Fisk Joins Godstone Ranch Team For Rolex 24 At Daytona

Rolex 24 At Daytona

Fisk Electric Company has formed a brand new relationship with Godstone Ranch Motorsports team by taking up the Title Sponsorship for the 48th Rolex 24 At Daytona. By joining hands with 20 other reliable partners, Frisk Electric Company will be standing in support of the mission raised by the Texas Heart Institute to reduce the ever rising toll of cardiovascular problems through innovative ways such as Research, Awareness and patient care through improved technologies.

Rolex, which has since long been associated with brilliance and perfection in Sports and Culture through innovative ways, keeps coming up with such platforms which help sportspersons to portray their talents and pursue excellence. For long people have been seeing Rolex make extra efforts to withstand the spirit of adventure and exploration. It is only for these efforts that have earned Rolex an immortal image in the eyes of the world. For the sports enthusiasts, the much anticipated 48th Rolex 24 At Daytona is like the Mecca of the Racing World. For years this event is religiously frequented by racing fans. That’s what makes this event one to look forward to.

With racers like John McCutchen II, Davy Jones and Paul Edwards in the team, it appears to be one success story rearing to being written. The racers successfully completed their three day test drive in their new Corvette last week at the Roar. The team is in the final phase, doing last minute preparations before the Rolex 24 At Daytona which is going to flag off on January 30. Directing the team will be Tony Dowe, one of the most renowned and successful race engineers in the Car Racing History.

Fisk Electrical Company, one of the leading brands assisting the nation with their designs, maintenance works and Installation of electric systems like cable appliances, electronic security systems and other technological solutions is mighty pleased with the sponsorship. Its logo will adorn #07 Corvette at the historic event of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. A long time admirer and a friend of Dr. Denton Cooley, Chairman of the Fisk Electric Company, Larry Brookshire looked honored on becoming a companion of the Texas Heart Institute in their most praise worthy endeavor.
Rolex 24 Race course

Harmonizing its way with the ultimate innovator Rolex, Fisk Electric Company also stands dignified with its innovations in the field of electricity. It bags the credit of lighting up whole of Houston, after the arrival of electricity in 1899 and also San Jacinto Monument in 1938 and many more such monuments. Fisk has time and again proved it mettle in its domain.

Racer John McCutchen II admired this role of Fisk and acknowledged the fact that Fisk Electric Company has not only helped the team but has also been a great support for the Texas Heart Institute in its mission with this. He looked forward to yield best results out of this grand event-The Rolex 24 At Daytona.

With so many Innovators and pioneers in their own fields coming together for a common event, the Rolex 24 At Daytona is going to be a supremely brilliant affair.

Posted by Vanessa Puzio on January 25th, 2010 and filed under Rolex Culture, Rolex Events, Rolex Pop Culture, Rolex Sports | No Comments »

Max Papis Joins Ganassi Racing For The Rolex 24 At Daytona

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Pepped-up driver lineup has been announced by most of the teams for the 2010 Grand-Am Rolex Car Sports Series’ season opener, the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Every team has experienced drivers but the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates BMW is racing with champion drivers who have the maximum experience in racing. Max Papis is also joining Chip Ganassi Racing along with Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas and Justin Wilson who are considered to be the first in class racers. Chip Ganassi Racing has the strongest driver lineup for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. This driver lineup has the power to win any championship and they are hopeful of winning this race also as the best drivers are racing on the tracks of Daytona International Speedway which is taking place on the last weekend of the month of January. Rolex has taken an initiative to bring together the finest drivers from the world to come and participate in this series and racers always look forward to participate at the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

American fans are really excited for the 2010 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 season. Since the Formula One and Champ Car Series Driver Maxi Papis is joining the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates in Car No. 01 and the excitement of the fans is uncontrollable. Even Max Papis is also looking forward to race in the Rolex 24 At Daytona as it means a lot for his career also. In the year 1996 he made his debut in the Rolex 24 At Daytona where he finished 65 second behind Wayne Taylor and it was considered to be the closest finish of the event. He will be racing in the best car that is No. 01 car which can beat any other car in this event. He has the required experience which will be the chip on the shoulder of the team. The driver lineup for team is very good as each driver is very well experience and has the capacity to win any race. This race will be a reunion of Maxi Papis and Scott Pruett who have won championship together. The winning spirit is very high among all the players of the team and they are going to put their best foot forward to win this event also.

