USCC 2014 Entry List & Schedule ONLY

[Nick Woodbury]

Turner just released their new livery for 2014.


http://www.racer.com/turner-motorspo...rticle/328707/

[rich07]

Should look good. Always liked the blue and yellow on their previous cars so should continue the trend.

[HJJ]

http://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/ex...gtd-spec-gt-r/

[FstrthnU]

http://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/oa...on-commitment/

Thankfully, OAK Racing has confirmed their full season entry with Yacaman & Pla as full season drivers and Rusinov as the endurance driver.

[Articus]

2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Schedule

Date Event
Jan 25-26 Daytona International Speedway (P, PC, GTLM, GTD)
Mar 15 Sebring International Raceway (P, PC, GTLM, GTD)
Apr 12 Long Beach Street Circuit (P, GTLM)
May 4 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (P, PC, GTLM, GTD)
May 31 Detroit Belle Isle (P, PC, GTD)
Jun 29 Watkins Glen International (P, PC, GTLM, GTD)
Jul 13 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (P, PC, GTLM, GTD)
Jul 25 Indianapolis Motor Speedway (P, PC, GTLM, GTD)
Aug 10 Road America (P, PC, GTLM, GTD)
Aug 24 Virginia International Raceway (PC one race, GTLM, GTD separate)
Sep 20 Circuit of The Americas (P, PC, GTLM, GTD)
Oct 4 Road Atlanta (P, PC, GTLM, GTD)

I never caught this before? So no LMP's at VIR? And no GTLM at Belle Isle?

[Fogelhund]

Originally Posted by Articus

I never caught this before? So no LMP's at VIR? And no GTLM at Belle Isle?

Correct. Belle Isle conflicts with LM tests... not sure what the LMP2 guys will do.

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by Fogelhund

Correct. Belle Isle conflicts with LM tests... not sure what the LMP2 guys will do.

Belle Isle is on Saturday. It was the same clash last year between the Grand-Am race there and the LM test day, and at least 2 drivers (Jordan Taylor and Richard Westbrook IIRC) did the race at Belle Isle, flew across the Atlantic and were in France in time to do some laps in the afternoon session at the Le Mans test day. As for the cars... Muscle Milk can probably borrow an Oreca-Nissan from a European team for the weekend.

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Victor_RO

. As for the cars... Muscle Milk can probably borrow an Oreca-Nissan from a European team for the weekend.

I thought the same thing, and while the drivers may be able to cross the atlantic, will the team be able to do the same? The team will be losing data if they aren't at the test 100% which puts them at a disadvantage for Le Mans. Interesting to see how Pickett handles this.

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by joeb

I thought the same thing, and while the drivers may be able to cross the atlantic, will the team be able to do the same? The team will be losing data if they aren't at the test 100% which puts them at a disadvantage for Le Mans. Interesting to see how Pickett handles this.

Either that, or they can buy a second car (if they haven't already bought a second one as a spare), use that second car at Le Mans and then return it to the States.

[HORNDAWG]

Originally Posted by joeb

I thought the same thing, and while the drivers may be able to cross the atlantic, will the team be able to do the same? The team will be losing data if they aren't at the test 100% which puts them at a disadvantage for Le Mans. Interesting to see how Pickett handles this.

ORECA.




L.P.

[Simmi]

Yeah between Oreca and Nissan MMPR will have zero issues at test day. Lucas doesn't even have to make the trip if he doesn't want to as he's already got his laps.

[Rodger Davies]

Aye, and Greg doesn't need to be in Detroit anyway.

When MM announced the Oreca, my first thought was that there's no chance the car racing in Europe will be the same chassis as the one in the US, I'd be very surprised if it's not rented from Oreca.

The team doesn't even need to be at the test day if they don't want to, and I'm sure Oreca would make plenty of data available.

Worst case scenario, Greg and Klaus could go to Europe and let Brundle or someone else fill in for the one round.

