Talk:2017 24 Hours of Daytona/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 20:16, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Ping me when done. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 21:52, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Lead

 * in Daytona Beach, Florida from needs an MOS:GEOCOMMA
 * João Barbosa started from the pole position for Mustang Sampling Racing by lapping quickest in qualifying, and held the lead Same subject both sides, so no comma. WP:CINS
 * with the Mustang Sampling Racing, VisitFlorida Racing, Extreme Speed Motorsports and Whelen Engineering Racing teams be consistent on use or non-use of a serial comma
 * Is it necessary to list every driver on a team in the lead except for maybe the winning teams? It results in paragraph 3 being a slog to read.

Background

 * It was the fourth year in a row that the race was part of the series calendar, and the 55th 24 Hours of Daytona. Remove comma (CINS)
 * Another GEOCOMMA needed
 * two each from BAR1 Motorsports and Starworks Motorsport, and one from Performance Tech Motorsports Unnecessary comma
 * There was one Vantage GT3 from Aston Martin Racing, and one BMW M6 GT3 from Turner Motorsport Unnecessary comma

Testing

 * Ben Hanley' DragonSpeed Typo
 * A serious fire, caused by a fuel line (allowing fuel to escape and ignite on the warm engine compartment) in Corvette's No. 4 C7.R Complete the appositive by adding a comma after the parentheses

Practice and qualifying

 * Stéphane Sarrazin stopped his Rebellion Oreca on the bank (also stopping practice with 15 minutes left), and was able to return to the pit lane. Remove comma (CINS)
 * each class' class's (MOS:'S). also check for "Morris'" and "Mercedes'" etc. later.
 * The IMSA arranged the grid Should this be just "IMSA", no definite article? There are six instances of "the IMSA" in this page
 * WTR's Ricky Taylor had the pole position for most of qualifying, before Jani's lap demoted him to fourth. Unneeded comma
 * on the tyre barrier at the International Horseshoe should this be "tire" to be American English?

Race

 * Hartley could not steer due to damage, and stopped on the entrance to the Bus Stop chicane for recovery to the pit lane on a flatbed truck Remove comma (CINS)
 * Briscoe's No. 67 Ford sustained rear-wing damage against the barrier at the exit of the Bus Stop chicane after he lost control, and went to the garage for repairs. Remove comma (CinS)
 * this dropped the WTR car to second, and promoted Rast's VisitFlorida car to the lead Remove comma (CinS)
 * WTR's Angelelli retook the lead from Rast's VisitFlorida entry and Porsche's speed in the rain moved Add a comma after "entry"
 * PC leading Performance Tech car Hyphenate "PC-leading"
 * Add comma after "pit stop in WTR's Cadillac"
 * Angelelli had an anxious moment when he struck a damp curb and lost control of WTR's Cadillac entering the Bus Stop chicane, but retained his lead over Barbosa Add "he" after "but"
 * He crashed into the tire wall, and continued by reversing. Remove comma (CinS)
 * Ricky Taylor's WTR and Mustang Sampling's Albuquerque dueled for the overall lead and Hand moved the No. 66 Ford back to first in GTLM Add a comma after "lead"
 * Race control investigated the collision, but took no action against Taylor Remove comma

After the race

 * Reduce direct use of quotes; consider saying things in other words if possible.
 * on their Audi which lengthened their pit stops Add comma after Audi

Sourcing and spot checks
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 * 23: Confirms all performance changes made. ✅
 * 29: Mowlem lap time and Davis leading class. ✅
 * 50: Ford top 3 qualifying sweep. ✅
 * 55: O'Ward lead in PC. ✅
 * 71: Race leader sequence shows changes for the lead in the race. ✅
 * 87: The #31 meanwhile underwent lengthy repairs which cost the car six laps, after damage sustained from the incident with the #88 Starworks PC Oreca... ✅
 * 92: Hartley, unable to steer the car, then came to a halt on the entrance to the Bus Stop, forcing the organisers to load the Ligier onto a flatbed to get it back to the pits. ✅
 * 93: This source is now paywalled for me.
 * 94: In Prototype Challenge, the No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports entry of Nicholas Boulle retains its four-lap lead over Gustavo Yacaman in the No. 20 BAR1 Motorsports car. ✅
 * 101: Same as 93.
 * 117: Dirk Muller – reunited with Joey Hand and Sebastien Bourdais in the Le Mans-winning No. 66 Ford GT – held off Patrick Pilet’s No. 911 Porsche 911 RSR by 2.988 seconds in a four-car sprint to the finish. ✅
 * 125: Not paywalled, but 404 not found. Check this link.
 * 127: Quotes are accurately reproduced. ✅

Earwig falsely flags some tables with names of racers.

Images
Three images, all appropriately licensed. There's even alt text.


 * I have made changes to the article based on the points raised in the review EnthusiastWorld37 (talk) 19:47, 4 March 2024 (UTC)