Johnny O’Connell and his #3 Cadillac Racing CTS-V.R. Second place in the championship was still up for grabs, and Anthony Lazarro battled Mike Skeen tooth and nail for it. Unfortunately for Anthony and the crew of the #61 R.Ferri Motorsports Ferrari 458 GT3 Italia, Mike knew the score. His 23rd place finish the race before narrowed the gap between himself and Lazarro, so he had to outright beat him in the race or at the very least keep him close. The Hawk Performance Audi R8 LMS Ultra ran well, but not well enough to keep the Ferrari behind it. The 3.2 second gap, at first glance, would seem to vault Lazarro into second place; however, Skeen only finished two places behind him. The gap was not enough, and Mike Skeen maintained his second place.
Finally on the day was the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race. The Home Tracks series are the entry level series in the NASCAR system. Do well enough there, and the potential to move into the Camping World Truck Series arises. From there it’s Nationwide series, and finally the Sprint Cup. Could one of these drivers be the next rising star? Who knows, but your third place finisher is the series’s Rookie of the Year. James Bickford put the #6 Sunrise Ford/Eibach Sprint/Lucas Oil Ford on the podium and secured the ROTY honors. Second place belonged to Bickford’s teammate Dylan Lupton in the #9 Sunrise Ford/Eibach Sprint/Lucas Oil Ford. Taking home the win was David Mayhew in the #17 MMI Services/Ron’s Rear Ends Chevrolet. Two races are left in the season, and Lupton is withing striking distance of Driver’s Points leader Greg Pursley.
And so that ends our weekend at the Grand Prix. It was quite the two days. Below are galleries with far more photos in them, neatly divided up into their respective series. We hope to see you again at next year’s Utah Grand Prix, or at the very least on the 27th of September for NASA Utah Round 6.
