Rolex 4 (Final Results Posted)

#20 Quifel ASM Team-Zytek 09SC - Jordan Hyland

Ben Atkins in the #10 Oreca Peugeot LMP1.

Jarrett Stewart #04 Robertson Racing-Doran Ford GT

Dylan Smith
GTE:#40-Robertson Racing-Doran Ford GT

#4-Corvette Racing-Corvette ZR1 - Johnathan Thomen

#5 LMP1 - Nick Baker

I am adding a new car that was just released to this race...The #8 Peugeot 908 Hybrid 4 test car LMP1.


This car I believe is a bit slower than the Peugeot 908, but it has a power boost built into the hybrid system that could make it good on the long straights at Daytona.



EDIT: Jacob Eicholtz has reserved that new Pug.

Zach Duff takes the LMP1 Highcroft HPD.

There is only 1 LMP1 car open. There is a small chance that 2 more could be opened up as the Aston Martin AMR-One is being developed..but that would be a car for someone desperated to be in LMP1. The AMR-One is one of the worst modern era LMP cars made.

Adam Codol takes the #22 Kronos AMR.


LMP1 is now full until the AMR-One chassis are released..There are still 4 other classes for anyone to enter.

A little update on the format of this race. I will be closing sign-ups on January 15th. The race will be posted in one hour segments with the final hour being posted right before the start of the real Rolex 24.

In each of the 5 classes there will be an overall champion and a points champion. The way I will do this..Is 4 one hour races. The order the previous race finished, is the way that the next race will start. Think of it as more like a Safety Car Period, but at the end of each 1-hour race points will be taken and added up for the points champion. The points format will be as follows: 25-23-21-19-17-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.

New LMP1 available. The 2012 spec Muscle Milk Cytosport HPD ARX-03a.

Entries today:

LMPC: Cory Spencer #05 Core Autosport

GTE: Cody Erdmann #50 Larbre Corvette
#45 Jack Stroski Flying Lizard Porsche

LMP1: Robert Nelson #6 AMR HPD LMP1

Ryan Williams: BMW Motorsport-BMW M3 E92 GTE

Signups are open until the 15th.

#96 Michael Madrigal GTC

Alright I have an update as to how this race will go.


It will be set into 4 1 hour races. Points will be taken at each race. It will incororate real challenges of the Rolex 24.

-The race breaks will be treated as a Safety Car Period. Posistions, Laps, and DNF's will transfer over from one race to another. So if you wreck out on lap 1 of hour 1..You are done.

Hour 1 will be a normal afternoon round, Hour 2 will be at night, Hour 3 will be a morning event with a high chance of rain. Hour 4 will be in the afternoon again.

There is about 8 hours left to signup for this race...

I am adding one more little thing to this race. There will be 5 "Pro" cars added to the field..Meaning the real driver of the car will compete. These cars will be chosen at random.

Sign me up for a random car plz

Shawn_82 wrote:

Sign me up for a random car plz

Alright...I gave you the solid black closed cockpit #33 LMP2 Lola.

Sounds like a deal

Qualifying has been completed...Here it is by class.

LMP1 P1-21


LMP1 21-24




LMP2



LMPC


GTE


GTC

As we start the 1 hour race: Here are some grid pics

Green Flag out for Hour 1.



Aaand we have trouble already. Before we even make it to turn 1 the engine has blown on Jordan Hyland's Zytek 09S.


Here we get a look at LMP2 leading Matheus Michelin early on:


And 5 minutes into the race GTE leaders Zach Johnson, Ryan Williams and Cody Erdmann


Here we see LMP2 Level 5 teammates battling:


First Lead Change of the race. Tom Delgado passing Ben Atkins:


Some mid pack battling


About 8 minutes in the leaders hit the first of the lap traffic. Its a Lotus
and it causes a lead change. Atkins back to it:


10 minutes in..Things break loose:

Caleb Paul turns the #65 Lotus in the chicane:



The following Lap Zach Duff bumps the #64 Lotus:


3 turns later...Brendan Kaczmarek dumps the #64 Lotus:


Everything seems to settle down a bit for 15 minutes. Greg Woodard takes LMP2 lead.


We have Big Trouble in the 22nd minute:
Keith Sherman dumps Antony Blalock who backs hard into the chicane wall:



Antony trying to limp back to the pits causes a bit of chaos. The
crew goes to work on the car but it will be a long repair.
They must finish before the end of the race to be classified to start next hour:


26 minutes in Zach Johnson is ran over by Duff, knocking the rear wing off the Ferrari


At the same time there is more trouble. Auz Grams smashes in the Peugeot of
Jacob Eicholtz knocking the rear engine cover off of Eicholtz and damaging the
aerowork of Auz's Lola.




Minute 30: TROUBLE FOR THE LEADER. Ben Atkins runs into the only GTC car left Michael
Madrigal. Ben's car is damaged and will be slower:


Less than a lap later..Ian Cooper takes the lead. He is one of the few cars
left without some aero damage it seems:


And we have our second engine failure. Its the Audi of Chad Mikosz:


Here we get a look at the damaged nose of Auz Grams.


About 35 minutes in. Big contact between Jake Poulin and Ryan Williams. Williams
has to pit for a new rear wing losing a lap.



39 minutes in we have our 3rd engine failure. Its the only Courage entry Negi
Manaka:



the field calms down and settles in now. Ian Cooper laps almost everyone.

On the last lap of the final hour. Ian Cooper laps 2nd place Brandon Lareau
giving him a huge edge for next hour.


And Ian Cooper wins hour 1 of 4:



And here comes Cody Erdmann to win GT...OH HES BLOWN UP ON THE FINAL LAP..He
coasts into the pits but cannot make it across the line..He will not get to start
next hour.


He will be credited for the most distance in race 1 because he lapped the GTE
field.

GTC Results:


GTE Results:


LMPC:


LMP2:


LMP1:



Overall:






Because Antony Blalock did not get back out..The game will not allow him in the next
race..GTC winner should be Michael Madrigal.

I've just discovered an error...Everyone can continue in race 2..Even if they dropped out of race 1.

19th on overall standings and leadind LMP2, nice!