'07 Rolex Daytona 24hr Test Results
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'07 Grand-Am GT class RX-8 assault
The Grand-Am season is about to kick-off at the Daytona 24 hour race, and after 5 practice sessions over the last few days, this is how the overall combined top fastest times in the GT class shaped up for all sessions...
Pos No. Class Driver Team Car Best Lap Speed
1 66 GT Lally/ Pumpelly/ Valentine/ Greenberg/ Buckler TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:52.8 113.626
2 85 GT Keen/ Ehret/ Werner/ Hardt Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.0 113.38
3 70 GT Haskell/ Tremblay/ Ham/ Pobst SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 01:53.4 113.008
4 65 GT Brent Milner TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.7 112.73
5 74 GT Lux/ Henzler/ Farnbacher/ Tafel Tafel Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.9 112.551
6 72 GT Davis/ Swartzbaugh/ Liddell/ Miller/ Tafel Tafel Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.9 112.52
7 64 GT Lowe/ Pace/ van Overbeek/ Kelleners TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:54.2 112.272
8 87 GT Zugel/ Burke/ Jeannette/ Eversley Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:54.2 112.188
9 69 GT Assentato/ Longhi/ Segal/ Varde SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 01:54.2 112.186
10 81 GT Johnson/ Huisman/ Westbrook/ Lietz Synergy Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:54.4 112.076
11 15 GT Nastasi/ Tagliani/ Cosmo/ Gigliotti Blackforest Motorsports Mustang Cobra GT 01:54.9 111.578
12 7 GT Edwards/ Collins/ Pilgrim Banner Racing Pontiac GXP.R 01:54.9 111.529
The SpeedSource boys are looking good in the RX-8... I look for the 69 car to be even quicker as the drivers get familiar with the new car.
Let's keep this thread going for all Rolex Daytona updates.
-Bern
Pos No. Class Driver Team Car Best Lap Speed
1 66 GT Lally/ Pumpelly/ Valentine/ Greenberg/ Buckler TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:52.8 113.626
2 85 GT Keen/ Ehret/ Werner/ Hardt Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.0 113.38
3 70 GT Haskell/ Tremblay/ Ham/ Pobst SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 01:53.4 113.008
4 65 GT Brent Milner TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.7 112.73
5 74 GT Lux/ Henzler/ Farnbacher/ Tafel Tafel Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.9 112.551
6 72 GT Davis/ Swartzbaugh/ Liddell/ Miller/ Tafel Tafel Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.9 112.52
7 64 GT Lowe/ Pace/ van Overbeek/ Kelleners TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:54.2 112.272
8 87 GT Zugel/ Burke/ Jeannette/ Eversley Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:54.2 112.188
9 69 GT Assentato/ Longhi/ Segal/ Varde SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 01:54.2 112.186
10 81 GT Johnson/ Huisman/ Westbrook/ Lietz Synergy Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:54.4 112.076
11 15 GT Nastasi/ Tagliani/ Cosmo/ Gigliotti Blackforest Motorsports Mustang Cobra GT 01:54.9 111.578
12 7 GT Edwards/ Collins/ Pilgrim Banner Racing Pontiac GXP.R 01:54.9 111.529
The SpeedSource boys are looking good in the RX-8... I look for the 69 car to be even quicker as the drivers get familiar with the new car.
Let's keep this thread going for all Rolex Daytona updates.
-Bern
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combined overall practice quickest times after the 6 and final practice session today (2 sessions scheduled for tomorrow).
