Grand-Am, Rolex 24 At Daytona - Saturday Morning Notes

8Star trio Pedro Lamy, Nic Minassian and Stephane Sarrazin were out sampling local culture last night – here’s the trio with a new friend in the Wing House on Atlantic Avenue – “It was delicious,” said Minassian later.

#93 BMW out of the race – The Turner Motorsport team have withdrawn the damaged #93 BMW M3 from the race after the heavy shunt yesterday by Andy Priaulx left the car beyond immediate repair. The car reportedly suffered brake failure before a heavy impact with the wall at T5.

A little more clarity on the specifics of the Corvette DP restrictor moves is provided via John Dagys on SpeedTV.com – Their initial 1.85 inch restrictor has been upped to 1.9 inches giving the Vette DP runners a minor boost in power to that dealt out at the beginning of the weekend, sources at several teams though offered opinions that this would not make sufficient difference to reel in the advantage seen in qualifying from the BMW and Ford powered teams.