QThis is Daytona’s ROVAL, a combination of the oval and infield road course. Immediately after crossing the
start/finish line, you need to start braking (HARD) for Turn 1, which was the author’s most difficult turn of the
weekend. The backstraight also has a chicane (called the “bus stop”) to slow cars down before entering the
31-degree banked Turn 3 of the oval.
QWe even cajoled photographer MaryBeth Kiczenski to get behind the wheel, outfitted in her new RaceQuip Chevron-1 FRC driving suit. MaryBeth has a lot of experience in
drag racing but had never been on a road course, especially not one as intimidating as Daytona with 121 other nutjobs dive-bombing her from every angle and at every available
opportunity. Still, she summoned her inner bravery and went out there to do battle and had a great time.
QThe Laps of Honor team, Daytona Chapter, from left to right: Editor Kinnan,
MaryBeth Kiczenski, Jon Marshall, Anthony Von Canon, and Mike Ellis.QThe end of our weekend: a broken transmission.30 MUSTANGMONTHLY.COM
of money in it, but the vast
majority of competitors in
these series have very little
money in their cars, making
it about as affordable as it
gets for a real endurance
racing series. Plus, 99
percent of the people are
there to have fun, and a
trophy is just gravy on top
of a weekend spent driving
fast and laughing. And you
get to race on legendary
tracks that you’ve probably
only seen on television. We
highly recommend it.
LAPS OF HONOR: ROUND 2