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2013 Rolex Daytona 24 hour race [Spoilers]

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  1. yzee

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    #176 yzee, Jan 27, 2013
    Allmendinger did have enough fuel to finish so that little trip into the grass probably cost them the race.

    Oh well, he won it for them last year with Alan McNish on his butt.

    Michael Shank lives 20 miles from me. I was going to a party where all his buddies were. Steve's wife certainly had on her for real Allmendinger driving suit. I'm glad I didn't go. Probably not a happy place.
     
  2. tomkatf

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    #177 tomkatf, Jan 27, 2013
    Wow, all Mazdas out incredibly early... Laps 33, 45 and 51... Does anyone know what happened? That's a shockingly bad debut for their Skyactiv-D diesel... Very uncharacteristic... Somebody just got fired!!!

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  3. GuyIncognito

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    #178 GuyIncognito, Jan 27, 2013
    two cars dropped pistons and one had a bad rear main seal.

    a shame, Mazda put a ton of $$ and marketing muscle into that effort and had some serious driver lineups.
     
  4. MBFerrari

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    #179 MBFerrari, Jan 27, 2013
    Finally finished watching in on DVR after watching almost all of it live...

    Great job by the boys at Ganassi BMW and wish Forza could have won in GT but at least they finished 3rd and I think a few others were in the top 5 in GT as well...
     
  5. Str8shooter

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    #180 Str8shooter, Jan 27, 2013
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    As a spectator I was very disappointed with the new Mazdas. They were slow, super quiet,look like a family sedan and got lapped around lap 3 by a DP. I really liked the old flame throwing, loud and racy Mazdas and they were fun to watch.

    I had a great time and I highly recommend the Rolex 24 to anyone that hasn't experienced it yet. It's at a great track, the action was packed and there is always something new to see. With Orlando just a short drive away you could even sneak in a visit to one of the theme parks if you're looking to mix it up.

    Next up for me is the Winter Test at Sebring but I'm already looking forward to the 2014 Rolex 24 :)

    Congrats to the winners and thank you to all those that work so hard to make the Rolex 24 such an enjoyable event.
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  6. GuyIncognito

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    #181 GuyIncognito, Jan 27, 2013
    thanks for all the pics of girls, oh and a few race cars too :)

    now go get some sleep :eek:
     
  7. GuyIncognito

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    #182 GuyIncognito, Jan 27, 2013
    congrats to our own Mike Hedlund for his top 10 in GT with the 458 :D

    Audi certainly laid the smack down on Porsche this year; I have a feeling next year there will be two 991s with all factory driver lineups.

    hopefully a McLaren or two will show up as well :D
     
  8. ricksb

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    #183 ricksb, Jan 27, 2013
    Oh, indeed! Studly!!! :D
     
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    #186 Nuvolari, Jan 27, 2013
    Nothing further from the truth. We had the Ferrari trimmed to the max because our top speed was so low. The audis ran a ton of wing so the speed difference was aero not power. As for lucky we totally expected the two cars to run dry on the last lap and was hoping for one more. We just about squeezed off the upset but Audi was just that little bit better at the end. Total congratulations to them
     
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    #187 Str8shooter, Jan 27, 2013
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    I once got to see this beauty take a few laps around Daytona :D
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    #188 4re Nut, Jan 27, 2013
    Yep, real shame; hopefully the Mazda folks keep at it.

    On a related note my local dealer has 2 of the '14 Mazda6s on the lot and they are sharp looking cars especially the front-end. Tops the Kia Optima as my favorite looking sub $30K run of the mill sedan.

    And a Glickenhaus. :eek: :cool:
     
  14. GuyIncognito

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    #189 GuyIncognito, Jan 27, 2013
    I have post Daytona 24 depression :(

    how long until Sebring? :)
     
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    #190 ricksb, Jan 27, 2013
    Interesting...when I saw the Ferrari's running around the tri-oval, it was no competition so I assumed that the Audi's were all grip but no speed (the Audi assumption correct, the Ferrari one was wrong).

    Very exciting race out there and MANY congrats for getting on the podium. I was fearing the Audi sweep for 13 mins (when they decided not to pit for fuel), so I'm happy you were there to break up their party.
     
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    #192 yzee, Jan 27, 2013
    Thank you Bill Moore. You do good work!
     
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    #193 ProCoach, Jan 27, 2013
    I fly to Sebring tomorrow for a week working with Porkers! JUST in time to avoid post-Rolex depression...
     
  19. GuyIncognito

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    #194 GuyIncognito, Jan 27, 2013
    the 48? I need to move to Florida.

    I can't believe I just said that :eek:. Ok maybe Florida from January through mid March.
     
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    #195 ferraripete, Jan 27, 2013
    that is a great pic oh the 917 lh!!!!!
     
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    #196 ferraripete, Jan 27, 2013
    i am looking forward to sebring too. i will attend the 12 hr and then do long beach...then it is a long wait for the petit!!
     
  22. yoda

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    #197 yoda, Jan 28, 2013
    Great racing yesterday. I was hoping my Utah teams, Magnus and Snow would do well, and they did. Audi had some good factory support and you can tell they have endurance racing down to an exact science.
     
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    #198 Mike Hedlund, Jan 28, 2013
    Thanks guys! What a weekend...

    I'm with Nuvolari on the differences between the GT cars -- just look at the wing angle in all the photos of the Porsches, Audis and Ferraris. We were getting destroyed in the infield and the bus-stop w/ the car completely trimmed out, but it was the only way we could compete. So hard to drive! Every stint felt like it was twice as long as normal.

    With 2 hours left in the race and our position relatively stable we actually took the time to put more wing back on the car to stabilize it for the first time the entire weekend... and that was with JvO closing out the race. :O

    -mike
     
  24. GuyIncognito

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    #199 GuyIncognito, Jan 28, 2013
    well done Mike!

    I actually enjoyed seeing the different ways the cars did (relatively) similar lap times; like back in the good ol' days when one car was faster on the straights, another was better under braking, someone else would be quicker off the corners. makes for better racing IMO.
     
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