FormerFF
25th January 2012, 03:12
Although I'm not the greatest fan of the Grand Am series, I'm looking forward to the first major race of the season, the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
The good: strong GT field, 46 is a big number. There are some good driver lineups in here sprinkled among all the gentleman drivers. Also, the driver lineups in the DP division look strong. In addition to the Grand Am regulars, a couple of the better European sports car aces will be making the trip as well. Indycar is well represented as well. I'm also looking forward to seeing how well the new spec DPs get on.
The not so good: 14 DPs is continuing the downward trend, and is exactly half the 2007 field. Also, all the NASCAR stars have skipped this race. Chip Ganassi has brought all his drivers from Indycar and Sprint Cup, and A J Allmendinger is coming as well, but none of the household names are in the field.
The (likely) bad: With all those GT cars, many of which will be piloted by gentleman drivers, we may match or exceed last year's yellow count.
I attended my first 24 hour race in 1973. The winners: Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood in the now legendary Porsche 911 Carrera RS. This year is Hurley's last, or so he says. I'll be cheering for his team to win GT.
The good: strong GT field, 46 is a big number. There are some good driver lineups in here sprinkled among all the gentleman drivers. Also, the driver lineups in the DP division look strong. In addition to the Grand Am regulars, a couple of the better European sports car aces will be making the trip as well. Indycar is well represented as well. I'm also looking forward to seeing how well the new spec DPs get on.
The not so good: 14 DPs is continuing the downward trend, and is exactly half the 2007 field. Also, all the NASCAR stars have skipped this race. Chip Ganassi has brought all his drivers from Indycar and Sprint Cup, and A J Allmendinger is coming as well, but none of the household names are in the field.
The (likely) bad: With all those GT cars, many of which will be piloted by gentleman drivers, we may match or exceed last year's yellow count.
I attended my first 24 hour race in 1973. The winners: Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood in the now legendary Porsche 911 Carrera RS. This year is Hurley's last, or so he says. I'll be cheering for his team to win GT.