Daytona International Speedway

[Metalsun]

The Daytona International Speedway, open since 1959 and home to many races including the Daytona 500 and the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Show your cars in this legendary race track doing what they do best. To start it off, here is an iconic moment:

Ferrari 330 P4 '67, Road Course - Daytona by Metalsun1, on Flickr​

Here's one for the "TIFOSI" like me. This is probably one of Enzo Ferrari's proudest race win, the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona. So much so, that he always kept this photo in his office. This was to counter the previous year's 1, 2, 3 photographed finish by Ford's GT40 Mk. II's at Le Mans. After that disappointing racing season, in 1967 three new 4th generation 330 prototypes were built along with an upgraded P3/4. Car #23 won with #24 and #26 coming 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Car #23, chassis no. 0846 was a P3/4 Spyder. Car #24, chassis no. 0856 was a P4 Berlinetta and #26, chassis 0844 a NART 412P (customer non-fuel injected P4) Berlinetta.

 

[Dan]

Why is the roof off on one and they all have different numbers? I thought you could only get one version of the car in GT5.

 

[Metalsun]

Why is the roof off on one and they all have different numbers? I thought you could only get one version of the car in GT5.

For this race, #23 was an earlier P3 Spyder converted to a P4, thus the designation P3/4. Scuderia Ferrari built and raced 3 new P4's in Berlinetta (coupé) form. They built other 412P's(P4's without fuel injection) to customers for the NART.
This is the same #21 in GT5 y just raced it 3 times and "photoshoped" the 3 images, wall and finish line.

 

[Dan]

For this race, #23 was an earlier P3 Spyder converted to a P4, thus the designation P3/4. Scuderia Ferrari built and raced 3 new P4's in Berlinetta (coupé) form. They built other 412P's(P4's without fuel injection) to customers for the NART.
This is the same #21 in GT5 y just raced it 3 times and "photoshoped" the 3 images, wall and finish line.

Ok then. I don't know anything about Ferraris except for the engines and drivetrains in a few.

 

[Metalsun]

Porsche 996 GT3 RS Road Course - Daytona by Metalsun1, on Flickr​

The Racer's Group, a Californian team racing since 1995. The "weapon" at hand is a Porsche 996 GT3 RS. By 2002 the team was noticed enough by Porsche that it gained support from the factory to run in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. In this eighth try, they finally won their class. This shot represents the team's run for the 2003 Rolex 24 at Daytona. Here, drivers Kevin Buckler, Michael Schrom, Timo Bernhard and Jörg Bergmeister not only won their class but they also beat the more powerful prototypes for the overall win.