IMSA-XJR9 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/ford-chip-ganassi-racing-unveils-rolex-24-historic-liveries/ Quote The No. 66 Ford GT of Joey Hand, Dirk Mueller and Sébastien Bourdais will wear the colors of the Roush Racing Motorcraft Ford Mustang that John Jones, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Doc Bundy drove to a GTO victory at the Rolex 24 At Daytona in 1985. Jones won the IMSA driver’s championship title in the GTO category after dominating the competition that year. The No. 67 of Richard Westbrook, Ryan Briscoe and Scott Dixon will carry a throwback tribute to current race team partner Castrol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe3w Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blksn8k2 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 IMSA's BOP numbers for the Ford GT in the GT Le Mans class were upped for the Roar Before the 24. Gained 20 kg of weight and lost boost between 5500 and 7200 rpm while most competitors were given more favorable numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe3w Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 16 minutes ago, blksn8k2 said: IMSA's BOP numbers for the Ford GT in the GT Le Mans class were upped for the Roar Before the 24. Gained 20 kg of weight and lost boost between 5500 and 7200 rpm while most competitors were given more favorable numbers. No surprise there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blksn8k2 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Hard to say how hard anyone was trying but the Fords did post the 1st and 3rd fastest times during test session #6. One of the Vettes was 2nd. https://us.motorsport.com/imsa/news/tincknell-mazda-roar-daytona-Sunday/4320019/ Quote GT Le Mans saw Richard Westbrook clock a 1min43.083sec in the #67 Ford GT, a full 0.423sec clear of the second placed Corvette C7.R, yet still the whole nine-car class was covered by only 0.77sec. Joey Hand was third in the second Ford, while John Edwards showed some real pace from the fastest BMW M8 to beat Earl Bamber’s Porsche, Davide Rigon’s Ferrari 488 of Risi Competizione, Tom Blomqvist (BMW), Nick Tandy (Porsche) and Oliver Gavin (Corvette). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailhiker Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 The race was a dissapointment for most drivers and viewers. It almost seemed the officials were trying to interfere with the outcome, with the use of the red and yellow flags right after leading cars came into the pits. This happened several times, and cost several teams wins or multiple positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 No kidding. I know the rain put them in a tough spot but the leading Ford GT getting taken out from behind by a Porsche and then getting caught in the pits when they threw the red flag was ridiculous. I think they should have given a 15 minute warning before the red flag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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