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Porsche wins Daytona Rolex 24
The same Riley chassis that won last year's Rolex 24, this year was fitted with a Cayenne based V8 built by Lazzano.
It was crewed basically by the Brumos crew and this car is the #58 Brumos car that won last year with the Porsche flat 6. Cudos to Bob Johnson and his brand new team! What a way to start a race team career!! Mazda RX8 won the GT class, but let's face it, the rules are written so heavily against the GT3's, I'm surprised they are competitive at all. |
great race, i'm surprised the wife watched so much with me.
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Once the Cayenne is discarded, the V8 is pretty useful!
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Too bad Porsche doesn't recognize this as an "official" win, since they did not build or supply the power plant. Nice to see a team like Johnson's beat Ganassi at his game.
I'm surprised the RX8 won...I'd assumed Grand Am did everything to insure the "Camaro Frankenstien" would win. |
Once the rain cleared up is was a fun race to watch. It was a win-win for me, I'm both a Porsche fan and a Mazda fan ;)
The GT class should prove to be as exciting (as it can be) with the introduction of the Camaro and BMWs, but it is darn near a spec Porsche & Mazda class this year! I didn't take nearly as many photos this year, probably because of the rain, I still need to go through and process them this evening. The PCA car coral was packed with so many great looking rides! |
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And your point? The only thing really still missing from Speed coverage is the sound. Which cars sounded the best?? |
The DP cars all sound the same, it's the GT class where the motors get more unique. I'm a mazda fanboy, so I always get a kick out of the screaming rotary RX8's :D. But the new GT Camaro (re-bodied Potiacs from last year) and the GT BMW M6 both have great sounding motors, throaty and chest pounding horsepower haha.
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Alright, not a lot of great photos this year, but if your interested here is the link to my 2010 Rolex 24 Hrs of Daytona Photos
PCA car coral was packed: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/...c7433126_b.jpg TRG Gave us a little Garage and trailer tour: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/...e887a524_b.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2749/...e6d7e046_b.jpg Rolex at dusk http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/...c4066ed4_b.jpg |
Was the weather as miserable as it looked?
For 10 to 12 years running, I never missed the 24 hour or Sebring. About 8 of those years, Daytona was the coldest, most miserable weekend of the north Florida year. |
It was not as pleasant as last year, that is for sure.
I am home with a miserable cold and I am sure the inclement weather this weekend contributed. :( |
What is the cafe and cars schedule for Feb.?
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^ Saturday February 27
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