Chip Ganassi Racing

Maxi Papis has a long record of winning series as in the year 2000 he has won the SRP class and has finished fourth overall in a Riley & Scott Ford. In Ferrari 333SP he was positioned at number three and he has won many other races also. In the 2004 Daytona Prototype he had finished 10th overall in Ganassi Racing’s Lexus Riley. In that race he was accompanied by Scott Pruett, Scott Dixon and Jimmy Morales. For the last two years he has been a part of GT class and has been positioned well. This year he will be the part of Daytona Prototype and is looking forward to win the race. Crowd of fans is waiting to see Maxi Papis race in the car No.01 and show then how a metallic beauty looks when it races at the unimaginable speed. The Rolex 24 At Daytona is must watch event as Chip Ganassi Racing has lineuped with a dream team which has the power to win this race.

Posted by Vanessa Puzio on January 24th, 2010 and filed under Rolex Culture, Rolex Events | No Comments »

Rolex 24 At Daytona Inspires A Virtual Rendition: The Rolex 2.4

Racing Simulator

The toughest endurance race in North America, Rolex 24 At Daytona, has been extremely popular with sports car racing fans the world over. The race has reached its pinnacle of popularity, as it has now been turned into a virtual gaming gala. Members of iRacing will now get to enjoy simulations of the popular twice around-the-clock race without visiting the tracks. Though the real racing skills of a driver can only be on displayed in all its glory on a race track, the virtual rendition of the same is a great attempt to give fans a taste of the action. The simulation is not only intended for fans, but also for professionals who would like to test their abilities, while preparing for the actual edge of the seat action.

iRacing Motorsport Simulations has created an online, subscription-based racing simulation service that works with Microsoft Windows. The company was established in September 2004, by David Kaemmer and John W. Henry. iRacing was established in Boston, Massachusetts. The online simulation was opened to public on August 26, 2008. Since the subscription is open to fans and racers alike, many popular names like Alex Gurney, AJ Allmendinger, Scott Speed, Jacques Villeneuve, Justin Wilson, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Marcos Ambrose, have appreciated the service for its accurate track modeling. The professional racers have used the simulation service as a learning tool as well as to get familiar with the race tracks.

With the inclusion of Rolex 2.4 to iRacing, the virtual racing version of Rolex 24 At Daytona, will also mark the beginning of the 2010 iRacing World Tour. Rolex 2.4 encompasses an exact visual and functional duplicate of the Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype which has been the most popular chassis on the tracks of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. Rolex 24 At DaytonaThe Rolex 2.4 simulation race will be a 144 minute tribute to the endurance race, which involves drivers from various disciplines from across the globe. iRacing’s executive producer, Steve Myers, stated that since everyone would get a chance to race others with similar abilities, each individual would have a reasonable chance to win the virtual rendition of the endurance race.

Steve Myers also stated that though the simulation race has been introduced as a more straightforward variant, future innovations would include increasing the hours of the race. He also shared that iRacing would have longer races which would include entire teams of drivers. The members would get a chance to connect further, as those introduced through iRacing, would be able to form their own teams and compete. iRacing is making every effort to make the simulation game as close to reality as possible. However, for hardcore racing fans, nothing can come close to the experience that the Rolex 24 At Daytona endurance race displays each year. iRacing also announced that the results of the race would be declared wherein the top three winners in each split would be finalized. They also added that 24 participants would be chosen at random and be honored with $24 iRacing credit awards.

Posted by Vanessa Puzio on January 23rd, 2010 and filed under Rolex Culture, Rolex Events | No Comments »

Rechristened Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion

Mazda Laguna Seca

World famous Monterey Historic Automobile Races have just acquired a brand new name. With Rolex Watch USA sponsoring the whole event, this time around it will be called the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. Rolex has since long been associated with this sports event for which automobile enthusiasts from all across the world descend on the Monterey, California peninsula each August. Rolex has always withstood brilliance and once again has come forward to promote the same in the racing world but this time with a new role. The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is the confluence of historic race cars, legendary drivers and motorsports enthusiasts. Taking the tradition forward with a new look and name, a new chapter in the history of this race is going to be written from August 12 to 15, 2010.

Rolex has always garnered the quest for excellence in the field of sports. The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is a unique opportunity to get a feel of the era that has gone by and gives a glimpse of how grand the race course used to appear with the legendary drivers lending their hand to the classic automobiles of the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. This week long event is one in a million as it serves as a platform to the vehicles from every corner of the world to assemble and to the veteran drivers of the by gone era to replicate the same magic that they once used to create on the race courses. For the young fans, it’s a rare chance to get the good old flavor of golden years of racing arena while for the older fans, its like getting a déjà vu feeling watching winners of their times casting the same spell once again.

