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Old 01-25-2008, 10:18 PM
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Pictures from Daytona 2008
Here are pictures from the Grand Am Daytona Event. I'll continue to post throughout the weekend. We had Rolex Practice and the Koni Race.

I took lots of pictures of the RX-8's and some of others. I hope you all enjoy. The Speedsource #70 qualified at POLE!!!















I made some decals for ROAR on short notice, so they graciously ran one for me! All the tracks in the Koni Challenge Series except New Jersey which isn't complete yet. I can now say that I made decals for a Grand Am Pro Team! They rock!



















Qualified 2nd.




F-18's flew by a few times.
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The #70, I'm in love:















One of the coolest vehicles there!



More Tomorrow!
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How did you get inside the fence at the Horseshoe?
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How did you get inside the fence at the Horseshoe?
I didn't. I put my camera lens through and zoomed.
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those are great pics... hey if you get a chance could you post those pics on www.rotary4life.com
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LEGO!!! u take GREAT PICTURES!!!

Lego, what do you think of the blocked oil coolers on the hypersport car?



I know Daytona is an aero track, but thats a little extreme to completely block off the oil coolers for aero, I hope they don't overheat!
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great shots..

i watched the 51 battle the honda and the neon.. i cant wait to see the tv coverage if there is any...

and nice that you took the time to say hi...

btw,, the 63 i think it was spun in the east horseshoe.. did it get help from a gs porshe????

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Amazing pics!!!
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Very Nice! Thanks for getting these up there for us.
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sweet pics! whats the deal with those covered oil coolers. it doesnt make sense to me besides protecting them, which a screen does well. Anyone?
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Originally Posted by Renesis_8
LEGO!!! u take GREAT PICTURES!!!

Lego, what do you think of the blocked oil coolers on the hypersport car?



I know Daytona is an aero track, but thats a little extreme to completely block off the oil coolers for aero, I hope they don't overheat!
The oil cooler is most likely in front of the radiator. It appears they are using the oil cooler opening for the brakes. Or it could be really cold?

Nice pictures.
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Wow!! I love the red and orange...very nice pics..
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Thanks for the pics Levent!

Keep 'em coming,

Tomas

ps, what's it cost to get your trackdecals sticker on a car?
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at 21h43 (EST time)

The #70 Mazda RX-8 is leading the GT Class
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just finished watching speed coverage, 70 was still i frst. thanks for the great pictures.

why in the pictures there is a yellow and and also a white #69 rx-8?
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Live Timing & Scoring available here: http://laptrax14.racersites-cluster....iew.jsp?sid=85

The #70 SpeedSource RX-8 is still leading the GT class!!!!
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Originally Posted by lesper4
why in the pictures there is a yellow and and also a white #69 rx-8?
They're in different race series. The yellow #69 RX-8 is in the ST class of the Koni Challenge, while the white #69 RX-8 is in the GT class of the Rolex Grand Am series.
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Nice pics! Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Renesis_8
LEGO!!! u take GREAT PICTURES!!!

Lego, what do you think of the blocked oil coolers on the hypersport car?



I know Daytona is an aero track, but thats a little extreme to completely block off the oil coolers for aero, I hope they don't overheat!
I talked to the team today about it. They put the oil coolers a little angled and to the inside and ducted the air from the main inlet to them. They did that to test aerodynamics and see if they could pick up any speed on the straights. They told me it didn't really do much. The little holes are for the brake ducts. I have pictures of the setup I'll post in a few minutes.
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As an FYI, someone has put the start of the '08 24hrs of Daytona race up on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptL2-Hznk-8
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Stinking rolex site "Standings" link no worky. Guess we have to wait until 6 am
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Oh yeah, when Speed signed off on Saturday, #70 was in the lead for GT.
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http://www.grand-am.com/

timing and scoring is on the right of the page.. i like the advanced board...

working fine here.

70 car is in 4th right now.


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Originally Posted by swoope
http://www.grand-am.com/

70 car is in 4th right now.

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Crap! When we left the track at midnight, the 70 was still 1st. (15th overall)
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