I had the opportunity to visit Factory Five Racing to see my Gen3 type65 Coupe R frame number 5 being born! I am scheduled to pick up the kit December 30, 2016.

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We finished with no issues at all!! 6th in ES class and 13th overall out of 58 cars, completing 673 laps (2,019 miles) around Thunderhill Raceway.

Continue reading Race Report – 2016 NASA 25hour →

Going back to the NASA 25hr!! I am one of the 4 drivers on Team F.A.S.T Auto Racing’s entry for the 2016 NASA 25hr Endurance Race this weekend! December 3-4, 2016

Adrian Wlostowski, fellow competitor racing in the NASA NorthEast’s ST2 class, put together a team of 19 individuals and asked me to be one of 4 drivers in this year’s most grueling endurance race in North America, the NASA 25hr of Thunderhill!

We will pilot his black ST2 Corvette, now renumbered as #96 for just this race, with a great crew eager to strut their stuff. Stay tuned for in-car live stream, streaming from the pits, all starting this weekend, December 3rd at 11am PST through December 4 at noon for the race finish.

Incar Live streaming from FAST Auto Racing team: https://youtu.be/5V4_by4bNvw

Pit live stream http://ustre.am/w8Qy

Live stream from EnduranceRadio: http://endurance-radio.com/live-on-er-nasa-25-hours-of-thunderhill-december-2-4-2016/

Live timing/scoring: https://racehero.io/orgs/nasa-norcal

Drivers:

Adrian Wlostowski
David Stark
John George
Mark Gaynor

Driver rotation:

More information of the race here: https://nasa25hour.com/

Teardown of FFR#48 Challenge car has begun!

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Help me raise funds for the Daytona Coupe Build!

https://www.gofundme.com/johngeorgeracing

For 2017 I will build a FFR Daytona Coupe street/race car. So…

Multi NASA Nationals winning FFR#48 cobra up for sale! $36,000 firm.

2005 Factory Five Challenge Car in ST2 trim – 2600lb with driver, 343RWHP, 380RWTQ
Street legal! has been registered every year in NH since I built it in 2005.

Engine: Ford 302 Coyote
Transmission: Tremec 3550
Engine Oiling: Aviaid Dry sump oil system
Power Steering: KRC power steering pump, mustang quick ratio steering rack
ECU: Ford Coyote Control Pack with X4 SCT tuner (pre-loaded with custom tunes), and SCT tuning software license to modify tune from a laptop
Datalogger: Racepak G2X with IQ3 display, Oil Press, Oil Temp, Water Temp, Fuel Press, Trans temp, Diff temp, Front brake pressures, Rear brake pressures. Will share historical data files
Brakes: Wilwood 6 piston front and rear calipers, 13″ rotors all around
ABS: Ford FR500S ABS
Fuel cell: Fuelsafe 22Gal Pro race cell with 2 sump pickups and 2 fuel pumps.
Front Suspension: Koni shocks, Modified FFR spindles changing kingpin angle
Rear Suspension: Koni shocks, FFR new 2015 Independent Rear Suspension with Differential cooler
Body: one off ‘light weight’ fiberglass body
Exhaust: Custom Flowmaster ‘quiet’ side pipes with inter-changeable exhaust tips (can add supertrapps for quiet tracks)
Aero: Custom front splitter (Pat McMahon design) ARP GTC300 rear wing, Custom vented hood, tonneau covering the passenger compartment.
Seats: 2 x Kirkey race seats, Drivers has head protection
Wheels: 2 sets of Halibrands wheels 9×17 wheels with Hoosier 245/40/17 A7/R7 tires
FFR#48 notebook – track specific car log with tire pressures, fuel consumption, setup for certain tracks, etc.

Laptimes:
Palmer – 1:39.962
Watkins Glen – 2:00.204
NJMP Thunderbolt – 1:25.766
MidOhio Pro – 1:32.695
MidOhio Club – 1:34.516
Limerock – 57.461

Please contact me through email: ffrspec48@gmail.com

2016 ST2 NASA Champion! John George in FFR#48

Continue reading Race Report – NASA Nationals 2016 at Watkins Glen September 22-25, 2016 →

I will be competing in the NASA Nationals 2016 @ Watkins Glen International Raceway this weekend Fri-Sun Sept 23-25, running in Group C (see schedule), and racing in the ST2 class.

Event page: https://nasachampionships.com/east-event/

NASA is kind enough to do live video streaming of the races, and have live timing/scoring. See link here:
https://nasachampionships.com/live-event-coverage/

Schedule here: https://nasachampionships.com/wp-con…hedule_1.7.pdf

Friday
9:00 AM 9:15 AM 0:15 Group C Warm Up
10:35 AM 10:55 AM 0:20 Group C Qualifying
2:10 PM 2:45 PM 0:35 Group C Qualifying Race 1

Saturday
9:00 AM 9:15 AM 0:15 Group C Warm Up
2:10 PM 2:50 PM 0:40 Group C Qualifying Race 2

Sunday
2:00 PM 2:45 PM 0:45 Group C Championship Race

ST2 entry:
Alan Cohen Northeast Region Super Touring 2 Cadillac CTS-V #5
Doug Winston Northeast Region Super Touring 2 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 #38
Adrian Wlostowski Northeast Region Super Touring 2 Chevrolet corvette Grand /Sport #619
John George Northeast Region Super Touring 2 Factory Five Challenge Car #48
John Gatzemeyer Northeast Region Super Touring 2 Chevrolet Corvette #92
Mark Petronis Northeast Region Super Touring 2 Chevrolet Corvette ZO6 #265
Aristotle Balogh California- Northern Region Super Touring 2 BMW 330i #46

MidOhio and Watkins Glen back to back, what more can a racer ask for!

Continue reading Race Report – MidOhio Aug 26-28 and Watkins Glen Test/Tune Aug 29-30, 2016 →

Factory Five Racing dominates Palmer Motorsports Park!

Continue reading Race Report – Palmer Motorsports Park July 22-24, 2016 →