LG ALMS Experience; "P--ing Into the Wind"
06-11-2009, 10:13 PM
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The only road racing with TV time these days is Grand Am. Koni challenge gets a little time.
Being on TV and winning races will sell a lot of parts. Best of luck to Lou and Louis, in whatever seris they take on next.
Being on TV and winning races will sell a lot of parts. Best of luck to Lou and Louis, in whatever seris they take on next.
06-12-2009, 12:25 AM
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And Europe gets tons of coverage of the series that run over there.
06-12-2009, 02:03 AM
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Did LG ever test Michelin tires?
JMW Motorsport and Virgo Motorsport have done very well in the Le Mans Series with Dunlop tires.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/richard...l-33264971@N00
JMW Motorsport and Virgo Motorsport have done very well in the Le Mans Series with Dunlop tires.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/richard...l-33264971@N00
06-12-2009, 06:44 AM
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Corvette Racing said NO to Michelin FOR LG, so no he never got a chance.
That is Europe, not quite the same caliber as ALMS
Look at Sebring and what tire is on top by LM24 Sunday afternoon winners list.
even look at the practice times. If the car is not on Mich, they are DOWN the grid.
I think many of us will say, LG does NOT race for 2nd place.
JMW Motorsport and Virgo Motorsport have done very well in the Le Mans Series with Dunlop tires.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/richard...l-33264971@N00
http://www.flickr.com/photos/richard...l-33264971@N00
Look at Sebring and what tire is on top by LM24 Sunday afternoon winners list.
even look at the practice times. If the car is not on Mich, they are DOWN the grid.
I think many of us will say, LG does NOT race for 2nd place.
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06-12-2009, 10:55 AM
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Hi Guys,
Well, I guess the internet is truly interwoven everywhere.
I get carried away with telling the truth from time to time. Oh well.
If it seems that I am focused a little bit on the tires, you are right. Michelin would not even let us test their tires.
SO I tested their customer, over the counter tires that anyone here can buy, and they were only .5 sec slower than the Dunlop tires for the first 7 laps, then they were faster than the Dunlop tires from there on. The dunlop tires lost a second and a half compared to the Michelins on the long run, and that is just a customer tire.
Dunlop did bring over the "European tires" but they were only slightly better and still went off during a stint. It is not just the ultimate lap time but the average lap time during a stint, and the Michelins can run 2 stints in a row and still set fastest laps at the end of 2 hours.
So we requested to use the Michelin over the counter tires, and bring my own tire machine and manpower so it would not interfere with Michelin. (not to mention that they were $1600 cheaper per set) They would not allow it and they went to the ALMS to make it clear that we could NOT run that tire.
So that is that.
GM?? Well that is a weird bunch for sure. If it is not "invented" at GM they don't acknowledge it. It was GM racing that convinced the SCCA to slow the Corvette down (added 190 pounds to us) to make it slower than the Cadillac rather than convince SCCA to "Speed UP" the caddy.
The result was that Porsche won the Driver championship in 06 and I finished 2nd with Pilgrim in 3rd. Great strategy but GM did win the Manufacturers championship and Wesoloski got a good year end review. GOOD WORK BOYS.
So when we entered the ALMS, we would not do it until GM (wesoloski) promised us that we would NEVER have to lay down for any GM car in GT2.
They promised us, and based on history, I should have known that their promise was not worth the price of GM Common stock.
As soon as they realized that they were coming into GT2, we got tossed under the bus again.
So the car is for sale. We plan on running the Petit Le Mans race, probably with Yokohama tires. They provided us with engineers and other perks, and they were fantastic to us. So for that race, we will probably be on Yokos.
That is not to say that the Dunlop people were not great. They helped us a ton. they tried to get us the latest development tires that BMW was using but could not get them because of the Exclusive contract with BMW.
I might just run Bicycle tires.
Still talking with a couple of funded potential drivers for the Petit. We shall see.
thanks guys, You have all been great to us. We loved giving out the free hats that GM would NOT ALLOW US TO SELL because we might make money on their flag logo.
See you at the races.
Lou Gigliotti
Well, I guess the internet is truly interwoven everywhere.
I get carried away with telling the truth from time to time. Oh well.
If it seems that I am focused a little bit on the tires, you are right. Michelin would not even let us test their tires.
SO I tested their customer, over the counter tires that anyone here can buy, and they were only .5 sec slower than the Dunlop tires for the first 7 laps, then they were faster than the Dunlop tires from there on. The dunlop tires lost a second and a half compared to the Michelins on the long run, and that is just a customer tire.
Dunlop did bring over the "European tires" but they were only slightly better and still went off during a stint. It is not just the ultimate lap time but the average lap time during a stint, and the Michelins can run 2 stints in a row and still set fastest laps at the end of 2 hours.
