I’ve been sick for most of this weekend, so I ended up slumped on the sofa in front of the TV a lot more than I usually do. As a result I ended up watching about 10 hours of the SPEED TV coverage of the Rolex 24 Hours race from Daytona.

In no particular order, here are a few random thoughts that occured to me while watching the coverage.

•  I love modern enduranc racing, thanks to the improved car  strength the reliabilty runs of the past have been replced by every hour being run as if it were a 50 lap sprint. There was more action here than most Grands Prix and NASCAR (whatever it’s called this year) Cup races.
• Can SPEED have Bob Varsha and David Hobbs call every major race they cover?
• Pit reporter Calvin Fish asks some great questions, but does he have to call everyone he talks to “mate.”?
• This was a true International Race of Champions, it would have been even better if we’d had a few of the top F1 guys there too.  How about the FIA, NASCAR and the IRL get together and  mandate that the top three finishers in their respective championships have to run the following year’s Daytona 24 Hours. - Ah I can dream.
• I give it 2 years before Roger Penske is dominating the Rolex 24.
• Congratulations to the Chip Ganassi organization for their third straight victory. It was well deserved.

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