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    This statement is false Venom's Avatar
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    Default AOD's first 24 Hour endurance race!



    (our HPD Prototype car skin for this race, although technical issues caused only some people to see it. however we will be running it in future events as well!)

    I'm proud to say AOD was well represented in the iRacing 24 hours of Spa endurance race!

    After more than two weeks of practice leading up to the race, the green flag dropped August 1st, 2015 at 9:00 AM ET, the checkered flag fell exactly 24 hours later on August 2nd. Through the course of this exciting event, our group of drivers took turns driver swapping after 2 hour, 3 hour, and sometimes longer driving "stints" sharing the same car. We experienced seemingly all of the highs and lows that make endurance racing so special. It was our first effort and definitely a learning experience, one that left us with the desire to move forward and set our sights on the next endurance event in October. An impressive run for our experience level and something that gave us a lot of confidence moving forward.

    Competing against 50+ teams, we had a strong qualifying effort and scored the 4th position, and after a series of unfortunate events knocked us out of contention for the win, we ended up finishing the entire distance in 5th, but not before leading a ton of laps and putting AOD in 1st position for a great majority of the beginning of the race (screenshot taken at time of leading: http://i.imgur.com/yY4g3K9.jpg )

    Drivers and spotters:

    Pfc_Zumble ( Qualified us 4th! )
    Pfc_YourHomieG
    LCpl_Venom
    Pvt_Jooldst
    Pfc_Oatz
    Cdt_Zafod ( Our team's excellent pro spotter )
    Cdt_Chimpyman ( Great supporter of the team and eye in the sky )


    I want to thank each one of you for all of your efforts, whether it was gathering data during practice, running our strategy, spotting or driving. This was truly a teamwork driven event and one of the funnest I have been a part of!
    Last edited by Venom; 08-04-2015 at 01:26 AM.

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    Save the whales. Collect the whole set AOD Member AOD_Chimpyman's Avatar
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    was a blast cant wait to spot the next one and help practice. next time its top 3 finish atleast :)

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    Okay, who put a stop payment on my reality check? Zafod's Avatar
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    Had a great time spotting and helping out. We arguably had the strongest team of drivers in our race split. Running within 1 sec lap times to cars running 10-15 mph faster down the straights after our incident. We learned a lot this race and im not expecting anything less than a 1st place next time.

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    I get enough exercise just pushing my luck TheAlmightyNoah's Avatar
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    Great job guys! Way to represent AOD nicely, keep it up

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    Nicely done.

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    AOD 4 LiFE!!! AOD Member AOD_WeDGE's Avatar
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    The teamwork shown in this event by you guys for 24 straight hours is beyond comprehension in minds of many, great work all




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    Save the whales. Collect the whole set Odepane's Avatar
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    Congratulations! What an accomplishment!

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    Keep honking. I'm reloading LordVash's Avatar
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    WOW nice job guys, Get the Gold medal next race GoodLuck, BTW are the events Livestreamed on Twitch?

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    Okay, who put a stop payment on my reality check? Zafod's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by AOD_LordVash View Post
    WOW nice job guys, Get the Gold medal next race GoodLuck, BTW are the events Livestreamed on Twitch?
    Yes, We had 2 streams up most of the race. Chimpyman said he will have his up the full race next time. We had a post with links in the AOD private chat section I believe

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    It looks like a tropical earthquake blew through here or something man. AOD Member AOD_31drew31's Avatar
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    Great job!

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    Keep honking. I'm reloading LordVash's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by AOD_Zafod View Post
    Yes, We had 2 streams up most of the race. Chimpyman said he will have his up the full race next time. We had a post with links in the AOD private chat section I believe
    Cool thanks I'll check it out next race

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    good job all

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    If I'm not back in 5....wait longer! Zumble12's Avatar
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    It was a great time guys and I can't wait for the next one, my new rig should be in full swing by then. I think i'm gonna try to setup a steam of my actual rig since it seems there is some interest by AOD members who are outside of our division to check it out.


 

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