Best Way to Purchase Rolex 24 Hour Tickets?
01-17-2011, 10:34 PM
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we'll be there again, probably in the 993 cab.
Yes, the PCA Corral fills up fast. Just get there early Saturday, park the car, and pick it up Sunday afternoon when you leave!
The PCA group down there does a great job with the tent, snacks, TV, etc. Bring the Porsche, and enjoy good company.
Yes, the PCA Corral fills up fast. Just get there early Saturday, park the car, and pick it up Sunday afternoon when you leave!
The PCA group down there does a great job with the tent, snacks, TV, etc. Bring the Porsche, and enjoy good company.
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01-18-2011, 12:33 AM
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Did the 2004 Rolex 24 with the wifey, did the Champions Club as well. We booked through Grand Prix tours:
www.gptours.com
We got paddock passes, a pre-race ride on a pace car, the works. We were fortunate enough to know Bill McCraken, one of the Synergy racing drivers, and he was very hospitable, introduced us to his crew, we even saw one of the driver exchanges from about 6 feet away. Got my picture taken with Milka Duno, she may not drive that well, but the girl is hot! She was super nice, talked to both of us a lot in Spanish (I'm Puertorrican), and gave us both a big hug and a kiss! Incredible experience overall.
www.gptours.com
We got paddock passes, a pre-race ride on a pace car, the works. We were fortunate enough to know Bill McCraken, one of the Synergy racing drivers, and he was very hospitable, introduced us to his crew, we even saw one of the driver exchanges from about 6 feet away. Got my picture taken with Milka Duno, she may not drive that well, but the girl is hot! She was super nice, talked to both of us a lot in Spanish (I'm Puertorrican), and gave us both a big hug and a kiss! Incredible experience overall.
01-18-2011, 11:32 PM
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YOU can get in but your truck will have to go somewhere else to park (unless your truck is a Cayenne). As MikeJim stated, the Porsche Paddock fills up really early. The rest of the infield parking fills up by around noon or 1PM. Didn't use to be that way. I've been going since the 80's and it's been getting steadily tougher to get infield parking over the past 5 years or so unless you arrive early.
01-19-2011, 07:31 PM
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Should we setup a rennlist meeting point and tim
01-22-2011, 12:08 PM
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Friday is a wonderful day to be at the track. Rolex practice sessions at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. The Grand-Am Continental race (2.5 hours) launches at 1:30 p.m. A huge field, great cars, super driving.
Saturday is always a bore. NO support races. You HAVE to arrive early...then sit around all day waiting for the 3:30 p.m. start. By 6:00 p.m., it's dark, starting to get cold, you're exhausted, and/or drunk.
Here's how a "local" enjoys the Rolex. Watch practice and qualifying Thursday and Friday. Sleep in Saturday, mow the lawn, have a nice lunch, take a nap. Watch the start on Speed. Eat a nice dinner. Then about 8:00 p.m. head to the track. By then, the crowd has thinned out; the drunks are asleep in their cars or passed out in garbage piles. You can drive right in. There's plenty of parking in the Porsche Corral. The race cars are starting to get pretty roughed up (GREAT action in the garage). Drivers are into their second or third stints. A race pattern has developed.
Overnight, the action in the garage area is memorable. The pits are pretty much off limits, and you can't see much there anyhow because of the team tarps and security. You can't get in unless you have a team credential. But the garages are open, and you can walk right up to cars while the mechanics are scrambling to rebuild them. It's a truly enjoyable time to be at the track.
The track is lit up bright. Plenty to see. The international Horseshoe is a popular spot. The Turn 4 sweeper goes right past the Porsche Corral (next to the Ferris Wheel). My personal favorite spot is Turn 5; hard braking, full drift around the turn.
Map. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Da...oad_Course.svg
Around sunrise, the cars (and drivers) start to fall apart (still 9 hours to go). Around noon, leave the track, miss the traffic, eat a nice lunch, take a long shower, and watch the finish on Speed.
