Whether you like Grand Am or not

[Jag_Warrior]

When it comes up on Youtube, catch the finish of the Grand Am DP race at Daytona tonight. If you haven't seen it, I won't spoil it. But wow!!! :eek:

The commentators had announced the winner... and then had to take it back.

Helluva race! A true moment...
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[DavePI2]

grand am puts on a good race. They arn't as pretty, or as fast as alms but it is good racing and I always have a good time when I go to midohio to watch the race there.

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[jslone]

The other thing is that in the GT class there is much more competition and also better racing the the ALMS counterpart.

[Miatanut]

grand am puts on a good race. They arn't as pretty, or as fast as alms but it is good racing and I always have a good time when I go to midohio to watch the race there.

I think as far as the on-track action, Grand Am is the best professional road racing series.

If only they could do something about the appearance of the cars!

[bennybigb]

I can't stand the Grand Am. The cars are just aweful! Slow and butt ugly. It's basicaly the IRL version of Sports Car racing.

Of course I also don't like what the series has done to the once crown jewel race for the series, the 24 hours of Daytona is a joke now.

Did I mention the IRL? Strange similarities with the 500.

Go ALMS, and RIP ChampCar.

[rob01]

I think as far as the on-track action, Grand Am is the best professional road racing series.

haha you cant be serious?

each to there own i guess...

[BobbyC]

The other thing is that in the GT class there is much more competition and also better racing the the ALMS counterpart.

One thing Edmonson has done in Grand-Am for the GT cars is to use motorcycle-style wave starts on longer tracks and on shorter circuits split the races. The Daytona Prototypes take the flag first to start their race and usually wait 30 seconds to see the Grand Touring cars to take their start. The GT cars get their race against each other and not weeding out the faster prototypes. Yes, they are roadblocks earlier, but it lets fans see the two races on one track. Allowing cost-saving tubular spaceframes is controversial, but it's much easier to rebuild one after a nasty crash than to rebuild a monocoque.

[Miatanut]

haha you cant be serious?

each to there own i guess...

I like cars that the drivers have to DRIVE. I like to see an excess of power over grip. Cars that are always glued to the track bore me.

If only they could do something about the way they look. The Lola looks good from the side, but from the front and 3/4, not much better than the others.

They don't seem to have any more fans at their events than ALMS. Probably less, but it's a series racers love, so they have packed fields.

[Oli_M]

Hi everyone

Here's my opinion..... I'm over in the UK so watch races online through various players and streams etc.

I only picked up Grand Am this year, and have watched about 4 or 5 of the races. As far as a race series goes, I think it provides close competition (I think what really hooked me was the Mexico race), and that is probably one of the most important things to people watching the races. Yeah to me the cars look a little strange....... but in some ways thats a good thing.

I have indeed added the Daytona 24 to my list of races to go see in the next decade :D

Oli

[bennybigb]

Interesting Oli_M,

I took the Daytona 24 off my list of races to watch when the Grand-Am came around. Even with star drivers, the Daytona 24 is nothing compared to what it once was. Sad.

[Oli_M]

I've been to LeMans 24 and the atmosphere was spectacular. I was always thinking of Sebring but ALMS unfortunatly seems to be stuck in a place where there are only the Audi's plus 1 other car in P1, and only the Corvettes in GT1..... so 2 classes basically for the teams to do long test sessions.

Having said all of that, and despite my huge preference for road-racing over ovals, a NASCAR race is still top of my list of events to go to.