New GTLM cars highlight 2 day test at Daytona

[dbk]

http://www.imsa.com/articles/new-im...p-gt-race-cars-highlight-two-day-test-daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 13, 2015) – Several new cars eligible to participate in the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition will make their official on-track debut in a two-day test at Daytona International Speedway on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 17-18.



The test will provide a first look at the highly anticipated new Ford GT, with Ford Performance Chip Ganassi Racing entering the No. 66 and No. 67 cars in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class. No drivers have been named by Ford and for many of the teams participating in the session, which runs from 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. ET on both days.

Also making its GT Le Mans class debut will be BMW Team RLL’s No. 25 BMW M6 GTLM, joined by a pair of updated Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs fielded by Corvette Racing.

GT Daytona (GTD) action will include new cars from Audi, BMW, Porsche, Lamborghini and Mercedes, joined by the Dodge Viper and Aston Martin models that competed last season.

Mercedes will have the No. 190 Mercedes-AMG GT3 fielded by the Mercedes-AMG Test Team, joined by a pair of Mercedes SLS AMG GT3s fielded by DragonSpeed. Turner Motorsport will have the No. 97 BMW M6 GT3, while Autometrics Motorsports will have a Porsche 997 GT3 R. Audi Sport Customer Racing will test the No. 76 Audi R8 LMS GT3, while Change Racing will have the No. 16 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 that will make its GTD debut next year.

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More action next week!

All TBAs...

 

[nota4re]

Getting exciting!!

 

[Vince H]

Can not wait.

Vince H

 

[Cobrar]

http://www.imsa.com/articles/new-im...p-gt-race-cars-highlight-two-day-test-daytona



More action next week!

All TBAs...

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Yep, watch out for those updated C7R's. :wink

 

[dbk]

Some pics:

 

[Cobrar]

Really hard to tell form the pix, but it appears some small mods in bodywork, lower ride height and additional changes adding NACA inlets and rear diffuser.

 

[STORMCAT]

opopop

 

[dbk]

Olivier Pla, Dirk Müller, Marino Franchitti all in the CGR pit area as well as Joey Hand and Richard Westbrook. Pla ran in the Nismo LMP1 car last year. Franchitti owns a Sebring 1st overall in CGR Ford DP.

 

[dbk]

Joey Hand ready to roll out.

 

[dbk]

 

[dbk]

 

[dbk]

2016 is gonna be a hell of a year. Lots of sweet new hardware out running around.

BMW M6 GT3

Merc AMG GT GT3

 

[GTJack]

The Mercedes looks like it wants to take a bite out of anything in its path!!

 

[sr71]

Ya gotta love the car numbers....66 and 67. What a coincidence!

 

[twobjshelbys]

The Mercedes looks like it wants to take a bite out of anything in its path!!

I like the Mercedes too.

 

[Matt]

Ya gotta love the car numbers....66 and 67. What a coincidence!

Yeah, and I wouldn't be surprised if cars 3 and 4 at LeMans will be running #68 and #69.

 

[dbk]

M6 looks pretty wicked in bare carbon

Ms. Frey drove for Matech at LM in 2010

Westie on the left.

 

[Mike Mosing]

This is like baiting a rice field during hunting season! I can't wait to get there.

 

[dbk]

 

[Xcentric]

That is the coolest race car thing I have seen since...forever I guess. Mutual respect.

I thought exciting racing was as dead as performance cars in the mid-1970s. Holy Moly...It's better than ever.