Lister at Daytona

[Dave Oxenreider <daveox@av-imagineering.com>]

I did get to the 24 hours at Daytona this year and I was very impressed
with the Lister's performance.  I was timing it throughout the night and
it was usually faster then the Viper and occasionally got downwards of
the WSC cars' times.  I understand it was a 7.0 liter V12 with a
sequential box.  On the backstretch it sounded like a very high revving
six, not like the previous growl I remember.  

Their pit was right at the entrance to the paddock, so I had an
excellent vantage point to watch the team in action.  They ran very
strong right up to the last hour when they started having cooling
problems.  They were in and out of the pits spraying the rad down and
feeding it more coolant, but it gave in about *10 minutes* before 24
hours.

Heartache was plentiful this year for most of the teams though.  I have
friends on the Riley and Scott Danka car (Wayne Taylor's ride) who were
favored to win the WSC class, but dropped in the early morning with a
broken motor.  Everyone is looking at Sebring as a chance to get back
into it.  I only wish the Lister would run Sebring.

-- 
Dave Oxenreider
'73 XJ12
'75 TR6 

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