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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221912009-03-15T20:05:34.573+08:00Latest NewsMatthew Marsh - racing driver and motor sport journalistMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comBlogger583125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-66137973979101601512009-03-15T20:05:00.001+08:002009-03-15T20:05:34.599+08:00Photo 5

Photo 5, originally uploaded by Matthew Marsh - racing driver.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-8171611377864166922009-03-15T19:28:00.001+08:002009-03-15T19:28:18.509+08:00Photo 4

Photo 4, originally uploaded by Matthew Marsh - racing driver.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-62178188879170810742009-03-15T19:12:00.001+08:002009-03-15T19:12:57.778+08:00Photo 3

Photo 3, originally uploaded by Matthew Marsh - racing driver.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-52373049618641549622009-02-04T06:02:00.002+08:002009-02-04T06:07:54.858+08:00MORNING BREW

Yesterday I went over to Kowloon Tong for a chat on air with Phil Whelan of Hong Kong's RTHK Radio 3. We talked about the Rolex 24 at Daytona and Spandau Ballet... Click here to listen.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-3318759911722512562009-01-31T06:39:00.004+08:002009-02-01T21:48:44.361+08:00TV HIGHLIGHTS FROM SPEED - of car 86

Leading the GT class in the Rolex 24 led to plenty of coverage on SPEED. They also captured the nasty pitlane accident which injured our mechanic Steve Gysin. Despite heavy bruising he carried on working until the end of the race.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-44990674635845426892009-01-30T07:49:00.003+08:002009-02-01T21:53:20.055+08:00ROLEX 24 at DAYTONA - INTRODUCTION FILM

We've re-loaded this in widescreen format (as it was supposed to be) and because some of you might have missed it in the flood of Rupert Lloyd Thomas's material over the race weekend.Watch this film to see Matthew interviewing such stars as Juan-Pablo Montoya, Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon, Darren Turner, Antonio Garcia and Max Angelelli.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-55124647790898131522009-01-29T18:51:00.003+08:002009-01-30T03:16:35.035+08:00A LAP OF DAYTONA

A gentle lap of the circuit on board car 86, the Flex-Box Porsche GT3

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-86686807793058600642009-01-26T20:42:00.003+08:002009-01-26T20:48:01.060+08:00MADE IT

The #86 Flex-Box Porsche finished 13th overall and 5th in GT in the Rolex Daytona 24 Hours at Daytona International Speedway, Florida, 24/25 January 2009.Congratulations to drivers Matthew Marsh, Dominik Farnbacher, Eric Lux and Kevin Roush.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-26482416466265838542009-01-25T23:53:00.007+08:002009-01-26T03:15:56.544+08:00COMING UP SHORT

The Flex-Box Porsche #86 came up short at about 10:40 this morning appearing on the TV monitors on the end of a tow rope. The car is dropping down the leader board - the problem appearing while Kevin Roush was in the car. More to follow.Update: Not quite out it seems - new driveshaft for #86 Porsche and the car is back out with Kevin Roush in 14th place. No banana or Rolex!Update: 13:00 hours and

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-48450793710528294802009-01-25T22:26:00.005+08:002009-01-26T02:33:17.708+08:00ROLLING THE DICE

This race may very well be decided on the pit stops with a caution period coming at the right time to deliver a decisive advantage to one team or another. After eighteen hours of racing just over a minute separates the top three in GT.Update: Andy Lally has moved to second in GT as Kevin Roush joins the fight in car #86.Update: Andy Lally vaults into the class lead in car #67.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-70778168304564791982009-01-25T22:16:00.003+08:002009-01-25T22:23:33.850+08:00HOUR EIGHTEEN: MORNING RUSH

Matthew Marsh in the Flex-Box #86 Porsche is in a hurry as he tries to close the gap to car #66 and driver Richard Lietz.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-33706264533187518272009-01-25T22:04:00.001+08:002009-01-25T22:09:04.127+08:00TOO CLOSE TO CALL

Richard Lietz is in car #66 and leading the class. Matthew Marsh is in car #86 about a minute behind while Andy Lally is a further 20 secs back in car #67.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-10622098514982505292009-01-25T21:24:00.003+08:002009-01-25T21:30:34.484+08:00HOUR SEVENTEEN

Emmanuel Collard has taken the class lead back again as Dominik Farnbacher pits and Matthew Marsh is now in car #86. The gap following the pitstop is 1:03.627. Like at the front of the race there is a titanic struggle going on for the GT class win - with #66, #86 and #67 all in with a shout.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-20330897659141377412009-01-25T20:23:00.006+08:002009-01-25T21:23:18.660+08:00HOUR SIXTEEN APPROACHES

Emmanuel Collard is shown as leading the GT class on 457 laps with Dominik Farnbacher 34.972 secs back on 457 laps.Update: Dominik Farnbacher back in the lead in GT in 8th overall - Collard now 52.185 secs back in #66 and ninth place. Jorg Bergmeister is also on the lead lap in #67.Update: Max Angelelli leads the race overall in the Suntrust Dallara on 500 laps. A dogfight is going on at the

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-47325029951919016202009-01-25T19:37:00.006+08:002009-01-25T19:58:58.976+08:00FIFTEEN HOURS