Saturday is always a bore. NO support races. You HAVE to arrive early...then sit around all day waiting for the 3:30 p.m. start. By 6:00 p.m., it's dark, starting to get cold, you're exhausted, and/or drunk.
Here's how a "local" enjoys the Rolex. Watch practice and qualifying Thursday and Friday. Sleep in Saturday, mow the lawn, have a nice lunch, take a nap. Watch the start on Speed. Eat a nice dinner. Then about 8:00 p.m. head to the track. By then, the crowd has thinned out; the drunks are asleep in their cars or passed out in garbage piles. You can drive right in. There's plenty of parking in the Porsche Corral. The race cars are starting to get pretty roughed up (GREAT action in the garage). Drivers are into their second or third stints. A race pattern has developed.
Overnight, the action in the garage area is memorable. The pits are pretty much off limits, and you can't see much there anyhow because of the team tarps and security. You can't get in unless you have a team credential. But the garages are open, and you can walk right up to cars while the mechanics are scrambling to rebuild them. It's a truly enjoyable time to be at the track.
The track is lit up bright. Plenty to see. The international Horseshoe is a popular spot. The Turn 4 sweeper goes right past the Porsche Corral (next to the Ferris Wheel). My personal favorite spot is Turn 5; hard braking, full drift around the turn.
Map. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Da...oad_Course.svg
Around sunrise, the cars (and drivers) start to fall apart (still 9 hours to go). Around noon, leave the track, miss the traffic, eat a nice lunch, take a long shower, and watch the finish on Speed.
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01-22-2011, 12:31 PM
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Friday is a wonderful day to be at the track. Rolex practice sessions at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. The Grand-Am Continental race (2.5 hours) launches at 1:30 p.m. A huge field, great cars, super driving.
Saturday is always a bore. You HAVE to arrive early...then sit around all day waiting for the 3:30 p.m. start. By 6:00 p.m., it's dark, starting to get cold, you're exhausted, and/or drunk.
Here's how a "local" enjoys the Rolex. Watch practice and qualifying Thursday and Friday. Sleep in Saturday, mow the lawn, have a nice lunch, take a nap. Watch the start on Speed. Eat a nice dinner. Then about 8:00 p.m. head to the track. By then, the crowd has thinned out; the drunks are asleep in their cars or passed out in garbage piles. You can drive right in. There's plenty of parking in the Porsche Corral. The race cars are starting to get pretty roughed up (GREAT action in the garage). Drivers are into their second or third stints. A race pattern has developed.
Overnight, the action in the garage area is memorable. You can't see anything in the pits, unless you have a team credential. Security in the hot pits is tight. But the garages are open, and you can walk right up to cars while the mechanics are scrambling to rebuild them. It's a truly enjoyable time to be at the track.
Around sunrise, the cars (and drivers) start to fall apart (still 9 hours to go). Around noon, leave the track, miss the traffic, eat a nice lunch, take a long shower, and watch the finish on Speed.
Saturday is always a bore. You HAVE to arrive early...then sit around all day waiting for the 3:30 p.m. start. By 6:00 p.m., it's dark, starting to get cold, you're exhausted, and/or drunk.
Here's how a "local" enjoys the Rolex. Watch practice and qualifying Thursday and Friday. Sleep in Saturday, mow the lawn, have a nice lunch, take a nap. Watch the start on Speed. Eat a nice dinner. Then about 8:00 p.m. head to the track. By then, the crowd has thinned out; the drunks are asleep in their cars or passed out in garbage piles. You can drive right in. There's plenty of parking in the Porsche Corral. The race cars are starting to get pretty roughed up (GREAT action in the garage). Drivers are into their second or third stints. A race pattern has developed.
Overnight, the action in the garage area is memorable. You can't see anything in the pits, unless you have a team credential. Security in the hot pits is tight. But the garages are open, and you can walk right up to cars while the mechanics are scrambling to rebuild them. It's a truly enjoyable time to be at the track.
