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Photo courtesy of Grand-Am Road Racing / A Chip Ganassi Racing in 2002 was hunting for the sister car 01 with less than two hours to go to 24 this afternoon in the Rolex Daytona International Speedway.
Daytona Beach - the 2011 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Cask No. 16 is today can weekend with 01 BMW Riley of Chip Ganassi Racing at the door with the sister car to go straight to 02 after two hours.
For the first time since 2004, running for 2 hours and 47 minutes was delayed this morning due to dense fog on the runway.
Here is a detailed account of the update today Grand-Am Road Racing Previous:
Sunoco Challenge winner offside (7 Updated Sunday at the clock)
Ross Kaiser was behind the stands waiting for Sunday in the hope that Doran team in the position of the No. 77 Office Depot Ford / Riley in the race to repair again.
"This is a very strong race," said Kaiser, the coveted Sunoco Rolex 24 At Daytona outpointing Challenge won by competitors in the four major championships Sunoco powered British. "In my first stint I ran wide at the chicane. These cars are not great in the grass and buried and he tore the nose, so they have work to do. We lost a load of rounds. It is a shame. The guys did a great job. They fixed the car and he got back on track, and it went well. I've always been a bit quiet in the camper and tried to get one hour of sleep, and they had a problem with the car. you fixed it and came out again and had another problem with the suspension. The car in the garage, and they are watching this morning and try to get it again. "
Advanced fog led to a more yellow (updated on Sundays at 06.55 hours)
Attention stirred at 16 shortly before the end of the 14th clock Sunday morning around 05.30 clock
During what was expected, a short yellow fog settled and the warning by the continued 15 hours. come with the sun at 07.00 clock in the area, "said Grand-Am Competition Director Mark Raffauf that before returning to green, it will be a wave through the DP and GT fields are divided. During the caution, GRAND-AM changed the pace car so that the first could be powered BMW.
Broken Gear Sets Back Turner Motorsport (6:30 Updated Sunday at the clock)
Turner Motorsport has set the tone early in the GT class at the Rolex 24 before falling out of contention.
"A tooth broken gear in the transaxle," said team owner Will Turner. "We went back and rebuilt it and put the car there.
Long lines first laps at Daytona (6:20 Updated Sunday at the clock)
Long Tom Dempsey Racing No. 40 Fresh From Florida Mazda RX-8 GT and has been a leader in the car for its time before the car of Charles Espenlaub - leaving the cell first race in the classroom.
"It was fantastic to take my first laps of the Rolex Series at Daytona," said Long. "The organization has established a large car Dempsey is such a joy to be there with the guys at the end, it was still slippery with dew settling I'm speechless When the Rolex 24 -... at Daytona, it is amazing the talent of drivers here who think that the talent of the team and we believe that we compete for that business. I just hope we are there at the end. "
Lange produced its first Rolex Series round in June last year in the Sahlen six hours of Watkins Glen, where he worked with the No. 68 Mazda RX-8 SpeedSource ran.