A.R.S. IROC Season 4 aceboy127 Wins The Brickyard 200 and the ChampionshipFinished 

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That's OK man, it was only me and racefan last night.
I was thinking about how exciting the race is going to be on Sunday, then I realized qualifying will probably be just as intense. Cannot wait to make my first start at Apricot Hill in the IROC Series.
 
Sorry guys I went to my hometown fireworks show tonight and got home about 10 minutes ago.
 
Who is ready for tonight's race?
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I got borredd!!12!1:lol:

The Weekly Lug Nut
"DW Motorsports Update"

After more then a week of silence, driver of the #72 DW Motorsports car and team owner Dylan Wieloszynski says he's ready for tonight's race. He did a lot of testing last week following a 6th place finish at Daytona which he declined to comment on. But early this morning, he appeared from his motorhome and took a walk around the track by himself. When he returned to the garage, we were able to get an exclusive interview!

The Weekly Lug Nut: So what were you doing this morning?
Dylan Wieloszynski: Oh, I was just takin' a look around the track. picturing the racing line in my head and thinking about the race tonight.

TWLN: What about tonight's race?
DW: Well, mainly about were I'm gonna finish. I haven't had any good races since I started racing in the A.R.S. I mean, my best finish was in the Indy Lights series and was a 4th place finish in the 'PRE' season race. After that I missed nearly the whole season! I was lucky to be able to come back and run I the last couple of races. But alas, they weren't very good. I always seem to finish around 7th.

TWLN: Why do you think that is? Is it the cars?
DW: No. I believe it's me. I always seem to make little mistakes during the most critical parts of the race. At Autumn Ring in the Indy Lights, I spun by myself, TWICE, during the closing laps and went from a possible podium to a 7th place finish. Whether it's going wide on a corner and opening the door for someone to overtake, or just... I don't know. It's just something I've got to work on.

TWLN: How do you think your going to preform tonight? You haven't been seen on track since Wednesday of last week. Do you think your ready?
DW: I think I'll be alright. My car is fast, and I have experience here. Hopefully, I don't make any goofy mistakes and run a clean race. The reason I've been off track for so long is because for past races, I would be on the track almost 24/7. So I thought for this race, I might mix things up a little. See what happens.

TWLN: A lot of drivers have been complaining about the cars sliding thru every corner. Have you been having the same problems?
DW: The tire compound we've been using has a HUGE amount of grip when turning in. I started out sliding thru every corner, trying not to spin out, but I think we've gotten that tune out of the car for the most part. This race is gonna be one about tire wear. They're [the tires] good for about 3-4 laps, and then they start to fall off drastically. So I think the winner is gonna be whoever can manage their tires the best.

TWLN: We've been told that you've been offered spots on other race teams, and that you've declined all of them. Is this true? And if so, why?
DW: Well I've always been a rooter for the underdogs. The teams with one driver who are under funded. It's always a spectacle when a single car team is able to win a race, so I thought if they can do it, so can I. Another reason is that when your on a team with other drivers, they share setup tips with each other. But I find it more fun to try and figure things out for myself. The one thing that I really like about the A.R.S. is that all the drivers are good sportsman and are very kind. If I have a problem that I just can't figure out, usually one of the drivers on another team will give me a tip or two.

TWLN: Well we appreciate you taking the time to us and we wish you the best of luck.
DW: No problem!


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Lol Alan me too. Good race guys, nice win Michelin we only had one caution that's great guys and good to see killer again
 
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OK so last night after everyone got off I decided to run a few more laps around Apricot Hill. I was mainly hoping to diagnose my handling issues that I had during the race, so without even touching the car I went out for a test run and ran 5 clean and smooth laps. On lap 4 I ran a 1:15.038, which astounded me because I couldn't even break a 1:15.5 during the race. After that I decided to pack it up for the night, mainly because it was after midnight and I had to be to work soon. I did notice that when I was in that room by myself my car felt about the best it had all night. I noticed this a week ago at the same track with the SLS GT3 car. I had it tuned up great for the race and it was junk, not as bad as last night, but still tough. I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but I quite frankly am tired of it. Now I am ready to put this race behind me and move forward to Indy, but I hope that this issue does not persist, because if it does I might just start counting down to the end of my online racing days on GT.
 
I know the temperature makes a difference, but not that big of a difference. It literally felt like a different car on track.
 
OK so last night after everyone got off I decided to run a few more laps around Apricot Hill. I was mainly hoping to diagnose my handling issues that I had during the race, so without even touching the car I went out for a test run and ran 5 clean and smooth laps. On lap 4 I ran a 1:15.038, which astounded me because I couldn't even break a 1:15.5 during the race. After that I decided to pack it up for the night, mainly because it was after midnight and I had to be to work soon. I did notice that when I was in that room by myself my car felt about the best it had all night. I noticed this a week ago at the same track with the SLS GT3 car. I had it tuned up great for the race and it was junk, not as bad as last night, but still tough. I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but I quite frankly am tired of it. Now I am ready to put this race behind me and move forward to Indy, but I hope that this issue does not persist, because if it does I might just start counting down to the end of my online racing days on GT.

I think someone else said they had a similar issue. During practice i made some small tweaks that bought my car back to where i thought it should be. But i didn't have anything as extreme as that
 
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