So we requested to use the Michelin over the counter tires, and bring my own tire machine and manpower so it would not interfere with Michelin. (not to mention that they were $1600 cheaper per set) They would not allow it and they went to the ALMS to make it clear that we could NOT run that tire.
So that is that.
GM?? Well that is a weird bunch for sure. If it is not "invented" at GM they don't acknowledge it. It was GM racing that convinced the SCCA to slow the Corvette down (added 190 pounds to us) to make it slower than the Cadillac rather than convince SCCA to "Speed UP" the caddy.
The result was that Porsche won the Driver championship in 06 and I finished 2nd with Pilgrim in 3rd. Great strategy but GM did win the Manufacturers championship and Wesoloski got a good year end review. GOOD WORK BOYS.
So when we entered the ALMS, we would not do it until GM (wesoloski) promised us that we would NEVER have to lay down for any GM car in GT2.
They promised us, and based on history, I should have known that their promise was not worth the price of GM Common stock.
As soon as they realized that they were coming into GT2, we got tossed under the bus again.
So the car is for sale. We plan on running the Petit Le Mans race, probably with Yokohama tires. They provided us with engineers and other perks, and they were fantastic to us. So for that race, we will probably be on Yokos.
That is not to say that the Dunlop people were not great. They helped us a ton. they tried to get us the latest development tires that BMW was using but could not get them because of the Exclusive contract with BMW.
I might just run Bicycle tires.
Still talking with a couple of funded potential drivers for the Petit. We shall see.
thanks guys, You have all been great to us. We loved giving out the free hats that GM would NOT ALLOW US TO SELL because we might make money on their flag logo.
See you at the races.
Lou Gigliotti
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06-12-2009, 11:44 AM
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06-12-2009, 01:50 PM
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Q: Lou, do you have any interest in joining other racing series? What makes ____ series appealing?
A: Yes. Any series where there is an even shot for a team to compete on equal rubber and with equal rules.-- Drivers with talent usually don't have money, and drivers with money usually don't have talent. (Editor's note: I guess that makes the Gliding Serpent filthy rich.) So I guess I would have to pick a very fast under funded driver. I don't deny that I am close to the end of my "fast years," but no matter what fast drivers we put in our car, I am still within a half second of the best that we have had in the car with only race weekend testing. I am still faster than everyone else we have tested, so I am not ready to pack it in yet.
I think this is what you are looking for:
A: Yes. Any series where there is an even shot for a team to compete on equal rubber and with equal rules.-- Drivers with talent usually don't have money, and drivers with money usually don't have talent. (Editor's note: I guess that makes the Gliding Serpent filthy rich.) So I guess I would have to pick a very fast under funded driver. I don't deny that I am close to the end of my "fast years," but no matter what fast drivers we put in our car, I am still within a half second of the best that we have had in the car with only race weekend testing. I am still faster than everyone else we have tested, so I am not ready to pack it in yet.
I think this is what you are looking for:
06-12-2009, 02:43 PM
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Or this,
But if I am going to invest time in any racing series, it has to be beneficial to my business and to the customers that we serve.
We have come up with some good parts for the Corvette community using racing as the test bench. "We race, You Win"
So I plan on winding back and doing some more fun racing. The World Challenge was great until the rules got out of hand.
Grand Am is a possiblity because they allow 4 or 5 drivers for a 24 hour race, and the opportunity opens up to build our own car and have rental seats.
We have always provided great cars for our rental drivers, so Grand AM would fit that bill.
Koni would be a good place for my son Louis to start out in but NO Corvettes allowed. Or he could start in NASA.
Either way, we are not done, just moving on to other things.
We removed the A/C from the car to take off 56 pounds last couple of races, and I still get out of the car looking fresher than the Young Pups that drive with me .
We still have to finish up this chapter then we can make some plans.
Thanks
LG
But if I am going to invest time in any racing series, it has to be beneficial to my business and to the customers that we serve.
We have come up with some good parts for the Corvette community using racing as the test bench. "We race, You Win"
So I plan on winding back and doing some more fun racing. The World Challenge was great until the rules got out of hand.
Grand Am is a possiblity because they allow 4 or 5 drivers for a 24 hour race, and the opportunity opens up to build our own car and have rental seats.
We have always provided great cars for our rental drivers, so Grand AM would fit that bill.
Koni would be a good place for my son Louis to start out in but NO Corvettes allowed. Or he could start in NASA.
Either way, we are not done, just moving on to other things.
We removed the A/C from the car to take off 56 pounds last couple of races, and I still get out of the car looking fresher than the Young Pups that drive with me .
We still have to finish up this chapter then we can make some plans.
Thanks
LG
