Rolex 24 @ Daytona....

RacingComputers said:

Did the BMW or 912 win

 

The 912 was ahead when NBC switch to skiing with 1 hr left

 

Thanks

The BMW took the GTLM win followed by the 912 then the 911.

Thanks

Appreciate the follow up

Regards

I was hoping that the #77 car would've had some sort of challenge to the #10 car at the end. On the other hand it was fun watching the 911 and 912 dicing it up fighting for 2nd.

I think the various announcers must've said about 100 times that Mazda has never won an endurance race. I know they meant with the current cars, but come on, do they not remember Le Mans?

In reply to T.J. :

How on earth do you forget this car?

I enjoyed the race. The 911/912 was crazy! can't believe teams allow it, makes for great entertainment though.

hobiercr said:

Anyone else catch the GRM Challenge T-shirt (2008 edition) at the very beginning of the IMSA ad?

I was wearing my 2008 challenge shirt on Saturday at the 24.  Weird

Took the boy. He had great time until about 1:30 in the morning when he started projectile vomiting out of a dead sleep. Maybe something he ate or a bug, he's better now but that was the end of our 24. 

It's awesome being there in person. 

RacingComputers said:

Did the BMW or 912 win

 

The 912 was ahead when NBC switch to skiing with 1 hr left

 

Thanks

We lost coverage in Baltimore too... apparently it wasn't just our market though, as I saw lots of people complaining on the Facebook. It was supposed to come on NBC from noon to 2, and while it showed the race being there on the channel guide, they actually aired some educational programming. Nothing like following 22 hours of a race.

It was a great race.  I think the Porsche duo killed their chances of the win by battling each other.  You could see that they were faster when drafting and got to within 2.5 seconds.  Then they threw it away.  Good job for the Cadillac in DPI, the LMP2 was a no contest but the best racing was in the GT classes.  Good showing as well for the new C8R.  

In reply to Nick Comstock :

Weird.  A friend from my autocross club was there and started mysteriously vomiting with no prior symptoms.  Probably unrelated, but still weird.

In reply to Saron81 :

They switched from NBCSN to regular NBC with an hour to go. Same thing with the beginning of the race, the first 15-30 minutes were on NBC, followed by NBCSN.

In reply to BoxheadTim :

That was the plan, but my local (and other areas apparently) NBC station had educational programming on instead. The NBCSN coverage ran till 12:30, then skiing.  I wasn't happy. 

In reply to Saron81 :

I wouldn't have been happy either. That's really annoying.

I just learned about NBC Trackpass.  $20 for the whole year and no commercials.  I was able to watch the whole race on my Firestick through the NBC sports app and on my phone for a couple hours when I went to the shop.

Patientzero said:

I just learned about NBC Trackpass.  $20 for the whole year and no commercials.  I was able to watch the whole race on my Firestick through the NBC sports app and on my phone for a couple hours when I went to the shop.

Or just wait for it to be on Youtube the week after for free.

pimpm3 said:

hobiercr said:

Anyone else catch the GRM Challenge T-shirt (2008 edition) at the very beginning of the IMSA ad?

I was wearing my 2008 challenge shirt on Saturday at the 24.  Weird

Don't think you're sporting the full beard these days.

If not pimpm3, YOHB?

In reply to hobiercr :

Definitely not me or my kids.  Weird what are the odds...

Stefan said:

Patientzero said:

I just learned about NBC Trackpass.  $20 for the whole year and no commercials.  I was able to watch the whole race on my Firestick through the NBC sports app and on my phone for a couple hours when I went to the shop.

Or just wait for it to be on Youtube the week after for free.

Dear whatever network will be broadcasting the race next year, and every year from now on:

Pick a channel. We don't care which channel it is, as long as it's a basic channel, that anyone who has an antenna, cable, or internet gets. NOT a "premium" channel. NOT a streaming website. NOT a subscription channel/site/whatever - a BASIC channel. Show the race on it. The ENTIRE race. Not some of the race, not part of the race, not an hour of the race here then a few hours on the website then most of the race on some subscription crap then some back on the website then the last hour on the regular channel.....JUST SHOW THE DAMN RACE ON ONE FREAKIN' CHANNEL FOR CHRISTSAKE.

If you want to also stream it on a site, fine - but as a bonus, not as the only thing available. If you want to charge sports fans to watch something, pick a sport with millions and millions of fans, (basketball, hockey, soccer, whatever), and put all those games on a subscription channel - you'll make a ton of more money that way.