Anybody out there following the Grand Am?

[ITCC_Andrew]

Wayne Taylor is going to be fielding 2 corvette dp entries for the entire season minus the Rolex 24.

This 24 will likely be better than last year's, but, if they somehow make the trip back to CGV, that will be the race to watch. Or the race in Birmingham, Alabama. And Sebring, in 2014. And Watkins Glen.


Actually, 🤬 it, just watch the whole season after December.

 

[Diehardracer]

According to this article they will be in the car with him:tup:

Looks like then Joe Sahlen and Will Nonnamaker will be in the other Riley-BMW car.

 

[Diehardracer]

Any new news on car counts for the Rolex 24? I've done a little digging, and I think Matt Connolly is trying to get at least 1 DP on the grid. I'm pretty sure it's a gen 2 Chevrolet/Riley. Napleton racing is putting a Cayman in the GX class. I'm pretty sure that's the Pirelli World Challenge team.

Only 6 actual confirmed in the DP Class.

Starworks:
8# McNish, Powow, Dalziel & Bourdais.

Action Express Racing:
5# Frisselle (Burt and Brian) & Fitipaldi
9# Barbosa, Piquet & Rockenfeller

8Star Motorsport
Lamy, Minassian, Potoliccio & Sarrazin

Highway to Help
50# Beck, de Quesada, Defoor & Pace

GAINSCO/Bob Starling Racing
99# Gurney, Fogarty, Gidley & Law

Team Sahlen
42# Cameron, Pagenaud & Nonnamaker

 

[cnd01]

This 24 will likely be better than last year's, but, if they somehow make the trip back to CGV, that will be the race to watch. Or the race in Birmingham, Alabama. And Sebring, in 2014. And Watkins Glen.

Actually, 🤬 it, just watch the whole season after December.

I'll be at the Rolex 24 again. I might try to go to barber and even road Atlanta. That's all within a few hours drive.

for the 24, Sahlens will have 2 cars. As will Chip Ganassi, Starworks, Action Express, and Michael Shank. Wayne Taylor, Bob Stallings, SoD, 8 Star, 50+, and Matt Connolly is rumored to have an dp entry for this year.

 

[Sam48]

Now that it's getting quite late in the going, I'm starting to wonder two things:

a) Has BMW styled their own DP like Corvette? Or is that rumor long gone?

b) Will Grand Am allow teams to still use the DP2 body?

b) Where's Lotus? (Actually that's not really a questions, rather, it's more a phrase associated with anything Lotus does in motorsports)

 

[cnd01]

Now that it's getting quite late in the going, I'm starting to wonder two things:

a) Has BMW styled their own DP like Corvette? Or is that rumor long gone?

b) Where's Lotus? (Actually that's not really a questions, rather, it's more a phrase associated with anything Lotus does in motorsports)

BMW has pushed their own styling cues on its dp cars back to next year. They simply ran out of time.

McMahon Raceworks is expected to have an announcement soon as to if they will have a lotus on the grid anytime this year.

As for Doran racing and Krohn racing, I don't know anything further other than they raced in the 24 last year.

 

[Mr.Skyline09]

Davidson Completes 8Star’s Lineup For Rolex 24

 

[cnd01]

BTE Autosport has purchased a Ford/Riley car possibly for the Rolex 24. TRG could have an Aston Martin DP as early as 30 days from now according to GA Unleashed. Dr. Jim Lowe/Doran Racing might be another Aston Martin DP. The Alegra Motorsports/50+/Highway to Help Daytona Prototype has been upgraded to a gen 3 now. In GX news, the McMahon Autosport Lotus Evora has cleared customs in America and is on its way to Houston. A great week for Grand-Am.

