AU N EGL

Stay tuned for more from this car in Grand-Am! Michael Skeen Driving



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHS92ZNNOdw

Helmet Cam


VIR North Course



From NASA forum
http://www.nasaforums.com/viewtopic....b388c00dc69abd

DarkMastyr

god damn that really makes me want that paddle shifter

BrianCunningham

That helmet cam really show how much of a beating drivers take.

PA Z06

Very cool videos Tom

AU N EGL

1:55 laps. Ran NASA SU class.

Getting car ready for Grand AM.

Skeen is a former Trans-AM racer. he can start in the back of the field with a Spec E30 then pass everyone.

sothpaw2

Thanks for posting-- F430 is my favorite car of all time (no offense to Corvettes!!)

m3to335

Thanks for posting. I guess he went out a couple times when I was out there on Friday (18th) but we were on opposite ends of the track

MistressMotorsports

Does that thing have "smart" downshifting? As in, you can pull the downshift paddle a bunch of times, and then the car downshifts at it's own pace. I ask because it looks like the driver moves his hand away from the paddles way before the downshifting is done. If so, pretty cool feature, just tell the car how many times to shift and it gets done.

AU N EGL

There is a slight delay.

Mike down shifts very quickly. He will pull the left paddle back 3 ( 5th to 2nd) times as he goes into to T1

John Shiels

beerkat

Skeen is one heck of a driver. I thought he was still going to drive the #70 vette in the Muscle Mike series as well as the 430 for Bennett Racing

mikahb

The #70 Vette has changed owners, but I think Mike will be driving a different Trans-Am Vette this year.

Todd Benne

Skeen is slated to drive the Agee Racing Corvette in the SCCA Trans-Am Series for 2010. The team will utilize ECR engines for the season.

Here is the car;
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...d=202146020988

Also note, there is no more Muscle Milk in Trans-Am. It is the SCCA Trans-Am Series Championship

davidfarmer

I hope th GA deal works out, for as much as I've always loved TA, I'm not optimistic about the series in the short term.

grantar2

I think the paddle shifters are cool, but I am completely happy with a stick.

mikahb

Or, even more cynically, for as long as the SCCA is at the helm. I see little proof that they are capable of running any kind of pro racing series well at this point. Too bad too, very cool cars.

varkwso

fixed that for you

davidfarmer

When are they entering Grand Am? I don't see them listed on the Grand Am site, but I doubt it gets updated very often. Are they heading to Homestead???

waddisme

Awesome vids. Gets me fired up for Tuesday!