The Vice President of Rolex Watch USA, Peter Nicholson looked pleased at giving a new shape to the relationship that Rolex shares with Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca by taking up a new role in the event as the inaugural sponsor of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and said that the very core essence of this motorsports event will remain intact.

Monterey Historics Races

The event will accept 400 legendary cars out of which 14 teams will be formed. This year’s automobile giants which are to be featured in the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion include Formula 1, which will be celebrating its 60th anniversary this year; Trans-Am; and stock cars with drum brakes that competed between 1966 and 1975. Also, the Bugatti Club of America which will turn 50 will celebrate with an exclusive Bugatti Grand Prix. The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will continue the annual tradition of honoring one marque each year that is chosen for its historical significance and achievements.

Renowned for its association with the world of sports, Rolex has had a long-time and deep involvement with both contemporary and historic motorsport including the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, the LeMans 24 Hour Race, the Goodwood Revival and historic races in Monterey and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. With a newly acquired name, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is going to be one super grand affair. The new name for the event will bring a new dawn to this lifelong tradition.

Posted by Vanessa Puzio on January 23rd, 2010 and filed under Rolex Culture, Rolex Events | No Comments »

AXA Partners With TRG For The Rolex 24 At Daytona

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With AXA and The Racer’s Group (TRG) reuniting for the Rolex 24 at Daytona in pursuit of victory, this is one gala event that has the signature of Rolex supremacy and has everything to look forward to. With No. 66 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car being the final car in the TRG line-up, TRG has all the intentions of making it to the top slot this year. To keep the enthusiasm of the car racing world and its fans alive Rolex has once again continued with its given way to this championship. The main onus of this event is basically to bring out the best in the motorsports racers of the world and give them a platform to portray their talents and better themselves.

The AXA- TRG team has all the veteran racers of the world to be a formidable team. The team is bejeweled with the champions like Ted Ballou, Pat Flanagan, Andy Lally, Kelly Collins and Wolf Henzler; all of whom have been associated with the championship for many years and have out done themselves year after year. While Ted Ballou will complete his four years with this championship, Pat Flanagan has been involved with TRG since 2003 and has lent his hand to everything including Daytona Prototypes to Rolex GT series. Andy Lally has won the Championship twice, holds a strong history in No. 66 and looks forward to getting his way this time as well. Kelly Collins who raced for TRG in 2006 has had a back up of stupendous career in GT cars and Daytona Prototypes, will be competing like a true warrior. Racer Wolf Henzler is previous year’s winner in the championship and holds a smooth record. The successful Porche Factory driver will be joining TRG family for the first time.

TRG specializes in engine and chassis tuning and is also engaged in preparation of service professional race cars. It is a manufacturer as well as the distributor of high-performance racing parts. Also, it assists with the mechanical and electrical engineering services, development of driver and other such opportunities. The team owner Kevin Buckler sees this team as the one full of potential and brilliance and appreciates the platform that Rolex provides with the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, for AXA to spread their message. He also considered it a unique opportunity to build strong business to business relationships. He looked super enthusiastic and confident about his team and was pretty excited about the fact that Wolf Henzler who had been racing against him for so many years would now be in his troupe.
Rolex 24 At Daytona

While AXA, a wealth management giant who has always withstood its motto of supporting individuals and business clients, has long been a supporter of the team, TRG has been competing in the top level championships for many years and has mostly ended up being crowned as the winner including in the 2005 and 2006 Rolex Series GT championship and Rolex 24 at Daytona and also the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Together they both are once again set to repeat last year’s success and race their way to success.

Posted by Vanessa Puzio on January 21st, 2010 and filed under Rolex Culture, Rolex Events | No Comments »

Level 5 Motorsports Announces Driver Lineup For The Rolex 24 At Daytona

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Star-studded drivers of the Level 5 Motorsports are ready to race at the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Level 5 Motorsports has announced its teams which consist of the best driver lineup and can be the future winner of the Rolex 24 At Daytona 2010. Speeding cars are making way for the Daytona International Speedway track which is located on the beach of Daytona at Florida and these cars will be racing at the opening race of the 2010 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 which is taking place at the last weekend of the month of January 30-31st. This year is looking really promising for the Level 5 Motorsports team as the team is landing with two cars in the Rolex 24 At Daytona. This racing event is an initiative by Rolex who is also the title sponsor of the event. An effort has been put by Rolex to bring together the top-notch talent from all over the world so that the sport is kept alive in the hearts of people.

