New cars turn their first laps in preseason Daytona test

Several new automobiles that can possibly compete in the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech sports-car Championship created their official on-monitor introduction Tuesday, in the opening of a 2-day pre-season check at Daytona International Speedway.
Twentyfour autos signifying all four WeatherTech Championship groups participated. No instances were released for the session.
The Ford GT and BMW M6 GTLM turned their first laps in in public places, joined by the modernized Corvette C7.R in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) category.
"It is thrilling to be here," stated Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team supervisor Mike O'Gara. "It is wonderful to see it here in the brand new paint scheme, also to reveal the vehicle to others. We no more need to be secret in regards to the job.
"Other people're nevertheless sorting out the auto and cycling our possible motorists throughout the Ganassi program. Up to now, the automobile's operating flawlessly. Our primary goals here are to place miles on the vehicle and work on lastingness, see what is likely to to interrupt, and get the motorists cozy using the automobile and functioning with each other as well as the technologists."
Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan was joyful to find out the brand new Fords in the paddock.
"I believe it is a testament to the strength and sway that road-racing in the United States has on the international world of cars, when you're able to bring total-factory attempts such as we've here, with Ferrari, Porsche, Corvette, BMW, and now Ford," Fehan stated. "Program manager believe everyone in this paddock sees Ford as an absolute advantage, transferring other people all down the street to road-racing achievement.
"Ford, Chevy, Ferrari - other people've all had fantastic conflicts back and forth - but it is been a long, extended time since we have had this amount of knowledge being offered by the very best producers of earth. It is an excellent testament from what other people're all striving to attain."
Fehan mentioned the largest differences from last year's Corvette were a redesigned roll-cage to put in a detachable hatch in the roofing, along with a bigger front splitter, bigger rocker sill splitters, new rear diffuser and various positioning of the trunk wing.
Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia return in the Daytona-successful No. 3 Corvette C7.R, joined by Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin are back in the No. 4 entry. The driver line-up will soon be expanded to contain
On Monday, the group declared that Mike Rockenfeller and Marcel Fassler for the Rolex 24 At Daytona and Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida. Early today, Corvette Racing additionally declared that WeatherTech Championship Model racers Jordan and Ricky Taylor will finish its driver line-up in the 2016 2 4 hrs of lemans.
"I believe that anybody who discusses our driver line-up would be pretty impressed with these we're presenting only at that stage," Fehan mentioned. "Marcel has been around before, and we have had tremendous success with him before, therefore getting him again was a no brainer.
"When Mike (Rockenfeller) became accessible we went after him as properly. Program manager spoke to Ph.D. [Wolfgang] Ullrich (head of Audi motor sport) to get authorization to do that, and he was delighted to assist as he was in years previous."
BMW Team RLL hit a snag on Tuesday morning when a transmission component broke, sending the group to the garage until an alternative component arrived early in the day.
"We are nevertheless operating on the logistics together with the brand new automobile, and we've components in transportation system," stated Victor Leleu, BMW North America motor sports supervisor. "We had an excellent evaluation at Sebring, as well as the vehicle is exhibiting promise. We seem to to master several things here - and we are pleased with it so far. Now we must place the fuel consumption rate in and prepare for the race in January."
Returning to the team were Bill Auberlen, John Edwards and Lucas Luhr.Canadian motorist Bruno Spengler also joined the group for the evaluation.
New GT3 Autos Take to monitor in GT Daytona
The GT Daytona (GTD) group featured a number of exciting new cars, including Lamborghini, Audi, BMW, Austin Martin and Mercedes entrances.
Change Racing fielded the No. 16 Lamborghini Huracan GT-3. The automobile, campaigned in Europe by Grasser motor sports, was employed for the evaluation to give WeatherTech Championship groups Alter Racing, O'Gara motor sports and Paul Miller Racing the chance to examine in the vehicle at Daytona while they were expecting their 2016 automobiles. A fourth group, Konrad motor sports, employed that automobile in the current HSR Classic 24-hour at Daytona offered by IMSA historic occasion.
"Wow, the automobile is very fine - smooth-as silk," stated Bill Sweedler, the 2014 GTD winner that will join Townsend Bell in the O'Gara motor sports Lamborghini Huracan GT-3. "Program manager'm nevertheless getting acclimated to the vehicle, but I am surprised it is as smooth-as it really is. Lamborghini has set in lots of work recently operating to the GT-3 specs to get the car dialed in. We get our auto in fourteen days, and that i expect to remain competitive right from the carton."
Additionally examining the Lamborghini were Madison Snow, Bryan Sellers and Bryce Miller for Paul Miller Racing, and Corey Lewis, Richard Antinucci and Justin Marks for Change Racing.
Some Lamborghini teams are going to take action this weekend at Sebring International Raceway for the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final, the culmination of the Super Trofeo the United States, Europe and Asia show seasons.
Turner motor sport automobile owner Will Turner observed as BMW improvement drivers done a BMW M6 GT-3 related to the automobiles his staff will field in 2016.
"We are getting our two automobiles in December," Turner stated. "Program manager'm content because everybody else has been grinning while from the vehicle. The drivers're doing lots of improvement function, since it is the very first time the automobile continues to be to Daytona."
Turner will launch his complete driver line-up in the not too distant future, although Michael Marsal will come back to the No. 97 and Bret Curtis will be in the No. 96.
Like their Lamborghini counterparts, Audi Sport Customer Racing fielded the No. 76 Audi Sport Customer Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 for several motorists signifying distinct teams at the evaluation.
"This automobile is an enormous difference in the car we raced here last yr, particularly for driver comfort," mentioned motorist Christopher Haase. "The aged vehicle had not been quite easy to operate a vehicle, but the brand new one is simply amazing. Needless to say , the ABS and traction-control aids, as well as the equilibrium of the motor vehicle is a whole lot more secure.
"This is our very first time on the Continental Tire, but the equilibrium was fairly good in the beginning as well as the auto simple to manage. Now we're striving to be comfy with every thing, and do some set up work."
Team owner Kevin Buckler turned in several laps in the No. 007 TRG-AMR Aston Martin GT-3.
"The automobile's happy and simple to operate a vehicle," mentioned Buckler, who had been joined by Tim Pappas and Nicky Catsburg. "It is an excellent car for the Rolex 24 - we are choosing win number five next year."
Mercedes had three vehicles in the evaluation. Thomas Jager and Yeumer Buuman of the mercedes amg Evaluation Team drove the latest Mercedes-AMG GT-3, while Dragon velocity has a set of Mercedes SLS AMG GT-3 automobiles that it intends to run on Wednesday. Frankie Montecalvo and Nick Mancuso will discuss the team's No. 18, while Victor Gomez will push the No. 19.
Additionally participating in GTD were Riley Motorsports, operating the No. 33 Viper trade Dodge Viper GT3 R with Ben Keating, Jeroen Bleekemolen and Marc Miller, a sister auto to last year's Rolex 2 4 course victor; and Autometrics Motorsports, with Cory Friedman and Joe Toussaint in the No. 2 4 Porsche 997 GT3-R.
Testing continues on Wednesday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday's report will concentrate on the Model and Prototype problem groups. The evaluation is closed to the general public.
IMSA Communications

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