Porsche was completely shut out of the winner’s circle in all classes at Daytona last year for the first time in over a decade. They’re rallying to try to correct that this year with new cars, some new drivers, and a whole lot of experience. So how can you stay up to date with their efforts? Aside from the usual television and radio broadcasts, today we have online streaming, live in-car video, and most importantly, the world of social media.
For long endurance races like this one, Twitter can be an invaluable source of information. Not only can Twitter provide an up-to-the-minute view of what’s happening in the race, it can connect you with intimate details and insight from the drivers and teams themselves. In fact, I know of no other way to stay as closely and accurately informed about what’s happening in the Porsche world before, during and after the race (even if you were at the event itself) than through the “Twittersphere”. You just need to know who to follow.
Official Information
- The official Hashtag is #Rolex24
- The official account is @Rolex24Hours
- The WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s official account is @IMSA
- Daytona International Speedway’s official account is @DISUpdates
- Also follow @Porsche
Great Resources
- Our Porsche Fan’s Guide to the 24 Hours of Daytona (Coming Soon)
- John Dagys
- Marshall Pruett
- Shea Adam
- Radio Le Mans
- John Hindhaugh
- Graham Goodwin
- SportsCar 365 Live
Porsche Drivers On Twitter
The GTLM Class
Porsche North America with CORE autosport #911 @PorscheNAracing
- Patrick Pilet @PatrickPilet
- Nick Tandy @NickTandyR
- Kevin Estre @kevinestre
Porsche North America with CORE autosport #912 @PorscheNAracing
- Earl Bamber @earlbamber
- Michael Christensen @ChristensenMK
- Frederic Makowiecki @FredMako1
The GTD Class
Alex Job Racing WeatherTech #22 @RaceWeatherTech
- David MacNeil – Not Active
- Cooper MacNeil @CooperMacNeil
- Leh Keen – Not Active
- Shane Van Gisbergen @shanevg97
- Gunnar Jeannette @GunnarJeannette
Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Heart of Racing #23 @TeamSeattle
- Ian James – @Ijracer1
- Mario Farnbacher @MarioFBR
- Alex Riberas @AlexRiberas
- Wolf Henzler @Wolf_Henzler
Frikadelli Racing #30 @Frikadelli_R
- Klaus Abbelen @AbbelenKlaus
- Patrick Huisman @mrsupercup
- Frank Stippler – Not Active
- Sabine Schmitz – Not Active
- Sven Mueller @Sven_Mueller14
Park Place Motorsports #73 @ParkPlaceRacing
- Patrick Lindsey @plindsey73
- Matthew McMurry @mcmurrymatt
- Joerg Bergmeister @JBergmeister
- Norbert Seidler – Not Active
Black Swan Racing #540 @BlkSwnRcng
- Timothy Pappas @tpap54
- Nick Catsburg @nickcatsburg
- Patrick Long @PLMotorsport
- Andy Pilgrim @AndyPilgrim8
Don’t forget to follow @FLATSIXES if you’re not already!
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