The 24 hour race at Daytona International Speedway started out in 1962 as a three hour race. In 1964 the race grew to 1250 miles (double the distance of the classic 1000 kilometer races of Spa, Monza and the Nürburgring). It wasn't until 1966 that the first 24 hour event took place at Daytona. Over the past 50 years Porsche became the most …
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Flying Lizard Sets Driver Lineup for Rolex 24 At Daytona
Flying Lizard Motorsports announced today the driver lineup for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Joerg Bergmeister (Germany), Patrick Long (USA), Seth Neiman (USA), and Johannes van Overbeek (USA) will pilot the Flying Lizard No. 45 Porsche-powered Riley Daytona Prototype for the 24-hour race on January 29-30, 2011 in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Flying …
Continue to the full articleHow a Porsche Riley Powered by a Cayenne Motor Came to Win the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona
When Brumos made the decision to campaign only one car this season (the #59) - and retire last year's winner #58, a window of opportunity opened for Daytona businessman and long-time Brumos affiliate Bob Johnson. Using a Riley chassis he already owned, Johnson and Brumos developed a win-win situation for everyone involved. "There were several …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Legacy at the Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona
The 48th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona marks the 42nd anniversary of Vic Elford's victory in the Porsche 907, Porsche's first 24 hour endurance win. To celebrate the occasion, David Donohue pilots a 2010 Porsche GT3 around the Daytona road course while Vic Elford, the Grand Marshal for this year's race, tells the story of his victory for …
Continue to the full articleWell Into the Fifth Hour, Porsche Has Overall Lead in DP at Daytona
As live TV coverage gets ready to wrap up for the night, Raphael Matos has moved into first place overall at the Rolex 24 at Daytona with the #59 Brumos Porsche Riley. At the same time, TRG holds 1-2-3 in the GT class with Porsche factory drivers in each car. Before you get too excited, please realize that by the time I finish typing this post …
Continue to the full articlePorsches Have Best Times and Speed in Friday Morning Practice Session
Two (2) Porsche Daytona Prototypes and a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car hold the fastest speeds and lap times in Both the DP and GT classes. Most interesting is that four (4) of the top five (5) fastest cars in the GT class are Porsches, including the No. 23 Foametix Porsche GT3 besting the No. 70 Castrol Syntec Mazda RX-8. Full details below. Top 5 …
Continue to the full articleQualifying for Rolex 24 Closest in History for Both DP and GT- Porsche in the Top 10 All Around
In most Grand-Am events and other motorsport races, qualifying and pole position plays a significant factor. In races such as the GT2 class in ALMS, where racers and cars are so evenly matched, pole position is even more important. In a race like the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, while qualifying plays a role, it's not as important as endurance and …
Continue to the full articleFLATSIXES.com’s Great Driver Series: David Donohue
We first met David Donohue at Barber Motorsport Park in Birmingham, Alabama for a Porsche press event called the "PDK Push". This fun filled, two day trip paired members of the press with driving greats such as Patrick Long, Hurley Haywood and last year's Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona winner David Donohue (just to name a few). The idea behind the …
Continue to the full articleRacing Porsches Toward Cures for Kids
We first introduced you to Guardian Angel Motorsports last year after a chance online meeting with the founders, Linda and Bruce Ledoux. As it turned out, John and I only live a few towns apart from Linda and Bruce and share a number of mutual friends along with a passion for Porsche and membership in the PCA. We finally had the chance to meet …
Continue to the full articleStrong Porsche Contingent in Florida at Rolex 24
As title defender and the most successful manufacturer in the history of the Daytona 24 hour race, Porsche returns to the long distance classic in Florida on the last weekend in January with yet another strong line-up. Spearheading the con-tingent is the Porsche Riley of Brumos Racing, who last year pocketed the 21st over-all victory for Porsche. …
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