GAINSCO/Stallings team wraps up the Roar Before the 24

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GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, and drivers Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty, Darren Law and Memo Gidley wrapped up a full and productive three-day test at the Roar Before the Rolex 24 this weekend in the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance® Corvette Daytona Prototype in preparation for the 52nd Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona, January 23 – 26. The BobStallingsCars.com No. 99 GAINSCO “Red Dragon” was the fourth fastest overall Prototype entry around the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway road course. The No. 99’s …Continue reading

Gidley, Award Motorsports suffer mechanical woes at 25 Hours of Thunderhill

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Muscle Milk MEGA Athlete, Memo Gidley, was back at the 11th annual National Auto Sport Association’s United States Air Force 25 Hours of Thunderhill this weekend at Willows, Calif.  Driving the Award Motorsports/Ehret Family Vineyards Porsche 997, Gidley was joined by fellow drivers Anthony Ward, Pierre Ehret, Tyler McQuarrie, Vic Rice and Tommy Sadler for this year’s race. “I was really excited looking forward to the race,” said Gidley. “NASA and the Thunderhill Park race track have created a massive …Continue reading

Gidley to reunite with GAINSCO/Bob Stallings “Red Dragon” for 2014 Rolex 24 Hours

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Joining regular No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance® Corvette Daytona Prototype drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty at the season-opening race for the second year in a row, Memo Gidley and Darren Law will return to GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing for 2014’s Rolex 24 At Daytona. The day-long classic will be run on Daytona’s signature 3.56-mile road course for the 52nd time, January 23 – 26, and GAINSCO will be looking for its first Rolex 24 victory after finishing a career-best second …Continue reading

Basic Instinct and crew 5th in YRA season closer

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Muscle Milk MEGA Athlete, Memo Gidley, and his Basic Instinct crew had a strong 5th place at the YRA season closer this past weekend on the San Francisco Bay despite battling very tricky conditions. Scheduled as a double race weekend, Saturday’s race got off to a very slow start.  “It has been a long time since we have had such a lack of wind,” said Gidley. “For the first five hours we barely made it halfway around the course!”  The …Continue reading

Gidley launches Sailing Memo Boat Charters

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It’s been a whirlwind of a year for Muscle Milk MEGA Athlete, Memo Gidley. From racing cars, go-karts, sailboat and jet skis, to captaining an Oracle Team USA VIP boat during the historic America’s Cup races, Memo has now launched Sailing Memo Boat Charters.“Everybody knows my love for the waterand boats,” said Gidley. “This year has given me the perfect opportunity to start something that I’ve had on my mind for some time now. The Gidley name is well known …Continue reading

Gidley drives Oracle 45-foot catamaran

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There has been a buzz of excitement on the bay the last few months as the challengers of the America’s Cup have been going at it to determine who would go up against Oracle Team USA in the 34th running of the Americas Cup sailing match race.  The battle for the very prestigious Americas Cup began in 1851 and is the oldest International sporting event in the world. Being a long time sailor, Muscle Milk MEGA Athlete, Memo Gidley, has …Continue reading