The roar is an open practice for teams and drivers planning to attend the historical event of the Rolex Replica 24 at Daytona sports car, which this year will take place on January 26-27.
Over the last two days, a number of important announcements were made by teams and events sanction of the Grand-Am event on this year. The ads including any driver queues competition.
Among the announcements:
Wayne Taylor Racing will head to the Grand-Am season with a new sponsor and take the track for the defense headquarters DIS IndyCar champion 24 times shared with a renewed range.
The sponsor of WTR in 2013, it was announced Thursday, will accelerate world, a software company that specializes in digital social media applications. The New York-based company will replace SunTrust WTR support life.
It was also announced that Ryan Hunter-Reay co-drive the Corvette Daytona Prototype racing WTR 24 hours. He joined rookie Jordan Taylor, who replaces brother Ricky Taylor as a full-time pilots team Corvette, and veteran Max Angelelli.
Hunter-Reay, Andretti Autosport, which leads to the car, enter the 24 just a few months after winning his first IndyCar championship.
Hunter-Reay, who is a veteran of 15 Grand-Am races and led to WTR owner Wayne Taylor racing in 2006, says the goal for 2013 24 is clear: to help himself and his first victory Taylor and Rolex Daytona replica watches.
"The range that we have here with Max and Jordan," said Hunter-Reay during a teleconference on Thursday: "I think this is one of the best out there so I think it is my even better in the Daytona 24 We .. accelerate the world on the side of the car. The car is amazing.
"English (Wayne Taylor) wants to win here. This team has been so close so many times. I hate to say it, but you're a bit due to a good result. Not going to say it is ready for victory, because I do not want anything bad luck.'s misfortune in recent years, has not really shown what the team is capable of. now we're ready to go for it. We are hungry for it . Gran organization to be part of, and I am very happy to be here. "
Jordan Taylor was competing in the GT cars the last two seasons, despite some experience RFP.
The headquarters team opened when they are older than her father, brother Ricky Taylor chose to go to the Spirit of Daytona organization co-drive the No. 90 Corvette DP next season.
"I would say this is the most important excited," said the young Taylor when asked about his feelings about his new job. "I was TB in recent years. I DP. 'S Nice to return to the high class, the main class that attracts the most attention. Was always proud to be in the GT class because I respect the guy a lot, and not feel they get the respect they deserve.
"Obviously, that came with the team of my father, a new identity to the world of speed, it's exciting. Especially Ryan, after his year last year, will be very fun to drive with him, another cool guy to be compared with the same team. really like it. I think we have a great chance of doing well. '
No. 69 AIM Autosport Team FXDD Racing Ferrari F458 will be driven by Emil Assentato, Anthony Lazzaro, Nick Longhi and Guy Cosmo.
Jeff Segal, Max Papis, Giancarlo Fisichella and Toni Vilander lead the No. 61 debut R.Ferri AIM Motorsport Racing with Ferrari F458.
The team will defend his title with a pair of Ferrari this season with the No. 61 entry is added to the AIM stable in a new partnership with Remo Ferri and R.Ferri Motorsport.
"I quickly moved to celebrate our first championship last year in an effort to extend AIM to direct two cars Ferrari GT campaign again in 2013 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series," said Andrew Bordin, AIM / R.Ferri sports director and co-owner of the two inputs. "Although last year was our first full season with the Ferrari GT and showed us with three wins and the team and driver championships. We are more than ready for the challenge of two-car team and we look forward to working with Remo and compete and win with both cars. '
Waltrip Racing owners Rob Kauffman and Michael Waltrip announced that Michael will be held at the 51st Annual Rolex 24. Joining the pair behind the wheel of the Grand-Am version of the Ferrari 458 GT Sprint Cup driver Clint Bowyer NASCAR will veteran Rui Aguas and the road.
"The Rolex 24 at Daytona is the ultimate racing in the United States and a world-class event with enormous historical importance," said Kauffman. "We reached the final last year in our first attempt. The GT class is big and strong this year, but we'll do our best. You must be in it to win it. "
The AF Waltrip entry is a joint project of the Italian championship sports car team AF Corse and MWR. AF Waltrip and Kauffman sent Waltrip Ferrari racing sports cars in the world since 2010, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Sebring and Rolex 24 at Daytona last year.
Waltrip, a two-time Daytona 500 champion, said the Replica Rolex 24 should be on the bucket list of all racing fans.
"Daytona is always special if it is 24 hours or the Daytona 500," he said. "Last year was my first year at the Rolex 24, and it was great. Racecourse is awesome. During the day you can see families walking around the stadium to take in all the sights and night the place comes alive when the wheel of fortune and all race cars are on. driving pleasure and the fans are having fun. "
"I'm not really sure what I became," said Bowyer, who won three races and finished second in the 2012 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup driving for MWR. "Rob asked me to race and I said I would. Everyone tells me how much fun this race. So, I'm ready. Running 24 hours is a long time, but we'll do our best. '
Two American Le Mans Series class championship runner Jon Bennett PC will debut in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona this year ALMS regular co-driver Colin Braun.
CORE Autosport The duo will join forces with Dr. Doran Racing Lowe, Jim and former Champ Car champion Paul Tracy in the new update Riley-Ford valid No. 77 Dallara DP.
Bennett Braun also played another round of the Endurance Championship of North America with Lowe, Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen. In addition, the duo will join the second round of the Rolex Grand-Am Racing Doran input on the circuit of the Americas Austin.
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