HSR 24 Hour Daytona Event

The HSR will be hosting a 24 Hour event at Daytona November 12-16 featuring multiple
classes of sports cars from 1961 to 2010. The SCCA TransAm will have its finale
event at Daytona as well.

Sounds like its going to be a great event.

Historic cars at the first true 24-hour vintage endurance race in North America | News | Motorsport.com

BHW

 

HSR site link...

Classic 24 Hour Daytona

BHW

 

can you say "attrition"?

 

that said, the entry list is ridiculous.

 

Ridiculous in a good way or ridiculous in a " they will never pull it off " way.

 

good way. 962, 333SP, 911s galore, etc etc

 

Well in that case I think I'll bring my camera

I've been to a few HSR events at Daytona but haven't watched them run at night.

This new format will offer plenty of photo opportunities.

I really need to get me a longer lens

 

HSR did a short (3 hour?) enduro at night at Sebring this spring. fun to watch (and hear!) those cars at night.

 

If reading the description correctly, the cars won't be doing an entire 24 hours.

They'll divide it up by classes, some go out for a couple of hours, then another class goes
out for a couple of hours and this goes on for 24 hours.

Still though it looks like its going to be a pretty cool event.

BHW

 

interesting...six groups, each doing 4 one hour sprints, in a round robin format. I guess that helps the cars, and drivers, survive

I'll probably come down on that Saturday and stick around long enough to watch each group run once. should get some night viewing in too.

 

I read it as 6 groups with each group doing a total of 4 hours on track over the 24 hours.

First group goes out and does 1 hour then comes in and the second group goes out and does an hour and so on.
After all six groups have done an hour they repeat the process 3 more times to make the 24 hours.

They say they will make every effort to try and keep the transition between groups ASAP so as to minimize the lull in action on the track.

As a spectator I'd rather see all groups on the track at once but that's not very realistic.


edit: ya beat me

 

Should be a great event. Lots of great cars coming. Will be a full paddock for sure. The event will happen 100%. Here are two videos i made for HSR. Both are track tutorials. Lots of european teams are coming over and wanted something to familiarize themselves with. Jim Pace narrates both and drive in one. Enjoy and hopefully see you there!

Jochen Mass 911 RSR
Jochen Mass Classic 24 at Daytona track tutorial Porsche 911 IROC - YouTube

Jim Pace BMW Dinan DP
http://youtu.be/2MRJIgNlzfI

 

This looks great!

 

This is recalling the days of the IMSA Finale event from the old days. The 24 Hour event combined
with the TransAm is a great idea which shows someone at HSR is using their
head.

Hopefully, the weather will cooperate as I may recall at least two finales (one in 1996 I think it was)
when the entire weekend was a virtual monsoon as a weather system moved in off the Atlantic and
made the infield a swamp.

BHW

 

I will be competing in my GT3R

 

I made this for HSR to use as a promo piece. Found some good historic footage. Should be great event. Hoping for lots of Red Heads

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiDOpZAgaOE

 

Very cool video!

Planning to be there, hope to meet all the F-Chat guys in person.

BHW

 

embedded for your pleasure

great video. love the music too

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiDOpZAgaOE]Classic 24 Hour from Daytona International Speedway - YouTube[/ame]

 

Sorry, but can someone point me in the direction of the current entry list?

 

here's a "gallery of participants": http://www.classic24hour.com/photos.html

 

Looking forward to it. Will be working with the 901 Shop guys... I'll be the only one with a tie on...

 

Very disappointed to not be participating in this.

Enjoy!

CW

 

How much access do the tickets provide?

 

It's HSR and not the FIA. So, I'd think pretty good. Probably virtually unlimited to the paddock and grandstands. Pits, not so much when hot.

CW

 

from my HSR experience at Sebring that's accurate; a ticket is also a paddock pass, only hot pits are restricted (and even then, it didn't seem particularly enforced at Sebring)