Gentlemen, Start Your Engines !!!!!!

The SRPs lead the pack off of the grid for the first of two formation laps. The pole-sitter, #27, will eventually prevail with only the #36 running (2nd overall) at the end of those you see here.

The cars are led around on the formation lap by the yellow Ford Thunderbird.

Didier Theys brings the #27 around to take the green flag to start the 40th edition of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. 74 cars started the race, though the Champion Porsche Lola #38 is pealing off into the pits, following the pace car. It remained there for the good part of 40 minutes and 25 laps.

Theys lead them into the first corner (the top number of the leader board is the number of laps completed). Already the SRP cars are getting away from the rest.