2002blkss

They called me to see if i wanted to do the drive on Friday but i didnt buy a ticket for friday so im not sure what the deal is

Olustee bus

I was there in the corral 39 years ago this year I think. Met Hurley Haywood who came over to see some friends.

Can't make it this year.

moonsteel

Can anyone get in to watch? I'm flying down from Canada for the race, but would love to take pics of Corvettes driving around the track.

BEZ06

I guess you just have tickets for Sat/Sun for the Rolex 24 race, is that right???

I think you'll need a ticket to get in on Friday to see the Corvette Lap - and you'd want one anyway to see the Rolex practice/qualifying and the Conti Tire Challenge race!!

Below is a schedule of events I pulled off the GRM (Grassroots Motorsports) site.

I also just checked the Daytona Speedway site, and they say one-day tickets for Thursday and Friday are available at the gate - Friday infield/grandstand ticket is $15, and a garage pass is an additional $10.

The "Corvette Lap" isn't listed on the GRM schedule, but AFAIK it will be at 8:00AM Friday morning.

I assume the ticket windows will be open early because it shows the garages are open at 7:00AM, so it sounds like you'll be in town before Friday, and if you don't already have a ticket for Friday, get out to the track early and buy a Friday ticket!!

Friday night we're getting together at Miller's Ale House-Daytona. If you will meet up with us Friday night at 7:00PM please let me know so I can update the restaurant with an accurate head count so they can seat all of us.



Thursday Jan 26
■7 a.m. — Garages open

■9 a.m. — Complimentary Krispy Kreme doughnuts and coffee in the GRM tent

■9 a.m. — Sprint FANZONE opens

■10 a.m. — Opening of Speedweeks ceremony

■10 a.m.–11:30 a.m. — Rolex Series practice

■11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. — Continental Tire Challenge practice

■1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. — Rolex Series practice

■2:45 p.m.–3:30 p.m. — Continental Tire Challenge practice

■3:45 p.m.–4 p.m. — Rolex Series Daytona Prototype qualifying

■4:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m. — Rolex Series GT qualifying

■5 p.m.–5:15 p.m. — Continental Tire Challenge ST qualifying

■5:30 p.m.–5:45 p.m. — Continental Tire Challenge GS qualifying

■6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. — Rolex series night practice

■8 p.m. — GRM welcome party at Uno Chicago Grill
Sorry, GRM Experience ticket holders only
■9:30 p.m. — Garages close

Friday Jan 27
■7 a.m. — Garages open

■7:00 a.m. — Staging begins for the Corvette Lap; enter at Gate 70 on backside of the track

■8:00 a.m. — Corvette Lap around the Rolex 24 course

■9 a.m. — Practice begins

■9 a.m. — Krispy Kreme doughnuts served at GRM tent

■11 a.m. — Final Rolex qualifying

■11:45 a.m. — Shuttle from GRM tent to Continental Tire pre-race Fan Walk

■12:15 p.m. — Continental Tire pre-race Fan Walk and autograph session

■1:30 p.m. — Continental Tire Challenge Grand-Am 200 start

■7:00 p.m. — Corvette Forum Get-Together at the Ale House!!!

■7:30 p.m. — Garages close

Saturday Jan 28
■7 a.m. — Daytona 5K & FunWalk begins

■7:30 a.m. — Garages open

■9 a.m. — Complimentary Krispy Kreme doughnuts and coffee in the GRM tent

■10:30 a.m. — 50 Years of Champions group photo on Frontstretch

■11 a.m. — 50 Years of Champions track laps

■11 a.m. — Bavarian Beer Garden opens

■12:15 p.m. — Rolex driver autograph session starts in Sprint FanZone

■1 p.m.–3 p.m. — Perego LIVE at the GRM Tent
Watch Perego paint a Grassroots Motorsports project car next to the GRM tent
■1:45 p.m. — Shuttle leaves GRM tent for Rolex series driver introductions on pit road

■2:15 p.m. — Grid opens

■3 p.m. — Grid closes

■3 p.m. — Pre-race ceremonies

■3 p.m. — Chili Cook-Off begins
vote for Grassroots Chili!
■3:30 p.m. — Rolex 24 at Daytona begins

■4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. — Garth Stein Book Signing
Meet Garth Stein, bestselling author of "The Art of Racing in the Rain" at the GRM tent.
■6 p.m. — Cash bar opens at the GRM tent

■7 p.m. — GRM Experience dinner in the GRM tent
Sorry, GRM Experience ticket holders only
■8 p.m. — Orianthi live on the Sprint FanZone main stage

■10 p.m. — Pat Travers Band live on the Sprint FanZone main stage

Sunday Jan 29
■Midnight — Karaoke starts on the Sprint FanZone main stage

■Midnight — Paddock tour starts from the GRM tent

■9 a.m. — Complimentary Krispy Kreme doughnuts and coffee in the GRM tent

■11 a.m. — Davy Knowles live on the Sprint FanZone main stage

■3:30 p.m. — Rolex 24 At Daytona finishes

■7 p.m. — Garages close



C'ya at the track!!!