 

[Furinkazen]

BTE Autosport has purchased a Ford/Riley car possibly for the Rolex 24. TRG could have an Aston Martin DP as early as 30 days from now according to GA Unleashed. Dr. Jim Lowe/Doran Racing might be another Aston Martin DP. The Alegra Motorsports/50+/Highway to Help Daytona Prototype has been upgraded to a gen 3 now. In GX news, the McMahon Autosport Lotus Evora has cleared customs in America and is on its way to Houston. A great week for Grand-Am.

Aston DP?! Where?!

 

[cnd01]

Aston DP?! Where?!

I listened to Grand Am Unleashed's last episode. They interviewed Kevin Buckler from TRG. He said that he will have a full season Aston Martin in Rolex GT after the Rolex 24 where he will have 5 Porsche's. He also was in some very successful talks with Grand Am about getting the Aston Martin engine in a Daytona Prototype. Kevin Buckler said, "If everything goes according to schedule, the Aston Martin Daytona Prototypes will be available in about 30 days." Dr. Jim Lowe was also working with an "undisclosed British engine manufacturer" for a Daytona Prototype engine.

 

[Sam48]

I listened to Grand Am Unleashed's last episode. They interviewed Kevin Buckler from TRG. He said that he will have a full season Aston Martin in Rolex GT after the Rolex 24 where he will have 5 Porsche's. He also was in some very successful talks with Grand Am about getting the Aston Martin engine in a Daytona Prototype. Kevin Buckler said, "If everything goes according to schedule, the Aston Martin Daytona Prototypes will be available in about 30 days." Dr. Jim Lowe was also working with an "undisclosed British engine manufacturer" for a Daytona Prototype engine.

In other words, it will most likely be an Aston Martin engine in the body of a Riley? Great news nonetheless.

 

[cnd01]

In other words, it will most likely be an Aston Martin engine in the body of a Riley? Great news nonetheless.

That's what I'm assuming. It probably won't be available until after the Rolex 24 in TRG's case .

 

[LancerEvo7]

Dr. Jim Lowe was also working with an "undisclosed British engine manufacturer" for a Daytona Prototype engine.

OH PLEASE DON'T BE LOTUS.

Please.

Aston Martin sounds fine.

 

[cnd01]

OH PLEASE DON'T BE LOTUS.

Please.

Aston Martin sounds fine.

That's what I'm thinking. Lotus does have its foot in the door with Grand Am. The McMahon car is a go for this year in GX. It will probably get circles driven around it by the Mazdas and Porsches, but that's just my opinion. I hope I'm proven wrong.

Ninja update: APR will probably run 2 R8s in the 24 this year

 

[SKIDMARX]

OH PLEASE DON'T BE LOTUS.

Please.

Aston Martin sounds fine.

Lotus have just pulled out of IndyCar so maybe....?

 

[cnd01]

The 1 team I can't find any updates on is Krohn. I always thought that Green/Blue Proto Auto Lola was the best looking gen 2 DP. They have run the 24 the last few years, but I haven't heard anything on if they will be racing again this year. I know the AC/DC Highway to Help car is back and upgraded to gen 3.

 

[Sam48]

Is there any record of Krohn purchasing a DP3? Because I believe that GA have now officially announced that all teams running a DP must run a DP3. No more grandfathering the DP2 over. So if they bought one, that would be a sign they'll be there.

 

[cnd01]

Is there any record of Krohn purchasing a DP3? Because I believe that GA have now officially announced that all teams running a DP must run a DP3. No more grandfathering the DP2 over. So if they bought one, that would be a sign they'll be there.

As of now, There aren't any more DP orders. Here's a link to the current car order list. http://www.grand-am.com/Portals/0/Images/PDF/Rolex Vehicles by Car No 12 10 12.pdf These cars are pretty much guarantees for the Rolex 24.

More GX news: Two SpeedSource Mazdaspeed 6's. One is driven by Jonathan Bomarito, Marino Franchitti, James Hinchcliffe, and Sylvain Trembley. A third Mazdaspeed 6 is being run by Freedom Autosport who runs Mazda in the ST class in the CTSCC.

Breaking GT news: Scuderia Corsa has officially entered 2 Ferrari 458s in the Rolex 24.

 

[Northstar]

More GX news: Two SpeedSource Mazdaspeed 6's. One is driven by Jonathan Bomarito, Marino Franchitti, James Hinchcliffe, and Sylvain Trembley. A third Mazdaspeed 6 is being run by Freedom Autosport who runs Mazda in the ST class in the CTSCC.

Glad to see some more GX cars, the car count still seems dangerously lean though.

 

[cnd01]

Glad to see some more GX cars, the car count still seems dangerously lean though.

There WILL be more Daytona Prototype entries than last year. Ithink there will be just as many GT cars as last year if we add the GX total by the time the last entry pays his entry fee.

 

[Diehardracer]

OH PLEASE DON'T BE LOTUS.

Please.

Aston Martin sounds fine.

All the indications point to McMahon Raceworks with Condor Motorsport will be entering one or more Evora GTC's in the GX class with Sebastian Armando Trentini and Sylvana di Feo and others most likely.

 

[Diehardracer]

Ninja update: APR will probably run 2 R8s in the 24 this year

They will be. It has been rumoured for some time. Two drivers in each of their two cars. Think it will be the R8 Ultra?

 

[Sam48]

A bit off topic in regards to next years Rolex 24 at Daytona, but it's been confirmed, for the most part, that Daytona, Watkins Glen, and Indy will be on the ALMS/Grand Am merger schedule in 2014. (Which is great news for myself given that I live a few miles away from the Glen )

 

[Northstar]

There WILL be more Daytona Prototype entries than last year. Ithink there will be just as many GT cars as last year if we add the GX total by the time the last entry pays his entry fee.

Sorry, I should have been more clear, I was talking about the GX class only, the rest of the field is healthy.👍

A bit off topic in regards to next years Rolex 24 at Daytona, but it's been confirmed, for the most part, that Daytona, Watkins Glen, and Indy will be on the ALMS/Grand Am merger schedule in 2014. (Which is great news for myself given that I live a few miles away from the Glen )

Not much of a shocker as They would surely want to keep their Endurance Championship races in tact, add Sebring, Laguna Seca, Road America and Road Atlanta and you have one amazingly good schedule.

 

[cnd01]

Sorry, I should have been more clear, I was talking about the GX class only, the rest of the field is healthy.👍

The rules for GX class give a 10 car maximum per event. That will keep the numbers down. That rule is so that it guarantees quality entries.

Not sure if the second Apr Audi is an R8 ultra or not. It will be driven by some incredibly fast Germans though

 

[David]

Sorry, I should have been more clear, I was talking about the GX class only, the rest of the field is healthy.👍

Not much of a shocker as They would surely want to keep their Endurance Championship races in tact, add Sebring, Laguna Seca, Road America and Road Atlanta and you have one amazingly good schedule.

Need to keep COTA in there as well. All the Grand-Am drivers testing there in the past week or so have seemingly loved the track.

 

[Sam48]

The #61's new look is coming to life!

 

[cnd01]

The #61's new look is coming to life!

Awesome. I'm glad to see another 458.

Brumos confirmed their Rolex 24 lineup today. Not much other news. Wayne Taylor confirmed his single car entry today as well. I'm expecting 60 + cars in the Rolex 24. The roar before the 24 is only 3 weeks away.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Any word on those Speedsource Mazdas; car numbers, liveries?


Anything to tell me if the legendary seventy is coming back?


And, just to check, Spirit of Daytona is still in, right?

 

[cnd01]

Any word on those Speedsource Mazdas; car numbers, liveries?

Anything to tell me if the legendary seventy is coming back?

And, just to check, Spirit of Daytona is still in, right?

The image of the 70 is on grand-am.com . Spirit of Daytona announced their driver lineup a few days ago.