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Expect the usual close racing in IMSA's Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) classes in 2024. Both GTD classes – GTD and GTD PRO – in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will experience increases in car counts when the season opens Jan. 27-28 with the 62nd Rolex 24 At Daytona International Speedway. Of the 43 cars that participated in testing last week at Daytona, 27 of them were GT cars. The prerace entry list for the Rolex 24 At Daytona has 60 cars across four classes – 38 of them in the GTD and GTD PRO classes. The two most prominent entries in the GTD PRO class are the two Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs and the two Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3s.
(IMSA)
Proton Competition’s Porsche 963 will have a familiar look to IMSA fans with Mustang Sampling’s return to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the 2024 season. “Our new partner, Mustang Sampling Racing, has been successful within the IMSA SportsCar Championship winning multiple WeatherTech (Championship) championships, Michelin Endurance Cups, and the Rolex 24,” said Christian Ried, Proton Competiton team owner. The 2024 WeatherTech Championship season kicks off with the Roar Before the Rolex 24 testing session, Jan. 19-21. Rolex 24 At Daytona race week action runs Jan. 24-28. For ticket information: daytonainternationalspeedway.com. (Thank you to IMSA Wire Service)
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The Alpine Endurance Team was at Portimão this week (12/13) for its final test session of the year ahead of its 2024 Hypercar program. This was the first test session with two Alpine A424s and the six recently announced official drivers. After its wind tunnel tests in the USA in November, the A424 continued its homologation process in Switzerland. The homologation process is currently being completed at the FIA's Valleiry facilities in France. The two days of running focused on development with just over 3,000 km covered (1,443 km for No. 35 and 1,562 km for No. 36), with no technical problems significant enough to delay the completion of the work schedule. For the first time, the presence of the six drivers in the 2024 line-up allowed the technical teams for the crews to work on the cockpit, refueling processes, driver changes, pitlane and garage procedures. The session also provided an opportunity to continue working on tire management and evaluate the different compounds proposed by Michelin.
Editor's Note: This is our dearly departed billboard, which we had at Road America for several years. Peter gifted the phrase "America's National Park of Speed" to the track, which now uses it proudly in all of its communications. -WG
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Monday, December 11, 2023 at 11:45AM 