tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328717919350614593.post4342693956083484718..comments2012-01-28T07:35:11.156-05:00Allen Wedgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12511193372395131930noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328717919350614593.post-87947963908883389342012-01-28T07:35:11.156-05:002012-01-28T07:35:11.156-05:00The Lizard will Fly today. (And tonight. And early tomorrow morning. And tomorrow afternoon.) Oh yes. It will Fly.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10512170830038276637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328717919350614593.post-52393685736207024092012-01-25T19:18:50.604-05:002012-01-25T19:18:50.604-05:00Great preview, it&#39;s helped me understand the field better as I only usually focus on DP.<br /><br />I&#39;m impressed at the quality driver line-ups all the way through the field as well as the fact some top non Grand-Am teams are showing up. Falling on the ALMS side of any fence I wish Flying Lizard, ESM and others all the best!<br /><br />It should be said that the Ferrari and Audi aren&#39;t strictly GT3, they are based on GT3 but had to have a smaller restrictor, cut down aerodynamics and removal of some driver aids. I would imagine these are a bit slower than their GT3 brothers.<br />See here - http://www.topspeed.com/cars/ferrari/2012-ferrari-458-italia-grand-am-ar112791.html<br />In fact I&#39;ve heard Radio Le Mans say in their MWM podcasts that the Audi has been slowed to road car pace (an Audi R8&#39;s road car pace isn&#39;t slow, but still..).<br /><br />I had to do a double-take when I read the entry list because there&#39;s a name I never expected to see:<br />Franz Engstler of Liqui Moly Team Engstler, he drives for his own BMW team in the WTCC. What&#39;s he doing here??<br />You might remember Franz, he had a safety car drive into him at Pau.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxcL-vVWNycPat Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969286427943489462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328717919350614593.post-28568621038474171842012-01-25T11:33:30.602-05:002012-01-25T11:33:30.602-05:0015:1 on the #70 Speedsource Mazda? ...man, that&#39;s good odds, and it&#39;s tempting to take you up on that. While I&#39;ll agree that they&#39;re underdogs, I think their chances are closer to 7:1. Its a long race and fast isn&#39;t the only ingredient to success.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663940562026100480noreply@blogger.com