A Porsche takes pole!!!!!

Mags · 29 Jan 2004, 23:58 (Ref:855785)

MASS PANIC TO FOLLOW!!

My friend down there says appeals are forthcoming!

January 29, 2004

van Overbeek Earns Rolex 24 GT Class Pole

Johannes van Overbeek won the GT category pole position for Saturday’s Rolex 24 At Daytona, driving the #74 Flying Lizard Motorsports Shoreline-Brocade Porsche 911 Cup to a best lap of 1:13.059mph on the 3.56-mile combination high-speed oval and infield road course at Daytona International Speedway.

His teammate, Lonnie Pechnik, driving the #75 Shoreline-Brocade Porsche GT3 RS, qualified second fastest at a 111.161mph.

Comments by Johannes van Overbeek:
“We had inklings the Cup car would be a competitive car, purely because of its aerodynamics. It gives up some (time) in the infield because it doesn’t have the wheel track width the RS car has. With the package we’re using, we give up only a few horsepower to our other car, but we have the advantage of aerodynamics.

“I’ve always liked driving at Daytona; my first Rolex 24 was here in 1999. To go fast, you always have to be pushing the car, but you don’t get the sensation of speed at Daytona like you would at a smaller track.

“Driving the race itself it another matter though. With close to 60 cars on the track, it is like walking barefoot through tall grass filled with rattlesnakes.”

Comment by Team Manager Eric Ingraham:
“The entire team, working under Crew Chief Tommy Sadler and Chief Engineer Craig Watkins have done a great job preparing both cars since the testing earlier this month. Both Johannes and Lonnie showed the talent in qualifying we all know they have.”

The race will be televised live on the SPEED Channel starting at 1 p.m. EST Saturday.

ascarracinguk · 30 Jan 2004, 00:11 (Ref:855796)

NICE ONE>......better than the daytonas been on pole....go get em boys!

**Adam43** · 30 Jan 2004, 00:15 (Ref:855799)

That is GT pole.

Pruett is overall pole. http://www.grandamerican.com/race_no...etails363.html

jhansen · 30 Jan 2004, 00:22 (Ref:855807)

Is there qualifying tomorrow as well or is this final?

**Adam43** · 30 Jan 2004, 00:27 (Ref:855811)

From what I understand the top 30 as set in stone now. There is another Q session to determine 31st onwards...

There is also another general practice session after Q tomorrow.

gttouring · 30 Jan 2004, 00:27 (Ref:855813)

almost a full scale riot of laughter here- what is the pole time overall I couldn't find it

dretceterini · 30 Jan 2004, 00:45 (Ref:855836)

1:45:7....which is about 2 seconds faster than I thought it would be. My understanding is the first 30 positions are now set, but there is a qualifying session on friday AM.

Mags · 30 Jan 2004, 00:51 (Ref:855842)

Quote:

Originally posted by AdamAshmore
That is GT pole.

Pruett is overall pole. http://www.grandamerican.com/race_no...etails363.html

They threw his real time out, as per the rules. So I was told.

Mags · 30 Jan 2004, 01:08 (Ref:855852)

TRG Disallowed from Qualifying But Go 2-3-4 Fastest; Ehret Departs for
Birth
of Daughter
Daytona, FL – January 29, 2004

The three Porsches of The Racer’s Group were 2nd, 3rd and 4th fastest
today
in the preliminary qualifying session for the upcoming Rolex 24 Hours
of
Daytona, but the cars will start the race no higher than 31st on
Saturday
due to a slight technical infraction. Along with several other Rolex
Series teams, TRG missed the deadline for officially nominating
qualifying
drivers, and will be penalized by being forced to re-qualify on Friday.
The
highest starting position any of the TRG cars can hope to achieve is
13th in
class.

Pierre Ehret, driver of the #67 car and owner of the Flamingo Resort
and
Hotel in Santa Rosa, California, had to abruptly leave the track today,
due
to the impending birth of his first daughter, Isabelle. Pierre has two
sons, Alexander and Christian, but Isabelle will be the first daughter
for
him. “I’m excited and sad at the same time,” he said, “while I’m upset
that
I’m missing all of the practice sessions, I couldn’t be leaving for a
better
reason. I’m thrilled that I’m about to become a father for the third
time –
hopefully she’ll let me come back in time for the start of the race!”

Team owner Kevin Buckler, who along with Timo Bernhard and Jörg
Bergmeister
are defending overall Champions of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona,
commented
on the events of the day. “I’m proud of all of our drivers and crew,”
he
said. “It’s a fantastic accomplishment for the team to put all three
cars
in the top four in the qualifying session, but unfortunately we had a
little
issue with the timing of our paperwork regarding nominating the
qualifying
driver for each car. We explained to Grand-Am that we’re just a little
bit
busy trying to prepare three cars for this race… it is a 24-hour race,
however, and we proved that we have the pace in all three cars to run
at the
front. This is just one more obstacle for us to overcome, and we’ll
get
past it.”