Pos No. Class Driver Team Car Best Lap Speed
1 66 GT Lally/ Pumpelly/ Valentine/ Greenberg/ Buckler TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:52.8 113.626
2 86 GT Shawn Price Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:52.8 113.602
3 85 GT Keen/ Ehret/ Werner/ Hardt Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.0 113.38
4 70 GT Haskell/ Tremblay/ Ham/ Pobst SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 01:53.4 113.008
5 65 GT Brent Milner TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.7 112.73
6 74 GT Lux/ Henzler/ Farnbacher/ Tafel Tafel Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.9 112.551
7 72 GT Davis/ Swartzbaugh/ Liddell/ Miller/ Tafel Tafel Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.9 112.52
8 7 GT Andy Pilgrim Banner Racing Pontiac GXP.R 01:54.0 112.377
9 64 GT Lowe/ Pace/ van Overbeek/ Kelleners TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:54.2 112.272
10 87 GT Zugel/ Burke/ Jeannette/ Eversley Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:54.2 112.188
11 69 GT Assentato/ Longhi/ Segal/ Varde SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 01:54.2 112.186
12 81 GT Johnson/ Huisman/ Westbrook/ Lietz Synergy Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:54.4 112.076
13 15 GT Guy Cosmo Blackforest Motorsports Mustang Cobra GT 01:54.5 111.892
14 73 GT Eric Nielsen/ Quester/ Martini/ Peter Tafel Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:54.9 111.515
15 88 GT Loles/ Jackson/ Pank/ Plumb/ Stanton Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:55.0 111.478
16 6 GT Reese/ Lewis Jr/ O'Connell Banner Racing Pontiac GXP 01:55.1 111.385
17 63 GT Scott Spencer Team Spencer Motorsports Mazda RX-8 01:55.4 111.101
18 68 GT Ballou/ Jaeger/ Gleason/ DeSimone II TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:55.4 111.073
19 67 GT Bourque/ Cloet/ Solley/ Harris TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:55.6 110.831
20 57 GT James Gue Stevenson Motorsports Corvette 01:55.8 110.697
21 17 GT Lacey/ Wilkins/ Arnold/ Mowlem/ Papadopoulos Doncaster Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:56.2 110.294
22 22 GT Carlos de Quesada Alegra Motorsports/ Fiorano Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:56.4 110.117
23 89 GT Ellis/ Grande/ Rossi/ Wellon/ Friedman Autometrics Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:56.5 110.008
24 28 GT Joel Feinburg At Speed Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:56.6 109.896
25 14 GT Wes Allen Autometrics Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:57.5 109.068
26 21 GT Connolly/ Alessi/ Kapudija Matt Connolly Motorsports BMW M3 01:57.8 108.779
27 43 GT Nonnamaker/ Sahlen/ Nonnamaker/ Nonnamaker Team Sahlen Corvette 01:58.0 108.632
28 83 GT Don Pickering Synergy Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:58.3 108.305
29 24 GT Robert Dennard Matt Connolly Motorsports BMW M3 01:59.4 107.379
30 82 GT Kitch Jr/ Pennington/ Pallis/ Bawcutt Synergy Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:59.8 107.006
31 49 GT Will Nonnamaker Team Sahlen Pontiac GTO 01:59.9 106.902
32 8 GT Goldin/ Goldin/ Finger Goldin Brothers Racing Mazda RX-8 02:00.0 106.78
33 42 GT Mayes/ Kaemmer/ Auriemma/ Willcox Team Sahlen Porsche GT3 Cup 02:00.1 106.73
34 46 GT Bryan Collyer Michael Baughman Racing Corvette 02:03.1 104.082
35 41 GT Brent/ Michaelian/ Michaelian/ Malloy/ Becker Team Sahlen Porsche GT3 Cup 02:06.0 101.71
36 48 GT Hauser/ Dubler/ Magner/ DeFontes WTF Engineering Corvette 02:07.8 100.271
37 27 GT O'Connell/ Speakman O'Connell Racing Porsche GT3 Cup No Time ---
38 29 GT Puleo/ Kennedy/ Webb Extreme Motorsports Group Nissan 350Z No Time ---
39 52 GT Monzon/ Drudi/ Rosa/ Andrea Mastercar Ferrari 360GT No Time ---
40 97 GT Rice/ Riggins/ Stevenson Stevenson Motorsports Corvette No Time ---
-Bern
Pos No. Class Driver Team Car Best Lap Speed
1 66 GT Lally/ Pumpelly/ Valentine/ Greenberg/ Buckler TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:52.8 113.626
