rowdy3
Joined: 6-28-2007
Posts: 27
2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona
1/15/2008 2:52 PM

The race is next week and Im wondering if anyone is going to the race? I'm kinda disappointed because of only having 25 DP's but the drivers racing is outsanding. You have drivers from Nascar, F1, Irl and Champ-car. Pactrick Dempsey whos an actor is also racing. Here's the entry list.

http://grand-am.com/Events/EntryList.asp?EventID=207

BillyTKidd
Joined: 5-23-2007
Posts: 572
Re: 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona
1/16/2008 5:47 AM
Sorry, I didn't see any current F1 drivers listed.
The only ones with F1 experience that I noticed were Zonta and Montoya.
Are there more?
rowdy3
Joined: 6-28-2007
Posts: 27
Re: 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona
1/16/2008 3:34 PM

Allan McNish - Toyota race driver and Renault test driver.

Ricardo Zonta - BAR race driver. Toyota and Renault test driver.

Max Papis - Footwork Arrows race driver.

Christian Fittipaldi - Minardi and Footwork Arrows race driver.

Juan Pablo Montoya - Williams BMW and McLaren race driver.

Tomas Enge - Prost race driver.

Derek Bell - Surtees and Ferrari race driver.

Justin Wilson - Minardi and Jaguar race driver.

Darren Turner - McLaren test driver.

Eric van de Poele - Modena and Brabham race driver.

Robert Doornbos - Minardi and Red Bull race driver. Jordan test driver.

Ryan Briscoe - Toyota race and test driver.

Dr. Nailbender
Joined: 7-19-2006
City: Daytona Beach
State: Florida
Posts: 18585
Re: 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona
1/16/2008 5:18 PM
I'll be thereBig Smile [:D]

Doc.
rowdy3
Joined: 6-28-2007
Posts: 27
Re: 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona
1/20/2008 3:22 PM
In spite of finding themselves behind the ideal timeline for preparation, Vision Racing will make its second appearance in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. Signed drivers John Andretti, Ed Carpenter, A.J. Foyt IV and Vitor Meira will join team owner, Tony George, behind the wheel of the No. 03 Vision Racing Porsche Crawford Daytona Prototype in the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

http://grand-am.com/News/Article.asp?ID=9420
DoubleJ
Joined: 8-4-2006
City: Margaritaville
State: Florida
Posts: 1
Re: 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona
1/20/2008 3:36 PM
I'll be there - filing reports throughout the race for racingone.com in addition to helping with the speedway public address system. Possibly do a blog, too, not sure yet.
Obviously, looking forward to the race. pretty impressive field. Lot of good lineups, with a few sleepers. The one I've got my eye on is the Samax car with McNish, Rockerfeller, Luhr and Zogaib.
rowdy3
Joined: 6-28-2007
Posts: 27
Re: 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona
1/23/2008 9:32 PM
In town for the 46th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona?  Your chance to hang out with international superstars starts at 7 p.m. on Friday, January 25, 2008 at the Ruby Tuesday on International Speedway Boulevard.  The restaurant is located across the street from the Turn 4 tunnels of Daytona International Speedway.

Stop by for your chance to get your picture taken alongside the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Championship No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley, shake hands with and get autographs from the entire Ruby Tuesday Racing Team, and register for your chance to win two free tickets to this year's Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Jas
Joined: 1-27-2008
Posts: 1
Re: 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona
1/26/2008 8:43 PM

add Jan Magnussen  (Stewart GP) to the F1 drivers list

By the way I'm listening to MRN talk about who is eating what when there's a great battle for 2nd place going on... do these guys never talk about the race?

This is the worst coverage of an Internationl event I have ever heard. Here in Europe we have had a couple of hours live on Eurosport with terrible commentary from mark Cole and the unforgivibly bad Carlton Kirby - neither of whom can pronounce the driver names.... aaargh...so I thought I would tune in to the Grand AM radio..

Oh my God - these guys are terrible... I thought that my computer was rebuffering - nope it's just LONG LONG ......dead air......silence... no car noise, no atmosphere, no excitement...I wonder have they ever even seen a motor race before let alone a sportscar race....roll on Sebring and the coverage by Radio Le Mans ... PLEASE PLEASE get some proper coverage....here's a quote " then we move into the critical phase of the race - the finish" DOH!

If anyone outside of the Infield at Daytona is ever going to take Daytona and Grand Am seriously then it has to start with Grand Am taking its own Blue Riband event seriously and getting some professional announcers in instead of this rubbish.... given how good the timing screens are (even on the web) there's no excuse for such ill-informed garbage....

 

JAS

 

 

speedyracer
Joined: 7-21-2006
Posts: 325
Re: 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona
2/2/2008 4:41 PM

I prefer the Rolex series to the ALMS series.  The Daytona Prototypes are, in my humble opinion extremely great looking, purpose-built race cars.  I like the GT1 class in ALMS, but those two topless classes, don't care for. 

Not a fan of 24 hr racing.  Way too much luck involved.  Prefer their regular season "short" races, that's real racing.  I watch just about every racing series out there, but probably only watched a couple hours of the 24.