Blomqvist had to “wing it” on Rolex 24 at Daytona pole lap

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. tom_blomqvist admits he had to wing it on his Rolex24 pole run as the tires on the MeyerShankRac Acura weren't up to temp... 😳

responded strongly to WTR's challenge, but after setting fastest times in Sectors 1 and 2, Tandy lost control at the Bus Stop chicane and struck the tire wall. By the time his car was retrieved and the tires were re-stacked, the GTP cars had time for just a warm-up lap and a single flyer.Blomqvist then beat the Porsche ace by 0.083sec.

“I knew I had a good car, I knew if it was under me that I could do the job, but the tires weren’t even up to temperature so I had to lick the stamp and send it sorta thing. “Maybe I’ve been lucky with genetics that some things don’t faze me, I dunno. I’ve got a lot of confidence after last year and the team has a lot of faith in me to do the job, which makes my life more relaxing in the car, and that enables me to extract the right kind of performance.”

“Pole matters when you have high-stakes OEM racing like this. We have to come out here and prove ourselves.

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