Porsche Wins a Doube Header !!

[kabel]

^agreed. I had a chance to watch the last few hours of coverage and it really was lame, with, little to no GT coverage, and Montoya sheesh dude

And while I was watching it i processed and posted a few more of my pics from saturday during the daytime (main link up a few posts).

[Topless]

Yeah, Montoya... what a wuss. Closest Daytona 24 finish in history. Brumos Porsche just spent less time in the pits.

They tweak the rules every year in Grand AM to make the racing as even as possible but someone always comes out on top. Porsche definitely has an edge this year judging by the higher speeds on the straights. Last year it was Lexus, and Porsche got pounded. The year before it was Pontiac. Different cars just run better on different tracks. Daytona is a huge horsepower track and the highest speed on the straights usually wins if they can stay out of the pits. I look forward to racing on the more technical tracks in the series where team and driver account for more than horsepower.

Grand Am is my favorite series. Excellent GT racing and though the DP cars are goofy looking the teams and drivers are some of the best.

[Bob Z.]

My wife & went Saturday - great weather and great racing! Anyone know how fast the prototypes run on the straights? We were watching the end on TV and the announcers never said what speed they were going - seemed to be 190 or so based on standing at the fence after the last turn toward the start/finish line.

[Quickurt]

Too bad they didn't put Hurley in the #58 car for at least one short stint. He's earned being in the winning car one more time. Hurley was looking fragile at the BrumosU school. I hated to see it. Like him, or not, he's been one hell of an endurance Porsche driver for nearly 40 years.
I can't wait to see Mike Colluci again. He's done a heck of a job with the team, including putting up with Snodgras for all those years!
I went over to the showroom first thing Monday morning. It was great to see something other than long faces for a change!
4 cars within 20 seconds after 24 hours? Unbelievable. All the yellow flags, or not, the lap times were nearly identical from the first hour to the last.
Great show!
I hope St. Petersburg GP is as good this year as the 06 and 07 races were. The support race Petite LeMans cars were a hoot in 07. Another great show if you can get there.

[Quickurt]

Originally Posted by Bob Z.

My wife & went Saturday - great weather and great racing! Anyone know how fast the prototypes run on the straights? We were watching the end on TV and the announcers never said what speed they were going - seemed to be 190 or so based on standing at the fence after the last turn toward the start/finish line.

The Brumos guys say they can't quite hit 200. Close, but no banana. Their cars looked to be about as fast as any on the straight. The Penskes may have edged them, but the draft makes them all look better.