2016 Rolex 24 Entry List - Page 11

TF110 · 10 Jan 2016, 21:03 (Ref:3603542)

1:39.2 from the Ligier hpd in the last session. GTE is slower but they have brand new cars (besides Porsche). I bet they go faster when the race is going on.

airbusA346 · 10 Jan 2016, 21:55 (Ref:3603551)

***Those who have hopped of seeing Sabine Schmitz — originally on the entry list in the Frikadelli Porsche 911 GT3 R — take part in the Rolex 24 may get their wish as team owner Klaus Abbelen told Sportscar365 there’s a chance the ‘Ring Queen could race, depending on her filming commitments with Top Gear. Schmitz is currently on assignment in California.

***Frikadelli could take part in further IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races beyond Daytona, with Abbelen telling Sportscar365 there’s a “50/50 chance” of doing the Twelve Hours of Sebring. The VLN squad, taking part in its first race outside of the Nordschleife, is receiving logistical and operations support from Cole Scrogham’s group.

http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/ro...ay-notebook-2/

rich07 · 10 Jan 2016, 22:31 (Ref:3603556)

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Originally Posted by airbusA346

***Those who have hopped of seeing Sabine Schmitz — originally on the entry list in the Frikadelli Porsche 911 GT3 R — take part in the Rolex 24 may get their wish as team owner Klaus Abbelen told Sportscar365 there’s a chance the ‘Ring Queen could race, depending on her filming commitments with Top Gear. Schmitz is currently on assignment in California.

***Frikadelli could take part in further IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races beyond Daytona, with Abbelen telling Sportscar365 there’s a “50/50 chance” of doing the Twelve Hours of Sebring. The VLN squad, taking part in its first race outside of the Nordschleife, is receiving logistical and operations support from Cole Scrogham’s group.

http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/ro...ay-notebook-2/

Lol I just came here to be post that. It would be great if Sabine could make it to Daytons, don't think she's raced there before and would be even better if they could race again at Sebring, it's nice to see Euro teams still making the journey for the bigger races.

crooky · 10 Jan 2016, 22:51 (Ref:3603559)

Ah the Daytona 24h. The start of the racing year and a proper endurance race as well. It seems like they'll be another epic tussle between the Deltawing and the dodgy Mazdas one of my favourite (guilty pleasure) sporting rivalries, although I've seen disappointedly that Mazda have given up on their ambitious diesel powerplant...

The yank tanks vs the sleek European prototypes is genuinely interesting as well, fingers crossed a P2 car can have a strong run through the whole race.

fieldodreams79 · 11 Jan 2016, 00:03 (Ref:3603568)

Maybe it can flood so a GT car can win overall, preferably, a GT with a bowtie.

Matt · 11 Jan 2016, 00:06 (Ref:3603569)

pls no flooding

Rodger Davies · 11 Jan 2016, 00:37 (Ref:3603577)

Come on Top Gear, seriously? You've got an actual racing driver on the staff of your show about cars, who might not be able to race because of your show about cars? Just send a camera team to Florida and make an article of it. Heck, the first Daytona coverage I remember was Top Gear's report from the 1996 24 Hours.

rich07 · 11 Jan 2016, 08:20 (Ref:3603646)

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Originally Posted by Rodger Davies

Come on Top Gear, seriously? You've got an actual racing driver on the staff of your show about cars, who might not be able to race because of your show about cars? Just send a camera team to Florida and make an article of it. Heck, the first Daytona coverage I remember was Top Gear's report from the 1996 24 Hours.

Damn straight. Sabine racing at Daytona would make for a good piece for the show, people know who she is and most people know of the track if only by name. One of the most memorable Top Gear pieces was from the Britcar 24hrs when they entered the BMW. Im sure I saw Martin Short's head on the episode too

I couldnt find the 1996 coverage but I found this from 1991.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJz8vfYQjuI

canamman · 11 Jan 2016, 10:51 (Ref:3603671)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt

pls no flooding

Now that the ROAR is behind us, what are you most interested in seeing
in a couple of weeks ?

airbusA346 · 11 Jan 2016, 12:10 (Ref:3603692)

Quote:

Originally Posted by rich07

Lol I just came here to be post that. It would be great if Sabine could make it to Daytons, don't think she's raced there before and would be even better if they could race again at Sebring, it's nice to see Euro teams still making the journey for the bigger races.

I wonder who will give up/lose their seat, if Sabine is available to race?

nasportscar · 11 Jan 2016, 14:58 (Ref:3603735)

Data Analysis is up: http://nasportscar.com/bens-analysis...before-the-24/

MaskedRacer · 11 Jan 2016, 15:19 (Ref:3603739)

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Originally Posted by canamman

Now that the ROAR is behind us, what are you most interested in seeing
in a couple of weeks ?

