At around 23:00 am Sunday Spanish time, the 2010 edition of the legendary 24 Hours of Daytona was nearing its end. One issue that the writer does not recall a more difficult and complicated because the harsh conditions with heavy rain beginning marked the same exceedingly low and problems among several strong teams, including the Riley / Spirit of Daytona Porsche # 90 in which militates our Antonio Garcia.

Finally, the victory went to the Riley / Porsche’s Racing Action Express. The prototype with dorsal # 9 has crossed the line first with his commanders Joao Barbosa, completing 755 laps total and leading the race for 316 of them. A surprise winner and perhaps somewhat unexpected. In the GT category Koni, the victory went to one of the most effective long SpeedSource Mazda RX8: the car of the fleet with their number # 48 has arrived first in its class and eighth overall with Jonathan Bomarito to its controls. ( #)

The onset and severity of the test has been affected by rain leaving the track and infield of Daytona inpracticable literally. The track exits, with touches cast group, tops and other shocks succeed soon as I got well abreast Fernischumi

(# ) Until just over half the race all the powerful depicted Chip Ganassi would be the winner with Riley / BMW despite the abandonment by failure of the car driven by Juan Pablo Montoya, Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon and Jamie McMurray.

( #) Differences between the first two were never higher than a lap, and once pardoned a little rain along the nearly continuous caution periods for incidents, Joao Barbosa, Terry Borcheller, Mike Rockenfeller and Ryan Dalziel showed good pace possessed and put some points on the i’s. While Chip Ganassi seems to be showing conservatives, especially after the abandonment touched by failure of its second car. And is that a suspicion on possible fault in the final stint with included pit stop could be crucial in the outcome.

In the Koni GT has been the triumph for one of the always reliable and fearsome SpeedSource Mazda RX8. The unit # 70 with Jonathan Bomarito, Nick Ham, David Haskell and Sylvain Tremblay has made a career of less than with final victory. Not easy with the race that was held today, especially on water that strikes me as the mechanical presses were not far from the best.

The early stages of the race were the domain of herd of Porsche 911 GT3, with the Flying Lizzard Motorsport mainly. Jorg Bergmeister, Langenfeld, Patrick Long, Seth Neiman and Johannes van Overbeek have been the second in the category. Third, another Porsche on the TRG with Wolf Henzler, Ted Ballou, Kelly Collins, Patrick Flanagan, and Andy Lally Old Alig.

Results career.1. # 9 Joao Barbosa 755v 1:41.722 316v Action Express Racing Porsche / Riley

2. # 01 Scott Pruett Chip Ganassi 755v 1:41.606 146v & Felix Sabates Racing BMW Riley 52,303 “

3. # 95 Ryan Hunter-Reay 751V 1:42.161 11v Crown Royal / NPN +4 laps Racing BMW Riley

4. # 75 Tracy Krohn 735v 1:42.814 30v Krohn Racing Ford / Lola +20 v

5. # 60 John 726v 1:42.023 4v Pew Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley +29 v
6. # 10 Wayne Taylor 711v 1:41.101 7v SunTrust Racing Ford / Dallara +44 v
7. # 6 AJ Allmendinger 707v 1:41.695 43v Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley +48 v
8. # 70 Jonathan Bomarito 707v 1:50.396 0v SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 +48 v Koni 1st in GT
9. # 67 Johannes van Overbeek 703v 1:49.975 0v Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche GT3 +52 v
10. # 66 Wolf Henzler 691v 1:50.225 0v TRG Porsche GT3 +54 v

Again a Riley Daytona Prototype Porsche prevails in the 24 Hours of Daytona: Brumos was that combination with the winner at Daytona last year and in 2010 under Action Express Racing returns to winning mechanics. It appears that the Spirit of Daytona Coyote chassis combined with Porsche engine finishes not curdle. And eye that Riley / BMW are there. War will all season with Chip Ganassi to the front. But the career equivalent of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Grand-Am but has not been for them. A blow to begin.

In fact the beginning of the first full season that will play the new Chevrolet Camaro GT.R (at the end you have changed the name) was very good. Two of the three listed units have finished the race lasts 24 hours, unit # 57, Stevenson Motorsport finishing fourth. The second unit of the same team finished in seventeenth place.

The next meeting will be to recover March 6 at Homestead Miami.

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Has begun one of the biggest events of the year in terms of racing is concerned. Bad weather has plagued Florida this year and the beginning of the 24 Hours of Daytona is done with a layer of water on the circuit that has greatly complicated the lives of the pilots involved. The party has joined the safety car had to come out on numerous occasions since the race was a mass of caution period.

