Welcome to garra-fans.com, the official Website of the Cognoscenti! We are supporters of the Grand American Road Racing Association. This is where you will find Grand American news and race reports from a different perspective (for the fans, by the fans), stories and information from the members of the Cognoscenti, photos, and much, much more.
December 22, 2003 - I have pictures taken by Grand American at their test at Homestead in the photos section. Click on each picture to make it larger. I also got the release about "BMW Team PTG M3s To Race For 2004 Rolex Sports Car Series GT Championship" over the weekend.
December 18, 2003 - I got an update from Steve Marcus on his 2004 plans. He will be back in Grand American in 2004, and the 2003 car is up for sale. He'll have a new car to go for the GT crown in 2004. After the fight that Marcus had both in the GT title race and just to make it to each race at times, his team is a cognoscenti favorite. Also, I think I need to catch up on press releases...here's a few I've added the last couple of days: "Marshall Brothers To Campaign Picchio Daytona Prototype In 2004" and "SunTrust Racing Names Rolex 24 Driver Lineup."
December 17, 2003 - We got another Maserati goodie from David Seibert...here's an exclusive pic (click here for wallpaper size shot). I'm hoping to have more things from other teams and stuff later today. I'm also working on the second "Steak Night" for after the holidays, so stay tuned. Hopefully we may have a better chatroom by then, too.
December 16, 2003 - We have videos of the Scuderia Ferrari of Washington Maserati Trofeo Light testing. Turn up your speakers and enjoy! You will need to unzip them to play them. The download is around 3.2 meg. Thanks to David Seibert of FoW and Obin Robinson for these!
December 15, 2003 - (UPDATED)Another new team announced today...this time it's for the Super Grand Sport class...AASCO Motorsports Announces Rolex Series Championship Effort.
Also, Scuderia Ferrari of Washington announced that they will be running a Maserati Trofeo Light for 2004. (Picture now added) There's also a Terry Borchellor story in the news section, too.
December 12, 2003 - BIG NEWS...finally...Pruett, Papis To Drive Chip Ganassi Racing Entry In Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series.
December 12, 2003 - Thanks to everyone who showed up for our first "Steak Night" chat with Sylvain Tremblay...and a HUGE THANK YOU needs to go out to Sylvain, who was a great guest last night! Click here for a transcript from the chat with Sylvain. Also, keep checking here today for more news...
December 10, 2003 - Here's some big news:"G&W Motorsports To Co-Op Rolex 24 Plans With MSR" and some other recent news: "Grand American Reports On Daytona Prototypes Engine Inspections."
December 9, 2003 - In the News:"Grand American Reports On Daytona Prototypes Engine Inspections."
December 8, 2003 - In the News: "Homestead-Miami Speedway to Host Daytona Prototypes Test" and "Darren Law Tapped for Brumos Porsche Grand American Rolex Series Daytona Prototype Ride."
December 4, 2003 - First, See above and join us to chat with Sylvain Tremblay in the CogCafe chat area next Thursday night! Also, in the News: "Grand American Teams Earn More Than $2.8 Million in 2003."
December 3, 2003 - In the News: "Darren Law Joins Red Bull Brumos Porsche Team."
UPDATE!! "Professional Debut of Mazda Protégé Turbo in Grand-Am Cup in 2004." Picture included!
December 2, 2003 - And the hits just keep on coming! In the News: "G&W Motorsports Purchases Doran JE-4." That's 2 Dorans this week...what's next?
UPDATE!! "Shane Lewis To Go After 2004 Daytona Prototype Championship In PAP-PARTS BMW FABCAR."
December 1, 2003 - hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving! In the News: "Stevenson Motorsports to Field a GT Entry for 2004." With the PRI show and everything this week, we could see lots of news, so stay tuned!