Ian James, who drove the #68 Porsche 3rd fastest in today’s qualifying
session, expressed confidence about his car’s setup. “The car is very
good,” he said. “We were still on the pole with three minutes to go in
the
qualifying session, but a couple of people slipped past us in the last
laps.
Still, we’re very happy, considering how strong the cars ahead of us
are,
and our speed relative to them. I’m feeling very positive for the race
-
every time we get back on the track the car gets better and better.
We’re
looking forward to a smart race and a strong finish.”

Robert Nearn, who drove the #67 Monster Cable/TRG Porsche to 4th
fastest in
today’s qualifying session, was enthusiastic about the team’s
performance on
the day. “Because of several incidents on the track during
qualifying,” he
said, “no one really got a great shot at laying down some fast laps.
Out of
a 15-minute session, a black flag and then a yellow one held us all up.
Nevertheless, I’m happy to be in the fastest four, and our car is
looking
great for the race. It’s set up rather soft, so we won’t have to make
any
major changes to the car should we experience bad weather or anything
of the
like.”

The latest pictures and the most recent developments from TRG and
Daytona
can be seen at: http://www.theracersgroup.com/team/daytona_04.htm

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TDDWEST · 30 Jan 2004, 01:45 (Ref:855877)

Here is a link to the Qualifying Results

Click Here

Dauntless · 30 Jan 2004, 07:16 (Ref:856024)

That is so cool! Lonnie Pechnik's wife is a fellow QA engineer with my long-time crew chief Dave Rich, who brought us the SCCA's 2003 Triple Crown. Must be the good vibes...!

Congrats to Flying Lizard Racing!

vandijk · 30 Jan 2004, 08:14 (Ref:856051)

What's wrong with the 9 cars at the bottom of the list -- 'improper driver nominations'? E.g the number 27 Theys/Goosens/Lienhard/Lammers car. Will they be excluded from the race?

Mags · 30 Jan 2004, 08:17 (Ref:856052)

Quote:

Originally posted by Dauntless
That is so cool! Lonnie Pechnik's wife is a fellow QA engineer with my long-time crew chief Dave Rich, who brought us the SCCA's 2003 Triple Crown. Must be the good vibes...!

Congrats to Flying Lizard Racing!

OLLonnie is married??? GOOD!! He never said that!

vandijk · 30 Jan 2004, 08:18 (Ref:856055)

Whoops; look here . Sad, really sad. At least it seems that they can qualify today for the 30+ positions.

The Badger · 30 Jan 2004, 08:20 (Ref:856059)

Well ..... I think that TRG not being able to qualify any higher than 31st is a bit of a harsh penalty . I realise that there was a rule not adhered to , but 31st is a bit of a kick in the Balls , IMO anyway !!!
I wonder if TRG had being racing a DP would this have been the case ? Or is this just another way to ensure that a Porsche cannot take the limelight away from Daytona Prams ? American racing (apart from Nascar) would be pretty boring if it was left to American car manufacturers .....

Now I really hope TRG gets the win .....

Mags · 30 Jan 2004, 08:30 (Ref:856064)

Quote:

Originally posted by The Badger
Well ..... I think that TRG not being able to qualify any higher than 31st is a bit of a harsh penalty . I realise that there was a rule not adhered to , but 31st is a bit of a kick in the Balls , IMO anyway !!!
I wonder if TRG had being racing a DP would this have been the case ? Or is this just another way to ensure that a Porsche cannot take the limelight away from Daytona Prams ? American racing (apart from Nascar) would be pretty boring if it was left to American car manufacturers .....

Now I really hope TRG gets the win .....

I still believe they are being punished for winning overall 2 years ago over the DP's...
just my OHO

The Badger · 30 Jan 2004, 08:50 (Ref:856086)

Thats exactly how I feel mags . Grandam have been playing tricks on Porsche for years ..... If it was left up to grandam for a series , we certainly would have a lot to talk about ..... not !!!

Dauntless · 30 Jan 2004, 15:20 (Ref:856488)

Quote:

Originally posted by Mags
OLLonnie is married??? GOOD!! He never said that!

Yes. Her name is Anja.

Duffacus · 31 Jan 2004, 11:07 (Ref:857410)

And another Porsche wins the Grand-Am Cup race in the Daytona 250 yesterday evening (Friday)

Craig Stanton and Terry Borcheller taking their No. 44 Porsche 996 to Victory Lane

http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...00&FS=GRANDCUP

Mags · 31 Jan 2004, 19:02 (Ref:857855)

Quote:

Originally posted by Duffacus
And another Porsche wins the Grand-Am Cup race in the Daytona 250 yesterday evening (Friday)

Craig Stanton and Terry Borcheller taking their No. 44 Porsche 996 to Victory Lane

http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...00&FS=GRANDCUP

My Boy!!

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