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