USCC 2014 Entry List & Schedule ONLY

[JorritVD]

Ferrari Corsi Clienti in GTLM
Konrad Motorsport with a Porsche in GTD
Horton Autosport, also, with a Porsche in GTD
ESM with a Ferrari in GTD
and some more.

Sebring http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/fi...y%20List_4.pdf
Daytona http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/fi...y%20List_4.pdf

[skycafe]

Wow, Konrad. I don't remember hearing Franz was coming this way. The Porsche America is only usable here, correct? Does this mean a season or at least the endurance series?

[TheMightyM]

Originally Posted by JorritVD

Ferrari Corsi Clienti in GTLM
Konrad Motorsport with a Porsche in GTD
Horton Autosport, also, with a Porsche in GTD
ESM with a Ferrari in GTD
and some more.

Ferrari Corsi Clienti in GTLM -- note the car number: 62 That was Risi Competizione’ car number last year in the ALMS (!)
Horton Autosport = Park Place Motorsports, the entry was expected though maybe the name wasn't
ESM ran the Ferrari in GA-GT for four races last
Konrad Motorsport did Daytona last year. Interesting that they've been able to get a Porsche 911 America so quickly

And also:

#58 Snow Racing/Wright Motorsports/JDX Porsche 911 in GTD with Madison Snow and Jan Heylen as drivers

[tjh8402]

Originally Posted by TheMightyM

Ferrari Corsi Clienti in GTLM -- note the car number: 62 That was Risi Competizione’ car number last year in the ALMS (!)
Horton Autosport = Park Place Motorsports, the entry was expected though maybe the name wasn't
ESM ran the Ferrari in GA-GT for four races last
Konrad Motorsport did Daytona last year. Interesting that they've been able to get a Porsche 911 America so quickly

And also:

#58 Snow Racing/Wright Motorsports/JDX Porsche 911 in GTD with Madison Snow and Jan Heylen as drivers

any guesses on the implication of that (Ferrari Corse Clienti with a #62 GTLM)?
re: Konrad - is Porsche loaning/renting the cars out to potential customers to test? Could a team rent or lease one from Porsche for the NAEC and is there a precedent for something like that happening in the past? I'm not too familiar with the business of how racecars are bought, owned, acquired, etc in terms of whether it can be more creative or elaborate than just a straight sale from manufacturer to a team.

[Mechanic Z]

Originally Posted by JorritVD

Ferrari Corsi Clienti in GTLM
Konrad Motorsport with a Porsche in GTD
Horton Autosport, also, with a Porsche in GTD
ESM with a Ferrari in GTD
and some more.

Sebring http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/fi...y%20List_4.pdf
Daytona http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/fi...y%20List_4.pdf

Is Ferrari Corse Clienti an existing team, or what?
Perhaps a new name for Risi, due to a new sponsor?
Or perhaps a partnership with Risi?

[Canada ALMS fan]

Originally Posted by Mechanic Z

Is Ferrari Corse Clienti an existing team, or what?
Perhaps a new name for Risi, due to a new sponsor?
Or perhaps a partnership with Risi?

Risi will be at Sebring testing. Not sure if full season and if it is GTD or GTLM though, will dig deeper... From a reliable source.

[Mechanic Z]

Originally Posted by Mechanic Z

Is Ferrari Corse Clienti an existing team, or what?

Answering my own question:
http://corseclienti.ferrari.com/2012en/about-us/

[Mechanic Z]

Originally Posted by Canada ALMS fan

Risi will be at Sebring testing. Not sure if full season and if it is GTD or GTLM though, will dig deeper... From a reliable source.

But why does this car have #62?

[Canada ALMS fan]

Originally Posted by Mechanic Z

But why does this car have #62?

I've asked what they're doing more specifically, waiting to hear back. Could be just their man power supporting this entry? I had assumed the info I had was GTLM related.

[skycafe]

Originally Posted by tjh8402

re: Konrad - is Porsche loaning/renting the cars out to potential customers to test? Could a team rent or lease one from Porsche for the NAEC and is there a precedent for something like that happening in the past?

That was pretty much going to be, sort of, my next question.

[Mechanic Z]

Originally Posted by Canada ALMS fan

I've asked what they're doing more specifically, waiting to hear back. Could be just their man power supporting this entry? I had assumed the info I had was GTLM related.

I hope they're back in GTLM. Perhaps one of Ferrari's customers in Ferrari Corse Clienti is considering sponsoring Risi?

[Mechanic Z]

Originally Posted by TheMightyM

#58 Snow Racing/Wright Motorsports/JDX Porsche 911 in GTD with Madison Snow and Jan Heylen as drivers

Is that technically a Pro/Am lineup at this point? If so, they would have a massive advantage!

[Maelochs]

Re: Mazda and SpeedSource: Not only has SpeedSource been racing and winning with Mazdas for several years in Rolex, they did the development work on the 2.2-litwer, SkyActiv turbodiesel. They know the engine better than anyone else.

And what was such a failure about the GX program? One or the other of the cars won the last nine races, took the manufacturer's championship, and second and third in the driver's championship in its first year. if the Mazola oil-burner does that it will win the class overwhelmingly and go down as a huge success.

Anyway, I like variety, and now it looks like we will have Chevys, Fords, HPDs, Nissans, and Mazda diesels in DP and P2 chassis. If the series can go easy with BoP, it could be a really interesting season.

