It's cold here at the speedway and it might start raining at midnight. Talked to Jan Magnussen before the green flag. We talked about the old saying about not being able to win the race into turn one but you can definitely lose it. He said that everyone wants to race into 1 even in a 24 hour race. "Going slow anywhere, at any time doesn't apply to anyone on this grid" I hope they have something for the Fords!
Just came on to start a thread. Pumped up for the *official* start to race season. Watching on FS2 via SlingTV. So far so good. Doing a 24 hour kart race next month. Supposedly there will be some IMSA drivers in the field. Maybe the scouts will follow, and I'll finally get that pro ride I've been dreaming about! Wayne Taylor Racing FTW!
Yeah, I here ya.....its cold here in Jacksonville, and I'm watching on TV. Where are you at? I do have to admit, watching them run on a track that I have run before is giving me the itch....but hey....its cold, and it don't itch that bad. I'm not setting an alarm or anything, but plan to hussle out in the am. hope to be down there around 9am. I'll pm ya my cell. Holler if you make the run .
https://www.google.com/amp/blackfla...o-the-2017-24-hours-of-daytona-1791660766/amp "Prototype Challenge (PC): Like the P class, PC is all purpose-built race cars that were designed from start to finish for track use—and track use only. These identical open-top cars are run by pro-am teams—in other words, with a mix of professionals and amateurs. This is the last year they’ll be running as a class, thought. These cars have been around for a while, and with more racers preferring a closed cabin for safety reasons, IMSA opted to scrap this class for 2018. Enjoy them while you can!"
kind of impressive that the top 5 GTLM cars are within 23s of each other after 19 hours. 4 different manufacturers in the top 5 too: http://scoring.imsa.com/
Great race ,i had the pleasure of going to the race back in 2011. I won a car from grand am in 2010 from Patrick Dempsey and he allowed me to hang in his pits for the whole 24 hours. Great experience. I just sold my SCCA Spec Racer Ford, it was an open cockpit and racing in the rain definitely sucks lol my avatar was after a second place rain race at Lime Rock.
Is there a Lexus left? I just saw one with "extensive front end customization". Go Porsche! Anybody but fkn Ford please!