[joeb]

I suppose they could get setup info from Oreca, but I guess I was thinking that the team (mechanics, pit crew, engineers, etc.) would benefit from running their actual kit at the actual track. Yes they will get to know the 03 during the first part of the ALMS, but I wonder how many of the team have been to Le Mans? By being at the test they get extra time learning the facilities (garages and pit lane) and any extra level of comfort can only help. Just a thought.

[Nick Woodbury]

Originally Posted by joeb

I suppose they could get setup info from Oreca, but I guess I was thinking that the team (mechanics, pit crew, engineers, etc.) would benefit from running their actual kit at the actual track. Yes they will get to know the 03 during the first part of the ALMS, but I wonder how many of the team have been to Le Mans? By being at the test they get extra time learning the facilities (garages and pit lane) and any extra level of comfort can only help. Just a thought.

I would presume some of the staff have already been to Le Mans when Pickett made his first trip back in 2008 with Charouz Racing.

[Maelochs]

Biggest difference will be the drivers adapting to actual racing rubber.

[Simmi]

Originally Posted by Nick Woodbury

I would presume some of the staff have already been to Le Mans when Pickett made his first trip back in 2008 with Charouz Racing.

I'm trying to work out whether this previous trip means that MMPR are not considered a 'new team' by the ACO? If they aren't then they aren't even mandated to go to the test day.

The Test day is mandatory for:
 New cars (minimum 1 car per model).
 New Competitors (minimum 1 car per Competitor).
A “new Competitor” means a Team who has never raced in
the 24 Heures du Mans.
 The drivers who have never taken part in the 24 Heures du
Mans, or drivers who are not on the list of the confirmed
drivers since 2009.

Graf and Pickett could just jump in another Oreca if they wanted and turn their laps. What we've established is - the team has options.

[Ginaro Zukovsky]

I thought we'd already been told what they were going to do? http://sportscar365.com/wec/lemans/m...-oreca-nissan/

[BullMan]

Originally Posted by Maelochs

Biggest difference will be the drivers adapting to actual racing rubber.

That's probably the best reason for them to be at the test day. Actual experience with real tires.

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Ginaro Zukovsky

I thought we'd already been told what they were going to do? http://sportscar365.com/wec/lemans/m...-oreca-nissan/

Details details details.

ThanksThanks for setting the record straight! I am still curious about team personnel though.

[Lagunaseca_4life]

I wonder if they can just rent a team like they will rent the car.you know like 8star run by af course in wec.i remember reading somewhere that the starworks wec team wasa. Completely different and European based team compared their usa dp team.i can see muscle milk doing the same thing for one race?

[Koenigsegg]

I'm actually wondering if they will use an Oreca 03 at Le Mans, or use an updated Oreca 03R.

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Lagunaseca_4life

I wonder if they can just rent a team like they will rent the car.you know like 8star run by af course in wec.i remember reading somewhere that the starworks wec team wasa. Completely different and European based team compared their usa dp team.i can see muscle milk doing the same thing for one race?

That actually probably makes the most sense. If they could hook up with a team already running Orecas that would be ideal.

[JLGarcia]

Strong lineups for RSR:

Junquiera/Ende (full season) + DHH and Gustavo Menezes for the NAEC
Tagliani/Cumming (full season) + Conor Daly & Rusty Mitchell for NAEC

[FstrthnU]

http://www.racer.com/yacaman-ready-f...rticle/329239/
Interestingly, Yacaman says that the OAK car is the 2012 Morgan chassis that was run by Conquest Racing

[Mechanic Z]

Originally Posted by JLGarcia

Strong lineups for RSR:

Junquiera/Ende (full season) + DHH and Gustavo Menezes for the NAEC
Tagliani/Cumming (full season) + Conor Daly & Rusty Mitchell for NAEC

Probably the strongest PC lineups so far.
If they can dodge the bad luck and reliability that caught them out last year, I'd say they're in a pretty good place for the championship.