Easy answer for me on that one. How much faster will the GTLM cars be. They were in the 1.45's consistently which is much slower than I thought. Why though? Sandbagging or does the enhancements to the cars create more drag which actually slows them down a track like Daytona.

TzeiTzei · 11 Jan 2016, 15:46 (Ref:3603748)

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Originally Posted by nasportscar

Data Analysis is up: http://nasportscar.com/bens-analysis...before-the-24/

Thanks! These are always interesting.

EricW · 11 Jan 2016, 16:56 (Ref:3603758)

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Originally Posted by MaskedRacer

Why though? Sandbagging or does the enhancements to the cars create more drag which actually slows them down a track like Daytona.

Believe me all the GTLM cars were definitely sandbagging. In fact I heard that Michelin engineers were getting annoyed because no teams were actually pushing the cars so they couldn't get any good tire data.

GriffM3 · 11 Jan 2016, 17:04 (Ref:3603764)

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Originally Posted by EricW

Believe me all the GTLM cars were definitely sandbagging. In fact I heard that Michelin engineers were getting annoyed because no teams were actually pushing the cars so they couldn't get any good tire data.

I Agree with this. Based on the lap times being so close together in GTLM I think the teams had a sort of gentlemen's agreement to not push past 1:45 until race weekend so no BOP changes will be made between now and then.

This will be my first ever 24 hour Race to attend and I get in Thursday afternoon. So pumped to finally be at the race, will be great time for sure!

Matt · 11 Jan 2016, 17:15 (Ref:3603767)

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Originally Posted by canamman

Now that the ROAR is behind us, what are you most interested in seeing
in a couple of weeks ?

Racecars in general.

In particular the BRO-1, simply because it's Russian and I have an odd fascination with Russian racing endeavors.

Lanky Turtle · 11 Jan 2016, 21:03 (Ref:3603813)

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Originally Posted by canamman

Now that the ROAR is behind us, what are you most interested in seeing
in a couple of weeks ?

For me, besides the Ford GT and how reliable it ends up being, it's the Mazdas. They've finally got the speed, now just need reliability.

**joeb** · 11 Jan 2016, 21:56 (Ref:3603826)

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Originally Posted by Lanky Turtle

For me, besides the Ford GT and how reliable it ends up being, it's the Mazdas. They've finally got the speed, now just need reliability.

The mazda's will be what I want to watch as well. With the diesels, the drivers never really made many mistakes, because either the cars were too slow to have errors in, or because they broke. Now with faster machinery we can get a feel for how good these drivers really are (unless it breaks)....

I still expect a DP to win, but with the increased P2 numbers whether or not a P2 car can make it a race will also be a watching point for me.

BullMan · 12 Jan 2016, 00:51 (Ref:3603862)

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Originally Posted by joeb

The mazda's will be what I want to watch as well. With the diesels, the drivers never really made many mistakes, because either the cars were too slow to have errors in, or because they broke. Now with faster machinery we can get a feel for how good these drivers really are (unless it breaks)....

I still expect a DP to win, but with the increased P2 numbers whether or not a P2 car can make it a race will also be a watching point for me.

Without the Mazdas or BR01 this race would have a much different tone. I just hope they can keep the wheels on those cars.

nasportscar · 12 Jan 2016, 01:20 (Ref:3603866)

GTLM and GTD will be the most interesting to me, but I'm pretty pumped for how close Prototype is shaping up to be.

TF110 · 12 Jan 2016, 09:05 (Ref:3603979)

I think a Ligier will win. Hoping for Mazda, though.

fieldodreams79 · 12 Jan 2016, 13:03 (Ref:3604011)

It certainly sounds like this will be the best chance an LMP2 has at winning one, but they've all been unreliable and fragile. Say what you will about the others.

Deleted · 12 Jan 2016, 13:15 (Ref:3604016)

It's useless to talk about the P2-DP performance variations until final revisions of the post-Roar bop tables have been released. The only one probably remaining completely unchanged is the DW, but they always fail on reliability sooner or later anyway so they don't counter in. The two Frankenstein Lolas could be interesting, but I still don't trust in their longetivity either, petrol or not.

fieldodreams79 · 12 Jan 2016, 14:20 (Ref:3604025)

BoP doesn't really change reliability.

DeezPutz · 12 Jan 2016, 14:31 (Ref:3604029)

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Originally Posted by BullMan

What kind of wailing are we going to hear from Wayne Taylor after the test? I think a DP finished on top in only one session. Of course, I'm sure they're sandbagging since they're pretty much the only cars in the class that haven't changed from last year here, so they know what they have.

Your obsession with Wayne Taylor verges on the creepy TBH.

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