Porsche Owners Form Convoy To Daytona In Honor of Hurley Haywood

26 October 1999
300 Porsche Owners Form Convoy To Daytona In Honor of World's Greatest Endurance Racer, Hurley Haywood
      Florida State Patrol Expected to Lead Sports Cars to Historic Race

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 25 -- Rush hour traffic in
Jacksonville is expected to be unusually heavy on Sunday, November 7, as 300
Porsche owners take part in a 100-mile convoy to Daytona in honor of racing
legend and local resident Hurley Haywood.
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    "For 18 years, we've invited our Porsche customers to join the Brumos
Boosters Brigade, a Porsche-only convoy, to help cheer on Hurley and our
racing team during The Brumos Daytona Continental Historics," said Brumos
Motor Cars President and C.E.O., Bob Snodgrass.  "We fully expect to have more
than 300 Porsche owners participating this year as we've made special
arrangements for our customers to drive their own Porsche on the world famous
racetrack in an Honorary Parade Lap for Hurley," he added.
    Among Haywood's many racing accomplishments, he is recognized as the
world's top endurance driver, having won the Daytona 24-Hours Race five times,
the 24-Hours of LeMans Race three times and the Sebring 12-Hour Race twice.
    The featured race for the 1999 Brumos Daytona Continental Historics will
be the "Championship of Makes Prototypes" from 1964-1971.  This year includes
a GT-40 Reunion in honor of the 35th Anniversary of the Ford GT-40.  Retired
CART Champion and former Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal, will also be racing at
The Brumos Daytona Continental Historics, having just recently acquired a Ford
GT-40.
    "As the site of some of the epic Porsche-Ferrari-Ford battles of the
Golden Era of sports car racing, Daytona is a logical place to honor these
great cars," said Haywood, who is scheduled to race the Brumos Porsche 962
car.
    The legendary Brumos Porsche 962 dominated international endurance racing
throughout the 1980s, winning all the classic long distance international
sports car races.  With a top speed of over 200 mph, the 962 was a car
"without vices," according to five-time LeMans winner Derek Bell.  In addition
to Haywood, the Brumos 962 Porsche was raced by A.J. Foyt, Al Unser, Sr., Al
Unser, Jr., Danny Sullivan and Rob Dyson.
    "This should be a very interesting race for drivers and fans alike," said
Haywood, adding "it's really fun for the spectators, too, since you can stroll
through the paddock to view the cars and talk with the drivers."
Motorsports attracts the largest number of spectators in the sporting world,
more than baseball, more than football, and vintage racing is the fastest
growing segment of motorsports in the United States and Europe.
    "Instead of sitting in a museum, our cars are doing what they were
designed to do, race," said Snodgrass, whose company, Brumos Racing, Inc.,
builds and restores race cars for clients around the world.
All cars must be restored to the period in which they were originally raced,
and must meet current safety equipment standards including roll bars, fuel
cells, fire systems and other modern safety systems.  Cars are generally
grouped according to type and engine size for racing with most races lasting
20 to 30 minutes in length.
    For ticket information on the Brumos Daytona Continental Historics,
contact the Daytona International Speedway at 904-253-RACE (7223), or online
at http://www.daytona500.com.