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Cadillac DPi Wins Rolex 24 Hours race at Daytona

Started by jdemerson, January 30, 2017, 11:45:43 AM

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jdemerson

This weekend Cadillac won the first two places in the 24-hour endurance race in Florida -- the Rolex 24 at Daytons:
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I suspect there's little interest in car racing on this message board, even when Cadillac is involved. I have very little interest in racing as well. But this is a major race and the news feed caught my eye. Jeff Gordan, a NASCAR champion, was one of the drivers of the winning Cadillac.

Cadillac-engined cars were prominent and successful in racing in the 1950s.  I'm thinking of Allard and Cunningham, for example. I wonder if there may be a way to capitalize on the current racing successes to generate some interest among younger folks in Cadillac and even in the CLC? Our membership has been declining, and finding new avenues for reversing that would certainly help the CLC financially.

John
John Emerson
Middlebury, Vermont
CLC member #26790
1952 Series 6219X
http://bit.ly/21AGnvn

35-709

1935 Cadillac Sedan resto-mod "Big Red"
1973 Cadillac Caribou - Sold - but still in the family
1950 Jaguar Mark V Saloon resto-mod - Sold
1942 Cadillac 6269 - Sold
1968 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible - Sold
1950 Packard 2dr. Club Sedan
1935 Glenn Pray - Auburn Boattail Speedster, Gen. 2

chrisntam

I watched it, not sure how much of the car was Cadillac, certainly the engine.  As it's an endurance race, the engine certainly lasted.  A 24 hour race covers about 2300 to 2600 miles averaging about 100 miles an hour, give or take.
1970 Deville Convertible 
Dallas, Texas

35-709

#3
The engines were Chevrolet the way I read it.

"The wild cards in the Prototype class, which featured all-new cars this season, were the three Cadillac DPi entries: the Nos. 5 and 31 Action Express cars, which, with Chevrolet power, have taken all three IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championships so far; plus the No. 10 car."

1935 Cadillac Sedan resto-mod "Big Red"
1973 Cadillac Caribou - Sold - but still in the family
1950 Jaguar Mark V Saloon resto-mod - Sold
1942 Cadillac 6269 - Sold
1968 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible - Sold
1950 Packard 2dr. Club Sedan
1935 Glenn Pray - Auburn Boattail Speedster, Gen. 2

The Tassie Devil(le)

That is the trouble with these modern cars.   Nothing is original.   Too much cross manufacturing.

Bruce. >:D
'72 Eldorado Convertible (LHD)
'70 Ranchero Squire (RHD)
'74 Chris Craft Gull Wing (SH)
'02 VX Series II Holden Commodore SS Sedan
(Past President Modified Chapter)

Past Cars of significance - to me
1935 Ford 3 Window Coupe
1936 Ford 5 Window Coupe
1937 Chevrolet Sports Coupe
1955 Chevrolet Convertible
1959 Ford Fairlane Ranch Wagon
1960 Cadillac CDV
1972 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe

jdemerson

Yes, the engines were made by Chevrolet. I don't think that changes much the main point of the O.P. Cadillac and possibly even the CLC might stand to gain a bit from these successes. Hasn't Mercedes Benz benefited over the years from its racing successes, even from cars whose engines were made by another firm, AMG? Of course they eventually bought AMG so now the racing Mercedes have engines that are "in house".

Many Cadillacs had very good engines that were not made by Cadillac. LaSalle in 1934-36. Seville in the 70s (Oldsmobile). RWD models in 1990-96 (excellent cars and excellent Chevrolet engines). Early CTS. CTS-V (with Corvette 350 engine). Many other examples, some of which don't inspire pride in our favorite marque. In fact, the last Cadillac-engined car was the 2010 Northstar models. But it still seems that the cars that are winning all these IMSA races, including Daytona, are seen as Cadillacs and not as Chevrolets. For many of us, it's not a very big deal, but it's still a plus for Cadillac.

John
John Emerson
Middlebury, Vermont
CLC member #26790
1952 Series 6219X
http://bit.ly/21AGnvn