His name is Chris Broome. He worked with Jason Disalvo's Speed Academy if I am correct and is a coach with STT. He is all about technique and working on it. Good racer.
Coming out of turn 5 heading to 6 @ Road Atlanta you can experience some headshake because the front gets light and that will push your calipers in causing you to not have brakes. If there is ever any doubt after getting headshake, gives the brakes a test pull or 2 before you need them in the...
If they are running the endurance race the next day, the bike has to be fully prepped to N2/WERa endurance standards already which far exceeds N2 advanced standards.
Should be fine but I am not a N2 tech. I wouldn't think twice about running it. Does not look like structural integrity is compromised and the frame is going to implode going into the kink on the back straight of the old course at PIRC
A heat gun is like a hair dryer that gets blows really hot air. You wouldn't want to melt the tubes, just get the plastic warm to make it kind of moldable. Can you take a picture of what you are dealing with? i wouldn't think cutting the tubes would be prudent as you wouldnt want any air leaks.