Dominik Farnbacher is back in the GT lead just after 15 hours into mission, having passed Justin Marks on the restart following a caution period. The lead is shown as 8.495 secs on lap 433.Emmanuel Collard has jumped up to second in class, 11.444 secs off the lead on lap 434. Farnbacher has punched in a lap at 1:50.829 to fend off his pursuers.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-9701038707030673002009-01-25T18:33:00.012+08:002009-01-25T19:22:44.757+08:00FOURTEEN HOURS

The #86 Flex-Box Porsche leads the GT class here in Daytona, Eric Lux resisting pressure from Patrick Long, the gap extending to 18.366 secs on lap 404. He is currently eighth overall. Jimmie Johnson is running in 11th position.Update: Eric Lux pitted to hand the #86 car over to Dominik Farnbacher, who resumed in second position in GT in pursuit of Patrick Long, the gap being 1 mins 12.382 secs

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-33208032793004937722009-01-25T17:31:00.008+08:002009-01-25T18:10:28.038+08:00THIRTEEN HOURS

Kevin Roush is resisting pressure from Pat Long in the #67 TRG Porsche retaining a lead of 1 min 13.109 secs on lap 374. Now showing as 8th overall on lap 375 in car #86.Update: Eric Lux is in the #86 car now and Pat Long is pressing, running some three seconds back in car #67. 389 laps completed.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-8466747001029003812009-01-25T16:36:00.003+08:002009-01-25T17:02:19.869+08:00HALF WAY HOME

At the half way mark the Flex-Box Porsche #86 leads the GT category here in the Rolex 24. Not one of the fancied runners at the outset the car has run consistently at or close to the front of the GT field. The car has broken into the top ten, now in ninth and has a lap advantage over the #67 TRG Porsche currently driven by Andy Lally.In DP the overall leader is the Suntrust Dallara Ford of Taylor

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-2295774464223706882009-01-25T15:29:00.009+08:002009-01-25T16:14:21.277+08:00ELEVENTH AT ELEVENTH HOUR

Matthew Marsh is knocking on the door of the top ten running in eleventh place overall on lap 316 - Marsh came to pit road to hand over to Kevin Roush who was back on track on lap 317. Richard Lietz is now in the #66 TRG Porsche and has a 1 mins 39.993 secs advantage over Roush.Update: Roush jumps into the lead with Andy Lally following in second place in the #67 Porsche, Lietz third in #66. #86

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-11283132261363780302009-01-25T14:42:00.004+08:002009-01-25T15:06:21.047+08:00TEN HOURS

Matthew Marsh has taken the #86 Flex-Box Porsche back into the GT class lead in the Rolex 24. Some two seconds adrift is Emmanuel Collard in the #66 TRG Porsche. On lap 296 Collard took the lead with a gap of 4.422.At two o'clock the Collard car was running in 11th position with Matthew Marsh running twelfth 11.699 seconds behind. Both car are appearing on the illuminated scoreboard here at

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-49422869910403357452009-01-25T14:15:00.003+08:002009-01-25T15:09:24.513+08:00MARSH STAYS IN TOUCH

On lap 283 Matthew Marsh has closed the gap on Emmanuel Collard to 14.843 secs at the head of the GT class.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-72223609311879595192009-01-25T13:58:00.003+08:002009-01-25T14:08:47.951+08:00NINE HOURS

Overall leader was the Dixon/Franchitti/Lloyd/Pruett #02 Lexus Riley followed by France/Barbosa/Borcheller/Haywood in #59 Brumos Porsche. Third is the Pruett/Rojas/Montoya/Dixon Lexus Riley. Fourth was the Briscoe/Bernhard/Dumas Penske Porsche Riley.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-56313468972815923432009-01-25T13:56:00.002+08:002009-01-25T14:12:19.063+08:00FARNBACHER LOLES TEAM NOTES II

Farnbacher Loles Racing led the GT class for most of the first six hours of the Rolex 24 at Daytona on Saturday. Dominik Farnbacher, Matthew Marsh and Kevin Roush all led in the #86 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, alternating the lead with their teammates Leh Keen and Wolf Henzler in the #87 Porsche. The #85 and #88 Porsches maintained a top-10 pace through the first quarter of the 24-hour race

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-23968257263681990572009-01-25T12:28:00.010+08:002009-01-25T13:51:01.889+08:00ONE THIRD DISTANCE

Dominik Farnbacher is running second in class in GT at one third distance, about one minute behind the leader Spencer Pumpelly. Farnbacher is running consistently quicker than Pumpelly and closing the gap.Midnight: Farnbacher has been charging to make up time lost in a pitstop gone wrong - he arrived at the pits with the crew unprepared and went straight back out. The lead has been whittled down

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613803240959257133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1422191.post-47001132358301678352009-01-25T11:59:00.008+08:002009-01-25T12:41:58.930+08:00FLEX-BOX LEADS IN ROLEX AFTER 7½ HOURS

Dominik Farnbacher is back in the lead in GT in the Rolex 24 inheriting first place as Paul Edwards pitted in #07 Pontiac. #86 is in 15th place overall, 220 laps.Scott Dixon took the lead in the DP Class and overall at 22:00 hours in the Ganassi Lexus-Riley. Greetings to Jo in NZ.Update: Spencer Pumpelly #66 to the class lead on lap 222. Farnbacher second.

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