2 86 GT Shawn Price Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:52.8 113.602
3 85 GT Keen/ Ehret/ Werner/ Hardt Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.0 113.38
4 70 GT Haskell/ Tremblay/ Ham/ Pobst SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 01:53.4 113.008
5 65 GT Brent Milner TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.7 112.73
6 74 GT Lux/ Henzler/ Farnbacher/ Tafel Tafel Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.9 112.551
7 72 GT Davis/ Swartzbaugh/ Liddell/ Miller/ Tafel Tafel Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.9 112.52
8 7 GT Andy Pilgrim Banner Racing Pontiac GXP.R 01:54.0 112.377
9 64 GT Lowe/ Pace/ van Overbeek/ Kelleners TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:54.2 112.272
10 87 GT Zugel/ Burke/ Jeannette/ Eversley Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:54.2 112.188
11 69 GT Assentato/ Longhi/ Segal/ Varde SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 01:54.2 112.186
12 81 GT Johnson/ Huisman/ Westbrook/ Lietz Synergy Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:54.4 112.076
13 15 GT Guy Cosmo Blackforest Motorsports Mustang Cobra GT 01:54.5 111.892
14 73 GT Eric Nielsen/ Quester/ Martini/ Peter Tafel Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:54.9 111.515
15 88 GT Loles/ Jackson/ Pank/ Plumb/ Stanton Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:55.0 111.478
16 6 GT Reese/ Lewis Jr/ O'Connell Banner Racing Pontiac GXP 01:55.1 111.385
17 63 GT Scott Spencer Team Spencer Motorsports Mazda RX-8 01:55.4 111.101
18 68 GT Ballou/ Jaeger/ Gleason/ DeSimone II TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:55.4 111.073
19 67 GT Bourque/ Cloet/ Solley/ Harris TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:55.6 110.831
20 57 GT James Gue Stevenson Motorsports Corvette 01:55.8 110.697
21 17 GT Lacey/ Wilkins/ Arnold/ Mowlem/ Papadopoulos Doncaster Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:56.2 110.294
22 22 GT Carlos de Quesada Alegra Motorsports/ Fiorano Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:56.4 110.117
23 89 GT Ellis/ Grande/ Rossi/ Wellon/ Friedman Autometrics Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:56.5 110.008
24 28 GT Joel Feinburg At Speed Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:56.6 109.896
25 14 GT Wes Allen Autometrics Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:57.5 109.068
26 21 GT Connolly/ Alessi/ Kapudija Matt Connolly Motorsports BMW M3 01:57.8 108.779
27 43 GT Nonnamaker/ Sahlen/ Nonnamaker/ Nonnamaker Team Sahlen Corvette 01:58.0 108.632
28 83 GT Don Pickering Synergy Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:58.3 108.305
29 24 GT Robert Dennard Matt Connolly Motorsports BMW M3 01:59.4 107.379
30 82 GT Kitch Jr/ Pennington/ Pallis/ Bawcutt Synergy Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:59.8 107.006
31 49 GT Will Nonnamaker Team Sahlen Pontiac GTO 01:59.9 106.902
32 8 GT Goldin/ Goldin/ Finger Goldin Brothers Racing Mazda RX-8 02:00.0 106.78
33 42 GT Mayes/ Kaemmer/ Auriemma/ Willcox Team Sahlen Porsche GT3 Cup 02:00.1 106.73
34 46 GT Bryan Collyer Michael Baughman Racing Corvette 02:03.1 104.082
35 41 GT Brent/ Michaelian/ Michaelian/ Malloy/ Becker Team Sahlen Porsche GT3 Cup 02:06.0 101.71
36 48 GT Hauser/ Dubler/ Magner/ DeFontes WTF Engineering Corvette 02:07.8 100.271
37 27 GT O'Connell/ Speakman O'Connell Racing Porsche GT3 Cup No Time ---
38 29 GT Puleo/ Kennedy/ Webb Extreme Motorsports Group Nissan 350Z No Time ---
39 52 GT Monzon/ Drudi/ Rosa/ Andrea Mastercar Ferrari 360GT No Time ---
40 97 GT Rice/ Riggins/ Stevenson Stevenson Motorsports Corvette No Time ---
-Bern
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the practice is on right now, randy is doing good as well as spencer he's in the 1:54,xx rage
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well that was the best 5 bucks i have spent in a while.... 83 deg perfect weather... able to walk up to anything you want... fla sux!
