IMSA: USCR 2018 - Page 60

Akrapovic · 18 Dec 2017, 21:46 (Ref:3787951)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt

While I'm happy to see Gainsco on the old 85, I will lament the loss of the OG Banana Boat.

I believe the old 85 has become the 99, and the 84 that was planned is the new 85, and will be a Banana Boat.

HORNDAWG · 19 Dec 2017, 01:58 (Ref:3787977)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt

While I'm happy to see Gainsco on the old 85, I will lament the loss of the OG Banana Boat.

The Banana Boat is not history, "Rest assured that car will also be back in 2018 according to Church". “Our second car will stay the yellow No. 85,” he said. “We were always going to keep the yellow scheme on the other car.”

https://www.imsa.com/news/122017/red...er-motorsports

L.P.

pach233 · 19 Dec 2017, 09:26 (Ref:3788029)

Awesome to see how JDC Miller has grown over the years.They really came to prominence last year and it seems they're poised for bigger things this year with a 2nd car and new financial backing.Happy to see Stallings and Gainsco still supporting the sport. I hope they can be competitive against Penske, Joest, ESM and the Caddies.

FormulaFox · 19 Dec 2017, 11:19 (Ref:3788048)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

I believe the old 85 has become the 99, and the 84 that was planned is the new 85, and will be a Banana Boat.

Quote:

Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

The Banana Boat is not history, "Rest assured that car will also be back in 2018 according to Church". “Our second car will stay the yellow No. 85,” he said. “We were always going to keep the yellow scheme on the other car.”

https://www.imsa.com/news/122017/red...er-motorsports

L.P.

How appropriate that this news comes about on the 99th page(under default view settings) of this thread.

MaskedRacer · 19 Dec 2017, 14:12 (Ref:3788085)

http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/we...td-in-fiorano/

Cooper has a good car and a fast co driver. Surely he needs to realize that if he can keep 4 wheels on the track, he has a good shot a victory as a co-driver. Or at least good finishes.

The master at this is Christina Nielsen though because she always handed Balzan a car in one piece and usually between 5th-7th place. Very consistent and why she is praised as one of the best genuine silver rated drivers today.

Other silvers are hit and miss. Madion Snow could put the car in the top 3, but he could crash it or cut a tire too.

**joeb** · 19 Dec 2017, 14:27 (Ref:3788088)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Woodbury

Mustard and Ketchup for the Sahlens Six hour, how apt!

Akrapovic · 19 Dec 2017, 14:49 (Ref:3788097)

AFS Racing and PR1/Mathiasen have merged. #52 Ligier will be back in a red and yellow scheme.

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NaBUru38 · 19 Dec 2017, 14:52 (Ref:3788099)

Being two Colombian drivers, that livery needs some blue.

Bcarr6 · 19 Dec 2017, 15:00 (Ref:3788102)

21 prototypes........

Daytona 24 Hours Entry List 2018

PROTOTYPE

Team Penske - Acura ARX-05 DPI - Ricky Taylor / Helio Castroneves + Graham Rahal
Team Penske - Acura ARX-05 DPI - Juan Pablo Montoya / Dane Cameron + Simon Pagenaud
Wayne Taylor Racing - Cadillac DPI-VR - Jordan Taylor / Render van der Zande + Ryan Hunter-Raey
Action Express Racing - Cadillac DPI-VR - Filipe Nasr / Eric Curran + Mike Conway + Stuart Middleton
Action Express Racing - Cadillac DPI-VR - Filipe Albuquerque / Joao Barbosa + Christian Fittipaldi
Extreme Speed Motorsport - Nissan DPI - Johannes Van Overbeek / Ryan Daziel + Oliver Pla
Extreme Speed Motorsport - Nissan DPI - Pipo Derani / Scott Sharp + Nico Lapierre
Team Joest - Mazda RT24P DPI - Harry Tincknell / Oliver Jarvis + Rene Rast
Team Joest - Mazda RT24P DPI - Jonathan Bomarito / Tristan Nunez + Spencer Pigot
Visit Florida Racing - Cadillac DPI-VR - TBA / TBA / TBA
JDC Miller Motorsports - Oreca 07 Gibson - Steve Simpson / Misha Goikhberg + Chris Miller
JDC Miller Motorsports - Oreca 07 Gibson - Simon Trummer / TBA + Colin Thompson (?)
AFS/PR1 Mathieson Motorsport- Ligier JS P217 Gibson -Gustavo Yacaman / Sebastian Saavedra + TBA
Performance Tech - Oreca 07 Gibson - TBA / TBA / TBA
Dawson D3 Racing - Ligier JS P217 Gibson - Robbie Kerr / TBA / TBA
BAR1 Motorsports - Riley MK 30 Gibson - TBA / TBA / TBA
United Autosports - Ligier JS P217 Gibson - Will Owen / Paul Di Resta / Huga de Sadeleer / Bruno Senna
United Autosports - Ligier JS P217 Gibson - Lando Norris / Fernando Alonso / Phil Hanson
DC Racing - Oreca 07 Gibson - Lance Stroll / Felix Rosenqvist / Robin Frijns / Daniel Juncadella
DC Racing - Oreca 07 Gibson - David Cheng / Ho-Pin Tung / Thomas Laurent
Core Autosport - Oreca 07 Gibson - Jon Bennett / Colin Braun + Romain Dumas + Loic Duval

