Magnus Racing Pitside Webcast to Return During Rolex 24 at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (January 21, 2014)- Continuing the team’s tradition of integrating the fans in new and unique ways, Magnus Racing will once again present a live, streaming webcast from the team’s pit box during all 24 hours of this year’s historic Rolex 24 at Daytona, the debut of the all-new TUDOR United Sports Car Championship.
 
With permission from FOX and IMSA, who will be providing round-the-clock coverage across their networks and IMSA.com, Magnus Racing will provide the perspective of one individual team in the GTD class. Television coverage will begin at 2:00PM on FOX and continue on FOX Sports 2 from 4-9PM.  After overnight coverage on IMSA.com, FOX Sports 1 will have the race from 7AM to its conclusion on Sunday.
 
The Magnus stream can be found at either magnusracing.com, or ustream.tv/liveatdaytona, beginning on Saturday, January 25, at 2:00PM ET and running until 2:30PM on Sunday, January 26.
 
As in years past, the team’s webstream will begin before the green flag and run for all 24 hours until the checkered flag falls at 2:10PM on Sunday, and serve to complement Fox’s comprehensive coverage of the on-track action. In their efforts to engage with the fans, the team will also feature not only in-car radio, but additionally will feature live commentary during all 24 hours in which fans can write in via on-line chat to a litany of guests from within the team and around the paddock.
 
While webcast stalwart Sean Heckman will continue his hosting duties, he will thankfully be joined and replaced by famed driver Ryan Eversley, a multi-time winner in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge as well as multi-time Rolex 24 competitor. Additionally, Eversley and Heckman will be joined by long-time Magnus team members Emily Potter and Jessica Bregy. With fan engagement at a premium, the quartet promises to stay actively engaged in the team’s chat room, as well as bringing on team members including Andy Lally, John Potter, Wolf Henzler, JF Dumoulin, and a number of notables around the paddock.
 
Of course, when it comes to keeping the fans entertained, the team’s notoriously irreverent humor will continue on during this year’s stream, including the famed Magnus Challenge. To win the Magnus Challenge, fans are given a secret word every hour during all 24 hours, and if they’re able to name all 24 words at the end they will win a special Magnus prize pack. Beyond the Magnus Challenge, the team will feature a number of other surprise games including the Magnus Drivers’ Challenge and more.
Additionally, the team will continue to raise awareness for series’ charities including Camp Boggy Creek, among others.
 
For Magnus Racing’s John Potter, the ability to continue the team’s tradition is a testament to their commitment to fans as well as the generosity of FOX and IMSA.
 
“First things first, we’re very grateful for FOX and IMSA to allow us to do this every year,” stated Potter. “The television coverage for 2014 should be excellent and we’re happy to provide a complementary story to what’s unfolding during the race. Our team has worked very hard to get us ready for the event. It’s not easy developing an all-new car for an all-new series, but we’re as prepared as we can be and we’re excited to share our story.”
 
Practice for this weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona will begin on Thursday, January 23, at 9:30AM. The team will do their best to make the webcast available during every session, but make no promises as they prepare for the weekend’s race.