{"id":5307,"date":"2022-10-06T16:31:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T16:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/?p=5307"},"modified":"2024-01-23T17:28:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T17:28:51","slug":"double-victory-at-pittsburgh-champcar-enduro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/06\/double-victory-at-pittsburgh-champcar-enduro\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Victory at Pittsburgh ChampCar Enduro"},"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=\"2022 ChampCar Pittsburgh\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7mMMo5QtJRs?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 Pittsburgh International Race Complex to compete in the MoneyShiftRacing 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\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022a-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022a-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022a-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022a-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022a.jpg 1081w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For this event, Team Sahlen would be entering their #942 \u201cKetchup\u201d &amp; #943 ECS Tuning Porsche Boxsters.&nbsp; The drivers for the weekend would be Joe Sahlen and Will Nonnamaker. &nbsp;The team would be focused on defending their Overall Victory that they had secured at Pittsburgh with ChampCar in the previous season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"http:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JoeSPitt2022-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JoeSPitt2022-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JoeSPitt2022-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JoeSPitt2022-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/JoeSPitt2022.jpg 1385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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 Boxsters.&nbsp; The Test went very well for \u201cKetchup\u201d, getting up to speed very well.&nbsp; \u201cMustard\u201d had mechanical complications that could eventually not be resolved.&nbsp; The team made the decision to park \u201cMustard\u201d and bring #945 \u201cSalt\u201d ECS Tuning Porsche Cayman off the bench to run in the event.&nbsp; The crew executed this maneuver and had \u201cSalt\u201d out on the track before the end of the test session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1003\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022d.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022d.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022d-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022d-768x547.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">For Saturday, the team drew a starting slot of 61<sup>st<\/sup> and 62<sup>nd<\/sup> out of 67 entries.&nbsp; This made for a very crowded start of the race for starting drivers Joe Sahlen &amp; Joe Nonnamaker. &nbsp;To make things even more precarious, the remnants of Hurricane Ian was passing through the Western Pennsylvania area.&nbsp; This meant an ever increasing amount of rain throughout the day.&nbsp; Both drivers took their time working through the traffic.&nbsp; &nbsp;At the 3 hour mark, Team Sahlen had risen up to 1<sup>st<\/sup> and 2<sup>nd<\/sup> OVERALL, and 1<sup>st<\/sup> in C and EC Class.&nbsp; As the rain poured on, a transmission issue cropped up with \u201cKetchup\u201d that saw the team choose to repair for Sunday, vs rolling along with 2 gears for the remainder of the day.&nbsp; \u201cSalt\u201d continued on into the deluge of rainstorm.&nbsp;&nbsp; After a red flag all at the 5 hour mark, Team Sahlen made the wise decision to part \u201cSalt\u201d due to the very, very difficult conditions.&nbsp; 30 minutes later of racing, and the race itself was ended early due to the continued rain and eventual flooding of the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022b-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022b-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022b-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022b-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022b-2.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Sunday dawned a completely new day, with sunny blue skies and highs in the 60s.&nbsp; Team Sahlen had the good fortune of starting in 2<sup>nd<\/sup> and 3<sup>rd<\/sup> on Sunday.&nbsp; And starting drivers Joe Sahlen and Joe Nonnamaker wasted no time in going to the front of the field in the early stages of the race.&nbsp; As the race rolled along, Team Sahlen had stiff competition all day.&nbsp; \u201cSalt\u201d battled hard with several strong EC Class racers.&nbsp; And \u201cKetchup\u201d fought all day long in the Top 5 OVERALL.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"962\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022e.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022e.jpg 962w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022e-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PittChamp2022e-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The last 4 hours of the race were run with only 1 Yellow Flag.&nbsp; This meant that every lap on track was super important in final finishing result.&nbsp; Joe Sahlen put in a masterful drive from hour 3 to 5, sitting on the leader\u2019s tail the entire stint.&nbsp; An excellent pit stop by the crew saw the team retain their positions at hour 5.&nbsp; Finishing drivers Wayne &amp; Will Nonnamaker buckled in for the final 2 hours of the race, with a focus on both wining their races as well as stretching their fuel to make it such a long distance on a single tank.&nbsp; In the end, the team crossed the line side by side, victorious in both OVERALL Victory as well as Class EC and C wins.&nbsp; To top off the weekend, Wayne Nonnamaker secured the fastest race lap in the EC class for both Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WillNPitt2022-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WillNPitt2022-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WillNPitt2022-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WillNPitt2022-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WillNPitt2022.jpg 1389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Will Nonnamaker shared his thoughts after the race \u2013 \u201cJoe Sahlen drove an amazing race.&nbsp; His second stint was just awesome.&nbsp; He hounded the 1<sup>st<\/sup> Place Porsche 944 for over 100 minutes straight.&nbsp; This placed us in excellent position as I got in to finish the race with 2 hours remaining.&nbsp; We were able to eek out a slight 30 second lead that we held to the end of the race, working hard to conserve fuel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/6bee0a00-42ad-4576-9a1c-a4dfe98710fa\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2022 Team Sahlen Campaign Partners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">honeybeeBase.com, Porsche Beachwood, Audi Mentor, ECS Tuning, Tarett Engineering, Guard Transmission, , HubstandsPRO, Maxima Racing Oil, Brothers Grimm Landscaping, NGK Spark Plugs, CM Racing Products, Mothers Polish, Grassroots Motorsports Magazine, Design Engineering Inc., Hard Brakes, Forgeline Wheels, Optima Batteries, All-Fit Automotive, Mazdaspeed, Winding Road 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 Pittsburgh [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5308,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5307","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\/5307","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=5307"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8476,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5307\/revisions\/8476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamsahlen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}