You were there: 1985 Daytona 24 and Miami 3 Hours

Winter in the Sunshine State: In 1985 William B Tuttle attended the first two IMSA rounds, the Daytona 24 and Miami 3 Hours, armed with his Leica Rangefinder

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Dan Gurney in conversation with his AAR Toyota GTU Team during Daytona 24 Hours

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Porsche 962s of Holbert Racing (14) and Bob Akin Racing tackle Miami’s Marina Hairpin. The Löwenbräu car won.

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At Daytona Henri Pescarolo gets his picture taken behind the Bayside 962 he was to share with Thierry Boutsen and Bruce Leven

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Brian Redman about to go in as the Group 44 Jaguar team practice a Daytona pitstop.

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The Gopher Motion Ferrari 512 BB engine being prepped

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PR photo time at the Daytona 24 Hours: the Group 44 Jaguar team assemble with its two V12 XJR-5 cars

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Lee Mueller relaxes in his Mercury XR4Ti before the start of the Miami race. He would finish the event behind four Mazda RX7s

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Miami Grand Prix meeting: Willy T Ribbs in his Roush Protofab Mustang rolls on to victory in the GTO class race

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At the last minute Roberto Guerrero joined Jan Lammers in the March-Buick 85G promoting Jermaine Jackson’s album. They’d finish ninth

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