Daytona again

jimmacsrx7 · Post by **jimmacsrx7** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:02 pm

Hey all, I will be heading down again to the 24 again this year.
Our third year,it has become a very fun tradition. It will be good to root on the Mazda's again this year in GT,specifically the #70 Speedsource.
Any other com members going? I know Tommy usually goes.
Hopefully the weather will be good.

Jim McNamara
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#074 Mazda RX7 SPA

enjoythemusic · Post by **enjoythemusic** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:09 pm

Jim,

Awesome! i'll be there all four days, camping out for most of them. Will be hanging out around the Grassroots tent at times. Will PM you my cell #.

mr2sc · Post by **mr2sc** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:29 am

AAARGH! Not going this year

Unfortunately, things just panned out awkwardly for next weekend...wave to me on TV!!

I'll be back again next year

jimmacsrx7 · Post by **jimmacsrx7** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:07 pm

Hey Tommy, I'll be the guy at start/finish line first lap with the Mazdaspeed banner

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Steven, sent you my # as well.See ya there.
Jim

enjoythemusic · Post by **enjoythemusic** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:06 am

AWESOME event an congrats to Mazda!!! Those lil zoom-zoom held out 2 hours, with one taking the checkered flag!

Must have over 100 photos from the event...

DanB · Post by **DanB** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:08 pm

Mazda rules!

Those DP cars are *not* getting any easier to look at. I can't bring myself to care what goes on in that class.

I went a couple of times in the early 90s. Saw the Toyota Mk III's, Jaguar's and Nissan's Group C cars, and the drop-dead gorgeous Mazda GTP car. Ah, good times...

Scooter70 · Post by **Scooter70** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:49 am

We stopped going to Daytona after the factory Corvettes pulled out of Grand Am. 2002 was boring without them. 2001 was a great year, when Corvette won overall and the Earnhardts ran in the second team car. We met Dale and Dale Jr in the paddock on Saturday morning before the race. 2 weeks later Sr had the accident in the 500. I had been a fan of his for years and it was cool to finally meet him. I'm glad I had the chance while he was still here.

Stynger · Post by **Stynger** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:34 am

DanB wrote:Mazda rules!

Those DP cars are *not* getting any easier to look at. I can't bring myself to care what goes on in that class.

I went a couple of times in the early 90s. Saw the Toyota Mk III's, Jaguar's and Nissan's Group C cars, and the drop-dead gorgeous Mazda GTP car. Ah, good times...

Those were the days!

Although the Le Mans prototypes are very cool

Post by **WillM** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:24 pm

Nissan's GTP in the red/white/blue color scheme was the first real race car that really grabbed my attention. The Mazda 787B and RX 792P are pure sex as well.

cuda6666 · Post by **cuda6666** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:56 pm

Those 90s cars were cool, but didn't have quite the personality or degree of pucker factor as did the earlier unlimited CanAm cars before rules and the Porsche 930 killed off the series.

mr2sc · Post by **mr2sc** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:11 pm

cuda6666 wrote:Those 90s cars were cool, but didn't have quite the personality or degree of pucker factor as did the earlier unlimited CanAm cars before rules and the Porsche 930 killed off the series.

you mean 917-30KL

I saw a vintage fest at Daytona in 04. Awesome seeing these and all the GTP cars. Real eye-candy.

The event was piggybacked onto short GrandAM race (250 miles?) in November. Seeing the DP cars the very next day, really highlighted just how butt ugly they are. Not to mention how much slower visually

Stynger · Post by **Stynger** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:13 pm

And this was the wildest.

I'm not sure it would pass tech for COM.

cuda6666 · Post by **cuda6666** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:29 pm

rajito · Post by **rajito** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:02 pm

Wow, he's going so fast his front tire's separating from the rim.

Raj

CP · Post by CP » Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:40 pm

Anyone got a link to video of Brabham's Nissan flip on the uphill at LRP?

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