The Manila Times

Competitiv­e field ready to roar at Daytona 2018

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DAYTONA AYTONABEAC­H BEACH, Florida: Fl id With 2018 j just t around dth the

race of the Internatio­nal Motor Sports Associatio­n (IMSA) WeatherTec­h SportsCar Championsh­ip at the Daytona Internatio­nal Speedway on January 27 to 28.

And as a primer for what could be another exciting opening race for the one-hour, 45-minute IMSA Prototype 2018 IMSA season, the traditiona­l Challenge Presented by Mazda seasonthre­e-day Roar Before the Rolex 24 At opener will be held on January 6. A Daytona will be held on January 5-7.

A field of 20 Prototypes and 30 session will determine garage and pit Grand Touring (GT) race cars has been lane allocation­s for each team in the entered for the mandatory three-day test session as teams and a star-studded of 2017 Rolex 24-winning teams, ininto high gear for the Rolex 24 At Daytona, long considered one of the most prestigiou­s endurance races in the world. It is the 56th rendition of Ford GT from Ford Chip Ganassi Racing

The 2018 Roar test offers race fans Mueller and Sebastien Bourdais – the Championsh­ip and IMSA Continenta­l Tire SportsCar Challenge machinery, as well as some intriguing new enhance- Taylor, alongside a pair of talented racers Series champion and Indy 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay.

of 10 DPi cars, with four Cadillacs, two Mazdas set to participat­e. There will be

machine for the defending race champions as part of a two-car Ford Chip Ganassi champions Jan Magnussen and Antonio C7.R alongside their endurance racing two-car entry from the team.

The Roar is open to the public for all three days of testing.

 ??  ?? Ryan Hunter-Reay, driver of the #28 DHL Andretti Autosport Honda Dallara, seen during the Verizon IndyCar Series Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, in California, in April 2015.
Ryan Hunter-Reay, driver of the #28 DHL Andretti Autosport Honda Dallara, seen during the Verizon IndyCar Series Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, in California, in April 2015.

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