did not see any times from today, but the 69 looks damn fast...
on a side note.. the 350z in gt sounded like rice... the exhaust note was really really ugly..
beers
did not see any times from today, but the 69 looks damn fast...
on a side note.. the 350z in gt sounded like rice... the exhaust note was really really ugly..
beers
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Originally Posted by hogcar
Do you have any pictures of the Koni Challenge RX8's ?
no,
did not take my camera. looked for you today, could not find you. are the koni challenge cars not the st?
did not get to the track till ~ 1pm. to many adult beverages after work fri night..
beers
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Originally Posted by CERAMICSEAL
Hopefully someone can get some sound from the 69 GT car. A good friend of mine was working on exhaust design and construction for that on behalf of Mazda.
sounds great, kinda like a flat 12. i think that is it...
like the silk cut jags...
beers
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Originally Posted by swoope
no,
did not take my camera. looked for you today, could not find you. are the koni challenge cars not the st?
did not get to the track till ~ 1pm. to many adult beverages after work fri night..
beers
did not take my camera. looked for you today, could not find you. are the koni challenge cars not the st?
did not get to the track till ~ 1pm. to many adult beverages after work fri night..
beers
We only did the first session on Saturday so we could get a head start going home. We were in garage number 1 beside the I-Moto team. Most of the competitors were extremely nice.
My son and I had a GREAT time and ran well considering the prep level of our car(Bolt ons). We were easy to spot as it was the only car that still had street tags on it.
I ran a low 2:17 lap in the last session. the fastest time in our class was a 2:10.
We have many items that should help us improve our times as I feel most of our deficit was powerer related.
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pm my you info when you are going to be back, if you need help i will see if i can schedule work around it...
i did not see any times, but the 118 rx8 looked very good..
and the gt rx8s were just silly...
sorry i missed you..
beers
i did not see any times, but the 118 rx8 looked very good..
and the gt rx8s were just silly...
sorry i missed you..
beers
Originally Posted by hogcar
We only did the first session on Saturday so we could get a head start going home. We were in garage number 1 beside the I-Moto team. Most of the competitors were extremely nice.
My son and I had a GREAT time and ran well considering the prep level of our car(Bolt ons). We were easy to spot as it was the only car that still had street tags on it.
I ran a low 2:17 lap in the last session. the fastest time in our class was a 2:10.
We have many items that should help us improve our times as I feel most of our deficit was powerer related.
My son and I had a GREAT time and ran well considering the prep level of our car(Bolt ons). We were easy to spot as it was the only car that still had street tags on it.
I ran a low 2:17 lap in the last session. the fastest time in our class was a 2:10.
We have many items that should help us improve our times as I feel most of our deficit was powerer related.
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Originally Posted by Brettus
Wow - I know nothing of this type of racing .
Just how does an RX8 beat a Porche GT3 ? Are those 8's turboed ?
Just how does an RX8 beat a Porche GT3 ? Are those 8's turboed ?
3-rotor engines and tube chasis cars. Purpose built race cars.
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Who's going to the Grand Am and 24 hour races? I'll be there. We should all meet up. I'll be free for the 24 hour race. A little busy during the grand am races.
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Originally Posted by CERAMICSEAL
Hopefully someone can get some sound from the 69 GT car. A good friend of mine was working on exhaust design and construction for that on behalf of Mazda.
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The #69 car looks really good, I really like the rear fenders with those big fat tires. I hope they bring those cars to the Barber race this year, I was disappointed that they did not have it there in 2006. How much of the 24 hour race will be televised, I need to start making room on the DVR.