Hi Caveman....
Looks like some mechanical stuff, horsepower issues and a few accidents caused some poor results or no shows....no mention of the Torvec differential.....
Race Summary:
"Mike Borkowski qualified the #35 Playboy/Vonage/Palms Nissan 350Z in 13th position out of a field of 104 cars. With Tommy Constantine behind the wheel, the car crashed in the last practice session before the race due to a total brake failure. The #35 Nissan 350Z was unable to compete in the 2007 Fresh from Florida 200 at Daytona."
Race Summary:
"The #35 Playboy/Vonage/Palms Nissan 350Z GT experienced front brake problems during qualifying which resulted in a very ill handling (rear brake only) car. The blah qualified in the 21st position. During the race, the car ran steadily forward until an intermittent power steering problem surfaced during Tommy Constantine's stint. The varying physical steering inputs required to drive the car made it very difficult and particularly dangerous in the high speed banking part of the track. The power steering eventually failed and although the physical strain on the drivers was greater, the consistency was easier to manage. The #35 350Z finished 17th in the 2007 Grand Prix of Miami. The bugs or kinks, which are typical in a newly developed race car, made the 350Z's first appearance a challenge. Look for a highly competitive #35 Playboy/Vonage/Palms Nissan 350Z GT at its official debut at VIR."
Race Summary:
"The #33 Playboy/Vonage/Palms Nissan 350Z qualified in 4th position after being held up by a slower car on its fastest lap which most certainly would have resulted in a pole position qualifying effort. On the third lap, the a trailing #09 BMW hit the #33 Playboy/Vonage/Palms Nissan 350Z forcing it off the track. This resulted in a loss of 7 positions, dropping the car to 10th and a gap of over a hundred yards to the 9th place car. Under all green flag conditions, Tommy Constantine driving the #33 car, caught and passed all cars but the leader and ran a strong second place until pitting for a scheduled driver change and service. After a flawless pitstop, Mike Borkowski experienced an electrical problem very early in his stint which dropped the #33 Playboy/Vonage/Palms Nissan 350Z several positions before retiring in 25th position."
Race Summary:
"On it's only seemingly clear and fastest lap of qualifying the #33 Playboy/Vonage/Palms Nissan 350Z was held up by the number #20 Porsche, driven by Ross Thompson, costing it .4 seconds and a certain top 3 qualifying position. In the race, starting in 12th position, the car advanced to 10th place in a few short laps. Then unfortunately the #37 Mustang driven by Bret Seafuse crashed into the Nissan 350Z for a second time in 2 laps while attempting a pass. This time damaging the car and it's handling enough to render it uncompetitive. No penalty was assessed by Grand-Am. The #33 Playboy/Vonage/Palms Nissan 350Z finished in 24th position."
Race Summary:
"Due to a lack of horsepower under the current technical guidelines set forth by grand-am, the #35 Playboy/Vonage/Palms Nissan 350Z GT was only capable of qualifying in the 26th position. During the race the #35 car broke a half shaft and finished in 23rd."
Race Summary:
"Earlier this month, the Playboy Racing team met with Grand-Am officials at the NASCAR dyno for an evaluation of the 350Z GT engine's capabilities. Due to technical guidelines initially imposed upon us by Grand-Am, it was determined that the Nissan 350Z GT engine was producing significantly less horsepower than its competitors. These guidelines have been revised and the engine is currently being redeveloped to equal the playing field. Unfortunately the parts required to do so could not be developed in time for the 2007 U.S. Sports Car Invitational at Laguna Seca Raceway. Therefore the #33 Playboy/Vonage/Palms Nissan 350Z GT ran in the same configuration as it did in Virginia, rendering it uncompetitive. The car qualified 19th and finished 19th. Neither of the Playboy Racing 350Z GTs will participate at the race at Lime Rock Park in order to allow the team sufficient time to develop and install the upgraded engine parts. Look for two very competitive Playboy Racing Nissan 350Z GT entries at the following event!"
