Even after years of witnessing Goodwood's overnight transformations, it was still amazing how Daytona transitioned from eerily still (and utterly cavernous), to a hive of hopeful and excited faces ready to get red and sooty during a weekend’s racing in the Floridian heat.
So here is a potted gallery of friendly folks and fast machines readying up for the HSR Classic 24 action to come. After tomorrow (probably today now for our UK readers) when the final quali' times are posted, things get serious…
Photography by Chuck Andersen
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Classic 24
Classic Daytona 24