Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway

[DAMIT]

Went to practice & qualifying today. Great to see a number of Aston Martin Vantage V8 & V12 going well!

Best of luck for the race over the weekend!

[C997]

I'll be there in a few weeks for the Daytona 500. Never been to Nascar before and no Aston content but I'm sure it'll be fantastic. I'd rather have seen the Rolex though!

[W1111AM]

That sounds great fun Dave, will you see the main race?
Any pictures you can post on PH for us?

[DAMIT]

W1111AM said:

That sounds great fun Dave, will you see the main race?
Any pictures you can post on PH for us?

Just for you Will.










Not going to the race as 24hrs is a bit much for me these days and would need one of those giant RV's on the infield to be able to endure!

Great set up there and it is currently undergoing redevelopment. Entrance and full access to garages (Pit Lane) for just $20 for the practice day.

Only went there to familiarise myself for access and parking, intending to go the Daytona 500 next month.

[roughrider]

Fantastic!! Motors TV are covering some of the race.

[Jon39]

Great photographs Dave.
Thank you.

Unlike the Dubai 24 hours, I cannot find any on-line TV this time, so will not be able to follow the race.

Anyway, all the best to the teams racing Aston Martins.

[roughrider]

I think there will be live timing via the IMSA website. Mucke is a second off Fisichella in practice,,,so far.

[DAMIT]

This looks a good site forcoverage

Http://www.imsa.com/races/rolex-24-daytona-0

http://www.imsa.com/articles/davison-makes-it-five...

[Jon39]

Thank you for the links.

I presume the Gulf car 98 is an AMR factory entry (which we would know as GTE class). The blue car 007 (GT3 class to us). Both of these cars show on the qualifying results, but I cannot see the matt black car (first photograph) amongst the results.

Any explanation (and if I missed it on the results, don't say, Specsavers)?

[W1111AM]

Dave - wonderful pictures, thanks
TRG are a California team. I made contact with them for a track day in December just gone, the idea was that Chase who has the nice white One-77, planned to use their car for the day on track (his One-77 was in NY stuck in customs as the first One-77 to gain entrance to the US. Can only get in as a Special Show Car, not to be driven on the road
My bad back and Chase not being able to make it from Seattle with family commitments finished this off.
TRG guys are a great operation, wish them all the luck for the race

[W1111AM]

Jon39 said:

Thank you for the links.

I presume the Gulf car 98 is an AMR factory entry (which we would know as GTE class). The blue car 007 (GT3 class to us). Both of these cars show on the qualifying results, but I cannot see the matt black car (first photograph) amongst the results.

Any explanation (and if I missed it on the results, don't say, Specsavers)?

specsavers

That was coming right Jon

[Jon39]

Thank you, I have found it now.

Oh dear, no laps in qualifying, so presumably last place on the grid.
Anyway, looking on the positive side, it is a 24 hour race.

[DAMIT]

Jon39 said:

Thank you for the links.

I presume the Gulf car 98 is an AMR factory entry (which we would know as GTE class). The blue car 007 (GT3 class to us). Both of these cars show on the qualifying results, but I cannot see the matt black car (first photograph) amongst the results.

Any explanation (and if I missed it on the results, don't say, Specsavers)?

Correct the blue car was AMR team. Spoke to the guys looking after it, from Prodrive Banbury.

One of the matt black ones was having its smashed windscreen replaced when I last saw it.