The Roar before the Rolex 24

Friday 6 January 2017, Day 1 – the #911 Porsche 911 RSR leads #912 through a corner during testing at Daytona International Speedway

The countdown for the Daytona 24 Hours is on. At ‘The Roar before the Rolex 24,’ drivers and teams used this past weekend at the Daytona International Speedway to prepare for the season-opener of the IMSA SportsCar Championship on 28/29 January in Florida. At the three-day official test, the main focus for the Porsche GT Team factory squad was to set up the new Porsche 911 RSR in preparation for the 24 Hours of Daytona at the end of the month. Watch the video of ‘The Roar before the Rolex 24’ below:

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