Around sunrise, the cars (and drivers) start to fall apart (still 9 hours to go). Around noon, leave the track, miss the traffic, eat a nice lunch, take a long shower, and watch the finish on Speed.
Buying my tickets today... driving down Thurs... Bob
Last edited by Motobob; 01-22-2011 at 08:45 PM.
01-22-2011, 01:17 PM
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Friday is a wonderful day to be at the track. Rolex practice sessions at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. The Grand-Am Continental race (2.5 hours) launches at 1:30 p.m. A huge field, great cars, super driving.
Saturday is always a bore. You HAVE to arrive early...then sit around all day waiting for the 3:30 p.m. start. By 6:00 p.m., it's dark, starting to get cold, you're exhausted, and/or drunk.
Here's how a "local" enjoys the Rolex. Watch practice and qualifying Thursday and Friday. Sleep in Saturday, mow the lawn, have a nice lunch, take a nap. Watch the start on Speed. Eat a nice dinner. Then about 8:00 p.m. head to the track. By then, the crowd has thinned out; the drunks are asleep in their cars or passed out in garbage piles. You can drive right in. There's plenty of parking in the Porsche Corral. The race cars are starting to get pretty roughed up (GREAT action in the garage). Drivers are into their second or third stints. A race pattern has developed.
Overnight, the action in the garage area is memorable. You can't see anything in the pits, unless you have a team credential. Security in the hot pits is tight. But the garages are open, and you can walk right up to cars while the mechanics are scrambling to rebuild them. It's a truly enjoyable time to be at the track.
Around sunrise, the cars (and drivers) start to fall apart (still 9 hours to go). Around noon, leave the track, miss the traffic, eat a nice lunch, take a long shower, and watch the finish on Speed.
Saturday is always a bore. You HAVE to arrive early...then sit around all day waiting for the 3:30 p.m. start. By 6:00 p.m., it's dark, starting to get cold, you're exhausted, and/or drunk.
Here's how a "local" enjoys the Rolex. Watch practice and qualifying Thursday and Friday. Sleep in Saturday, mow the lawn, have a nice lunch, take a nap. Watch the start on Speed. Eat a nice dinner. Then about 8:00 p.m. head to the track. By then, the crowd has thinned out; the drunks are asleep in their cars or passed out in garbage piles. You can drive right in. There's plenty of parking in the Porsche Corral. The race cars are starting to get pretty roughed up (GREAT action in the garage). Drivers are into their second or third stints. A race pattern has developed.
Overnight, the action in the garage area is memorable. You can't see anything in the pits, unless you have a team credential. Security in the hot pits is tight. But the garages are open, and you can walk right up to cars while the mechanics are scrambling to rebuild them. It's a truly enjoyable time to be at the track.
Around sunrise, the cars (and drivers) start to fall apart (still 9 hours to go). Around noon, leave the track, miss the traffic, eat a nice lunch, take a long shower, and watch the finish on Speed.
01-23-2011, 07:12 PM
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So what are a couple of good resteraunts not to miss for lunch or dinner...We are staying on the main beach strip. Thx in advance, Bob
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01-23-2011, 09:49 PM
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I'm not a local, so I spend all day Saturday there. Since I only go once a year to Daytona, I spend time walking through the garage areas watching the teams make final preparations, walking through vendor row, hanging out at the PCA corral and of course, walking pit row as soon as they open it (what is it? an hour or 30 minutes prior to race start?) to take pics of the teams and the cars.
We do go out, have dinner and then either go back to the hotel for a power nap or go straight back to the track to check out the night action. If the weather is decent at night, you tend to stay longer. Sometimes the infield action is as interesting as the stuff happening on the track
We do go out, have dinner and then either go back to the hotel for a power nap or go straight back to the track to check out the night action. If the weather is decent at night, you tend to stay longer. Sometimes the infield action is as interesting as the stuff happening on the track