tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post3871620792043900908..comments2023-10-26T05:40:57.781-04:00Comments on Axis Of Oversteer: 2009 24 Hours of DaytonaAChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04209280332953683555noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-41048148644439130202009-01-26T15:22:00.000-05:002009-01-26T15:22:00.000-05:00The France family - the only people on Earth who c...The France family - the only people on Earth who could look at a Consulier GTP and say "Now *that's* a pretty sports car! Can we make our prototypes look like *that* somehow?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-75291713590229806422009-01-25T15:55:00.000-05:002009-01-25T15:55:00.000-05:00Say what you will about the cars. The racing is gr...Say what you will about the cars. The racing is great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-73152199068467295402009-01-24T14:28:00.000-05:002009-01-24T14:28:00.000-05:00"I confess the Daytona Prototype spec cars do..."I confess the Daytona Prototype spec cars do nothing for me ... "<BR/><BR/>I've got to agree with you, and I also have to add that I've heard that from literally hundreds of people.<BR/><BR/>It usually goes something like, 'I'd be more interested in watching if those things weren't so damn ugly."<BR/><BR/>When I was working in the sponsorship business we had a meeting with one of the Rileys (the younger one, I forget his name at the moment) at the Riley & Scott facility in Indy.<BR/><BR/>We asked him about the "ascetics" of the Grand Am cars, and he said: "Our hands are tied on that by the France family. They mandate the hard-ponits for the cage, and the front and rear roll over structures just make the damn things look real boxy. We tried like hell to work around it, but what are you gonna do?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-91407986325867373102009-01-24T11:08:00.000-05:002009-01-24T11:08:00.000-05:00Man, I was supposed to be at the race today but ca...Man, I was supposed to be at the race today but can't make it due to something that came up at the last minute. Sucks. If anyone is interested, you can make the shakedown session for the 12 hours of Sebring this Monday and TuesdayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com