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The Official Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona Thread part 1

REX8 01-25-2007 12:07 PM

The Official Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona Thread
13.5 Hours of coverage on speed starts Saturday!

I'll of course be in full support of Petey Pablo out there on a road course again. :disco:

The Entry List

[url]http://www.daytona24hr.com/24hr2007/teamlistingrolex2007.html[/url]
PA04STI 01-25-2007 02:02 PM

[QUOTE=REX8;16805308]13.5 Hours of coverage on speed starts Saturday!

I'll of course be in full support of Petey Pablo out there on a road course again. :disco:

The Entry List

[url]http://www.daytona24hr.com/24hr2007/teamlistingrolex2007.html[/url][/QUOTE]

It about that time for one of the classic great events held every year.

I can't wait
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Matt
Mavrik 01-25-2007 03:11 PM

this is going to be great.
silver arrow 01-25-2007 04:42 PM

I'm gonna drive the 1.5 hrs down to the track and watch from the infield :banana: The 11 month long racing season is the only thing I like about living in the SE.
goto_racing 01-25-2007 06:00 PM

Koni Challenge qualifying just ended just ended. The Fords are looking strong on the oval, and Acura/honda swept the front 7 spots in ST! Yikes!

[url]http://www.grand-am.com/Events/SessionResults.asp?SessionID=793[/url]

Chris Lock
soldmyboxster 01-26-2007 03:34 AM

I'll be rooting for anything with a Porsche engine. I hope to God I don't have to work Saturday!
cooleyjb 01-26-2007 08:26 AM

[QUOTE=goto_racing;16810880]Koni Challenge qualifying just ended just ended. The Fords are looking strong on the oval, and Acura/honda swept the front 7 spots in ST! Yikes!

[url]http://www.grand-am.com/Events/SessionResults.asp?SessionID=793[/url]

Chris Lock[/QUOTE]

The Compass 360 Acura's have been FAST all weekend. I'm thinking there might be some weight adjustments in ST.
pio!pio! 01-26-2007 02:27 PM

Are the RX8's in GT 3 rotors? And who designed their chassis? I'm assuming they are tube framed.

Sux that the 3 rotor was pulled out of the BK motorsports ALMS P2 car...need a 3 rotor SOMEWHERE in racing, and I hope a 4 rotor too
ptclaus98 01-27-2007 08:35 AM

I hope I get back from my rugby match in time.
Vampyr 01-27-2007 11:12 AM

OH MY GOD!

Tony George... owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is actually driving?!

This I Gotta SEE!! :lol:
cooleyjb 01-27-2007 11:43 AM

Apparently he has been doing A LOT, LOT, LOT of practice under the lights at IMS. Especially after his Lap 2 blunder during practice.
REX8 01-27-2007 01:05 PM

Starting!

Chilly Dog can hardly go an hour without wadding it up, how's he gonna manage this? I predict dents!
Chiketkd 01-27-2007 02:09 PM

Awesome race thus far!!! :devil:
Hotrodguru 01-27-2007 02:21 PM

Like a dang Rock Star showcase this year!
Evil STI 01-27-2007 02:28 PM

Watching on Fox right now- unfortunately I don't have Speed Channel anymore... :(

Anyone know which Porsche Leh Keen(kingleh) is driving?
cooleyjb 01-27-2007 02:34 PM

Leh's in the #85 Farnbacher Loles Porsche. Listed as #1 driver in their #1 car.

Car is in 5th in class right now
Hotrodguru 01-27-2007 02:38 PM

Ohh yeah, my picks.

1st - DP - 01 / Pruett, Montoya & Duran
2nd - DP - 10 / Taylor, Angelelli, Gordon, Magnussen
3rd - DP - 02 / Dixon, Wheldon & Rojas
4th - DP - 6 / Zogaib, James, Tracy, Allmendinger
REX8 01-27-2007 04:06 PM

See! Give JPM a set of fenders and he's fine! Scott P. was realy really fast. 12th to first in the first session. Alberlein (sp?) was also cooking.
Hotrodguru 01-27-2007 05:00 PM

Cool live timing and scoring. Can check out fastest lap times yada yada.

[url]http://www.livetiming.net/rolex/livetiming.asp[/url]
Kostamojen 01-27-2007 05:03 PM

damn it, i got to watch it on FOX for a couple minutes but they switched back to "speed only" coverage :mad:
McBain_TP 01-27-2007 05:22 PM

zzz... I don't care about Daytona prototypes.
REX8 01-27-2007 06:02 PM

[QUOTE=McBain_TP;16833405]zzz... I don't care about Daytona prototypes.[/QUOTE]

Great! Then WTH are you posting here????
cooleyjb 01-27-2007 06:10 PM

He's just bitter because Jeff Gordon hit the wall exiting the pit.
MattSTi 01-27-2007 06:37 PM

[QUOTE=Hotrodguru;16833234]Cool live timing and scoring. Can check out fastest lap times yada yada.

