2014 IMSA TUSC - Round 1 - Rolex 24 at Daytona

[BullMan]

Originally Posted by Fogelhund

This just isn't the track for the Z3's, not much to be done about that.

#62 doesn't show up on my timing at all, #3 as has been discussed as well. I wonder what happened?

Disappointing to have neither streaming, nor some sort of radio stream for this. Missing RLM and streaming of Q. Sometimes Q is one of the more entertaining parts of a weekend.

Also disappointed that the series PR people don't respond to questions when asked, Ryan was always excellent at that.

62 has gearbox issues. Buddy at the track said it was making awful sounds. Missing Vette had electrical issues.

Would really love to have audio for this session at least. It's strange that live coverage in advance of the race has taken such a leap backwards.

[GriffM3]

DP's dominate qualifying...NASCAR/Grand-sham!

Oh yea I forgot....#thefuture

[TF110]

Lmp2's are nowhere.

[FstrthnU]

Mazdas in last 2 positions overall, SMH

[TheMightyM]

Cars not showing as making qualifying runs:

#3 Corvette GTLM
#62 Risi Ferrrari GTLM
#25 8Star PC
#49 Spirit of Race Ferrari GTD

[BullMan]

Originally Posted by FstrthnU

Mazdas in last 2 positions overall, SMH

Only 6 seconds faster than their GX car from last year. I'm pretty sure I could take the 181k mile Audi V6 out of my car and put it in that Lola and it would run faster than that.

[tux]

Originally Posted by TF110

Lmp2's are nowhere.

You really think they were going to let proper racing cars rain on the Daytona 24 hour parade?

[TF110]

Hopefully the race is closer than the >1.5 second gap to the front.

[kyoung]

Let’s see how they do over 24 hours; this is endurance racing, not a sprint.

[GriffM3]

As Jim France so eloquently said, "Do you think I would let those little f@g cars win this race?" #thefuture

[David Land]

Interestingly the Delta Wing is right on pace, and ahead of Scott Pruett in the Ganassi car.

[JLGarcia]

Originally Posted by BullMan

Only 6 seconds faster than their GX car from last year. I'm pretty sure I could take the 181k mile Audi V6 out of my car and put it in that Lola and it would run faster than that.

http://www.speedsource.com/speedsource-careers.cfm

I'm sure they'd be pleased to hear from you.

[Speed-King]

Don't wanna get in the way of the whining and the conspiracy theories, but...

Ryan Dalziel ‏@ryan_dalziel 1m
Not qually we hoped for. Both @ESMRacing cars had minor problems which ultimately didn't give us full power. BOP wasn't the issue!!

[GriffM3]

Originally Posted by Speed-King

Don't wanna get in the way of the whining and the conspiracy theories, but...

So how does that explain Muscle Milk and Oak Racing?

[joeb]

Were cool temps possibly an issue given that the P2 cars have a harder time getting tired up to temp?

Lack of pre qualifying practice may have been a factor as well.

[kyoung]

Luhr’s lap time was right there with Negri and Pruett.

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by joeb

Were cool temps possibly an issue given that the P2 cars have a harder time getting tired up to temp?

Lack of pre qualifying practice may have been a factor as well.

Could be part of the problem, with the very short sessions. Also: The DP teams have thousands of miles of experience at Daytona, how realistic was it to expect the P2s right on the pace even with a good BoP (I am still not convinced it's bad, the DPs actually got kind of whacked after the roar)?

[Ginaro Zukovsky]

Originally Posted by GriffM3

So how does that explain Muscle Milk and Oak Racing?

Oak obviously had an issue as they had done a 1:40.4 in FP2. But yeah, MMPR did their best ever lap at Daytona (though still slower than HPD at the Roar). The #99 gained 1 second over its best time from the Roar.

[Fogelhund]

It was critical they get their Daytona specific BoP correct. I am not saying they got it wrong, but it doesn't look good so far. We'll see what happens in the race.

[pdxracefan]

Originally Posted by FstrthnU

Mazdas in last 2 positions overall, SMH

They are most definitely having teething problems.

[TheMightyM]

Originally Posted by Fogelhund

It was critical they get their Daytona specific BoP correct. I am not saying they got it wrong, but it doesn't look good so far. We'll see what happens in the race.

It's really hard to know when of the six P2s, five had obvious issues and the last car (MMPR) was the fastest while also having the least experience with its new to them car. And to take it a step further, if ESM, OAK, and Mazda don't get it together, it really doesn't — and shouldn't — matter what the BOP is.

[PatrickB]

Originally Posted by TF110

Lmp2's are nowhere.

Funny how Conquest was faster at Daytona last year even though the current cars have a bigger restrictor... #sandbagging

[Beetle]

Daytona is a very hard track to get right, not only for IMSA but for teams also. It has several enormous straights and only a few tight corners. Sebring is more like an average track, Long Beach will favor the P2 cars by maneuverability alone, Laguna Seca is also tight, et cetera.

Basically...

Daytona: P2 < DP
Sebring: P2 = DP
Long Beach: P2 > DP
Laguna Seca: P2 > DP
Belle Isle: P2 > DP
Watkins Glen: P2 = DP
CTMP: P2 = DP
Indy: P2 < DP
Road America: P2 < DP
CoTA: P2 = DP
Road Atlanta: P2 = DP

It should be pretty fair, IMO.

[Ginaro Zukovsky]

Originally Posted by PatrickB

Funny how Conquest was faster at Daytona last year even though the current cars have a bigger restrictor... #sandbagging

Conquest did a 1:40.5 unless you have different information?

[Bandicoot17]

Seems like some DP sandbagging has occurred