We can’t tell you anything about it without detailing the obvious: the cars! The Daytona Prototypes are the epitome of engineering and art all in one package. Seeing them up close was… neat. How can something so enormous come from such a little package? We’re happy to tell you we found out! Lots and lots of money.
The GT cars are only a few seconds a lap slower, which makes them even more amazing (to us anyway). They may have tube chassis’ but they remain true to their respective manufacturer heritages. This was the inaugural year for the Audi R8 and they ran a stock clutch!
As expected, the start of the Rolex was intense. We expected the drivers to settle into some sort of rhythm over the next few hours. I guess they did… it just so happened the speeds were faster than the qualifying times. These guys were at the limit every single lap. To do that for (a record-breaking) 761 laps? Insane. Incredible.
We watched from a variety of corners until my feet gave out at 2am. We had planned to sleep in the car but Jeff insisted we head back to the condo for solid rest before returning. It was tough to leave… And when I woke up a few hours later, it was painfully obvious we wouldn’t be heading back. I could barely hobble to the bathroom without crying. Damn plantar fasciitis!! It seemed like forever before SPEED started covering the race again. I was miserable watching it on TV – the only thing that soothed me was the sound of surf just outside our patio. I suppose there are worse places we could’ve been!
It‘s quiet in here! Why not leave a response?