Level 5 Motorsports have always had champion racers with it and this year as well the tradition is being carried forward. The team has announced its star-studded drivers and is ready with the No. 55 and No. 95 BMW Riley Daytona Prototypes for the season’s opening race the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The team will have the regular Scott Tucker and Christophe Bouchut combo as both of them have won many races last year in 2009. Scott Tucker has 10 victories in the Ferrari Challenge Series and had also won the Ferrari Challenge Dealership Championship for Boardwalk Ferrari. This champion driver will have the company of Christophe Bouchut who was the past winner of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Spa. Recently, Christophe Bouchut was associated with the Red Bull Formula One team and was very successful driver in the history of the Champ Car World Series. The car No. 55 BMW Riley’s co-driver is Sascha Maassen and Emmanuel Collards. Sascha Maassen can run the metallic beauty with so such of ease that audience get excited

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when they see him racing on the tracks. He was the champion in the American Le Mans Series and was placed fourth in the Rolex 24 At Daytona in 2002 and 2006. The Frenchman Emmanuel Collards has won the 2005 Rolex 24 in a Daytona Prototype, the 24 Hours of Spa and the Porsche Supercup Driver’s championship. His winning spirit is likely to lead the team to a victory in the upcoming Rolex 24 At Daytona.

The car No.95 BMW Riley will see participation of Ryan Hunter-Reay who was standout performer at IZOD IndyCar Series and he was the winner at Watkins Glen International. Ryan Hunter-Reay will be accompanied by the German driver Lucas Luhr along with Scott Tucker and Christophe Bouchut. Lucas Luhr has also won the GT class in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and American LeMans LMP2 and GT championship. Level 5 Motorsports is racing with the best cars in the Daytona Prototype with the star-studded champion drivers. These champions drivers are going to light fire on the tracks with their driving skills and the Rolex 24 At Daytona will be the race to watch for.

Posted by Vanessa Puzio on January 18th, 2010 and filed under Rolex Culture, Rolex Events | No Comments »

EMCO Gears Extends Grand Am Rolex Racing Sponsorship

EMCO GEARSPartnerships and alliances are getting stronger and better with each passing year and so is the association of the EMCO Gears sponsorship program with the Grand-Am Road Racing. For a better future of the racing sport EMCO Gears and Grand-Am Road Racing have geared up their relationship for the next three years. The racing sport is a sport which involves danger as well as thrill and both are loved by the sports racers and their fans. This sport is growing with time because it has given a chance to the technology to be more creative and innovative. As time is going by people have seen development of new car technology and today many of those developments are being used in the cars which are driven on the roads. Rolex is taking an initiative to keep this sport alive in the hearts of people as well as in the hearts of the sports professional and making efforts to gather the top-notch skilled sports professionals across the world.

EMCO Gears is also supporting the car racing by extended its sponsorship for three additional years with GRAND-AM Road Racing. EMCO Gear is not only participating in the GRAND-AM Road Racing but will also be a part of events such as the EMCO Gears Classic at Mid Ohio, the EMCO Gears Golf Classic to benefit Boggy Creek Camp. The company will also be part for the year end points fund agreement and this shows that company wants to help the society by being a part of such event. It is a small effort from the company to give back to the society which will help in the Rolex
improvement of life for others as well as improvement of a sport which is loved by people. EMCO Gears has been a part of GRAND-AM for some years and now to be its sponsor is just a chip on the shoulder for the company. The company was established in 1934 by Eugene McPheron and is into building of quality racing transmissions, axle systems, steering racks, engine gears and sprockets. The brand had participated in the Rolex 24 At Daytona the season’s opening race for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series in the year 2000 and since then both of them have made a strong relationship. After renewing the sponsorship this partnership will be carried to the next level and high expectations are in store from this sponsorship.

When EMCO Gears first competed at the Rolex 24 At Daytona in 2000 the team Flis Motorsports Corvette was using the EGB44C racing transmission who won the Rolex 24 At Daytona. An EMCO transmission had been installed in the Rolex 24 Daytona Prototype on Bell Motorsports and the team was an overall-winning Doran Daytona Prototype in 2004. The same success story followed in 2009 Rolex 24 where the Brumos Racing No. 58 Porsche Riley won, and in the GT class No. 70 SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 won in 2008. EMCO Gears has been gearing up for a better performance in the upcoming race that is Rolex 24 At Daytona which is taking place at the last weekend of the January 2010. Growing with time is the partnership of EMCO Gears with the Grand-Am Racing Road which will lead to better gear systems in the future.

