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  1. Crashton

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    #77 Crashton, Feb 3, 2016
    I was glad the Ford's showed a good turn of speed out of the box. With time the reliability will come. I'd love to see the Ford GT & Z06R fight for wins.
     
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    #78 Steve, Feb 3, 2016
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    Apparently the Taylor car broke an exhaust manifold and it was exhaust that sent Angelelli to the hospital, etc. He's back home in Italy.
     
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    #7 TommyBwell, Jan 11, 2016
    Great pics!! LAP Motorsports were posting times and pics on Facebook. I hoping to go down for the race.
     
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    #9 mrntd, Jan 12, 2016
    [​IMG]

    All that money on the CF steering "wheel" with all the fancy switches and the grips are cheap rubber wrap held on the electrical tape.
     
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    #11 MCS02, Jan 12, 2016
    That would be me! Ugly & Fast! :arf::biggrin5:
     
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    #13 Steve, Jan 12, 2016
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    I don't think it looks ugly. On the other hand, I also wouldn't call it pretty, and the street car version they claim they're going to sell may take the place of the Aztec atop the list of ugly street cars.

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    But the track version looks, to me, interesting and not much more strange than the other prototypes. It's definitely one of those cars that looks very different depending on the color scheme and I'm glad they finally dropped the chrome wrap.
     
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    #14 Crashton, Jan 12, 2016
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    Well by saying ugly I guess I mean really interesting.:wink: Not all race cars win beauty contests, but all race cars are beautiful to me. Now a Delta Wing street car will make the Aztec look quite nice.

    Edit.... Just saw that picture. Oh my farkin God!!! Much worse than ugly Fugly it is. :frown2:
     
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    #16 Crashton, Jan 12, 2016
    Delta wing has the speed, that is great. The reliability to carry that speed for 24 hours is something else. Hope they can manage a finish & learn more about their car.
     
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    #18 Green Flash, Jan 13, 2016
    Reliability

    Last year the DeltaWing dropped out of a number races due to transmission failure. Hope they have installed a different transmission this year.
     
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    #19 Steve, Jan 13, 2016
    I hope they aren't making all their improvements at the expense of the original reasons for building the thing. It was supposed to be competitive while efficient on half the fuel and tires, thus less stops, etc, etc, but without any hybrid batteries or flywheels.

    On the other hand, I suspect they've been sliding down that slope all along and if they're learning that what it takes to do well is to drop those ambitions then it's still a good experiment.
     
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    #21 minirab, Jan 13, 2016
    That's ok by me, I always thought that was one of Clarkson's best (even if he

    did cheat).
     
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    #24 mrntd, Jan 15, 2016
    The local Subie group set up a tour of Mike Shank Racing in Feb and they invited me to go along. That will be a fun visit.:Thumbsup:
     
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    #25 Green Flash, Jan 15, 2016
    Daytona MINI Corral and Hospitality Patio

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    The facility map for the Rolex 24 weekend. Right below the orange Lot 1 marker is the location of the MINI Car Corral - adjacent to the Lamborghini Car Corral. Not too bad a neighborhood.

    Along pit road is a red marker with a yellow SI inside. The MINI Hospitality Patio is in this area.

    Should be an amazing weekend of racing and partying.
     
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    #26 Green Flash, Jan 19, 2016
    Daytona Hospitality Update

    More information on the MINI Hospitality plans for the Daytona Rolex 24 Hours has been made available and is posted below. Looks like it will be a most enjoyable weekend of racing.


    MINI USA will be providing a full menu on race day, Friday January 29th, beginning with a Continental Breakfast at 9:00AM. On Saturday there will be Chips and Dip served at 2:00PM and Meatball Sliders at 6:00PM. On Sunday at 9:00AM a Continental Breakfast will be served and at 11:00AM there will be Buffalo Wings served. Soft Beverages will be served all three days.

    Meet and Greet with the team is scheduled for 10:30AM on Friday in the garage area. (pending the availability of the drivers, this time could change)
     
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    #27 minirab, Jan 19, 2016
    Anyone know where I can find the entry list for the 24 and the Conti race?

    I've checked the IMSA site but can't find it, the only thing worthwhile there

    is the schedule.
     
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    #30 minirab, Jan 21, 2016
    Thanks:Thumbsup:
     
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    #33 Green Flash, Jan 23, 2016
    Mazda Team

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    Mazda has done a lot of work on their protype cars. Their practice times were often in the top three cars. Above is a photo of the Mazda garage at the Daytona Roar Before the 24. Immaculate and well set up. Shows much attention to detail. Quite impressive for a garage area that you will only use for 3 days then tear down and transport back home.

    The level of preparation by many of the prototype teams appeared to be of the highest quality and fast times were posted by a large number of teams. Honda had the fastest time at the Roar. Should be an interesting race.

    On the topic of Daytona - The MINI Corral and Hospitality Patio still has tickets remaining. Can't believe that more MINI enthusiasts have not taken advantage of this opportunity to enjoy this race.
     
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