IMSA Race 2020 Rolex 24 Hours of 1801 W International Speedway Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114

[seanyb505]

Cars hit track in about 3 hours, main show tomorrow. How's about a race thread then?

Feels like a lot, but also not a lot to talk about heading into the weekend. We've seen some withdrawals for the 24, and the Pilot Challenge race has an increased entry from last year.

Not expecting many yellows with the quality over quantity feel of the field.

Last year my daughter spent much of her second day on earth watching the race on my hospital room dual-laptop set up. Being a rose colored glass wearing alms fan, Le Mans is the 24 and Daytona is something to do during January. But now this race will forever be associated with my daughter's arrival/birthday parties, and is taking on a completely different place in my heart. Race day will be her 1st birthday, and I've got some creative scheduling work to make sure cake smashing/guests don't interfere with the green flag.

Links:
Schedule

Entry List

Spotter's Guide

Weather - Cold today, two great Florida Spring days followed by great Florida winter days for the race.

IMSA Timing - Will post the alternative James Muscat link (personal preference but same data) later in the week

Session Results

Internet Streaming (North American NBC Track Pass - $2.99/ month, should show all races maybe sans Ferrari Challenge, NBC comms). International imsa.tv options should be carryover from last year.

Link to this thread

Fun Links:

Magnus Lego

Magnus Real Truth in 24

Lugg Nutt drinking game (admittedly 2019 specific, but probably lots to go on if you scratch out Alonso and pencil in Kurt Busch)

Additional drinking:
- Mention of first race for C8 and/or new 911
- Mention of first year with no Ford GT
- Mention of record distance
- Mention of Doonan's first race in new position
- Someone asks Doonan if it's hard not to root for Mazda or mentions "previous employer"
- Maskedracer posts some definitive statement using "We all know/want/believe" language & we don't all actually know/want/believe. (Finish your drink)
- Mazda catches fire (Finish your drink)
- Mazda wins (Finish the bottle)

Any other suggestions?

[Mike Bell]

I’ve been looking for an international stream to watch in the U.K. that didn’t require a trackpass. Not found one yet- or maybe just not live.....

[seanyb505]

Imsa.tv should stream prototype and pilot challenge races, weathertech qualifying and race. Should. Unless that's been changed.

[fieldodreams79]

So is this the first annual running of the 24 hours of International Speedway Blvd? Love it, seanyb!

I did watch a short film the other day about the 1959 running (and only running) of the USAC / Indy Car race there. Crazy, scary stuff.

Anyways, thanks for the thread. This is about the time I come out of hibernation and start paying attention again by studying the entry and schedule. Oh, gotta get after the schedule and start deciding if I want to go to a show Saturday night or not.

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by seanyb505

Imsa.tv should stream prototype and pilot challenge races, weathertech qualifying and race. Should. Unless that's been changed.

Thanks- and for starting the thread!

I’ve found IMSA TV, and it’s showing the schedule at least......

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Thanks- and for starting the thread!

I’ve found IMSA TV, and it’s showing the schedule at least......

IMSA TV will work for you in the UK.

[MaskedRacer]

Won't get to be at the track this year. Could not make it to Florida. I was last at the 2018 race.

Hope they solve the biggest issue for spectators there which is this: There needs to be a tram that takes human beings from the pedestrian bridge over Int Speed Blvd which is closer to nascar turn 4 to the tram stop that takes people to the infield which is at nascar turn 1. That is a LONG walk.

[Anyopenroad]

I love that the full postal address of the Speedway is in the title of the thread .

I'm very much looking forward to this. It's my second favourite trip of the year after the Nurburgring 24 - great crowd, great facility, great racing.

Weather forecast is showing two days of unbroken sun, a lovely change from last year's deluge and from the extraordinary experience two weeks ago of seeing a race in the desert rained off.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

IMSA TV will work for you in the UK.

Yeah that’s how I’ve watched in the past. Oddly not as easy now I’m in the same country.

I’ve got NBC so can see most of it, but there are a few hours it misses.

[skycafe]

Thanks for the race thread, and an early Happy Birthday to your daughter!

[courageous]

Practice 1 about to start, no pictures but radio as ever.
https://timing.71wytham.org.uk/s/imsa for the detailed timing

[seanyb505]

Thanks. That's my preferred too, but it's blocked at work which is highly unusual.

[RWill2073]

So shouldn't I be able to watch qualifying on imsa.tv live right now? It just says it will be starting soon....

[canaglia]

what can I say.... mazdas on fire on thursday metaphorically, likely mazdas on fire on saturday/sunday not metaphorically

[skycafe]

Black Swan has sourced a replacement chassis from Wright, so will make the race.

[joeb]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

Everyone notice how joeb dodged this so eloquently?

If you only knew what I was doing the last two days plus tomorrow you wouldn't be jealous. I am just looking at this for first time today.

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by joeb

If you only knew what I was doing the last two days plus tomorrow you wouldn't be jealous. I am just looking at this for first time today.

So when will the Mazdas blow up?

[joeb]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

So when will the Mazdas blow up?

They won't. Suspension failure and crash for 55 and clutch issues for 77

[belt driven]

Greetings race fan(atic)s.

Like the thread title. I took a picture from a side street of a bucket truck changing the overhead street signs from Volusia Blvd. to ISB. This was during the 24 in '92-'95 on a Sunday morning.

Does any statistician know the maximum historic endurance of a Mazda turbo 4? What about the average?

Don't know about overseas; but http://livescoring.us/2020/imsa01/ is the ticket stateside. I've used it the last 2 petits on the world's cheapest/dumbest/smartphone.

Hope IMSA TV works Friday...

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by joeb

They won't. Suspension failure and crash for 55 and clutch issues for 77

they're at least on the pole and 3rd. A Penske Acura leading the GTd field? What happened there.

Man, q-ing slept right by me (and us here). Not much talk at all cept we couldn't watch it live??!

Edit - thanks Twitter - Ricky bent it...

https://twitter.com/RickyTaylorRace/...53841399226368

[joeb]

Originally Posted by joeb

They won't. Suspension failure and crash for 55 and clutch issues for 77

I called the crash for the 55 a few days ago, but no damage yet.

[Akrapovic]

Watching qualifying. Have to say, the sounds are so generic now it has lost a lot of character. Porsche and Corvette now sounds generic, and that's sad.

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Watching qualifying. Have to say, the sounds are so generic now it has lost a lot of character. Porsche and Corvette now sounds generic, and that's sad.

yeah. A piece of me died the first time I heard the new 'vette...

[MaskedRacer]

Anybody in the know about the #38 Perf Tech Oreca chassis's status after the morning crash?

[skycafe]

Originally Posted by MaskedRacer

Anybody in the know about the #38 Perf Tech Oreca chassis's status after the morning crash?

S365 reporting damage wasn't too bad and car will race

https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/d...y-notebook-11/