I love Daytona, even though it really isn’t a very interesting track, and even though last season, my car was too underpowered to be overly competitive. I guess it’s because I have so many real life memories at Daytona, and having a higher powered car for this race doesn’t hurt either.
This season, I’ll be running four non-points endurance races. Each will be 90-minutes long. Daytona is the first of these four, and it will be the first time I’ve ever done a timed race and an endurance race. I’m not exactly sure what to expect, but I’m excited about it.
For the four 90-minute non-points races, I’ll be driving a BMW M8 GTE. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started practicing for the race earlier this week, but I have to say that I felt very comfortable in the car. In fact, I’m more comfortable in the M8 GTE than I am in the M4 GTS I’ve been driving this season. The M4 needs some work, but the M8 is good to go.
Unfortunately, I haven’t had a lot of time to practice this week, so I’m not sure what to expect. This will be the first race I’ve ever done where I have to pit for gas and tires. I still need to figure out exactly how to do this. It should be interesting.
Looking forward to 90-minutes of Daytona!
