Bentley Considering Prototype Return
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Bentley have revealed that they are considering a USCC Prototype entry for 2017, probably in the form of a Daytona Prototype.
The only customer Porsche team in GTLM, Team Falken Tire, will leave the Tudor USCC at the end of 2015.
Porsche’s all-new 911 GT3-R is set for a debut in the GTD class at the Rolex 24 at Daytona next year. The manufacturer is also questioning its participation in both USCC and WEC.
Porsche have been docked 35 points in the Tudor USCC GTD manufacturer’s standings, following the use of a new aero part.
A new GT3 championship under the IMSA umbrella could start as early as 2016, reports suggest.
Tequila Patrón ESM have announced that they will end their USCC and NAEC interests immediately, in order to focus on the WEC in 2015.
In Prototype Challenge, the #11 of Chris Cumming and Bruno Junqueira dominated Sunday’s Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix at Laguna Seca.
In the GT Daytona class, it was Spencer Pumpelly and Patrick Lindsey that took the win, redeeming Pumpelly’s Laguna Seca record.
The Ligier JS P2 of John Pew and Ozz Negri Jr came back from a damaging crash to finish the Laguna Seca race in 3rd.
Despite leading the majority of the race, Wayne Taylor Racing couldn’t finish first in yesterday’s Laguna Seca USCC race.
In the GTLM class, BMW Team RLL took a 1-2 finish at yesterday’s Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix, with the #24 victorious.
Richard Westbrook survived a late charge from the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette of Ricky Taylor to take a narrow victory at the 2015 Continental Tire Monterery Grand Prix.
Stevenson Motorsports’ #6 car won yesterday’s CTSC race, but the #9 car didn’t do as well.
Wayne Taylor Racing’s Jordan Taylor recorded his first pole position in the Tudor United Sportscar Championship after out-qualifying Scott Pruett by 0.2 seconds at Laguna Seca.
After an unfortunate start to the season, Wayne Taylor Racing is back into the championship hunt for the Prototype class, as they head into Laguna Seca.
A series of misfortunes cost the #4 Corvette of Gavin and Milner a GTLM podium at Long Beach, and they came home to finish P7.
Ahead of the WEC 6 Hours of Spa and Laguna Seca round of the USCC, Porsche will re-shuffle its driver line-up to allow them to have GT entries in both races as well as a third LMP1.