The author of the pole has not had much luck. Max Angelelli has had a mass of problems in his car in the end have been culminated with a transmission problem that has delayed even more. Meanwhile the Ganassi team took advantage of all the problems of its rivals and puts his car number two, driven by Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti, Juan Pablo Montoya and Jamie McMurray, in the first position.

Behind the Chip Ganassi Racing Brumos stood Bob Stallings and Krohn Racing. Bad luck though for one of the favorites to victory. Ricardo Zonta had an off hard to believe in a pilot of its features and lost much time.

Antonio Garcia for his part had to settle for twelfth place after his teammates did not end up catching the desired or expected rate. In the GT, the Porsche continue his dominance and despite having a nice triple the early hours, have had to settle for the team lead Romain Dumas.

Statements Franchitti told Autosport:

Scott did a great job in the first round in the rain, but conditions are quite hard. There is only one dry line and can not be all for it. It is difficult to get the temperature in the tires, but is the same for everyone else.

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We follow the news about Le Mans, in this case at 24 Hour of Le Mans. Audi Sport on Thursday made official who sought to inscribe the three official cars for the legendary endurance race. All three drivers who will occupy the umpire, will be Marcel Fässler, Benoit Treluyer and Andre Lotterer. Riders not well known to the general public, but they already have some experience as far as endurance is concerned.

The Swiss Fässler is already known to fans of the brand with the four rings as has already led to the mark twice. In his record also included the International GT Open victory last year at the wheel of a Ferrari F430 GT. For his part, French Treluyer discipline comes from the Pescarolo team already completed a great performance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 2009 until his accident at night.

Andre Lotterer, German of course, is possibly have the least experienced in this type of racing. The third driver has spent much of his career in the circuits of Japan where he has spent twice as champion of the Super GT, but has also run a few races in Formula Nippon. In Europe also has run, and disputing the A1GP race at Le Sarthe as Lotterer.

This new trio lead for the first time the Audi R15 TDI in testing the 1,000 km de Spa Francorchamps. There also could face French rivals, may also demonstrate their conditions in this type of racing very hard. We all know that you can devote Belgian circuit or leave up to the bitumen. In his hands this.

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Soon the boys have taken the Monster World Rally Team in trying to silence those critical voices that sound lately against his race driver. It is true that Ken Block will not be able to oust or drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Dani Sordo, nothing to say because of the possibility of beating Sébastien Loeb, but it seems the U.S. has what it takes to face a flat slider sixth to bottom.

and that Block is these days is testing his new mount in the face of the first test of the season. In this case the American Championship, which starts with the Sno * Drift of Michigan. As shown in the pictures has not been slow to seize the car, and yet the damage that has been in the Fiesta at the end of the video appear still needs to improve its support on the slopes of snow.

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Little need be said. In this case the numbers speak for themselves. And is that almost twelve hours of live monitoring of the test were watched by Monegasque twelve million viewers. A 70% higher than those achieved during last year’s edition. This shows that the category still has that pull, only to be found.

On Thursday, January 21 marked the peak during the four days of broadcasting with almost 810,000 viewers on average and peaks of up to one million. Twelve hours were distributed perfectly On the monitoring board, inside cars, and air, with the use of helicopters.

Géraldine Filiol, director of Eurosport Events left us his impressions:

We are delighted with our live coverage of this epic event, which is a world premiere at the way sport is transmitted of rallying. The viewing figures are unprecedented, we want to enhance the attractiveness of the IRC to a global television audience.

The director himself said they plan Eurosport maintain and strengthen that coverage for the rest of the events of the year. Although more than one we imagine that evidence Argentina and Curitiba or retransmission cost could increase too, and therefore take this project back in those races. Although undoubtedly Filiol words leave us a glimmer of hope.

Look forward to continuing our innovative approach to development and the rest of the season.

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When I read the news I looked instinctively to the calendar. No, not Dec. 28. And no, it is not April 1. Yet I believe that this will have thrown a big three. Field Goal is generating so much news that even the presentation of McLaren and Ferrari may become smaller with the number of rumors that there is about the Spanish team. The latest from Italy Maria de Villota places as possible Target Field pilot. Sounds like the sound of desperate measure?.