Posted by Vanessa Puzio on January 17th, 2010 and filed under Rolex Culture, Rolex Events | No Comments »

SpeedSource Successfully Tests New Cars At Roar Before The Rolex 24

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The Roar Before the Rolex 24 rolled with some new cars which were simply amazing in their functionalities. The action of the test race took place at the Daytona Beach at Florida on the Daytona International Speedway track where both the GT as well as the Daytona Prototypes entries raced. The three-day test race have been seeing the best racing races and this weekend’s race was filled with surprises as the race saw the highest number of new car entries. SpeedSource has introduced three new Rolex Series RX8 GT cars at the Roar Before the Rolex 24 and all the three cars had completed their laps beautifully. SpeedSource is considered a champion in developing sports cars and the new Rolex Series RX8 GT had performed superbly well and the racers enjoyed driving these cars also. SpeedSource loves to participate in the Rolex 24 At Daytona which is season’s opening race at the 2010 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car series where the champion drivers race in with their best performances. It is part of efforts by Rolex, who wants to gather the finest talents from the world to participate in an enticing race which is enthralling as well as attention grapping. Rolex wants to keep the sport alive within the hearts of people who have a passion for speedy cars as well as for innovative technology.

SpeedSource has always burned the midnight oil to make sports cars and each car made by this company is simply superb as it presents perfection in technology. SpeedSource has designed cars which not only fulfill the expectations of the champion drivers but also believes in delivering the car on time. Patrick Dempsey raced in the new No 41 Mazda RX8 GT car at the Roar Before the Rolex 24 and the Dempsey Racing team was very happy with the car. The team has been associated with SpeedSource for the last three years and the engineers as well as the driver have developed a great relationship. The new car was simply superb at the Roar Before the Rolex 24 and they are excepting that car will race even better on the main event that is the Rolex 24 At Daytona taking place on January 30-31. At this three-day test series the car ran the fastest lap and all its three cars ran consistent laps without any technical failure. The car has shown its strong and consistent performance for 158 laps in the non stop 24 hours race.

No 70 Castrol Syntec

The crew of the No 70 Castrol Syntec was all praises for the Mazda RX8 which raced perfectly well. For the new car No.70 Mazda RX8 SpeedSource had developed a new setup with the aid of the chassis designer and constructer Bill Riley of Riley Technologies. It is improved version of the previous car and the driver ran a few good laps with this car. The team like what they raced on and are hopeful that this car can make them a winner for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The No 69 FXDD SpeedSource Mazda RX8 has a nice run on the tracks of the Daytona. SpeedSource has shown what the company is capable of by launching three new cars in the Roar Before the Rolex24 and the fans are waiting to see its performance in the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The much awaited event will take place at the last weekend of the first month of the year and sports lovers are waiting for it desperately.

Posted by Vanessa Puzio on January 17th, 2010 and filed under Rolex Culture, Rolex Events | No Comments »

Alex Job Racing Porsche Impresses At Roar Before The Rolex 24

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The unprecedented temperatures made the Roar Before the Rolex a very interesting as well as difficult test race. The race was filled with surprises and no one even thought that such weather conditions would lead to break all the previous records. The champion drivers have shown their caliber that they are made of steel and these drivers are going stronger and faster with time. The team which impressed the most was the No. 23 Foametix/Battery Tender/Alex Job Racing/Porsche 997 GT3 Cup as the team showed its determination to outrace others in not only the Roar Before the Rolex but is also looking forward to winning the 2010 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series season opener the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The team ran a record fastest lap for a Porsche in the GT class and had the second fastest time ever in the three day test event. The Alex Job Racing is all geared up for the main race that is season’s opening race the Rolex 24 At Daytona which will take place on the last weekend on the month of January 2010. Rolex has been associated with the Roar Before the Rolex as the brand wants the sport lovers to enjoy more breathtaking and exciting sports. It is an effort by Rolex to bring the world champions of motorsports at one place and help them have a good time with their cars.

The car No. 23 Foametix/Battery Tender/Alex Job Racing/Porsche 997 GT3 Cup has lined up with five drivers and each racer is champion in his own way. The racer Drivers Claudio Burtin, Mitch Pagerey, Jack Baldwin, Dominik Farnbacher and Martin Ragginger have shown caliber to win any race and has been practicing very hard for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The tracks of Daytona International Speedway has seen racers at their best in the Roar Before the Rolex and enthusiast fans are waiting for the main event that will take place on January 30-31st. The weather conditions brought out the best of Martin Ragginger as he raced the lap in the time of 1:49:627 with an average speed of 117 mph. The speed gave the Alex Job Racing the kick start it was looking for to race in the test event.

