Michael Fassbender

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Endurance racing is somewhat common in auto racing, and a lot of comparisons can be made to marathon runners as opposed to sprinters. Endurance racing is not as popular in racing covered on TV because it takes a lot to watch cars go in circles for that long. But it’s a sign I can’t part of auto racing because it tests how well a car is built even more so that how fast it can go. So in many ways the pit crew are the bigger stars in endurance racing rather than the drivers.

One of the biggest endurance races is a 24 hour race in Daytona that took place right after the Ferrari Challenge race there earlier this year. In an endurance race a team can choose how many drivers to use. There are safety rules about minimums for switching drivers, but a team can switch out more often if they choose. During some pit stops, in addition to changing tires and refueling they switch drivers. The race Michael did counts how many laps each car completes in 14 hours. Some others race for the first to get to x number of laps.
So Michael rotated with several drivers but I have not seen a firm count on how many his team had in the 14 hours which started Saturday evening and went to Sunday late morning.
 
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The Diablo Drifters Academy Facebook mentioned that there were three drivers for the team during the race, Michael and two others.

So I’m pretty sure this is the team. Tommy Byrne, on the left is from Dundalk and used to drive F1. The other guy is Carl Goutell and I believe he’s the third driver and owns/garages the cars.

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They raced from 9am to 11pm on Sat. The cars had to stop a few time due to the weather but the clock kept running through the 14 hrs. I watched some of it.
 
So I’m pretty sure this is the team. Tommy Byrne, on the left is from Dundalk and used to drive F1. The other guy is Carl Goutell and I believe he’s the third driver and owns/garages the cars.

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They raced from 9am to 11pm on Sat. The cars had to stop a few time due to the weather but the clock kept running through the 14 hrs. I watched some of it.

Thanks for the comprehensive explanation for those like me who don’t know much about it!
 
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Someone on Twitter whose profile says she lives in Florida tweeted today that Michael came into Publix and she wasn't there - so he may still be in Florida. Of couse, in the tweet she also said he plays Loki, so it's possible that Tom Hiddleston is in Florida and Michael is elsewhere.
 
But but Alicia is selfish and never supports Michael in anything that’s important to him, why is she there? What’s in it for her?
Because she's not working (filming/promoting)? :P It's usually the reason why she doesn't attend every race..

I saw these tweets, and wondered what they were about. Apparently some people believed Michael and Ryan Gosling were hanging out in Mexico last week, on the basis of stills from Song to Song:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/gustavoser...ually-partying?utm_term=.uup8LP73y#.aa0Yd3bBw
:lol:
 
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