GTLM

Porsche GT Team - Porsche 911 RSR GTE - Nick Tandy / Patrick Pilet + Fred Makowiecki
Porsche GT Team - Porsche 911 RSR GTE - Earl Bamber / Laurens Vanthoor + Gianmaria Bruni
Corvette Racing - Corvette C7.R GTLM - Oliver Gavin / Tommy Milner
Corvette Racing - Corvette C7.R GTLM - Antonia Garcia / Jan Magnussen
BMW Team RLL - BMW M8 GTE - Conor de Phillippi / John Edwards + Bill Auberlen + Nicky Catsburg
BMW Team RLL - BMW M8 GTE - Alex Sims / Jesse Krohn + Phillipp Eng + Augusto Farfus
Chip Ganassi Racing (USA) - Ford GT GTE - Dirk Mueller / Joey Hand + TBA
Chip Ganassi Racing (USA) - Ford GT GTE - Ryan Briscoe / Richard Westbrook + TBA
Risi Competizione - Ferrari 488 GTE - Toni Vilander / TBA + TBA

GTD

Michael Shank Racing - Acura NSX GT3 - Lawson Aschenbach / Justin Marks + Come Ledogar + Mario Farnbacher
Michael Shank Racing - Acura NSX GT3 - Alvaro Parente / Katherine Legge + AJ Allmendinger + Trent Hindman
Magnus Racing - Audi R8 LMS GT3 - Andy Lally / TBA + TBA
Scuderia Corsa - Ferrari 488 GT3 - Jeff Segal / Copper MacNeil + TBA
Scuderia Corsa - Ferrari 488 GT3 - Townsend Bell / Bill Swedler + TBA
3GT Racing - Lexus RC F GT3 - David Heinmeier Hanson / Jack Hawksworth + TBA
3GT Racing - Lexus RC F GT3 - TBA / TBA + TBA
HART - Acura NSX GT3 - Ryan Eversley / Chad Gilsinger + TBA
Wright Motorsports - Porsche 911 GT3 R - Patrick Long / Christina Nielsen + TBA
Land Motorsport - Audi R8 LMS GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA
Park Place - Porsche 911 GT3 R - Jorg Bergmeister / Patrick Lindsey + TBA

Damian Baldi · 19 Dec 2017, 16:33 (Ref:3788116)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

AFS Racing and PR1/Mathiasen have merged. #52 Ligier will be back in a red and yellow scheme.

Good for the team and the series. I'll miss the white car with those black stripes, it was a really good looking scheme.

**joeb** · 19 Dec 2017, 17:58 (Ref:3788134)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damian Baldi

Good for the team and the series. I'll miss the white car with those black stripes, it was a really good looking scheme.

The white Ligier was my favorite livery last year, but I'm just glad to see the car back with some good drives to boot.

pach233 · 20 Dec 2017, 01:41 (Ref:3788219)

PR1/AFS is a real interesting entry. They'll be aggressive for sure. Prototype field is looking real stout for both NAEC and full time.

Purist · 20 Dec 2017, 04:54 (Ref:3788247)

Not yet confirmed, but an interesting prospect nonetheless.
http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/14636...ex-24-with-axr

HORNDAWG · 20 Dec 2017, 05:29 (Ref:3788253)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bcarr6

21 prototypes........

