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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 11:37 AM
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Rolex 24 at Daytona - Ford Sweeps Front Row!

It is time for the 24hrs at Daytona this weekend!!!

For all us Ford fans we will have the following teams to cheer for . . .

Prototype . .

6 Michael Shank Racing
AJ Allmendinger, Huntersville, N.C.
Burt Frisselle, Aspen, Colo.
Ian James, Paradise Valley, Ariz.
John Pew, North Palm Beach, Fla.
Ford / Riley

60 Michael Shank Racing
Oswaldo Negri, Miami, Fla.
Mark Patterson, Bronxville, N.Y.
Graham Rahal, New Albany, Ohio
Justin Wilson, Dacono, Colo.
Ford / Riley

61 AIM Autosport
Colin Braun, Ovalo, Texas
Brian Frisselle, Aspen. Colo.
Andrew Ranger, Roxton Pond, Quebec, Canada
Mark Wilkins, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ford / Riley
Exchange Traded Gold/ Barrick Gold

77 Doran Racing
Gabriele Gardel, Lugano, Switzerland
Memo Gidley, Novato, Calif.
Fabrizio Gollin, Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
Brad Jaeger, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ford / Doran
Kodak


GT . . .

15 Blackforest Motorsports
Jean-Francois Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, QC, Canada
David Empringham, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tom Nastasi, Stamford, Conn.
Boris Said, Carlsbad, Calif.
Ford Mustang
USG Sheetrock/ DeWalt Tools/ Ames Taping Tools/ Gary Yeomans Ford

50 Blackforest Motorsports
James Bradley, Gaston, IN
John Cloud, Wellington, Ohio
John Farano, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Carl Jensen, Loxahatchee, Fla.
Boris Said, Carlsbad, Calif.
Ford Mustang
Tower Events and Grandstand Seating / Optical Mania / 3M Products / Race-Cars.com

And a bunch of RX-8s!!


AND . . .

Ford takes the front row in qualifying!!

http://www.grand-am.com/rolex/news/index.cfm?cid=13653

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 24, 2008) - Michael Shank Racing used Ford power to sweep the front row Thursday during qualifying for the 46th running of Rolex 24 At Daytona, which starts at 1:30 p.m. ET Saturday, for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 at Daytona International Speedway.
Posting a lap that bested the previous Daytona Prototype track record by more than two-and-a-half seconds, Brazilian Oswaldo Negri Jr. drove his No. 60 Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley to a lap time of 1:40.793 (127.151 mph) around the 3.56-mile road course, capturing the pole for America's longest professional sports car race.
"This is a great way to start our relationship with Ford Racing and I can't say how pleased I am to be on pole," said Negri, who was using Ford power for the first time in Daytona Prototype competition. "This is nothing compared to the effort we have ahead of us for the race, but it obviously feels good to set this record time and to have my teammate AJ right next to me on the front row. I've been saying that this Michael Shank Racing team is the best, and it's fantastic we can show that here today. Hopefully we can do what we came here to do and win this race."
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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Nice.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 07:00 PM
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Cool!
What ever happened to Alex Tagliani and that girl Valerie Limoges? They must be in the Koni Challenge.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by f1-cobra
Cool!
What ever happened to Alex Tagliani and that girl Valerie Limoges? They must be in the Koni Challenge.
Tags is preparing to 'hopefully' get a Champ Car ride. I didn't see him listed on the Rolex or Koni entry list at Daytona.

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/champcar/42623/
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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There he is, I hope he does some more races for Blackforest.

I can't wait to see this tomorrow. Should be a good day for Ford.
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 09:46 AM
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Where can I follow live scores on the web?
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 01:03 PM
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Where can I follow live scores on the web?
you can get that info at the grand-am.com site. there's also links to audio/video streams too.
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 04:58 PM
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Watching at work right now, lookin good!!!
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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Not looking good for the Black Forest Mustangs, but the #70 RX-8 is running strong. Nice to see they've got some sponsorship on the car.
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by DanS.02GT
Not looking good for the Black Forest Mustangs, but the #70 RX-8 is running strong. Nice to see they've got some sponsorship on the car.
Yup, too bad about the Mustangs, and the #70 is still running strong!
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 08:20 AM
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BAH!! Too bad for MSR and Ford. The uphill battle to the checkered just became MUCH steeper!!
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