The inaugural running of the Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Classic 24 Hour Daytona was held November 12-16, 2014 at the 12-turn, 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway road course in Daytona Beach, Florida. The event also included HSR’s Sprint Races, Endurance Series and the finale of the TransAm Series.
The response from the Classic 24 Hour Daytona 2014 historic races has been positive, with entrants and spectators alike enjoying the varied endurance race format and the obvious bump in on-track talent. In fact, more than half the field in Group A for 1960s race cars were from outside the United States, a solid endorsement that HSR may be onto something at Daytona.It’s way too soon to tell if this is a Le Mans Classic for the United States, but James Redman and the team at HSR are to be commended for a gutsy first effort. We look forward to many more.
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In addition to David Ferguson’s report and Michael DiPleco’s gallery, photographers Mark Coughlin and Peter Falkner also documented the HSR Classic 24 Hour Daytona 2014 with the following stunning images. We split up Mark and Peter’s pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in the full-width view of Sports Car Digest, while the second gallery can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs.
Classic 24 Hour Daytona 2014 – Featured Picture Gallery
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Classic 24 Hour Daytona 2014 – Featured Picture Gallery Page Two
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Classic 24 Hour Daytona 2014 – Featured Picture Gallery Page Three
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Classic 24 Hour Daytona 2014 – Featured Picture Gallery Page Six
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Classic 24 Hour Daytona 2014 – Featured Picture Gallery Page Seven
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Classic 24 Hour Daytona 2014 – Featured Picture Gallery Page Nine
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Classic 24 Hour Daytona 2014 – Main Picture Gallery (click image for larger picture and description)
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[Source: Mark Coughlin; Peter Falkner]
Mr. Falkner,
My husband told me about seeing your website from his computer. Great shots! While looking at yours on my computer and seeing that Porsche that our son-in law’s father, Dr. Bill Pickett drove I knew King might like a copy. Since I am a photographer and in haste thought I would print it our on my nice photo paper and you know the result! Our son-in-law, Wilbur Crafts Pickett, the 3rd, is an avid fan and we have met the nice owner of Bill Pickett’s car. Forgot his name at the moment but know he lives in Ponte Vedra or Jax Beach. He got in touch with King and invited King to come see his dad’s car. We all went out and I took photos of King with the car. Fun day. Let me know the price of a shot of your photo, 8 x 10.
Thanks,
Leila Adams
Leila,
I’m very pleased that one of my photos led to such a great car day for you and your family!
If you are interested in acquiring a print you can do so on my website, http://www.marblesracingimages.com. You can also contact me directly through the site if you have any questions.
Thank you for sharing your great story.
Peter Falkner