Daytona 24 Hours Entry List 2018

PROTOTYPE

Team Penske - Acura ARX-05 DPI - Ricky Taylor / Helio Castroneves + Graham Rahal
Team Penske - Acura ARX-05 DPI - Juan Pablo Montoya / Dane Cameron + Simon Pagenaud
Wayne Taylor Racing - Cadillac DPI-VR - Jordan Taylor / Render van der Zande + Ryan Hunter-Raey
Action Express Racing - Cadillac DPI-VR - Filipe Nasr / Eric Curran + Mike Conway + Stuart Middleton
Action Express Racing - Cadillac DPI-VR - Filipe Albuquerque / Joao Barbosa + Christian Fittipaldi
Extreme Speed Motorsport - Nissan DPI - Johannes Van Overbeek / Ryan Daziel + Oliver Pla
Extreme Speed Motorsport - Nissan DPI - Pipo Derani / Scott Sharp + Nico Lapierre
Team Joest - Mazda RT24P DPI - Harry Tincknell / Oliver Jarvis + Rene Rast
Team Joest - Mazda RT24P DPI - Jonathan Bomarito / Tristan Nunez + Spencer Pigot
Visit Florida Racing - Cadillac DPI-VR - TBA / TBA / TBA
JDC Miller Motorsports - Oreca 07 Gibson - Steve Simpson / Misha Goikhberg + Chris Miller
JDC Miller Motorsports - Oreca 07 Gibson - Simon Trummer / TBA + Colin Thompson (?)
AFS/PR1 Mathieson Motorsport- Ligier JS P217 Gibson -Gustavo Yacaman / Sebastian Saavedra + TBA
Performance Tech - Oreca 07 Gibson - TBA / TBA / TBA
Dawson D3 Racing - Ligier JS P217 Gibson - Robbie Kerr / TBA / TBA
BAR1 Motorsports - Riley MK 30 Gibson - TBA / TBA / TBA
United Autosports - Ligier JS P217 Gibson - Will Owen / Paul Di Resta / Huga de Sadeleer / Bruno Senna
United Autosports - Ligier JS P217 Gibson - Lando Norris / Fernando Alonso / Phil Hanson
DC Racing - Oreca 07 Gibson - Lance Stroll / Felix Rosenqvist / Robin Frijns / Daniel Juncadella
DC Racing - Oreca 07 Gibson - David Cheng / Ho-Pin Tung / Thomas Laurent
Core Autosport - Oreca 07 Gibson - Jon Bennett / Colin Braun + Romain Dumas + Loic Duval

GTLM

Porsche GT Team - Porsche 911 RSR GTE - Nick Tandy / Patrick Pilet + Fred Makowiecki
Porsche GT Team - Porsche 911 RSR GTE - Earl Bamber / Laurens Vanthoor + Gianmaria Bruni
Corvette Racing - Corvette C7.R GTLM - Oliver Gavin / Tommy Milner
Corvette Racing - Corvette C7.R GTLM - Antonia Garcia / Jan Magnussen
BMW Team RLL - BMW M8 GTE - Conor de Phillippi / John Edwards + Bill Auberlen + Nicky Catsburg
BMW Team RLL - BMW M8 GTE - Alex Sims / Jesse Krohn + Phillipp Eng + Augusto Farfus
Chip Ganassi Racing (USA) - Ford GT GTE - Dirk Mueller / Joey Hand + TBA
Chip Ganassi Racing (USA) - Ford GT GTE - Ryan Briscoe / Richard Westbrook + TBA
Risi Competizione - Ferrari 488 GTE - Toni Vilander / TBA + TBA

GTD

Michael Shank Racing - Acura NSX GT3 - Lawson Aschenbach / Justin Marks + Come Ledogar + Mario Farnbacher
Michael Shank Racing - Acura NSX GT3 - Alvaro Parente / Katherine Legge + AJ Allmendinger + Trent Hindman
Magnus Racing - Audi R8 LMS GT3 - Andy Lally / TBA + TBA
Scuderia Corsa - Ferrari 488 GT3 - Jeff Segal / Copper MacNeil + TBA
Scuderia Corsa - Ferrari 488 GT3 - Townsend Bell / Bill Swedler + TBA
3GT Racing - Lexus RC F GT3 - David Heinmeier Hanson / Jack Hawksworth + TBA
3GT Racing - Lexus RC F GT3 - TBA / TBA + TBA
HART - Acura NSX GT3 - Ryan Eversley / Chad Gilsinger + TBA
Wright Motorsports - Porsche 911 GT3 R - Patrick Long / Christina Nielsen + TBA
Land Motorsport - Audi R8 LMS GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA
Park Place - Porsche 911 GT3 R - Jorg Bergmeister / Patrick Lindsey + TBA