[url]http://www.livetiming.net/rolex/livetiming.asp[/url][/QUOTE]

Good call. I don't have Speed so this is a lot better than nothing!

Looks like the 997 GT3's are doing quite well in GT. The RX-8's seem to be keeping a pretty decent pace as well.

-Matt
McBain_TP 01-27-2007 07:00 PM

[quote=REX8;16833719]Great! Then WTH are you posting here????[/quote]I'm posting to complain about the lack of GT class coverage. [quote=pio!pio!;16822202]Are the RX8's in GT 3 rotors? And who designed their chassis? I'm assuming they are tube framed.

Sux that the 3 rotor was pulled out of the BK motorsports ALMS P2 car...need a 3 rotor SOMEWHERE in racing, and I hope a 4 rotor too[/quote]It's too bad you only see them when they're being passed by a DP.
Rice & Gravy 01-27-2007 07:02 PM

[QUOTE=McBain_TP;16834159]I'm posting to complain about the lack of GT class coverage. It's too bad you only see them when they're being passed by a DP.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I'd kind of like to see more of them too, but oh well.
boost junkie 01-27-2007 07:27 PM

Yeah what's the deal w/ no GT class coverage? Hopefully that will change when it comes back on at 8 and tomorrow.
REX8 01-27-2007 10:39 PM

[QUOTE=McBain_TP;16834159]I'm posting to complain about the lack of GT class coverage. It's too bad you only see them when they're being passed by a DP.[/QUOTE]

Well then I agree 100% ;) . We're missing some of the best racing.
Chiketkd 01-27-2007 10:46 PM

Well I can't wait to see the conclusion of the race in the am... Nice to see Randy Pobst running in 6th place in the GT class in RX-8. :)
kursplat 01-27-2007 11:29 PM

i think they schedule all the GT coverage for the midnight to 05:30am programing :rolleyes:
ssnh 01-28-2007 01:44 AM

...waiting for the gaurd rail to get fixed and watching the weather.

[IMG]http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_tpa_closeradar_plus_usen.jpg[/IMG]
ssnh 01-28-2007 02:15 AM

...and we're off, it is about time.
Craigs 01-28-2007 06:05 AM

Great!

English live audio dies, but Spanish up and running with 2.6 seconds between the leaders!
Rice & Gravy 01-28-2007 07:26 AM

FUN! Rain. Now that I see the conditions I am glad I did not commit to going down and flagging with my region. Yuck. Cold and wet.

Should be good racing up front when they get going again.
Blaze 01-28-2007 07:36 AM

Woot! I'm here. Thanks to the gravy man. I had started a thread about the 24 in OT because... thats generally where I hang out.

But... Yargh! How's it hangin guys. I see I must not be the only one that got stayed up all night waiting on the 6:am restart of coverage, and I plan on watching til the end.
chkltcow 01-28-2007 11:05 AM

What's going on with Keen's car right now? They have the GT lead, but that smoke is looking bad.
Hotrodguru 01-28-2007 11:39 AM

And in [B]BREAKING NEWS![/B]

[url]http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/27/escapee.mom.ap/index.html[/url]
Hotrodguru 01-28-2007 11:52 AM

This is why I love this race, look at that fastest times set by the teams running 1 and 2.

[IMG]http://www.revo1.com/misc/rolextiming2.jpg[/IMG]
REX8 01-28-2007 12:19 PM

^^^:eek:

Its been great racing. Not sure how I feel about the coverage. I guess its hard to do that many hours without some bumps...

As much as I'd like to see the 01 win, it would be great to see a battle in the closing laps.
lil'redwagon 01-28-2007 01:38 PM

yeah JPM!
REX8 01-28-2007 01:44 PM

[QUOTE=lil'redwagon;16839455]yeah JPM![/QUOTE]

:disco: He needed that.

Pruett was perfect, as expected, and Duran may have been the fastest of the bunch.

:D
REX8 01-28-2007 01:46 PM

Solid effort from the Mazda with Pobst behind the wheel too. Would have liked to see them podium.
REX8 01-28-2007 01:55 PM

Can't believe we haven't mentioned Duno yet....

She's hot...and 2nd overall!

GIS her...
Hotrodguru 01-28-2007 06:02 PM

[QUOTE=REX8;16839571]Can't believe we haven't mentioned Duno yet....

She's hot...and 2nd overall!

