Welcome to Team Cobra 25 Hours!

Thanks for visiting Team Cobra 25 Hours! My name is Karen Salvaggio, and I'd like to invite you to follow the action of the Racing 4A Reason Team as we take on the most grueling endurance race in North America: The 25 Hours of Thunderhill. This year, the Team will be fielding two FFR Challenge Series Cobras in the race, and this blog will detail team preparations, on-track practice sessions, race car repairs/modifications, and then follow all the action from the track.

Factory Five Challenge Series racers share a long and celebrated history at the 25 Hours. Our predecessors include the finest FFR Challenge racers to ever grace a circuit, and we are proud to be continuing this heritage for 2008. We encourage you to discover our racing roots, and celebrate the determination, the courage, and the sheer drama of previous 25 Hour teams:
http://www.factoryfive.com/table/showevent/enduro/25hours2003.html

Special Invitation
Competitors or team members from previous 25 Hour teams are encouraged to share their stories or add links to posts from "back in the day."

The Competition
The race will be held on December 6-7, 2008 at Thunderhill Raceway Park, in Willows, CA.

The Cars
Factory Five Racing (FFR) Challenge Series Racer
Specs: 302 cid, 5-speed, 8.8 rear, Challenge Series spec legal race cars

Team Owners
Team Racing 4A Reason 1
Karen Salvaggio
Riverside, CA
FFR Challenge Series #28

Team Racing 4A Reason 2
Ed Boothman
Naples, FL
FFR Challenge Series #85

Drivers

Team Racing 4A Reason 1
Scott McKay
Brian Sanders
Rick Anderson
Karen Salvaggio
Peter Hopelain
Mike Plum

Team Racing 4A Reason 2
Ed Boothman
John George
Jim Schenck
Scott McKay

Crew Members
Andy Salvaggio.......Crew Chief: Racing 4 A Reason 1
Bruce Brower..........Co-Crew Chief: Racing 4A Reason 1
Mark Dougherty.....Crew Chief: Racing 4 A Reason 2
Andy Cole................Co-Crew Chief: Racing 4A Reason 2
Roman Vaisman......Team Lead: Data/Communications
Dennis Flaherty.......Team Lead: Logistics
Ryan Althoff.............Team Lead: Fuel Management (Alpha)
Mike Beeler..............Team Lead: Fuel Management (Omega)
Richard Norgrove....Team Lead: Safety
Mitchell Pinnex........Driver Communications
Victor Penner...........Driver Communications
Joshua Bligh..............Fuel Management
Jeremy Bligh............Fuel Management
Richard Cobb............Fuel Management
Lonnie Jackson.........Fuel Management
Ron Morris................Team Hospitality
Lytle Thiesen............Team Hospitality
Molly McCarthy........Team Hospitality
Brendon Dougherty..Crewmember
Diane Anderson.........Crewmember
Samuel Samayoa.......Crewmember SAE CSLA
Frank Almeida...........Crewmember SAE CSLA