Let The Engines Roar: by Anthony Baker

     This years running of the Rolex 24 is one for the books and yet another reminder that we are in a golden era as far as endurance racing goes. After the few dark years of the grand am Rolex sports car series and the American lemans series, I can honestly say the events that I am seeing on the race track whenever this series races is amazing. We witnessed fights for the lead from the 1st hour all the way to the 23rd hour and 58th minute (more on that later). This year even featured the highest attendance in history of the Rolex 24, and I’m pretty sure it left the fans wanting more.      Without further ado, let’s get into this one. Honestly the first thing that I would want to point out is IMSA truly has bang for your buck experiences. The fans at the track are truly the winners every year with the amount of stuff that they can do with even a general admission ticket. This is one of a few reasons I believe The Rolex 24 received the highest attendance eve...

    The morning sky with the rising sun casts a glossy light over the track. The calmness of the wind blows through the grandstands. The shadows of the banking stand tall. All is quiet….for now. It’s January, the Motorsport fan knows what that means. It’s time for the engines to roar!     This weekend marks the kickoff to sports car racing in America, and also the calm before the storm. This is the Roar Before the 24. A week jam packed with testing and qualifying for various IMSA series as well as week 1 of the VP Sportscar challenge. As always, you have new drivers, teams, sponsors, manufacturers and more. Teams and drivers feeling out their cars, along with getting ready for qualifying for the big weekend means this weekend is also to be taken just as serious as next weekend.      If you are a fan of sports car racing then this weekend is surely for you. This offseason has been a long one, especially after the activities we saw take place at Petit Le...