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House of Roberts

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3. To that crowd, Lemans is the biggest event of the year, although

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 31, 2022, 04:05 PM

Jan 2022

it's not on the IMSA calendar. The finale is a ten hour event at Road Atlanta.
Having the Daytona 24 hour race at the end of January allows a number of high profile drivers from other types of racing to join in before getting dedicated to their own series, such as Indycar and Nascar.

Usually it's warmer but this year most of the race was run under 40 degrees. Cold tires don't grip as good.

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All these blizzards sweeping across the United States can mean only one thing: [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 OP

Or you could say that the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona ending yesterday afternoon... House of Roberts Jan 2022 #1

Why do they start with the biggest event of the year? mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 #2

To that crowd, Lemans is the biggest event of the year, although House of Roberts Jan 2022 #3