Gidley Tests Grand Prix Car

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It may not have been a current Ferrari or McLaren F1 car, but Grand Am Rolex Series star Memo Gidley did recently get a rare opportunity to feel what it’s like to drive in a number of history-making cars, including a Maserati race winning Grand Prix Car around Infineon Raceway.

Memo Gidley Inspires Future Stars

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Grand-Am Rolex Series driver Memo Gidley took some time out of a busy week of getting ready for Round One of the SuperKarts USA Kart series race this weekend at Infineon Raceway.  This morning, Memo spoke as part of career week at his local Lynwood Elementary School "No Excuses Career Day."

Engine problems rob Gidley, Doran of top-5 at Rolex 24

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After leading the race, and with a top-5 finish in sight after 18 hours of almost trouble-free racing in the 47th Annual Rolex 24, the #77 Doran Racing / McDonald’s Doran-Dallara Ford succumbed to the same engine ‘gremlins’ that felled six of the seven Ford-powered Daytona Prototypes in the 49-car starting field.  The problem in each case was ultimately traced to the failure of a crankshaft position sensor stator wheel in each of the 500 horsepower Ford V-8 engines.