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26 Oct 2017, 15:39 (Ref:3776623) | #1251 | |
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United Autosports - Ligier JS P217 Gibson - Will Owen / Paul Di Resta / TBC United Autosports - Ligier JS P217 Gibson - Lando Norris / Fernando Alonso / Phil Hanson Pretty interesting line ups there Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by Bcarr6; 26 Oct 2017 at 15:44. |
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I am officially calling it: in terms of driver star power and teams involved, this is going to be the best Daytona 24 since the heyday of IMSA GTP.
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Yeah that is a heck of a list...it's going to be an awesome race!
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Book your hotels for Daytona now Gents! It should be a bumper crowd. I will be attending my first IMSA race since 2014. Glad to see things cooking again in the sportscar world in the USA. The DPi grid looks amazing based on what we know so far. I was one of the most vocal against the format but I have to give credit where due it has turned out great. Here's what I have, please correct if you I have any errors/omissions.
Penske Acura x 2 ESM Nissan x 2 Joest Mazda x 2 AXR Cadillac x 2 WTR Cadillac x 1 Spirit of Florida Cadillac (?) x 1 Rebellion Oreca Gibson x 1 JDC Miller Oreca Gibson x 1 Bar1 Multimatic Gibson x 1 Performance Tech Dallara Gibson x 1 CRP ?? |
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Well one of those United Autosports cars will have a rookie to Daytona in it one Spaniard by the name of Fernado Alonso, it will be interesting to see how he goes.
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Didn't IMSA announce a few months ago a special entry package for European LMP2 teams doing both Daytona and Sebring? Including discounts on freight, tire and fuel bills? Given WEC and ELMS start slightly later in 2018, I'm guessing a few teams are either tempted or have already signed on the dotted line.
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Everything I've ever read on the subject says differently - that the DP cockpits were always going to be that big because they wanted to evoke the image of cars like the Ford GT40.
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Great now please drop it. There are actual interesting things to discuss, not the reasons behind do cockpit dimensions. Feel free to start a thread in historics about that if you wish.
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Imsa is thinking about fantasy sports and they want your input via this survey:
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24Hrs of Daytona
DPI - Team Penske - Acura ARX-05 DPI - Ricky Taylor / Helio Castroneves + Graham Rahal Team Penske - Acura ARX-05 DPI - Juan Pablo Montoya / Dane Cameron + Simon Pagenaud Wayne Taylor Racing - Cadillac DPI-VR - Jordan Taylor / TBC + TBC Action Express Racing - Cadillac DPI-VR - Filipe Nasr / Eric Curran + Mike Conway Action Express Racing - Cadillac DPI-VR - Filipe Albuquerque / Joao Barbosa + Christian Fittipaldi Extreme Speed Motorsport - Nissan DPI - Johannes Van Overbeek / Ryan Daziel + TBC Extreme Speed Motorsport - Nissan DPI - Pipo Derani / Scott Sharp + TBC Team Joest - Mazda RT24P DPI - TBC Team Joest - Mazda RT24P DPI - TBC P2 JDC Miller Motorsports - Oreca 07 Gibson JDC Miller Motorsports - Oreca 07 Gibson PR1/Mathieson - Ligier JS P217 Gibson Visit Florida Racing - TBC (Ligier?) Core Autosport - Oreca 07 Gibson Performance Tech - Dallara P217 Gibson Starworks- TBC Starworks - TBC Dawson D3 Racing - Ligier JS P217 Gibson - Robbie Kerr / TBC / TBC BAR1 Motorsports - Riley Mk 30 Gibson Daytona Only P2 United Autosports - Ligier JS P217 Gibson - Will Owen / Paul Di Resta / TBC United Autosports - Ligier JS P217 Gibson - Lando Norris / Fernando Alonso / Phil Hanson DC Racing - Oreca 07 Gibson DC Racing - Oreca 07 Gibson Rebellion - Oreca 07 Gibson Holy mackerel Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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^Wow!
Edit: According to MWM Visit Florida will likely be using one of AXR's spare Cadillac chassis. Last edited by Canada ALMS fan; 27 Oct 2017 at 00:05. |
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Starworks is supporting the Land Audi effort in GTD with the prospect of two of those for Daytona/NAEC (one full season entry likely).
DC Racing is still in 'possible' phase right now but I would not be surprised to see at least one car for Daytona/36H Florida/NAEC. |
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But won't be surprised if visit florida would stick to their ligier at the end if AXR won't be able to get a fresh cadillac dpi chassis. About lmp2, I expect just one JDC full season (or with a stable drivers line up at least). I have some concerns about other debuting lmp2 teams. But anyway, really amazin line-up so far! no doubts that from this very season IMSA > WEC |
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Racing Team Nederland probably will be at Daytona as well, with their Dallara.
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So Fred’s trying yet another new motorsport, he’s a true racer like Mario. Hopefully he can do LM next season too
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Speaking of the Dutch, Ricky Taylor's replacement at WTR is Renger van der Zande.
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Also, Jordan Taylor, Renger and Hunter-Raey has to make for a strong Daytona win contender.
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