GIS her...[/QUOTE]
I'm not going to get into a long conversation about Duno but I met her when I raced with her at Homestead 2 years ago. She's a sweet gal but was running 2-3 seconds slower than her teammates and always makes a ton of excuses. Not only that but in some spanish tv show interview she made it seem as though she worked her way all the way up the ranks when in fact it was daddies oil money.
Chiketkd 01-28-2007 06:42 PM

[QUOTE=REX8;16839508]Solid effort from the Mazda with Pobst behind the wheel too. Would have liked to see them podium.[/QUOTE]
I couldn't agree more. Great result finishing fourth in GT staying in the mix with the Porsche's and the GXP.R's!!! :devil:
boundy3 01-28-2007 07:07 PM

poor leh keen, they were running so good then started smoking bad :(

Awesome race, I don't know how many of you got to go, this was my first time and it was great! I usually go to Sebring, and this was a much better experience! I like the ALMS better than Grand Am, as well as the Sebring track better but the amount of access you get is great at Daytona.

I had a garage pass, and with that you are able to literally go into the garages as they were working on the cars. Today I was less than 2 feet away from the mechanics as they replaced the drivers side axle and some suspension pieces on the Ruby Tuesday DP car. If I wanted to, I could of gotten a very nice tool collection, some free lightweight 2-piece rotors, a driveshaft, an M3 diff., as well as many suspension pieces :) No baracades blocking you, I loved it, but I'm sure the mechanics HATE it!

It was also great from my seat that I could see the ENTIRE track. Something just not possible at most tracks. Can't wait till next year. I also saw a lot of subies there, especially in the infield.
subbyspeed 01-28-2007 09:29 PM

I was there 2 years ago.. And its a blast. Pretty much free reign around the paddocks.. Except the hot pits. We drank ALOT of beer during that race. Probably annoyed alot of teams in the garages working on the cars. But hey. It was a great experience. Looking forward to doing it again soon. Definetely was a good race.
boundy3 01-28-2007 10:48 PM

Here are some pics I took with my camera phone from the event


[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0070.jpg[/IMG]


Here you can see a headlight that fell off a GT3 and was left on the track (right next to the yellow line in the center of the picture), this picture was taken about a minute before the next one.

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0072.jpg[/IMG]


In this pic, you can see the remains of that headlight after it got run over. The headlight was hit right in front of me and was smashed to pieces about 30 seconds before this picture! :eek:

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0073.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0074.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0075.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0077.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0078.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0079.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0081.jpg[/IMG]
boundy3 01-28-2007 10:56 PM

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0082.jpg[/IMG]


Notice someone in this picture?

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0084.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0085.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0087.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0088.jpg[/IMG]


My blurry picture of Bob Varsha, with David Hobbs hiding behind him :lol:

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0094.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0095.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0096.jpg[/IMG]

A burnt up clutch left on one of the shop tables

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0097.jpg[/IMG]
boundy3 01-28-2007 11:00 PM

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0098.jpg[/IMG]

The Lexus team right after discovering that they had Terminal Problems :(

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0104.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0106.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0107.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0111.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0113.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0115.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0116.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0119.jpg[/IMG]
boundy3 01-28-2007 11:01 PM

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0120.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0121.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0122.jpg[/IMG]



There is also someone special in this picture :p

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/boundy3/Rolex%2024/Photo0124.jpg[/IMG]
Hotrodguru 01-29-2007 12:37 AM

awesome pics!
Indocti Discant 01-29-2007 05:23 AM

[quote=lil'redwagon;16839455]yeah JPM![/quote]

haah. im surprised no one ran into the back of him. :alien:

anyone know when lemans is?
soldmyboxster 01-29-2007 06:55 AM

Great pics boundy!
bemani 01-29-2007 01:24 PM

[QUOTE=owace;16846416]haah. im surprised no one ran into the back of him. :alien:

anyone know when lemans is?[/QUOTE]

June 16
Chiketkd 01-29-2007 05:06 PM

Sweet pics!!!
Blaze 01-29-2007 09:04 PM

<<looking for tickets to 24 Heures Du Mans :devil:

Wonder if they have a garage pass like Daytona.
r0nzar 01-29-2007 11:12 PM

thanks for the pics man, top notch
boundy3 01-30-2007 12:08 AM

my pleasure, it was a great event and I hope I get to go next year too.

I would put this on your list of events if you can go, I've been to Sebring a few years and this just blew it away. Make sure to get a garage pass if you can, that was by far the best part and I spent half my time in there just watching those guys work their magic.
so rexy 01-30-2007 03:42 PM

Highlight for me was when stupid Nascar's stupid "Ace" Jeff Gordon got in the car and HIT THE PIT ROW WALL!!!!!!:lol: :lol: :lol:
What a tool! Ask him to turn more than whatever gentle angle Nascar corners have and BOOM. It was even a left turn for god's sake. One would have assumed prior that if nothing else he could turn a car left, he's had enough practice with the ol' left (I thought).
Anyway, the weekend obviously had many other, better high points but I'm still getting a kick out of this one. Also, I have to give props to Patrick Carpentier for his role in his teams second place finish. It was nice to see a fellow Cannuck do so well.

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