Penske clearly confirmed within the very first stint of the  that they’re the crew to beat within the sixty fourth working of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The 2 manufacturing facility Porsches have been the one vehicles able to lap occasions below 1:37 minutes within the first six hours. The No. 60 Acura finally broke into the 1:36s because the race progressed, however barely.
Renger van der Zande, who accomplished the beginning stint within the # Meyer Shank Acura (van der Zande/Yelloly/Palou/Ohta), sounded downright demoralized throughout a post-stint interview with the media.
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“That was a really demotivating stint. I am afraid that was the final time we’ll see the Porsches for the remainder of the 24 hours. They’re simply enjoying with us. It felt terrible—it wasn’t enjoyable on the market,” stated the 39-year-old.
Nevertheless, the Dutchman shouldn’t be shocked by the German dominance: “I had hoped that we might maintain our personal, however that wasn’t the case.”
He did his greatest to maintain contact with the two-time defending winners, however to no avail: “The tire put on on the rear axle is fairly unhealthy. I attempted to maintain up in the beginning and possibly burned up my tires within the course of. That got here again to hang-out me on the finish of the double stint.”
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He continued: “We’re specializing in our plan and attempting to get the most effective out of our Acura and the crew. If we nonetheless have an opportunity on the finish, we’ll take it. However this primary stint has roughly proven us the place we stand.”
He has little hope of closing the hole solely by adjusting the stabilizers or tire strain throughout the race: “We are able to nonetheless enhance, however that will not make up for the deficit.”
Ricky Taylor: Have they got much more in them?
Ricky Taylor from the #10 WTR Cadillac entry (R. Taylor/Albuquerque/Stevens) was additionally impressed by Porsche within the opening stint, through which the 2 Porsches at occasions constructed up a lead of 20+ seconds.
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“What actually scares me is that Porsche does not often present all the things at first of the race. After which they construct up such a lead. Now I am actually nervous that they’ve much more tips up their sleeve,” stated the older of the Taylor brothers, sounding alarmed.
Though their dominance appeared barely much less pronounced within the second stint on a set of tires, the general image stays bleak for the competitors. “They give the impression of being notably sturdy on a recent set of tires. We’re all watching, however they’re undoubtedly those to beat,” Taylor sums up.
And whereas the #7 Porsche stays probably the most dominant GTP automobile, the sister #6 Porsche (Vanthoor/Estre/Campbell), which reportedly suffered ground injury resulting from some early contact, is true again within the battle for the lead after fading for just a few hours. In the intervening time, nothing is slowing these Penske Porsches as they march into the evening.
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Photographs from Rolex 24 race#6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963: Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre, Matt Campbell
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