Robert Alon will be joining Simon Trummer in the JDC Miller Motorsports #85 Banana Boat - Oreca 07 Gibson

L.P.

MaskedRacer · 20 Dec 2017, 17:24 (Ref:3788374)

Great article from DSC about the prototype field for Daytona.

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2017/1...ype-field.html

I just ask Mr. Goodwin to have an article that will talk about the GT field as well. They need to get equal respect and attention.

MaskedRacer · 20 Dec 2017, 19:02 (Ref:3788393)

If the belief that there are 21 DPI's and 9 GTLM's for Daytona holds true, then there is room for a GTD field to be as large as 30 cars. Do you think we can get to that number?

TheMightyM · 20 Dec 2017, 20:38 (Ref:3788404)

Sage Karam is looking for a ride after getting dumped by 3GT. Not sure how many takers there will be — Sage did a lot to harm his reputation last year.

**joeb** · 21 Dec 2017, 02:50 (Ref:3788448)

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaskedRacer

If the belief that there are 21 DPI's and 9 GTLM's for Daytona holds true, then there is room for a GTD field to be as large as 30 cars. Do you think we can get to that number?

That is a big number, but a mid 20's number seems possible

TF110 · 21 Dec 2017, 03:45 (Ref:3788458)

That's a lot of prototypes. Something to look forward to, but will people stay if the lmp2's don't get any wins? I hope they have a good bop for these guys but I'm also skeptical they'll get it right because driver speed will play a big part of this.

Matt · 21 Dec 2017, 04:48 (Ref:3788462)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TF110

That's a lot of prototypes. Something to look forward to, but will people stay if the lmp2's don't get any wins? I hope they have a good bop for these guys but I'm also skeptical they'll get it right because driver speed will play a big part of this.

a mean the junkbox riley finished third last year only to the pre-reigned in Cadillacs.

FormulaFox · 21 Dec 2017, 11:58 (Ref:3788501)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt

a mean the junkbox riley finished third last year only to the pre-reigned in Cadillacs.

Yeah, thanks to reliability. The one thing the package seemed to do well was hold itself together - most of the time, at least. (it certainly wasn't bulletproof)

Victor_RO · 21 Dec 2017, 14:04 (Ref:3788526)

Corvette keeping the same drivers for the IMSA enduros as last year. https://twitter.com/CorvetteRacing/s...43714325209089

Coach Ep · 21 Dec 2017, 14:55 (Ref:3788537)

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaskedRacer

Great article from DSC about the prototype field for Daytona.

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2017/1...ype-field.html

I just ask Mr. Goodwin to have an article that will talk about the GT field as well. They need to get equal respect and attention.

plus it holds a somewhat surprise GT entry snippet as well:

Quote:

And there’s a batch too of US-based potential entrants from which there has been no confirmatory news either: CRP Racing, Ed Carpenter Racing and Sun Energy 1 all linked to Prototype programmes, two of that list at least are likely to emerge with a GT race effort.

Sounds like Sun Energy and CRP to me.

**joeb** · 22 Dec 2017, 19:09 (Ref:3788743)

MP had a nice article about how the Caddy's got to dominate last season:

http://www.racer.com/more/viewpoints...=&limitstart=1

The short of it is, WTR did better than AXR because they paid Dallara for support.

canaglia · 22 Dec 2017, 20:23 (Ref:3788750)

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeb

MP had a nice article about how the Caddy's got to dominate last season:

http://www.racer.com/more/viewpoints...=&limitstart=1

The short of it is, WTR did better than AXR because they paid Dallara for support.

Or maybe GM paid dallara to support WTR.
As anybody already knew, the main secret of cadillac DPi success is the huge engine. Torque can't be killed by bop, to have a more balanced competition, couldn't be a bad idea to limit 5500cc as max displacement for NA engines.

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