The 2019 season opener at Daytona will certainly go down in history as memorable, but perhaps not for the reasons that the race organisers would have wanted. The race got underway at 14h35 local time (20h35 CET) as planned, but the race organisers and teams all knew that a storm was heading their way. Little could they have known that before the end of the race, they would be … [Read more...]
Porsche qualifying at the Daytona 24
Driving the #911 Porsche 911 RSR, Nick Tandy put together a brilliant lap in qualifying at the Daytona 24 on Thursday when he set a new qualifying record for the GTLM class at Daytona during the 15-minute session of 1:42.257 minutes. This makes Tandy the best qualifying driver in the history of the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Earl Bamber qualified the #912 sister car in fifth … [Read more...]
Martin Raffauf’s 2018 Daytona Notebook
Martin Raffauf's 2018 Daytona Notebook takes a comprehensive look at the whole Daytona race week. Martin has been going to Daytona in one form or another for 47 years, so one could say he is something of an expert on the race. Editor The Daytona 24 Hours was first held in 1962. Well actually, the 24 Hour first ran in 1966, the first four races run being called the Continental … [Read more...]
Disappointing result for Porsche at Daytona
Disappointing is the only way that you can describe the result for Porsche at Daytona this last weekend. Porsche and Ferrari are the only two manufacturers who can claim an unbroken racing presence in all the major endurance races around the world since the 1950s. This is important for these two manufacturers, because both have produced sports cars as their core business since … [Read more...]
Rolex 24 at Daytona race progress
With the Rolex 24 at Daytona already two-thirds run, we can bring you the latest Daytona race progress. Martin was out and about on Friday once again and reported some interesting pre-race activity which we will give you at the beginning of this report. The rest of the report will contain the latest material from the Porsche press desk. How the Porsche 911 RSRs … [Read more...]
Qualifying at Daytona – Diary 25 January 2018
Thursday's qualifying at Daytona was a tense affair, with the top spot being snatched in the prototype and GTLM classes by the smallest of margins, in the closing stages of the session. Martin has sent a batch of interesting shots and we have combined elements of the official Porsche press release to give the report a much-needed Stuttgart flavour. Click here … [Read more...]
Daytona Diary 24 January 2018
Continuing with our Daytona diary, Martin has sent us the following selection of images from the Rolex 24. So catch up with the action... Wednesday’s on track activity was limited to practice for the Ferrari challenge and the IMSA Continental Challenge. The Weathertech cars will run for the first time only on Thursday. Day 2 – Rolex 24 at Daytona, 24 January 2018 You … [Read more...]
Rolex 24 at Daytona – Diary 23 January 2018
We have our key man, Martin Raffauf, on the ground at the Rolex 24 at Daytona reporting for Porsche Road & Race, and he has sent a few shots of the happenings there on 23 January 2018. This was the first day of this great event where activities were limited to unpacking and scrutineering. Wandering around the paddock and scrutineering area, Martin sent us back this … [Read more...]
