The 2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona Grand-Am race kicks off this weekend and several US racing teams are in the terminal training stage. One of them is the well-known tuner and racing squad Turner Motorsports which will race once once more in their self-prepared BMW M3 Coupe.

The Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona is, like the 24 Hours of Le Mans, an endurance race of human being and automobile to see who can traverse the longest distance in the alotted time. Many teams have tried and many have failed to survive the grueling conditions of the race. The series, typically dominated by Porsche and GM cars, had an abundance of Bavarians at the 2010 running of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona held in Daytona Beach, Florida.

To innovate us to their Rolex GT M3 race car, Turner Motorsport releases the timelapse below.

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Courtesy of CarGuyDad, we accept a detailed description of the Gran Touring class and its rules and regulations:

  • Tubed product cars or custom tube frame chassis.
  • Rules utilize several methods of equalization, including race car weight, tire size and engine RPM limits.
  • Engines in GT cars produce between 390-450 horsepower.
  • Minimum weights range from ii,300 to two,800 lbs.
  • The successful Porsche GT3s and BMW M6s must counterbalance in at 2,600 lbs, while the Corvettes tip the scales at the maximum 2,800 lbs.
  • The top speed for Rolex Series GT cars is 180 mph.
  • Factory wheelbase must exist retained.
  • Engines include Mazda iii Rotor; 5.0L Ford 4V; 6L GM Pushrod 2V; 4.5L Infiniti 4V; v.0L BMW 4V; 3.8L Porsche Flat half dozen.
  • Brakes systems consist of 4-piston calipers steel rotors (carbon pads).
  • No traction control systems or any other balderdash shit.
  • Viii people are allowed over the wall during pit-stops.
  • Qualifying sessions last xv minutes with two classes on the rails at the aforementioned fourth dimension.
  • Pit route speed limit is 45mph.
  • All teams must pit inside the outset 45 minutes of an outcome.
  • Each driver has a limit of iii and one one-half hours of driving.
  • At to the lowest degree an hour of rest is required earlier that same driver can resume racing.
  • Drivers are allowed to drive more than i auto in a race, only the driver must qualify and start in that same car.
  • The commuter is only awarded points for the kickoff car driven.
  • A driver must drive at least 30 minutes and at least one lap under green flag to exist eligible for points.
  • At to the lowest degree ii drivers must bulldoze nether dark-green flag conditions.
  • A team owner may enter more than than i car in a race but points volition not be combined.