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Posted by: jr91472 Mar 5 2007, 07:24 AM

I am loving this race series. Always a good race

But Papis makes me mad

Posted by: Joe Ricard Mar 5 2007, 08:58 AM

It was a good race. My wife thought it was cool to see the RX-8 win the class. I told her that those cars had 3 rotors and were nothing like her car.

Didn't matter to her she just cheered anyway.

Posted by: Mid_Engine_914 Mar 5 2007, 12:14 PM

I can't watch them Daytona ugly types.

Posted by: Scott Carlberg Mar 5 2007, 03:50 PM

While I like the American LeMans series better, the Rolex series does provide better racing, as NO team has really put much of a fight up against the Audi team.

That might change this coming year in the P2 class with the THREE Acura teams and a new Mazda car.

Rolex in Mexico:
I was wondering why Papis was loosing so much of the lead the THE KID had given him, he said afterwards that it was traffic.

Cool to see the Gainsco team win their 1st race though.

I'd like to see the Brumos Porsche cars get a lot more competitive.
and
I'd LOVE to see the Porsche teams switch engines and run that 3.4 V-8 that the Penske P2 car runs in the ALMS!

The winner of the 1st Rolex Sports Car series race at Laguna Seca 2yrs ago.... and myself!

Posted by: MattR Mar 5 2007, 10:52 PM

QUOTE(Scott Carlberg @ Mar 5 2007, 01:50 PM)

Posted by: Scott Carlberg Mar 6 2007, 01:14 AM

So then the 5-liter V-8's that the Pontiac teams are running are Corvette engines?

There was a graphic put up on Saturday that made me think there was a chance they could switch.
Of course I can't remember Exactly what it said now, but something like,
IF not this engine, then it could be that engine etc. It wasn't referring to the Porsche teams, it just made me think of 3.4 V-8.

Brumos Porsche has been a LONG time Porsche Dealer, I'm sure they could afford it, with their discount! lol


Did anyone else (you'd have to be a Porsche fan, not just a 914 fan) cringe
when during the post-race interviews, one of the 2nd place 997 drivers said something, regarding the winning mazda, like:
"we'll have to see if something gets done (READ Rule Change) to those mazda's.

HUH?

Posted by: MattR Mar 6 2007, 02:20 AM

QUOTE(Scott Carlberg @ Mar 5 2007, 11:14 PM)

Posted by: rfuerst911sc Mar 6 2007, 04:53 AM

QUOTE(Scott Carlberg @ Mar 5 2007, 11:14 PM)

So then the 5-liter V-8's that the Pontiac teams are running are Corvette engines?

There was a graphic put up on Saturday that made me think there was a chance they could switch.
Of course I can't remember Exactly what it said now, but something like,
IF not this engine, then it could be that engine etc. It wasn't referring to the Porsche teams, it just made me think of 3.4 V-8.

Brumos Porsche has been a LONG time Porsche Dealer, I'm sure they could afford it, with their discount! lol


Did anyone else (you'd have to be a Porsche fan, not just a 914 fan) cringe
when during the post-race interviews, one of the 2nd place 997 drivers said something, regarding the winning mazda, like:
"we'll have to see if something gets done (READ Rule Change) to those mazda's.

HUH?

Posted by: carr914 Mar 6 2007, 09:03 AM

As a Mad Max fan, I too was disapointed in Papis, especially after Colin Braun put on a driving exhibition. For Max to say that he lost a 22 second lead to traffic would be to suggest that everybody else didn't have any traffic, then to spin, AH..... Come on Max, I know you are better than that.

T.C.

Posted by: Joe Ricard Mar 6 2007, 12:01 PM

The Solstice is running the same engine as the GTO did last year. LS2 Motor. Vettes run LS7
When listening to the in car I was like " hey that ain't no hig whining turbo 4 cylinder".

Mazda runs 3 rotor
Porsche just runs...............