2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona - January 26-29

hedgey666 · PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:48 am

I'm fairly indifferent to Gansassi themselves but as long as Dario pilots his stuff I'll be a fan by association. Not a fan of Rojas though - he's one of the dirtiest drivers I've ever seen. Still seems to thing you can drive a DP like a touring car.

Woodski · PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:13 am

hedgey666 wrote:

Still seems to thing you can drive a DP like a touring car.

Well, you kinda can.

Anyway, Spirit of Daytona is only running two drivers, Ollie Gavin and Antonio Garcia. Back like the old days.

Boxy Brown · PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:19 am

I'm cheering for the McNish/Dalziel/Luhr combo also but I just feel that they've adjusted the regulations to make sure that the G2 DP's are slower than the new cars.

A little off topic, this is badass:

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:18 am

simonracer wrote:

Is ONE showing it?

Yes they are according to my epg, 12:30am - 3:30 pm Sunday

SecretAgentHarvick · PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:10 pm

Brendan Kaczmarek wrote:

Chip is kind of an ass, and if that isn't enough Scott Pruett is DEFINITELY an ass. I've never really seen anyone more pompous than Scott, and even though he has decent driving credentials, he just comes across as totally scripted and plastic. His commentary is awful and SPEED just seems to love him.

That said, I wouldn't mind seeing the #02 win it. Montoya needs to settle his ass down after last year's punting spree. Would love to see Jamie McMurray win.

Ultimately I don't care too much about DP anyway. Dinger deserves a win after his drives the last few years, so a #60 win would be cool. The McNish/Dalziel/Luhr car has a lot of potential too, with Popow and Potolicchio having come on leaps and bounds the last season or so. Feast or famine for them, I think...

I met Pruett several years back in Bristol, when he raced for Cal Wells in NASCAR. He was really nice to me, so I like the guy. I'll send him a Tweet to let him know there will be a marshall in turn 3 giving him the bird every time he goes past... :lol:

hedgey666 · PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:58 pm

Spotters guide is available for the weekend...

http://www.spotterguides.com/

F1Peter · PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:08 pm

According to Tony Kanaan on twitter his car will not be racing this weekend because the funding went away... He said the primary Starworks car should still be in the race though..

Brendan Kaczmarek · PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:23 pm

F1Peter wrote:

According to Tony Kanaan on twitter his car will not be racing this weekend because the funding went away... He said the primary Starworks car should still be in the race though..

Confirmed now. #2 has withdrawn, taking Kanaan, Viso, and RHR with it.

Boxy Brown · PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:32 pm

That SUCKS

Gaara · PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:44 pm

Yeaa big time

Brendan Kaczmarek · PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:18 am

SecretAgentHarvick wrote:

Brendan Kaczmarek wrote:

Chip is kind of an ass, and if that isn't enough Scott Pruett is DEFINITELY an ass. I've never really seen anyone more pompous than Scott, and even though he has decent driving credentials, he just comes across as totally scripted and plastic. His commentary is awful and SPEED just seems to love him.

That said, I wouldn't mind seeing the #02 win it. Montoya needs to settle his ass down after last year's punting spree. Would love to see Jamie McMurray win.

Ultimately I don't care too much about DP anyway. Dinger deserves a win after his drives the last few years, so a #60 win would be cool. The McNish/Dalziel/Luhr car has a lot of potential too, with Popow and Potolicchio having come on leaps and bounds the last season or so. Feast or famine for them, I think...

I met Pruett several years back in Bristol, when he raced for Cal Wells in NASCAR. He was really nice to me, so I like the guy. I'll send him a Tweet to let him know there will be a marshall in turn 3 giving him the bird every time he goes past... :lol:

Phantom black flags... I'm just sayin'...

Boxy Brown · PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:17 pm

The second Starworks entry remains on the entry list, the difference is that it will now run with pay drivers instead of paid drivers.

DP: 14
GT: 46

60 cars!

F1Peter · PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:58 pm

F1Peter · PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:06 pm

@RolexSeries on Twitter: wrote:

The No. 01 Ganassi Racing DP will not qualify after losing a motor in Practice 2. #GRANDAM #50thRolex24

Boxy Brown · PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:05 pm

It looks like Dalziel has grabbed pole for Starworks! :thumbsup:

Order:
8
10
02
99
90
60
9
6
2
77
50
76
5
01

Boxy Brown · PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:46 pm

Andrew Davis has grabbed pole for Brumos in the GT class...and holy SHIT it's close up front!

1) 59 Andrew Davis 1:49.342
2) 69 Jeff Segal 1:49.357
3) 44 Andy Lally 1:49.388

DP was pretty close also:
1) 8 Ryan Dalziel 1:41.119
2) 10 Max Angelelli 1:41.240

Hank Hill · PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:59 am

Has anyone found any pictures from qualifying? Apparently they were testing out bumpdrafting in the GT cars.

Boxy Brown · PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:48 am

Motorsport.com has some amazing photos up: http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/photo ... y/?s=2&p=2

Those group photos are killer. The cars look amazing!

Quick breakdown:

DP: 14 Cars
Ford 6, Chevrolet 5, BMW 3
DPG3 Riley 4, Corvette DP 5
DPG2 Riley 3, Lola 1, Dallara 1

GT: 46 Cars
Porsche GT3: 24
Mazda RX-8: 7
Ferrari 458: 5
Camaro GT.R: 3
BMW M3: 2
Audi R8: 2
Corvette: 1
Mustang: 1
Viper: 1

#16 Rick Ware Porsche has yet to get on track and still says TBA for drivers on the entry list, looks like it won't be running this weekend

BenMac · PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:30 am

simonracer wrote:

Is ONE showing it?

1am - 8am Monday seems to be all they are showing.

Ap0c · PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:10 pm

Is the Continental Tire Challenge race being broadcasted or streamed?

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