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Showing posts with label daytona. Show all posts
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Friday, December 10, 2010
Brundle to take in Rolex 24 at Daytona
Former driver and BBC F1 television commentator Martin Brundle will take in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona next month, competing with United Autosports in a Ford-Riley Daytona Prototype, it has been announced. Brundle will team up with friend and former F1 colleague Mark Blundell in the #23 entry, as well as Zak Brown and Mark Patterson.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Tony Stewart Says Repaved Daytona Will Feature Even Closer Racing
The repaved Daytona International Speedway might as well be a brand-new track, two-time Sprint Cup champ Tony Stewart said Thursday.
Although the project is still only about 75 percent complete, Stewart had a chance to run a production car through turns three and four before a ceremonial appearance at the 2.5-mile speedway Thursday to help paint the new start-finish line.
"I got to rip through three and four and it's not the same race track, I can promise you," Stewart said before taking a roller in hand and joining track president Joie Chitwood III to paint the first few black-and-white squares of the start-finish line. "This place is going to have a totally new look to the drivers and the teams. We're going to fill every square inch of the race track because the surface is so even now."
"tt's going to have a ton of grip," he said. "Before, you had to really work on your handling" because it was so bumpy. "Now, handling is not going to be as crucial. You're going to have more cars in a tighter pack, as wide as they can get, and literally you'll be able to use every inch of the track. And guys will be comfortable doing it, knowing how smooth this surface is now.
"It's going to allow us to go places we've not been able to go and run a lot closer width-wise.
Although the project is still only about 75 percent complete, Stewart had a chance to run a production car through turns three and four before a ceremonial appearance at the 2.5-mile speedway Thursday to help paint the new start-finish line.
"I got to rip through three and four and it's not the same race track, I can promise you," Stewart said before taking a roller in hand and joining track president Joie Chitwood III to paint the first few black-and-white squares of the start-finish line. "This place is going to have a totally new look to the drivers and the teams. We're going to fill every square inch of the race track because the surface is so even now."
"tt's going to have a ton of grip," he said. "Before, you had to really work on your handling" because it was so bumpy. "Now, handling is not going to be as crucial. You're going to have more cars in a tighter pack, as wide as they can get, and literally you'll be able to use every inch of the track. And guys will be comfortable doing it, knowing how smooth this surface is now.
"It's going to allow us to go places we've not been able to go and run a lot closer width-wise.
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