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[FLRacingFan]

The #63 lineup is as stout as any in Pro and the Iron Dames will be a sneaky contender in GTD I think. Those ladies are good. The new partnership with Lambo is gonna be fun.

 

[Doc Austin]

Who thinks Grosjean can go 24 hours without a crash?

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Who thinks Grosjean can go 24 hours without a crash?

24? I doubt he can go 2.

 

[Kiante]

24? I doubt he can go 2.

If Pastor Maldonado can go without it, so can RoGro.

 

[Kiante]

To think I used to dislike WTR.

 

[FLRacingFan]

RWR will run a full LMP2 season including Pietro Fittipaldi, Devlin DeFrancesco for the Endurance Cup, and Austin Cindric for the Rolex.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Who thinks Grosjean can go 24 hours without a crash?

More like 4-8. He should be fine.

 

[FLRacingFan]

SunEnergy1 AMG added to GTD as the 61st entry, expected for the whole Endurance Cup as well. Glad they found a way to make more room on the pit lane for one more.

Entry List Expands to 61 Cars for 61st Rolex 24 At Daytona | IMSA

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The team confirmed three of their four drivers later yesterday and the rumor from Endurance Info is that Will Power will finally be making his Rolex 24 debut as the fourth driver, TBA.

 

[Kiante]

RWR will run a full LMP2 season including Pietro Fittipaldi, Devlin DeFrancesco for the Endurance Cup, and Austin Cindric for the Rolex.

Pietro looks like he's going full on committed in sportscars. He will racing for Jota in WEC this year, good to see him back in it after that accident at Spa a few years ago.

 

[Doc Austin]

Damm. The Rolex is still too far away!

 

[Kiante]

Snow and Sellers are back for Paul Miller Racing:

 

[FLRacingFan]

Snow and Sellers are back for Paul Miller Racing:

Wow that’s a great new livery.

 

[Kiante]

Roger isn't fooling anyone, he's trying to get each of his drivers a good shot to get that Rolex, a bonus, and maybe Porsche throws in an all-star entry next year...

Just sayin:

 

[FLRacingFan]

Roger isn't fooling anyone, he's trying to get each of his drivers a good shot to get that Rolex, a bonus, and maybe Porsche throws in an all-star entry next year...

Just sayin:

I dig the idea of Will going back to Australia to run the Bathurst 1000 and/or 12 Hour.

Way overdue, he and Newgarden tried to run with Corvette in the past before but supposedly got balked by the Mobil 1/Pennzoil conflicts.

 

[FLRacingFan]

With Conway no longer able to compete for Cadillac he’ll use his Toyota ties to join Lexus Vasser Sullivan in GTD Pro for Daytona.

 

[Doc Austin]

28 prototypes!

IMSA Release Daytona Roar Test Entry List | dailysportscar.com

IMSA has released the provisional 61 car entry list for the Roar before the Rolex 24 Test, a list that fills in many of the remaining unannounced driver slots for the following weekend's race. GTP - 9 Cars The final remaining pieces in the puzzle was clarification of how the BMW Team RLL cars will

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[FLRacingFan]

Oh these are nice:

 

[FLRacingFan]

28 prototypes!

IMSA Release Daytona Roar Test Entry List | dailysportscar.com

IMSA has released the provisional 61 car entry list for the Roar before the Rolex 24 Test, a list that fills in many of the remaining unannounced driver slots for the following weekend's race. GTP - 9 Cars The final remaining pieces in the puzzle was clarification of how the BMW Team RLL cars will

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Herta doing double duty across the BMWs is interesting.

Gimmi Bruni in the Proton LMP2, he’s seemingly a lock for Proton’s 963s whenever they get them then.

 

[Doc Austin]

One thing I appreciate here is you guys stay on top of things. It saves me from having to dig for news. I would have never come across that picture of the Jota 963 if it wasn't posted here.

The new Caddy schemes look pretty rad. I really love the gold.

 

[Doc Austin]

Herta doing double duty across the BMWs is interesting.

Ben Keating has done the same thing in P2 and GT cars. Some guys can't get enough.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Ben Keating has done the same thing in P2 and GT cars. Some guys can't get enough.

Yeah Cooper MacNeil has done it a few times before too, just haven’t seen it done by a factory before I don’t think. Amateurs make sense because they can throw their money around between two different places if they feel like. BMW are showing a lot of faith in the Great American Hope, should be fun to watch.

 

[West]

With Conway no longer able to compete for Cadillac he’ll use his Toyota ties to join Lexus Vasser Sullivan in GTD Pro for Daytona.

Not the prettiest race car, thought they would move up to the LC 500 by now.

 

[West]

Random M photo from a couple years past ...

 

[FLRacingFan]

Not the prettiest race car, thought they would move up to the LC 500 by now.

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It’s pretty long in the tooth for sure, has come a long way in development since it first debuted. There’s work going on on a new Lexus/Toyota GT3 car but other than some road car patents discovered in Europe last year it’s been pretty well kept under wraps since they showed the concept last year.

Toyota GR GT3 Production Car Possibly Shown in Patent Images

The GR GT3 was revealed as a concept in January, and now Toyota has filed for a patent on the design in Europe, showing the striking coupe without a rear wing.

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The Toyota GR GT3 Concept Leaves Us With Questions

This concept could mean another homologation special will surface in the near future.

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[West]

Banana

 

[FLRacingFan]

Turner have sorted their plans, the 96 will run GTD the whole season while the 95 runs GTD for the Sprint Cup and GTD Pro for the Endurance Cup. Fun surprise there:

TURNER MOTORSPORT BRINGS SIX BMWS TO DAYTONA.

START OF MOST AMBITIOUS SEASON IN TEAM’S HISTORY TURNER MOTORSPORT ENTERS SIX BMWS IN DAYTONA. START OF MOST AMBITIOUS SEASON IN TEAM’S HISTORY January 13, 2023 --- The start of the 2023 IMSA season w

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[Kiante]

That is indeed ambitious for Turner.

 

[Kiante]

Yeah, this is a looker:

 

[FLRacingFan]

That is indeed ambitious for Turner.

Awesome to keep a BMW in for the enduros though. You don’t have to keep Hull in the car for as much drive time in Pro and Auberlen + Edwards + Spengler are a stout bunch of pros. I’d think the factory stepped up a bit to help them do this.

 

[West]

Most missed car, by me anyway.

 

[Turtle84]

Oh these are nice:

Man I'll have no problem watching those get around the track, Cadillac nailed it.

 

[Kiante]

Man I'll have no problem watching those get around the track, Cadillac nailed it.

Need a Pink and Green to complete the Power Rangers.

 

[Turtle84]

Need a Pink and Green to complete the Power Rangers.

I call the Green one.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Okay, Roar this weekend, 12 days to the Big Show!

 

[Doc Austin]

Is any of the Roar going to be televised or streamed?

 

[Charlie Spencer]

There’s some coverage on IMSA.TV

 

[FLRacingFan]

Is any of the Roar going to be televised or streamed?

The VP Racing Challenge races are on Peacock and qualifying will be in IMSA.tv

 

[Kiante]

Magnus reveals its challenger with a familiar sponsor:

 

[FLRacingFan]

 

[FLRacingFan]

AMG factory ace Luca Stolz is replacing Power in the 75 after Liz had surgical complications.



Nice throwback for a debuting team: