Earlier in the week, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports wrapped up a test session at Sebring International Raceway in Florida for their new Gibson-powered Ligier JS P217 prototype. As the team participated in IMSA’s November open test at Daytona shortly after taking delivery of their new car, they chose to skip the open test held on Tuesday and …
On Thursday, IMSA sent out a competition memo to all teams in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship pertaining to new drive-time requirements in all classes. As compared to 2016, requirements for “amateur” drivers are slightly lower. In the Rolex 24 at Daytona, Silver and/or Bronze-rated drivers must complete five hours each in the car in …
IMSA’s first open test with the new DPi entries wrapped up on Wednesday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway. Since it is a December test, it is really difficult to truly tell who is on pace and who is taking it easy. However, one thing is pretty obvious coming out of the four sessions. Cadillac’s new …
On Wednesday afternoon, WeatherTech Racing announced that 2016 Virgin Australia Supercars Champion Shane van Gisbergen and Mercedes-AMG factory driver Thomas Jäger have joined the driving lineup of WeatherTech Racing’s No. 50 Mercedes AMG GT3 for next month’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. Van Gisbergen and Jäger join full-time drivers Cooper MacNeil and Gunnar Jeannette in the …
On Wednesday morning, Ford Chip Ganassi Racing announced that the team’s two divisions (the North American and UK divisions) will join together as one four-car team for January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. The unification has been done for one purpose: To go out and win. Team owner Chip Ganassi has been happy with the Ford …
On Tuesday, The Racers Group (TRG) announced their full driver lineup for January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. Leading that group will be Porsche factory driver Wolf Henzler, who will be returning to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on a full-time basis after only competing in 2016 at Daytona. Henzler won the 2008 GT2-class championship in the American …
On Monday morning, Tequila Patron ESM announced the seven drivers who will drive the team’s two Nissan DPi entries in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Like many teams, their lineup is mainly composed of returning drivers. The No. 2 entry, which is the defending champion of both the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the Mobil …
On Friday afternoon, BMW Team RLL announced their full-time and endurance driver lineups for the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. Both cars will see a mix of returning drivers and some new blood. Last year, the team ran Nos. 25 and 100. 100 was used in honor of BMW’s 100th anniversary. That number has …
On Thursday afternoon, Michael Shank Racing (MSR) announced the final two drivers that will complete their driver lineups for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Verizon IndyCar Series regulars Ryan Hunter-Reay and Graham Rahal, both of whom race Honda-powered entries, have joined the team to race their brand-new Acura NSX GT3’s. Team owner Michael Shank is happy to have …
On Monday, IMSA made a couple of announcements pertaining to the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge’s upcoming 2017 season. Previously, the series announced that drivers that are Platnium-rated would no longer be eligible to compete in the series. The move realistically only affects two drivers that competed in the Grand Sport class this year. They …
Just because Jeff Gordon has no current plans to race again in NASCAR doesn’t meant that his career is completely over. Wayne Taylor Racing announced on Thursday morning (Dec. 1) that the team has signed Gordon to drive the No. 10 Cadillac DPi-V.R. in January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. He will complete a four-man driving …
On Wednesday evening (European time), REBELLION Racing announced its intentions to compete in the four race Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup, the series within a series that covers the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s four biggest races (Rolex 24 at Daytona, Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, Sahlen’s Six Hours at the Glen and Petit …
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