[Shotimes] OT Daytona 24hrs good

[Donald Mallinson]

Robert,

If the winning car is not pushrod, then what would it be?  I 
doubt they would use the Northstar, and GM doesn't have any 
other non-pushrod V8's, and the car was a V8 for sure. 
Doubt if any other motor with OHC would make that noise! (4 cyl)

Just curious.

Don Mallinson

Robert Bruce wrote:

> Actually the 24 hr race is the second race of the season.  The first race
> was on Friday, a 250 mile event for the Grand Am Cup Series.  The
> significance of this series is that this is today's version of the old
> Firestone Firehawk series.  The FF series was where the Ninja SHOs competed
> so well.
> 
> The GAC race was won by Terry Borcheller n a Porsche.  He also just won the
> 24 hr GA race in the Pontiac Doran.
> 
> I believe the winning Pontiac is not a pushrod motor.  No similarity to the
> NASCAR block.
> 
> Robert Bruce
> 93 atx
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> First sports car race of the season is over, and guess what?
> 
> Pontiac won!  (OK, a Chevy engine with Pontiac stickers on
> it!)  :)
> 
> Sorry to see the Tony Stewart/Dale JR. team lose in the last
> few minutes due to parts breaking.
> 
> Dale did a great job, Tony just reinforced my belief that he
> is the new ultimate racer. And Andy Wallace, a sports car
> legend gave these two newcomers a big lead to play with.
> 
> For Tony, he will race anything: dirt, pavement, with and
> without fenders, and now sports cars.  watching his eyes as
> the car fell apart around him was a study in control of
> emotion.  Maybe he lets his temper get loose after a race,
> but during he is all business, at least if people aren't
> bashing him in the side!
> 
> Also, read in Autoweek where he stays till the last fan is
> gone at dirt races, (sponsor probably won't let him do it at
> Nascar events, would make other drivers look bad).
> 
> Tony continues to bad mouth Nascar when he is at a dirt
> track, got to give him credit, he is less concerned about
> his sponsors image of him, than he is his fan's image.  And
> he doesn't care what NASCAR fans think of him either.  Not
> the best attitude for making the most money, but he is good
> enough, I doubt he will get fired for loving dirt racing
> first, and everything else second.
> 
> Good race, Porche proved once again they support and make
> the ultimate sports car, 911 continues to dominate the sport
> at the lower levels.
> 
> Don Mallinson
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