Alex Job Racing

The Roar Before the Rolex has roared out the lion out of its den and this year the real lion is the Alex Job Racing. The race has been so smooth for the team that it has amazed the team engineer Greg Fordahl and crew chief Kerry Foote. The crew will be making some small adjustment in the No. 23 Porsche to make it run even faster than what it performed in the previous test race. The entire team has gelled very well and covered 158 laps with flawless performance. The team is hoping for the same flawless performance for the Rolex 24 At Daytona and champion drivers are working very hard to race the car at a higher speed. The crew is bringing in changes in the car so that the car attains that speed and maintains that speed too. The real test for the No. 23 Porsche will be during the 2010 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Season Opener the Rolex 24 At Daytona and fans are waiting to see Alex Job Racing out shine its own previous performance. The coming weekend will be more inciting and rabble-rousing for the fans and all this is possible only because of Rolex.

Posted by Vanessa Puzio on January 16th, 2010 and filed under Rolex Culture, Rolex Events | No Comments »

Teams Break Records At Roar Before The Rolex

No. 55 Level 5 Motorsports/Supercar Life Racing BMW Riley

The speeding cars have come to a halt with shrieking breaks and the champion racers have raced to their potential. The Roar Before the Rolex has seen the fastest laps during the three day test race which took place on January 8-10th. The speed with which the cars raced amazed the audience as they never thought that the race will be so thrilling as the weather conditions were not very good in the morning. The unprecedented temperatures did delay the race but when it started in the evening it was a race to watch. The speed really rocked the 3.65 miles Daytona track and speed became the talk of the town that evening and till the very end of the race. It seems all the teams are all ready for the main series that is the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 season opener the Rolex 24 At Daytona which will take place on January 30-31st. At the Roar Before the Rolex 24 all official speed records were broken by both the Daytona Prototype and GT classes in the three-day test. Rolex is also a part of the race as it was the title sponsor. Rolex has always encouraged sports which brings out the spirit of sportsmanship and have always made an effort to be bringing together the best talent from all over the globe.

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The Daytona International Speedway track for the Roar Before the Rolex 24 saw the fastest laps of 1:40.466 created by Max Angelelli in the No.10 SunTrust Racing Ford Dallara from the Daytona Prototype. The No. 41 Dempsey Racing/Team Seattle Mazda RX-8 took a lead in the GT competitor which was raced by Leh Keen who completed the lap in 1:49.214. Max Angelelli has broken the record of winner David Donohue at the Rolex 24 At Daytona in 2009, who had set the track record of 1:40.540. Leh Keen has broken the record of Sylvain Tremblay the GT mark last year by running 1:49.455 during his final lap. Max Angelelli has the desire to win the Rolex 24 At Daytona with his co driver Wayne Taylor, Emmanuel Collard and Ricky Taylor.

The team which raced the second fastest was the IZOD IndyCar Series star Scott Dixon in the No. 02 TELMEX/Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates BMW Riley. It raced the lap at 1:40.588. At the third position was Michael Valiante with a lap of 1:41.182 who raced in the No. 6 Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley. The Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates’ second racer Scott Pruett in the No. 01 TELMEX/Target BMW Riley completed the lap in 1:40.986. The biggest surprise was Christophe Bouchut in the No. 55 Level 5 Motorsports/Supercar Life Racing BMW Riley who missed the fourth position by few minutes and completed the lap at 1:41.121. In the GT entries Martin Ragginger got the second position as he completed the lap at 1:49.627 in the No. 23 Alex Job Racing Foametix/Battery Tender Porsche GT3. Spencer Pumpelly was at the third position, in the No. 71 TRG Porsche GT3, who raced the laps at 1:49.700 followed by Jorg Bergmeister, who raced the laps at 1:49.730 in the No. 67 TRG/Flying Lizard Motorsport Porsche GT3. Tremblay tried very hard to gain the fourth position in the No. 70 SpeedSource/Castrol Syntec Mazda RX-8 but missed it by few minutes. The record of all the teams is superb and sports lovers are waiting for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The Racing event on January 30-31st will be the test of caliber. Speed will be the key factor for winning the race.

Posted by Vanessa Puzio on January 15th, 2010 and filed under Rolex Culture, Rolex Events | No Comments »