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Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
1/28/24 12:52 p.m.

The Lexus GTD #12 just caught fire on its way out of the pits. 

dean1484
dean1484 MegaDork
1/28/24 12:53 p.m.

Oil cooler or something?  Did not look like a fuel fire. . 

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim MegaDork
1/28/24 12:54 p.m.

That car looks a bit crispy in the front. Dang, so close to the finish.

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
1/28/24 12:59 p.m.

Porsche takes the lead in the pits, can they hold onto it? 

j_tso
j_tso Dork
1/28/24 1:05 p.m.

Seen any Motocompacto pit bikes?

adam525i
adam525i SuperDork
1/28/24 1:06 p.m.

You know NASCAR controls this show by the length of the cautions.

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
1/28/24 1:07 p.m.

In reply to j_tso :

There were a few fans riding around the infield on them but I haven't seen any in the pits. 

wae
wae PowerDork
1/28/24 1:17 p.m.

In reply to dean1484 :

I thought I heard them say it was a plenum fire caused by some debris getting caught in there?

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
1/28/24 1:34 p.m.

Meant to post this last night: our first-class dining accommodations featuring $7 corn dogs. The dude behind the counter once did tree work for JG and knew our Corvette Z06 project car. 

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim MegaDork
1/28/24 1:41 p.m.

That whole "2 to go" to checkered within half a lap seemed odd.

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
1/28/24 1:42 p.m.

Porsche Penske takes the overall win of the 2024 Rolex 24 at Daytona. 

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
1/28/24 1:42 p.m.

Car #18 takes the win in LMP2. 

alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
1/28/24 1:44 p.m.
BoxheadTim said:

That whole "2 to go" to checkered with half a lap seemed odd.

Yea, what was that?  Based on the clock before the 2 to go, they certainly had one more lap before that checker. 

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
1/28/24 1:45 p.m.

GTD Pro win goes to the #62 Ferrari. 

j_tso
j_tso Dork
1/28/24 1:45 p.m.

Let the Penske conspiracy theories commence!

Cyclone03
Cyclone03 New Reader
1/28/24 1:45 p.m.

Did they  just flag the race before 24 hours passed? Dayton 23:58.30?
 

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
1/28/24 1:47 p.m.

GTD win goes to the #57 Mercedes AMG. 

alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
1/28/24 1:47 p.m.
j_tso said:

Let the Penske conspiracy theories commence!

I don't see it changing the results, Nasar really drove the traffic brilliantly to stretch the lead to over a second. But it was odd. 

Cyclone03
Cyclone03 New Reader
1/28/24 1:51 p.m.

In reply to alfadriver :

Overall probably but 2nd and 3rd in 2 other classes were within striking distance of one another. LMP and GTD within tenths for third.

alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
1/28/24 1:59 p.m.
Chris Tropea said:

Porsche takes the lead in the pits, can they hold onto it? 

In the end, this mattered. Not often does a faster single stop in a 24 hour race matter, but this was the once. 

Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter)
Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
1/28/24 2:08 p.m.

Wow, missed this thread until now.  Currently out of the circuit and heading for the airport.  What an amazing race.  I wasn't part of the GRM experience, but went with some friends.  Will read this thread and write some thoughts later.

Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter)
Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
1/28/24 2:16 p.m.

One thing.  My last 24 hour race was LeMans 94, and what did I see yesterday in the infield?  The same Dauer Porsche 962 I saw win in 94, and today I got to see its great grandchild the 963 win

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
1/28/24 2:49 p.m.

In reply to Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) :

That's awesome! There were a lot of cool cars in the fan zone, hearing them all fire up Saturday was a highlight of my weekend. 

alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
1/28/24 4:00 p.m.

Ok, GRM, we need you to put your official media credentials to work- what was up with that early checkered flag.  

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
1/28/24 4:18 p.m.
alfadriver said:

Ok, GRM, we need you to put your official media credentials to work- what was up with that early checkered flag.  

The track was rented for a bar mitzvah at 4:00 and IMSA had to get out in a hurry.

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