There's no other way to start a racing weekend than with some good old fashioned practice. When you're getting ready to go racing for 24 hours that means getting some laps in both the humid heat of a grey day in Florida and the cooler night time. In this case accompanied by an inundation of water from the sky.
Gallery: The best images of Daytona Classic 24 practice
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That's what we spent all day Thursday doing at the Daytona International Speedway. With every group for the coming weekend out on track practicing for what's to come. That meant a huge variety of racing cars on track. From more Lola T70 MkIIIBs than you've ever seen together, via Ford's iconic Mustang to the more modern fare, including a just-restored Chevlrolet Corvette C5R and Porsche 962s and 911s. What a weekend it will be.
Photography by Pete Summers and Ben Miles.
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