UPDATE!! "Michael Shank Racing to Field Toyota Doran JE-4 Daytona Prototype"
November 26, 2003 - In the News: "Mike Borkowski Signs With SpeedSource To Drive Mears Motor Coach Ford Multimatic" and "Three Rolex Series Drivers On Auto Racing All-America Team Ballot."
November 24, 2003 - Razor sent in some nostalgic pictures from 1979-1982 for you to enjoy.
November 20, 2003 - In the News: "New Crawford DP03 Daytona Prototype Makes Successful Debut Run." I have to admit, this is the car I've been waiting for...and it looks GREAT!!
November 17, 2003 - In the News: "Grand American Finalizes 2004 Schedule with Addition of Races." Also, I have been unable to update the Chase/Crawford story from Friday.
November 14, 2003 - Breaking news: Many have seen the updated website from Chase Competition Engineering, which includes renderings of a Jaguar prototype. Well, these images are property of Crawford Race Cars, as stated by Jan Crawford. Here's a statement from Jan: "The rendering in question is the property of Crawford Race Cars. The design
is that of Crawford Race Cars. We have not had any discussion with Chase
regarding the use of this property. Again, Max and I are at a complete loss as to why and
how this image has been published." I'm working on getting Chase's side of the story...
- T. Brolsma
November 13, 2003 - In the News: "The Spirit of Daytona Returns" and "Grand American Expands Marketing Department." I have also updated the Cars section. If there's anything that isn't right or if there are additions, please let me know.
November 7, 2003 (updated)- Brent's back with a long awaited Average Fan's View in the Articles section. In the News: "Sir Stirling Moss Named Grand Marshal of 42nd Anniversary Of The Rolex 24 At Daytona." Also, Ken May is doing a survey on his racingfanatics.com site to find out what people's highs, lows, and surprises were this season. Check it out here!
November 3, 2003 - Here are the News and photos from the weekend's Grand American Champions Weekend presented by Brumos Porsche at Daytona International Speedway:
October 31, 2003 (update #2)- Here are photos courtesy of Grand American of the Rolex Series cars and the Grand Am Cup cars. They are great shots! Also, here is the qualifying results/starting lineup for the Rolex series race tomorrow, and in the News, "New Program Supports Key Teams" (sounds like a fantastic program!). This also just in: "Grand American Announces 2004 Schedule" and "Auberlen Grabs Pole for Champions Weekend Race."
October 31, 2003 - Mark (Group44) sent his pictures from Thursday in (click here). Today is qualifying at Daytona, and last night was the deadline to choose your polesitters for the fantasy league. Click here for more info, and click here to make your picks. Also, for more coverage and some more photos, check out http://www.racingfanatics.com/. Oh, almost forgot, at 10:55 EST qualifying starts...fire it up on the Zippo Live Timing and Scoring, then join us in the Chat Room to talk about it!
October 30, 2003 (part II)- A preview of the weekend is here, plus in the News is: "Dignitaries, Color Guard, Flyover to Highlight Pre-Race Activities Surrounding Grand American Champions Weekend Presented By Brumos Porsche" and "Sullivan Sports Marketing Retained by Grand American Road Racing Association."
October 30, 2003 - Early photos from Daytona are in from Group44! Thanks Mark...
October 29, 2003 - News from Sylvia Proudfoot: "Flying Lizard Motorsports to Debut This Weekend!" (with picture...it's a great looking car!). Today is test day at for the "Grand American Champions Weekend presented by Brumos Porsche," so hopefully we'll get some report on what's happening at the track.
October 28, 2003 - News from Grand American: "Grand American Champions Weekend Presented by Brumos Porsche FAST FACTS" and from Linda Mansfield: "Dayton Heads to Daytona for Stints in the PAP Parts FABCAR BMW." Also added "Terry Borcheller - Daytona Preview" from Sylvia Proudfoot.
October 27, 2003 - WELCOME to our Re-Launching Party!
We are now garra-fans.com, and are on our own web space! To celebrate, we have a few new goodies to you to enjoy:
