[cosimo]

What a great 24hr race. I followed most of the race on SPEED. A great day for Porsche with the overall will (DP) and a 3rd both with Brumos Porsche Riley. Then a 1 thru 3 for the GT. It was great to see Donohue win the same way his father did 40 years earlier. A great duel for the last 1 1/2 hrs of the race with Montoya and Gannasi's Lexus. Then in the interview afterward JPM complained that the Porsche had too much HP and "they" should correct it. What a whiner. Gannasi has dominated the Rolex series for years and when someone else wins he blames it on too much HP from the competition. I lost all respect for him. Can't wait to see them at VIR in April. Definetly going to try and be there.

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[Chris Vais]

I agree, probably one of the best endurance races I've seen. The way the last hour and a half was raced you'd have thought this was a 30 minute sprint race. While I'm pleased that the GT 3 Cups were victorious, it doesn't seem like there was much competion for them. The Mazda's didn't last, the Pontiacs are just too heavy to be competative, and what happened with Ferrari? Nevertheless a treat to watch.



I particularly enjoyed the flashback videos from the 1960s. The only coverage of those 60's enduros was Wide World of Sports and it wasn't much.



I am forever grateful that I live close to Monterey so that I can see also those great endurance racers run. Last year, the #6 Lola Chevy that Donahue drove was at Laguna Seca along with Porsche 904 GTSs, 906s, 907s, 908s, 910s, a Ferrari 330P, 250 LM, 275P, numerous GT 40s.



This coming August the historics will be featuring Porsche.

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[RPM]

Nice to see Porsche back in Rolex seriously. It was painful the last few years watching the Brumos car suffer and such non-racing marques as Lexus win sportscar races.



Cosimo - we are talking a VIR trip in April!

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[xrad]

Great race, but I wish they (Speed) spent more time covering the different classes...

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[RS Barn]

For those that don't know-David Donahue owned my 951 Turbo Cup Car and it was his first semi pro ride. He is a PA boy is friends with some of my contacts. After restoring my/his car I met up with him and asked if he had any info on the car. He found lots of info and forwarded to me to help with Excellence article . He is as down to earth as he appears.

Congrats on 24hr victory David.

Pete

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[cosimo]

RPM, yes I'm thinking of coming down to VIR for the April 26th race. I know it's early but keep me informed if there is a Porsche Corral. Pete, it is a sweeter victory now that we have a closer connection to Donohue. I guess you can say you gave him his start. Although, he had some pretty good racing genes. I wish SPEED would do a condensed replay of the race.

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[RPM]

I am still a bit confused on the Brumos car and its engine. It is named the Brumos Porsche - but that is the team (and dealership) name. The car does not have a Porsche hood badge and apparently the engine only has some Porsche content. It is not a variant of the V-8 Cayenne engine as has been reported by some, but instead a flat 6 variant. The chassis is from Riley.



The Porsche news release tiptoes around the issue:

Porsche wins 24 hour thriller in Daytona

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[cosimo]

Ralph, I think the badging on the front of the car is for the chassis manufacturer. I will ask Ivan Arzola about the Brumos "Porsche". He is pretty knowledgable about DPs.

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[Eric_K]

Brumos Racing won the race and is affiliated with the Brumos Porsche dealership. The chassis is a Riley Mk XX powered by a 3.99 liter flat six provided by Porsche Motorsport. It is similar to the engine used in the ALMS 997 RSR. Porsche also powered the Penske Riley as well. The Spirit of Daytona team runs a Coyote chassis with a Cayenne based V8 but the engine is not built by Porsche Motorsports but rather the Lorenzo Bros.



To have 4 cars with in 10 seconds after 24 hours is pretty amazing! GrandAm does a pretty good job of equalizing the various chassis & engines - no matter what JPM says.

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