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'07 Rolex Daytona 24hr Test Results

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Old 01-28-2007, 09:17 PM
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^Gonna try my best to be at Lime Rock!
Lime Rock?!?! Woo I'll see if i can go!
Old 01-28-2007, 09:20 PM
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Yar Limerock... Just gotta go to their site and double check the date so I can take the entire weekend off. Its like a 2hour drive for me . Gonna see 'bout possibly forming a meet of some sort yanno to show our support for SS and the other Rx-8's there.
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Thanks for the video uploads Lego!
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guys, I just want to say that it was an awesome event. I want to thank Mazda and SpeedSource for hosting RN.COM for the 24. I hope you enjoyed a little insight from the pits. Look for a whole lot of pics and write-up at RN.COM.

Sylvain and Dave H. want to thank each and everyone of you RX-8/Rotary enthusiast who followed the race and supported them. Sylvain said we are a small community and we need stick together.

Check out the Grand-Am calendar and try to catch the SS team at a track near you... believe me, you'll never forget sound of that 20B!

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Thanks for the feedback from the pit/event. Interestingly even when they (speedtv) weren't covering SS or the GT class you could easily hear when the SS cars went by.

What a terrific event!! For me this was a great success to have the two SS cars finish in the top ten. Gotta give credit to Banner Engineering for putting two new cars in the top 10 too. I'm not a pontiac fan by any stretch but they did a good job.

I'll be at Laguna Seca and Infineon later this season to cheer them on. I'm wondering how much more aggresively they'll be able to tune/map the cars in the shorter races??
Old 01-28-2007, 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Clavius
Great race.. just wish they shown more Gt class coverage.

Oh and the announcers just said on Speed "..now all those drivers those high profile drivers that is that we've been covering all day long are going back to their respective fields, but for everyone else its on to looking ahead to the next race.."

like come on.. they pretty much just implied "Hey nothing else to see here unless your bored.." But then again hopefully the next race(s) they'll focus on the Gt class more.
Yeah, there was also a comment early in the race about how the race to follow at Daytona next month would "dwarf" this event. Way to show respect.
Old 01-28-2007, 11:26 PM
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interesting point....

are the gt cars required to run the same ecu? i know the gtp cars are required to run the same motech ecu.

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Originally Posted by Senna
Thanks for the feedback from the pit/event. Interestingly even when they (speedtv) weren't covering SS or the GT class you could easily hear when the SS cars went by.

What a terrific event!! For me this was a great success to have the two SS cars finish in the top ten. Gotta give credit to Banner Engineering for putting two new cars in the top 10 too. I'm not a pontiac fan by any stretch but they did a good job.

I'll be at Laguna Seca and Infineon later this season to cheer them on. I'm wondering how much more aggresively they'll be able to tune/map the cars in the shorter races??
Old 01-28-2007, 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Senna
Yeah, there was also a comment early in the race about how the race to follow at Daytona next month would "dwarf" this event. Way to show respect.
but it really does... that is the nice thing about this race... it is like going to a historic race.. you can get up close to everything...

but i think the nascar stars in the show will ruin it before to long...

beers
Old 01-28-2007, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by legokcen
Here's another one. Several cars go by. The base sounds are the DP cars, then the RX-8 goes by. It's hard to describe some of the DP cars. My only thought is being in a huge cathedral with a HUGE pipe organ and hitting a big base note. Listen.

The 3rotor is much more disctinctinve. If this doesn't work, or I need to change anything, please let me know.
Reminds of when I drove into Laguna Seca last year and the DP/GT cars were on the track practicing. Instant goose bumps. The racing gods are smiling on us. We wanted more 3 rotor GT participation this season and we got it. I'm hoping other teams (like Spencer and Goldin bros) can run a few more events too.
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Originally Posted by swoope
interesting point....

are the gt cars required to run the same ecu? i know the gtp cars are required to run the same motech ecu.

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I think they do run the same ECU but I got the impression that SS was running their set-up a little conservatively-limiting the RPM's.
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Yeah same here, but they could run into fuel trouble if they run with more power... the porsches are both faster and consumes less fuel.
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lego, that video of the two rx-8 going by together its jus amazing!! thanks!!!
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Originally Posted by swoope
interesting point....

are the gt cars required to run the same ecu? i know the gtp cars are required to run the same motech ecu.

beers
I don't think there is a requirement/rule for a specific ECU... but most teams run a MOTEC.

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Some small video clips

Some small vid clips for you all... excuse the quality as these were shot with my crappy digi-camera

Very nice 20B sound / crappy video


#69 at night...


#70 at night...


70 at the flag


69 at the flag


Enjoy,

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The 3 and 4 rotor engines have always been some of the coolest sounds you could ever hear at a race. It's nice that some new people got to hear a 3 rotor at fill tilt. Too bad I won't hear one again at the next races that I will get to see.
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do i hear "awwwwwwww" when the #70 passed the finish line? man the pontiac passed us just a little before finishing.
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Originally Posted by Senna
....Gotta give credit to Banner Engineering for putting two new cars in the top 10 too. I'm not a pontiac fan by any stretch but they did a good job.
The Banner Engineering guys did great... we (SS) were pitted directly next door, and I can tell you these guys had big $$ behind them; about double the crew, engineers, computers (telemetry, weather, etc...) than SpeedSource. It's amazing what SS accomplished with their smaller operation versus the very well funded Porsche and GM teams.

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Originally Posted by bern
The Banner Engineering guys did great... we (SS) were pitted directly next door, and I can tell you these guys had big $$ behind them; about double the crew, engineers, computers (telemetry, weather, etc...) than SpeedSource. It's amazing what SS accomplished with their smaller operation versus the very well funded Porsche and GM teams.

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thats something that characterizes the rotary comunity, we do more with less, just take in acount how many teams started the race and of those check out how many rx-8's compare that to how they finish

In other words Speedsource kicks ***!!!!!
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Originally Posted by rotary crazy
thats something that characterizes the rotary community, we do more with less...

In other words Speedsource kicks ***!!!!!
That is something that I have always found prevalent in rotary racing, or mazda racing.

Of course there are many Mazda teams I will root for but the top two for me are SpeedSource and TriPoint.
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Oh and thanks Bern for the extra vids. Nothing like coffee and screaming rotaries to start your day.
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Bern,

Do you have any vids of them idling in the pits?

Paul.
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Bern,

Do you have any vids of them idling in the pits?

Paul.
I do. I've got a clip of the Goldin Bros car idling and then revving up. I'll upload and post.
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Let's try this one. Let me know how it is. I also posted another one of the 70 car leaving the pits earlier.
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hey i just wanna say its been a blast chatting/sharing and "watching" the 24hour race with you freaks=D

I really wanna watch a race now... and being canadian, theres only once race!!!... maybe i should start planning to make a trip to montreal, canada to watch the only canadian race... i need to hear the 3-rotor!!! i've never heard it in person before.
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