How to Watch the Rolex 24 from Home

Ed
By Ed Higginbotham
Jan 25, 2017

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship kicks off a new era this weekend with Saturday’s 55th Rolex 24 At Daytona in the twice-around-the-clock race on the 3.56-mile road course of Daytona International Speedway.

The main event will be streamed live flag to flag on the FOX Sports GO app with FS1 authentication, beginning at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 28 and continuing to 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 28. Live TV coverage begins on FOX from 2-5 p.m., switches to FS2 for 5-10 p.m. as well as 11 p.m.-1:00 p.m. and then finishes off on FS1 from 1-3 p.m.

The weekend also features the opening round of the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge in Friday’s BMW Endurance Challenge, a four-hour endurance race that will be streamed live on IMSA.com and the IMSA mobile app, beginning at 12:15 p.m.

You can find the full broadcast schedule for this weekend’s events right here.

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Comments
Durty
Durty New Reader
1/26/17 8:31 a.m.

Why would they not put the end of the race on network TV? There's no proper sports going on Sunday from 12-3 pm

trigun7469
trigun7469 Dork
1/26/17 1:18 p.m.

Is there any pre-show coverage?

wvumtnbkr
wvumtnbkr GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
1/26/17 3:44 p.m.

I'm ignorant... can I get the app for my laptop? How does this work?

The0retical
The0retical Dork
1/26/17 4:30 p.m.

Hmm I must have contained all my snark to the Classic Motorsports post. (Seriously though I'll pay a fee for a native Roku app.)

It looks like you have the option of iOS and Android the app. If you have Windows 10 it appears it'll install from the app store so you can hook it to the TV. The other option is to cast your phone to the TV.

Driven5
Driven5 Dork
1/26/17 4:50 p.m.
Ed Higginbotham wrote: ...on the FOX Sports GO app with FS1 authentication...

Explain this to me like I'm 5.

Nick (Bo) Comstock
Nick (Bo) Comstock UltimaDork
1/26/17 4:55 p.m.
The0retical wrote: Hmm I must have contained all my snark to the Classic Motorsports post. (Seriously though I'll pay a fee for a native Roku app.) It looks like you have the option of iOS and Android the app. If you have Windows 10 it appears it'll install from the app store so you can hook it to the TV. The other option is to cast your phone to the TV.

I hope it's not like my NFL Mobil app the won't let you cast to a TV.

Strike_Zero
Strike_Zero UltraDork
1/26/17 4:58 p.m.

In reply to Driven5:

Is Fox Sports 1 part of your cable subscription?

  • Yes = You can use Fox Go App
  • No = SOL

Cord cutters will have to look elsewhere. I'll wait for it to be published on Youtube.

Nick (Bo) Comstock
Nick (Bo) Comstock UltimaDork
1/26/17 4:59 p.m.

If I'm not mistaken you have to have a cable service to get the Fox sports GO app. Which eliminates me from watching any of it as I don't have cable.

HapDL
HapDL New Reader
1/26/17 5:07 p.m.

That FS1 stuff is dismal thinking, few if any people have access to FS1 outside the US so as usual, Nascar/Imsa/Fox shoots itself right in the foot.

Stefan
Stefan GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/26/17 5:12 p.m.
Strike_Zero wrote: In reply to Driven5: Is Fox Sports 1 part of your cable subscription? - Yes = You can use Fox Go App - No = SOL Cord cutters will have to look elsewhere. I'll wait for it to be published on Youtube.

As will I. I appreciate the fact that they publish to YouTube (albeit after the fact) for those of us unwilling or unable to sift through the various hoops Fox makes us jump through to attempt to watch a product they purchased.

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