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REALLY FULL FIELD; The 2005 edition of the Rolex 24 is shaping up to be one of the best.(Motorsports)
Byline: STEVEN COLE SMITH
Arguably the most-heard comment during the three days of testing for the Rolex 24 at Daytona-aside from, "Man, if Paul Newman gets any shorter, he won't be able to see over the steering wheel''-was, "Can you believe what they've done to this place?''
The extensive off-season construction project, resulting in a new tunnel beneath Turn One, new garages, a new victory circle, massive new scoring pylons and a reduction in size of Lake Lloyd, did not, however, make much difference in the 3.56-mile infield road course.
"I don't know where I am yet in the paddock, but on the racetrack, it's not much different at all from last year,'' said veteran Porsche driver Randy Pobst. "There's some new pavement in the dogleg, but traction seems to be better there, and in the brake zone afterward.
"The biggest difference this year is going to be the traffic. The sheer number of cars. The Rolex 24 is just exploding.''
Indeed. In the biggest practice session, a whopping 56 of the 58 entries took to the track. There seems a real possibility all 58 cars (31 Daytona Proto-types, 27 GTs) could show up to race Feb. 5. Fastest time set during the first day's evening practice was Max Angelelli in the SunTrust Riley-Pontiac, who knocked out a 1:46.729 lap, or 120.080 mph. In the GT class, the TPC Racing Porsche GT3 Cup entry, headed up by Pobst, had the best lap of 1:56.604, at 109.910 mph.
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