2006 Rolex 24 Hour Race in Daytona

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2006 Rolex 24 Hour Race in Daytona - Eclipsor - 01-30-2006

Race Stats - time of race: 24:0:40.031, distance: 734 laps ÔÇô 2,613.04 miles, average speed: 108.826 mph, victory margin: one lap.

I went down to Daytona Beach, FL this past weekend to see the Rolex 24 hour race and had a damn good time. I will post a more extensive write-up at a later date, but here are some pics in the mean time.

http://sixtyfoot.com/ipw-web/gallery/rolex?page=1

I sat next to a driver on the plane trip back. His name was Kelly Collins and he was a driver for Pontiac. He started out racing motorcycles, then eventually became a factory driver for Chevrolet and won the American Le Mans beside two big names that have slipped my mind. He then moved to BMW and finally to Pontiac. He was absolutely beat so i didn't ask him as many things as i would have liked. I hadn't heard of him, but evidently he's got some skills...

http://www.corvettemuseum.com/specs/2004/bios.shtml

Here are a few samples...

Corvette C5-R
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Ferrari 333SP
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Porsche Carrera GT
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Lambo Gallardo SE
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Pontiac (Prototype) vs Vette (GT class)
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Chip Ganassi's Target Lexus (winner)
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Ferrari F430
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- Eclipsor - 01-30-2006

And now for the girls...

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That little kid is probably thinking, "DAMN I want some of that ass."

- Mike - 01-30-2006

lol you need to get laid Wink

stick around a while...

- Eclipsor - 01-30-2006

Shaddup, you love the pics and you know it. Perv.

- BLINGMW - 01-30-2006

oh oh oh! Nice! So was it worth the trip? Looked like a great race from what I saw on Speed. That redbull car got the SHAFT in the last 30 min though. D'oh! Sad

- Eclipsor - 01-30-2006

BLINGMW Wrote:oh oh oh! Nice! So was it worth the trip? Looked like a great race from what I saw on Speed. That redbull car got the SHAFT in the last 30 min though. D'oh!

Hell yeah, it was definitely worth it. Even with the whole plane-being-delayed-for-three-hours-while-the-mechanic-worked-on-it-thing.

Indeed, that Red Bull car had some bad luck there. Flat tires suck.