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    Spotter guides, get your Andy Blackmore Spotter Guides here!
     
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    MINI JCW Team qualifying session starts at 2:10 EST TODAY! Don't be late, because their session only lasts 15 min. Short qualifying means you either be ready or you go to the back of the pack. There won't be much time to make many changes.

    Ethan Low & Mark Pombo in #37 were 4th in ST class in yesterday's practice. :Thumbsup:

    Live timing & scoring will be on IMSA website.

    It should be interesting. :fingerscrossed:
     
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    This is nearly identical to an article posted earlier but includes an additional driver announcement. If you add them up, they're still only up to 5 drivers for 3 cars; that's 1 short. Based on what I see in the practice results, looks like Pombo is going to do a stint each in 37 and 73.

    MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS TEAM GEARS UP FOR 2016 IMSA CONTINENTAL TIRE SPORTSCAR CHALLENGE SERIES
     
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    The #37 MINI was qualified P2 by Pombo!

    P8 for Jones in the #73 and P21 for Abdolvahabi in the #52.
     
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    MINI #37 qualifies on the front row! Mark Pombo put #37 in P2 with a qualifying run less than 1 sec. off the pole time. Derek Jones qualified the #73 MINI in P8 and Ramin Abdolvahabi qualified MINI #52 in P21.

    Driver Lineup is as follows:

    MINI #37 - Mark Pombo & Ethan Low

    MINI #73 - Derek Jones & Mat Pombo

    MINI 352 - James Vance & Ramin Abdolvahabi

    Race gets the green flag at 1:45 p.m. tomorrow with live streaming on IMSA website.

    A big :Thumbsup: to MINI JCW TEAM.
     
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    Changing weather makes for strange qualifying results for the 24H.

    ROLEX 24: Porsche leads qualifying with GTLM 1-7 (racer.com)
     
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    Daytona Beach weather forecast for this afternoon's BMW Performance 200 starring the MINI JCW racing team is clear with temps in the 60s.

    Live streaming available on the IMSA website. Green flag at 1:45 p.m. EST.

    Let's keep our :fingerscrossed:
     
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    Texas boys rule in ST! :cornut:
     
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    #51 Steve, Jan 29, 2016
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    The MINIs had a few problems today. Two of the three were given the opportunity (by competitors) to try to work their way up from the back of the field.

    Also, this happened.....

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    ^^^^ :lol:
     
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    Naw, he just extended the rear wing for improved downforce.
     
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    Anyone else watching? I'm really enjoying this race!

    Good to see the Mazda prototype able to run with the others this year.

    Those new Ford GT cars have great pace as well and, though they've each lost a bunch of laps to electrical and mechanical issues, are still lapping as quickly as the leading GTLMs.
     
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    Well, that was fun!
     
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    Very enjoyable race. Man those Corvette's were going at it hammer & tongs. I'm glad the team let them race each other.
     
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    For anyone wondering, here's the GTLM class finish P1 & P2.

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    And the run to the end was lap after lap of close racing after the team cleared them to race each other to the finish. :Thumbsup:
     
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    I'm still trying to find out what happened with Taylor and Angelelli, particularly since the latest I've seen on the latter is "Max Angelelli is reported as conscious and stable at a local hospital".
     

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