And all this could be triggered by other rumors. Those who say that the FIA could ask to leave the Target Fields home of Formula 1 if it meets the necessary budget. So much so, that next Monday the governing body will address this matter at its World Council. Indeed, as we like to throw triple, here is mine. Target Field might have found that money is missing. The agreement with Tony Teixeira could have been signed yesterday, even Bernie Ecclestone to keep veto the presence of Portuguese, the agreement may not be official until late next week.

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What a couple of days of presentations, rumors and probabilities of the appearance of the cars that have not yet seen the light before the cameras as the Williams FW32. Now adds a filtered image with the possible decorations that look new Renault R30. A few classical decoration, and frankly I think the Renault F1 cries out for some years.

The background color of yellow, combined with some white and black on typography RENAULT yellow is all a classic that could re-roll on the tracks of Formula 1 in 2010. Furthermore, what would a magic number, historical and mythical: the new car of the Gauls should be the Renault R30, and curiously the Renault RE30 is one of the most memorable cars of the turbo era in Formula 1.

The opportunity to achieve the necessary always have to pull the egg media and incidentally improve the aesthetics of the successor to R29. Car to a successful change of colors would have earned many integers. I would not have caused more, but at least attract the interest of more goals.

In fact that last Friday the Renault R30 was roaring their engines for the first time in Enstone. So see what we expect in Valencia. To see if this it’s the charm. Ya queda menos.

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When the cars start to roll on 14 March at the Bahrain Grand Prix Andy Soucek may not be among the drivers nominated. Still, something that not going to say is that Madrid has tried everything to be there. Soucek has called on all doors. Virgin GP, Field Goal sounded a lot and now, the name of Andy Soucek is related to Renault.

Although Vitaly Petrov seems to have the edge in this regard by his great bread under his arm, last week Eric Boullier, new Renault boss acknowledged that money would not be essential in the final decision of the team gala. That’s why Andy Soucek could have their chances. And then the FIA could have its weight. That the champion of the F2, I will repeat many times are needed, not in Formula 1 is a full-fledged failure for the championship sponsored by the governing body. Even so, remain objective, I do not see this option anywhere.

What seems clear is that Renault have no rush to decide who will be the companion of Robert Kubica. The Pole will be able to enjoy some days of tests only focus on their person, something that could come in handy, if Renault gives surprise and presents a winning car.

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With famous British punctuality at 12:00 am has been submitted the new McLaren Mercedes MP4-25 in society. A provision of timely, fast and fleeting, that reveals the continuity in areas such as decoration and sponsors present at Woking’s car (was kept virtually all the important, Banco Santander included). But otherwise, we face one of the most unique cars of the 2010.

The new McLaren MP4-25 continues the trend of raising the height of the hill, but still enough kinship with the nose above the MP4 -24. This car might even llevue the shorter nose of the entire grid. The car has won the battle for length and conditions of the 2010 and really catches the eye by little we see the MP4-25 even side air intakes that the pontoons are larger and rectangular which gives it a solid appearance awesome.

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The nose have not excessively sharp but by adopting the shark fin attached to the rear wing, as was the Red Bull RB5 be betrayed McLaren Mercedes other equipment that have been set quite successful in RB5 of last season. As is the standard pattern, the length of the car battle and also increase the need to accommodate the huge fuel tank and adjust the weight distribution and stability of the car in their new conditions.

Also draws Delayed care what are the exhaust outlets, almost at the end of the bonnet. But as for now dramatically highlight the above: the new McLaren MP4-25 has become more square and solid in the area of the pontoons, to what the shiny silver makes it stand out more if possible.

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The first test was to much for as expected. In it we see things as good as the debut of the Ford Fiesta S2000 in competition. The new car of the blue oval has been shown to have been born to win and since the first few miles superior to its rivals with an immeasurable Mikko Hirvonen to the wheel. Even when it seemed that Ogier would accomplishments, the Finn was quiet and floor the gas pedal to victory.

Sébastien Ogier himself was also one of the positive notes of the rally. The French proved every day to be more focused and with the passage of kilometers suggests a diamond that has yet to be polished. However, Monaco has always stood trial for their hardness, and this year could be less. But to be asked to Jan Kopecky, Toni Gardemeister, Stephane Sarrazin and Kris Meeke.

The latter was one of the hardest hit and is one of the usual ice sheets towards him off the road crashing a bridge and falling down a small embankment, as an amateur, I get it conveniently located. Otherwise there is little to say. Ah! If, within two weeks will be beginning the WRC and we will be here to tell you what happens in the Swedish Rally. Until then … Enjoy the video.

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