{"id":5048,"date":"2022-09-28T18:32:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T18:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/?p=5048"},"modified":"2024-01-23T17:30:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T17:30:34","slug":"team-sahlen-secures-deuce-3rd-place-finishes-at-road-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/28\/team-sahlen-secures-deuce-3rd-place-finishes-at-road-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Sahlen secures deuce 3rd place finishes at Road America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ChampCar Road America 2022\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mXHKFxJUwS0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Team Sahlen, presented by honeybeeBase.com, entered the Tire Rack \u2013 ChampCar Endurance Series at Road America to compete in the dual enduros.&nbsp; This was to include an 8 hour race on Saturday and a 7 hour enduro on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6223-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4988\" width=\"465\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6223-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6223-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6223-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6223-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6223-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">For this event, Team Sahlen would be entering their #942 \u201cKetchup\u201d ECS Tuning Porsche Boxster.&nbsp; The drivers for the weekend would be Joe Sahlen and Will Nonnamaker.&nbsp; With the weekend being an especially poignant event, with Joe Sahlen celebrating his birthday on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6266-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5027\" width=\"414\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6266-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6266-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6266-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6266-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6266-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">There was a full Test&amp;Tune on Friday that allowed the team to shake down the #942 \u201cKetchup\u201d ECS Tuning Porsches.&nbsp; With this event being Joe\u2019s 1<sup>st<\/sup> time on the legendary 4.33 mile circuit, having the time to learn the track was invaluable.&nbsp; Joe did an excellent job of learning the track, spending time during the lunch break to study film and data.&nbsp; At the end of the day, the crew went to work to prep \u201cKetchup\u201d to be ready for the 8 hour enduro the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6278-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5034\" width=\"451\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6278-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6278-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6278-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6278-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6278-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">For Saturday, the team drew a starting slot of 50<sup>th<\/sup> out of 65<sup>th<\/sup> entries.&nbsp; This made for a very crowded start of the race for starting driver Joe Sahlen.&nbsp; Joe took his time to work through the field, rising up to the Top 5 Overall. &nbsp;An incident on track with another competitor saw an unscheduled stop for repairs.&nbsp; Team Sahlen did not give up, and fought back on track to regain the lost positions.&nbsp; A timely full course caution \/ red flag saw Team Sahlen have the good fortune to regain 1 of those lost laps.&nbsp; Then just 1 hour later, another full course caution \/ red flag allowed Team Sahlen to get back on the lead lap.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6230-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6230-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6230-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6230-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6230-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6230-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">As the race drew into the final hours, Team Sahlen was right in the thick of the battle.&nbsp; This included even leading the race Overall for several laps.&nbsp; After a fierce battle with the leaders, Team Sahlen secured 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Place Overall.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6220-1-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4986\" width=\"441\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6220-1-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6220-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6220-1-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6220-1-1536x1092.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6220-1.jpg 1742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">For Sunday, Team Sahlen awoke to overcast skies and rain sprinkling on the ground.&nbsp; On his birthday, Joe Sahlen took the challenge to start the skies in the challenging conditions.&nbsp; Joe rose up to 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Overall, and handed \u201cKetchup\u201d over to Will Nonnamaker in good form.&nbsp; Will was able to maintain the pace, and kept the team in the top 3 Overall. &nbsp;Just like Saturday, Team Sahlen continued to battle it out up front with the leaders, with a duplicate 3<sup>rd<\/sup> place finish at the end of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2316-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2316-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2316-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2316-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2316-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2316.jpeg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Joe Sahlen shared his thoughts from the weekend \u2013 \u201cI had never been to Road America before.&nbsp; And what a better way to celebrate my birthday than to race on such an iconic track.&nbsp; This track is legendary. A complete lap on this 4.33 mile track takes almost 3 minutes.&nbsp; I enjoyed this track.&nbsp; To come home with two 3<sup>rd<\/sup> place finishes out of 65 cars on track is a great capstone to the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/309224657_10160092598247346_6265410058247934064_n-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4955\" width=\"432\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/309224657_10160092598247346_6265410058247934064_n-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/309224657_10160092598247346_6265410058247934064_n-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/309224657_10160092598247346_6265410058247934064_n-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/309224657_10160092598247346_6265410058247934064_n-1087x1536.jpg 1087w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/309224657_10160092598247346_6265410058247934064_n.jpg 1415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The next event for Team Sahlen will be the October 1<sup>st<\/sup>-2<sup>nd<\/sup> Tire Rack \u2013 ChampCar Endurance Series at Pittsburgh International Race Complex.&nbsp; The team will be racing both their #942 \u201cKetchup\u201d and #943 \u201cMustard\u201d ECS Tuning Porsche Boxsters with drivers Joe Sahlen, Joe Nonnamaker, Wayne Nonnamaker &amp; Will Nonnamaker.&nbsp;&nbsp; The event will be 8 hours on Saturday and 7 hours on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6253-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5017\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6253-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6253-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6253-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6253-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6253-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">2022 Team Sahlen Campaign Partners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>honeybeeBase.com, Porsche Beachwood, Audi Mentor, ECS\nTuning, Tarett Engineering, Guard Transmission, , HubstandsPRO, Maxima Racing\nOil, Brothers Grimm Landscaping, NGK Spark Plugs, CM Racing Products, Mothers\nPolish, Grassroots Motorsports Magazine, Design Engineering Inc., Hard Brakes,\nForgeline Wheels, Optima Batteries, All-Fit Automotive, Mazdaspeed, Winding\nRoad Racing, Performance Friction Brakes, WIX Filters &amp; Capri Tools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Sahlen, presented by honeybeeBase.com, entered the Tire Rack \u2013 ChampCar Endurance Series at Road [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5040,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5048"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8477,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5048\/revisions\/8477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}