Rolex 24 Hours Journal

BY SCOTT MORGANROTH

Before covering the Rolex 24 Hours at the Daytona International Speedway, it took a lot for me to get to this point staying awake 30 hours if you consider these factors.

First, I successfully covered the 12-Hours of Sebring at the Sebring Raceway and was getting familiar with endurance racing. I found that this type of racing is more about the manufacturers and the stamina about the drivers. There is so much money involved, and it’s a good way to see the durability of the vehicles.

Finally, I sought advice from Graham Goodwin, who has covered 89 of these 24-hour races.

I was definitely ready for this challenge and decided to write a journal tracking what would be my biggest accomplishment in Sports Media. If there is one thing I would do differently, it was bringing my small digital camera to take unique photos at different times.

In my lifetime, I’ve done a lot of endurance drives across the USA.

I hope you enjoy this story as much as I enjoyed writing it.

1) Arrived in Media Center 11 am

2) Press Conference 11:15 am Hendrick Motorsports -NASCAR Le Mans – Asked Jimmie Johnson – Couple Questions – 1) Accomplished Everything in his Career – 2) Racing in a 24-hour eventually

3) Sports Talk Saturday – Mark Mancini – Bruce Kessinger 11:50 am – WIFI Issues Didn’t finish show

4) Going out for Opening Festivities Start of Race 1:30

5) Back in Media Center 1:55 pm

6) Writing Jimmie Johnson Story 3:25 pm

7) Finished Johnson Story 4:52 pm

8) Quick Walk Outside 5:21 pm- Returned 5:34 pm