Daytona 2018??

[Z20WHAT]

Who else is headed to Florida for the races this weekend???

Conti race should be outstanding with a projected 31 GT4 cars running in GS including 7 Mustangs (and no Camaros...).

Rolex 24 should be a great race as well. Hope to see and meet some of you down in FL over the weekend!

 

[VoodooBoss]

I won't make the race but I'll be recording and watching on TV. Here's the schedule.

Too bad there's no Camaro's for the Mustangs to beat up on. Have a good time at the race!

https://www.imsa.com/events/2018-rolex-24-daytona

 

[steveespo]

I am on a flight down in 6 hours. We are in the Mustang Corral/Ford Hospitality areas and will be hanging around the KohR garages. Always a fun time in Daytona. See you there.


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[spartan]

Heading out tomorrow AM. Will be hanging out with the KohR guys and at the Rolex lounge. Hope to meet some of you.

 

[TymeSlayer]

Wish I were going. Daytona in on my bucket list. The Rolex and the NASCAR race. Enjoy Boys.

 

[302BOB]

Hope everyone going down has a great tyme! Forecast..Hi 60's /low 70's with a chance of showers over the weekend. Everybody keep your fingers crossed for a racing window.....

 

[Bunkie726]

I’m here too. The Porsche boys had their game on yesterday and that #28 was bad fast all day. The #60 Mustang was the fastest Ford until he got taken out. Was surprised how well the Ford GT4 represented. There were at least 6 cars in the field and my God did they sound awesome! Excited for today. Let’s go Ford! Told Mrs if I could choose where to die it would be in the infield during the Rolex 24. Oh what a glorious noise........

 

[spartan]

Getting last min prep this AM

Wood?? see that?


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[VoodooBoss]

I'm sure that's high tech wood.

 

[VoodooBoss]

Thanks to @Tob for forwarding the video.

https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/contents/view?contentsToken=1516995597981CIQTd8S&currentIndex=1

 

[OPMustang Tim]

Thanks to @Tob for forwarding the video.

https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/contents/view?contentsToken=1516995597981CIQTd8S&currentIndex=1

...and it was all going good until the Audi turned down into them...

 

[302BOB]

Pit stop not as fast as a NASCAR Cup race but these aren't the big boys in a big money race. I'm sure fun is more the game here! Weather seems to be holding up quite nicely...hope the trend continues........I'm sure everybody is having a great tyme....Carry on.........

 

[8250RPM]

Looks like he never installed one of the two dropped lug nuts.


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[TMSBOSS]

Looks like it.

Sure sounds great

 

[VoodooBoss]

He picked up one and installed it but I bet he was still missing one.

 

[spartan]

Some pics of the GT 4’s getting prepped at KohR a week earlier.


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[JDee]

BOP was ridiculous for the Mustangs and Camaros. Mustang intake restrictor 61mm and the Camaro is 58mm. No wonder no one is running a Camaro this year. The Audi R8 with a similar sized engine (5.2L V10?) gets 2 X 42 MM, Maserati is 64mm, no one else has a restrictor. Plus Mustang's weight is 2nd highest of all cars at 1530Kgs, Audi R8 1450 kgs, the Cayman is only 1295. That BOP seems seriously messed up to me, what's a stock TB? 80mm?

You could see that the Caymans, BMW and the Audis had way more steam in a straight line. Especially near the end when Scott Maxwell was trying to re-pass the BMW, he could catch up in the infield section but once the BMW hit the oval he was gone. Rinse and repeat about 6 times. Mustangs ran well given the serious kneecapping they got from IMSA, and their handling has to be outstanding for them to be running that well with so much restrictor.

 

[302BOB]

Mustangs will run fast no matter what...They can try to slow us down but they will never stop us from racing!!!

 

[TymeSlayer]

What's going on with the lights flashing on the cars?

 

[JDee]

I can think of 2 reasons.
1./ Pit lane speed limiter is on.
B./ They flash lights like hell at the guy ahead and hope he gets out of their way. Seems like most people just ignore it though, they move over when it suits them, or not at all.