Rolex 24 at Daytona--RACE Thread
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StandOnIt
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IDK, I am not buying the story that the DP Vette is pedaling it and letting Dixon run up front.
StandOnIt
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could be though, Tudor doesn't have the 100% rule.
But they don't need it.
But they don't need it.
FLRacingFan
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Still a lot of time to go but a good manufacturer battle for the top spot with two of the Ford EcoBoost cars and four Corvettes in the top six.
StandOnIt
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yeah a long time left, they are getting slap happy, Pruitt might have had that happen.
StandOnIt
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muscle milk car has a lot of front brake it looks like
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Memo Gidley underwent surgery on his left arm and left leg and he is currently under observation and further evaluation at Halifax Health.
Memo Gidley underwent surgery on his left arm and left leg and he is currently under observation and further evaluation at Halifax Health.
FLRacingFan
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I have to believe Scott Dixon probably isn't wrong when he says some drivers simply shouldn't be out there.
StandOnIt
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same thing in Nascar, some drivers think other drivers shouldn't be racing. Not to mention this forum....but I will
StandOnIt
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they started out with 67 cars on a 3.5 mile track. That is pretty crazy for a start.
StandOnIt
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Probably won't have that many at the Sebring 12 hr, but the track is quite a bit longer too so it shouldn't be as crazy I wouldn't think, last year was pretty calm.
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They have to have 200+ total drivers. And the announcers made a good point about the amateur drivers in PC and particularly GTD too.same thing in Nascar, some drivers think other drivers shouldn't be racing. Not to mention this forum....but I will
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Yeah it should be alright.
StandOnIt
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Be pretty cool if Taylor can hang on to it and Father and sons win a watch.
KevinWI
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Just watched them go three-wide on the super speedway section. Ay ay ay !
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How many commercial is FS1 going to show?
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This race is confusing ..at least to someone who doesn't follow the series. I'm not even sure which cars are which class and which drivers are where lol... but it's fun to watch!
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It would be cool to see the Taylor guys all win together.
Yep. There are quite a few average joes (maybe SCCA or Chumpcar competitors) that fill the slow car entries.
StandOnIt
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Yeah, I'm pulling for them, but the two action express DP's are right there, I thought Bourdais action express team was going to win it going in, but I would rather see the Taylor's win it all. Ganassi's 02 in fourth, thought they would be faster, they might do better on the slower twisty tracks. I'm writing them off today, but 2 hrs left, anything can happen.
StandOnIt
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It has been that way forever, in fact the speed differential was worse in the 70's and 80's. The fast cars were faster than they are now, there wasn't a bus stop chicane to slow them down. LeMans was even worse.
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They've done a good job splitting up the classes for the races the rest of the year, I think all four are running together only five or six times the rest of the year. Not as fast and probably fewer entries than Daytona too, but it was nuts watching them all run through the infield yesterday.
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Bourdais nearly blew it.
StandOnIt
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Damn Bourdais made that pit entry exciting.
StandOnIt
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doesn't look good for the Taylor's right now, Max is 15 seconds behind..
StandOnIt
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Memo Gidley has a broken back that will require surgery after a terrifying accident in the early stages of the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Gidley's GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing team says the driver will remain at Halifax Health in Daytona Beach until doctors repair an "unstable fracture" in his back.
Gidley had surgery on his left arm and leg late Saturday.
Matteo Malucelli also was involved in the two-car crash Saturday afternoon near the three-hour mark of the prestigious endurance race.
Gidley was driving the pole-winning car. He had to be cut out of the No. 99 Corvette, which crumpled like an accordion when he plowed into the back of Malucelli's Ferrari.
Gidley's GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing team says the driver will remain at Halifax Health in Daytona Beach until doctors repair an "unstable fracture" in his back.
Gidley had surgery on his left arm and leg late Saturday.
Matteo Malucelli also was involved in the two-car crash Saturday afternoon near the three-hour mark of the prestigious endurance race.
Gidley was driving the pole-winning car. He had to be cut out of the No. 99 Corvette, which crumpled like an accordion when he plowed into the back of Malucelli's Ferrari.
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Gnarly
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Down to 13ish, not much time left at all though.
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Well that changes things.
StandOnIt
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holy crap, shades of Nascar, they threw the yellow out.
FLRacingFan
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Time for a mad dash. Should be one of the closest Rolex finishes ever.
Blaze
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Well its at least better than it could have been.
AndyMarquisLive
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Seems like there's always a late race caution in this race.
StandOnIt
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Burn it down Max
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GTLM is getting intense.