Daytona Beach, FL, United States (AHN Sports) – Some of the Rolex Series’ top jockeys tested the new racing surface at Daytona International Speedway this weekend with Sunday being the final day of preparation before the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona.
Daytona Prototype and GT entries wheeled the 3.56-mile road course over a three-day test with the season-opener coming here in just three weeks.
One of the cars on hand was the GT entry of Paul Miller Racing, wheeled by drivers Bryce Miller, Bryan Sellers, Tim Sugden and Rob Bell.
The white and black No. 48 Porsche posted its fastest lap of the test Sunday morning and ranked second on the GT speed charts at 1:50.410 (116.076 mph).
The lap was sixth in class on the combined time sheets at the conclusion of eight Roar Before The Rolex 24 sessions.
“A lot of the preparation that goes on between now and the race will happen in the shop and with the crew,” said Bryce Miller, the team’s lead driver. “There will be new components going into the car, lifing the parts properly and things like that will be important. It’s all been planned now for months, so everything is in order there.”
“I’m just glad we were able to come away from the test with a setup that we feel we can work with going into the Daytona week. The guys have the confidence to know that the car is good. We don’t really have to stretch or make any large risks in terms of what we’re doing with the car anymore. That’s a good thing.”
Team owner Paul Miller, Bryce Miller’s father, drove in nine Rolex 24s in the 1970s and ’80s, and scored a GTO-class victory in a Merkur XR4Ti in 1988.
Unlike some, the Atlanta-based team avoided major trouble during the test for the twice-around-the-clock event.
“A lot of the people that normally would not always be in the shop will be in the shop now, just because of the time frame,” said Bryce Miller. “The three weeks is kind of a limited time frame to do the things we want to do properly, so it’s a good opportunity for the team to continue the momentum, because we need the manpower in the shop. It’ll bring everyone together and hopefully everything goes in the shop as it’s gone here and we can keep the momentum going.”
The 49th Rolex 24 At Daytona will go green at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 29, with several hours of live television coverage airing on SPEED beginning at 3 p.m. ET on January 29 and resuming at 9 a.m. ET on January 30.
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January 9th, 2011
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