[BullMan]

Originally Posted by Maelochs

Re: Mazda and SpeedSource: Not only has SpeedSource been racing and winning with Mazdas for several years in Rolex, they did the development work on the 2.2-litwer, SkyActiv turbodiesel. They know the engine better than anyone else.

And what was such a failure about the GX program? One or the other of the cars won the last nine races, took the manufacturer's championship, and second and third in the driver's championship in its first year. if the Mazola oil-burner does that it will win the class overwhelmingly and go down as a huge success.

Anyway, I like variety, and now it looks like we will have Chevys, Fords, HPDs, Nissans, and Mazda diesels in DP and P2 chassis. If the series can go easy with BoP, it could be a really interesting season.

The GX class was created just for Mazda. It broke nearly every race. They didn't win the team championship. They only won the manufacturer's championship because they had 2 of the 3 cars in the class, or twice as much as the Cayman they raced against. It was a failure.

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Mechanic Z

Is that technically a Pro/Am lineup at this point? If so, they would have a massive advantage!

Madison won the IMSA GT3 Cup this season but not sure if that makes him a pro. He is a good driver for sure, but may be considered AM for the TUSC

[Canada ALMS fan]

Originally Posted by Mechanic Z

I hope they're back in GTLM. Perhaps one of Ferrari's customers in Ferrari Corse Clienti is considering sponsoring Risi?

Risi will be at the test with their 458GTE so not sure about the numbering???

[TheMightyM]

Originally Posted by joeb

Madison won the IMSA GT3 Cup this season but not sure if that makes him a pro. He is a good driver for sure, but may be considered AM for the TUSC

While he won the IMSA GT3 Cup, he didn’t have great results in GA or ALMS last season in his limited number of starts at that higher level. He’s got great potential but I doubt he’s considered by IMSA as a pro yet.

[TheMightyM]

Originally Posted by Canada ALMS fan

Risi will be at the test with their 458GTE so not sure about the numbering???

I think the most likely answer is that Risi will be at the Sebring test with their 458GTE but for some reason the entry is being listed as from Ferrari Corse Clienti.

There’s nothing am or client-oriented about the listed driver line up: Olivier Beretta, Gianmaria Bruni, Giancarlo Fisichella, and Tony Vilander.

[FstrthnU]

Basically, all of those drivers have driven for AF Corse before

*hint hint*

[Brownj]

Originally Posted by TheMightyM

I think the most likely answer is that Risi will be at the Sebring test with their 458GTE but for some reason the entry is being listed as from Ferrari Corse Clienti.

There’s nothing am or client-oriented about the listed driver line up: Olivier Beretta, Gianmaria Bruni, Giancarlo Fisichella, and Tony Vilander.

In this article : http://www.racer.com/aim-autosport-s...rticle/320720/ when referring to the GTD car, AIM Autosport team principal Ian Willis explained that Michelotto was going to have a test car at the upcoming tests. Here is his quote from the article:

“I'll be attending the tests at Sebring and Daytona to observe, and Michelotto's going to have a test car there,” he explained. “We're still in the throes of trying to get updates approved by IMSA, so instead of the teams trying to do all that, Michelotto's consolidated with one car to run and try things out at the test.

So it looks like a lot of the testing is being done with an updated car as well as factory drivers. Not sure about the #62 GTLM car, but I would imagine it's a similar case since the listed drivers are the same and it's all being run under the Michelotto banner.

[Coach Ep]

Originally Posted by FstrthnU

Basically, all of those drivers have driven for AF Corse before

*hint hint*

One would expect an AF Corse entry to have #61 (or #51, #71 or even #81 for that matter).

[mazda1]

Originally Posted by Maelochs

Re: Mazda and SpeedSource: Not only has SpeedSource been racing and winning with Mazdas for several years in Rolex, they did the development work on the 2.2-litwer, SkyActiv turbodiesel. They know the engine better than anyone else.

And what was such a failure about the GX program? One or the other of the cars won the last nine races, took the manufacturer's championship, and second and third in the driver's championship in its first year. if the Mazola oil-burner does that it will win the class overwhelmingly and go down as a huge success.

Anyway, I like variety, and now it looks like we will have Chevys, Fords, HPDs, Nissans, and Mazda diesels in DP and P2 chassis. If the series can go easy with BoP, it could be a really interesting season.

it Is not a Mazola, it is a Multimatic chassis and soon it will be a Mazda chassis.

[mazda1]

you can only wonder were they will be testing if not at sebring and daytona.....

[Maelochs]

mazda1---you think Mazda is going to build its own chassis? I don't see any reason to do that until the first third of 206 earliest, to be ready for 2017. Otherwise, why not stick with the Multimatic-Lola?

From the press release, it sounds more like they are interested in supplying the engine to client teams than building a new chassis which might well only have a couple years lifespan before being obsolete.

Also ... no word I have heard that Multimatic will claim the Lola chassis as their own. "Multimatic Lola" maybe, but not just "Multimatic."

Whatever, anyway.

[PointDSM]

I believe Mazda1 was referring to the typical characteristics of a factory trying to short-cut building a chassis (see Lotus) and simply sponsor the car and call it their own. Remember that Morgan designed, built, and race their own chassis? Exactly...

Their engine wasn't powerful or reliable in GTX, let's hope it beats Libra first at the test, then we can start being optimistic.