The 24 Hours of Daytona [Archive] - Sports Car Forum

View Full Version : The 24 Hours of Daytona

79TA

01-25-2009, 07:43 AM

pagani

01-25-2009, 11:49 AM

The Rolex Sports Car Series is running the 24 Hours of Daytona right now. I watched much of the coverage on Speed and Fox. Anyone else following it? I'm cheering for the #99 Gainsco Pontiac. In GT, I just cheer for whichever Pontiac is doing the best. I miss the old TRG GTO-R days.
Here is some footage the race
Go mazda rx8
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=AB2UFolG5U0
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=azIVrObl7KA

nthfinity

01-25-2009, 04:32 PM

3.5 miles until the race is over.... Brumos Porsche !!!! :) Sorry JPM, but its not your year

philip

01-26-2009, 01:02 AM

I understand the prototype cars are ugly for safety reasons. A shame. :-(

nthfinity

01-26-2009, 02:04 AM

I understand the prototype cars are ugly for safety reasons. A shame. :-(
Yes/ No. LMS were testing a new design of LMP cars. The initial designs were very similar wide cockpits, with short overhangs similar to the Rolex Prototypes.

Some of the LMS prototype designs coming up are really the best since the WSC/ IMSA Group C ended.... the diesel Frenchie showed us that a few times last year in ALMS (when they showed up for Sebring for example).

Thankfully, the wide cockpit is not currently being exported into other series. They are ugly.

dutchmasterflex

01-27-2009, 11:14 AM

Was in Chip Ganassi's pit watching the last 40 minutes of the race... shame Montoya had no chance to pass. Probably the most exciting 24hr Rolex yet..

Alelanza

01-27-2009, 04:22 PM

Watched a bit of it as a countryman was sharing the orbit #35 porsche, til the stupid flat engine gave out Sunday early morning :(

HeilSvenska

01-27-2009, 08:22 PM

Some of the LMS prototype designs coming up are really the best since the WSC/ IMSA Group C ended.... the diesel Frenchie showed us that a few times last year in ALMS (when they showed up for Sebring for example).
I couldn't agree more. Last year's Le Mans was just pornography for me. There were so pretty closed cockpit prototypes everywhere... But we won't see anything too drastically different though. ACO has a lock on radical design changes for the next few years.