Font wheel drive

I thought this would be dumb when I read the description somewhere (I forget now), but it's actually pretty cool. "iQ font — When driving becomes writing" by wireless.

Super super special stage

Brumos def

So the racing season got off to a pretty nice start when the Grand-Am's Rolex 24 of Daytona came right down to the last lap, with the number 58 Brumos Porsche holding off the number 01 Ganassi Lexus — the team that's won the event the past three years.

The "24" in the race name signifies 24 hours, meaning it was crazy to have the top four cars finish on the lead lap, let alone running nose to tail for the last 3-plus hours. It may well have been historic.

It was definitely entertaining, especially as the car I was rooting for took the win. The win was a long time coming for the Brumos team in Grand-Am, and former Formula 1 star and current Nascar racer Juan Pablo Montoya — piloting the second place Ganassi Lexus — definitely made them earn it.

Broms also came home third with the number 59 car, which included sports car racing legend Hurley Haywood in its driver lineup. A suggestion to Brumos on the 59: Get rid of the heinous florescent green spot color on the windshield and sidesills. It was there last year, and I was disappointed to see it back.

If the 58 has florescent red, how about a blue? I guess it's there so spotters can more easily pick out the car from afar, and to differentiate it from its sister car, but surely there's a more eye-pleasing option. That green is ruining the classic Brumos white with blue/red stripe paint job.

Won and done

I finally finished posting all my photos from the American Le Mans Series race at Lime Rock to my Flickr page, so check 'em if interested. There's a bunch of shots from the Porsche corral, and some racing ones too.

Though I couldn't see it from my seating position, David Brabham made an awesome last-lap pass to take the overall win in the Patron Highcroft Acura P2 prototype, passing the rival Penske Porsche RS Spyder in Turn 1 from the outside like the Porsche wasn't even inside of him. Brilliant mate!

Respect

I saw an early Shelby Mustang GT350 — red with white stripes — for sale on the side of Route 611 in Horsham Monday. A street-going version, not a full-on racer like the above, if it was even an original. Haven't seen any Honda F1 racers around, early or otherwise.

St. Paddy's whip

My Car and Driver desk calendar featured the 2006 Lamborghini Miura concept yesterday:

... But with two supercars already in the garage, does Lambo need a Miura revival? We say yes.

As do I, this car is sick. Lamborghini's not playing ball, however.