Victory in the 963
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Victory in the 963
Since this is essentially the main GT section. Congratulations is in store for Porsche, Porsche Motorsports, and all the Penske team for taking the 963 to the top of the podium for the first time since 1969!
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Well, considering the 963 didn't exist in 1969, that is a big deal!
But the 962's swept Daytona many times since 1984.
BIG congrats to Porsche for the 963 win that was literally back and forth with Cadillac for 2nd.
On the last lap Cadillac fell 2 sec behind getting caught in traffic.
But the 962's swept Daytona many times since 1984.
BIG congrats to Porsche for the 963 win that was literally back and forth with Cadillac for 2nd.
On the last lap Cadillac fell 2 sec behind getting caught in traffic.
Last edited by CarManDSL; 01-28-2024 at 04:27 PM.
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I chuckled when with 3 mins left the Cadillac was held up in the one corner by the GT Porsche...hehe. But given another 10 mins of racing that Caddy might have caught and passed the 963.
Crazy that the checkered flag came out early...
Crazy that the checkered flag came out early...
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Weird with the white flag and checker out 1 lap early. Everyone ignored it and did another fast lap just to be sure.
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Watching Live Timing, I switched the field to Last Lap Time from Best Lap Time, and the consistency and speed of all at the front were incredible! Tom Blomquist turned fastest lap of the race, 777 laps in!
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The number 6 car received multiple penalties for "exceeding powertrain parameters". What parameters are they measuring? Drivers and crew didn't seem to know the cause or the solution. The 6 car was the car to beat until the penalties.
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Fixed when a software update to allow more margin was transmitted to the cars mid-race.
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The 963 #6 car ran closer parameters for drivetrain over the curbs at the LeMans chicane that allowed exceeding the limit of energy output (read spinning the drive wheels when airborne over the curbs).
Fixed when a software update to allow more margin was transmitted to the cars mid-race.
Fixed when a software update to allow more margin was transmitted to the cars mid-race.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January, 29, 2024) -- Due to an officiating error in race control, IMSA inadvertently announced and subsequently displayed the white flag with under three minutes remaining in the race. At the end of the lap, the race-leading No. 7 GTP car then received the checkered flag with 1 minute, 35.277 seconds still remaining, ending the race short of the planned 24 hours by effectively one lap.
Based on Article 49 of the 2024 IMSA Sporting Regulations and Standard Supplementary Regulations, should the checkered flag be inadvertently or otherwise displayed before the leading car completes the scheduled number of laps or before the prescribed time has been completed, the race is nevertheless deemed ended when the flag is displayed.
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From Autosport:
"The car was hit by a series of penalties through the race for what IMSA described as “failure to adhere to the controlled powertrain parameters”.
What that actually meant was that the car was sporadically operating outside the torque curve laid down in the BoP.
The four violations were for two slightly different issues, but the cause was almost certainly the same: Penske believed it was the result of an incorrectly calibrated driveshaft torque sensor."
"The car was hit by a series of penalties through the race for what IMSA described as “failure to adhere to the controlled powertrain parameters”.
What that actually meant was that the car was sporadically operating outside the torque curve laid down in the BoP.
The four violations were for two slightly different issues, but the cause was almost certainly the same: Penske believed it was the result of an incorrectly calibrated driveshaft torque sensor."
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