Bob

JeepTJ

I'll be at the race, but not with the Vette. We will be there all four days. Gieco Caveman camping area parking spot 101 and 102, that's NAPCAR turn 4. Stop by and have a beer.
Fred

BEZ06

The UPS guy just brought my Corvette Corral stuff.

It included

• tickets for me and my wife
  
• pink wrist bands for access to the Sprint FanZone and garages
  
• an infield parking pass for the windshield of the Vette
  
• a "voucher" for the Corvette Lap
  
• 50th Rolex 24 hats

BTW - the hat is a generic Rolex 24 hat. There isn't any "Corvette Logo" on it as I expected.

It says the Car Corral parking in the infield will open at 6:00AM and you can see on the map below where to enter the Speedway to go through the Turn 4 Tunnel to enter the infield.

However, staging for the Corvette Lap will start at 7:00 with the lap beginning at 8:00, and we will enter Gate 70 to stage for the Corvette Lap.

You can see on the map that Gate 70 is around on the backside of the track - we'll enter the track on the SuperStretch (the back straight) somewhere around the Bus Stop (the chicane just before NASCAR Turn 3).

So....my recommendation is to not enter the infield before the Corvette Lap or you'll just have to exit the infield to go around to the backside of the track to stage for the Corvette Lap - just wait until after the Corvette Lap to enter the infield for parking in the Corvette Corral.

C-ya in a couple days!!

Bob

C6LT1

Just realized Corvette Car Corral parking is located in Lot 1, front of the speedway and not in the infield. When I had my Porsche, we parked in the infield Porsche Corral. You would think they could do the same for us. So now were to park, infield for convenience or outside with other Corvettes.
Tom

BEZ06

If you haven't seen this post by TRACKMAN2 over in the AutoX/Roadrace section, take a look:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/auto...-email-me.html


George says he's got a big announcement for those of us that will be at the race.

I emailed him - I don't know what it is, but I want to get in on it if it's something really CL!!

Anybody else that hasn't notified me in for our get-together Friday night 7:00PM at Miller's Ale House-Daytona???

If so, let me know how many in your party so I can notify the restaurant - we're up to 27 folks already!!

Bob

BEZ06

Hey Tom

Yes - for Saturday and Sunday it is just outside the main straight grandstands.

For Friday it will be in the infield, and you'll enter off Midway Ave, just south of the entrance to the Volusia Mall, and then you'll go through the Turn 4 Tunnel into the infield for the Corvette Corral parking.

The Corvette Lap will stage around the back of the track through Gate 70 starting at 7:00AM, then the lap begins at 8:00AM. I suggest that if you're doing the Corvette Lap Friday morning, don't bother going into the infield until after the Corvette Lap, then after we run the track we can go around to enter on the east side entrance to go through the Turn 4 Tunnel for parking in the infield.

C'ya at the track!!

Bob

C6LT1

Thanks Bob
Sorry can't make Friday night, see you Friday, What time are you going to be there for the drive?
I did send an email to TRACKMAN2.

BEZ06

I'll probably get to the staging area at Gate 70 around 7:30AM, maybe a little sooner.

C'ya Friday!!

Bob

CAPTKEN28

How was the parade lap?

BEZ06

Kinda bogus!!

I've run many HPDE's on the track, so I've got a fair amount of time roaring around at full blast, and I certainly didn't expect anything like that, but I was very disappointed at what we got.

I've run lead-follow laps at Talladega during Vettes for Vets events, and you get to run the whole track - up onto the banking and at whatever speed you can do if hold back a little and get some running room to open 'er up on the back straight (I've done 168 there).

Butt....this was the first parade lap I've done at Daytona, and they wouldn't let us get up onto the banking. I don't think I got over about 40 the whole way around!!!

During the race the DP cars are running 1:42-1:45 laps, and the GT cars run about 1:50-1:55. I run 2:01-2:06 at HPDE's.

The "Corvette Lap" took 7 minutes!!!

Oh well, it got me out of the house early that morning!!

Bob

moonsteel

I got up to watch you guys drive by
http://youtu.be/q1yPwcQZtew

C6LT1

Well done Video, did you do a video of the other group. There were two groups that ran, wish we could have driven faster. I was looking forward to the high bank, but glad we had the drive.
Thanks
Tom

moonsteel

Sadly I only managed to get there for that group. I heard someone spun out, is that true?

C6LT1

I was in the first group and we did ok, must have been in the second group that you took video of. When we were finished we left the track. When they had the drivers meeting, look like an AARP meeting. lol But fun for all.

moonsteel

Ha AARP...I'm often the youngest guy with the oldest car

C6LT1

I am 69 and feel like 50 and luv my vet. Are there any other pic's of the vet lap or video you know of?
Nothing wrong with old vet and young people.
later

moonsteel

None that I'm aware of. Lots of cams on the cars though.

I took some pics from the infield as cars were parking.