Honda has yet to decide whether it will return to compete in IMSA's new-look Prototype class in 2017, but says it's contemplating its options. Among the three active manufacturers currently involved in Prototype with P2s or DPs, only Mazda has routinely expressed its plans to continue in 2017 as part...

BMW continues to find itself at the center of speculation as a manufacturer with an eye on entering IMSA's new-look P2-based Prototype class in 2017. With a brand-new GT3-spec model being readied for competition in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, BMW Motorsport boss Jens Marquardt says the marque isn't ready to...

American Honda's competition arm wanted to continue building carbon fiber prototypes when new P2 rules come into play for 2017. After years of producing advanced P1s and P2s, the Valencia, Calif.-based Honda Performance Development team had every intention of submitting a bid to become one of 2017's four approved chassis...

Click here for part 1WHERE DOES THE PROCESS GO FROM HERE?After being on the receiving end the ACO's unexpected hardline approach toward manufacturers and custom items in America, surely IMSA knows it must continue its march towards self-governance.Permitting the ACO's four 2017 P2 chassis suppliers to sell their cars for...

The RACER Channel speaks with IMSA team owner Michael Shank who's at Le Mans in preparation for a possible entry in 2016 with his Honda-powered P2 Ligier.LM24 Video: Project Brabham Le Mans Update

Strakka Racing team principal Dan Walmsley walks The RACER Channel around the team's fetching Dome S103 World Endurance Championship P2 contender and discusses the various technical aspects of the Nissan-powered prototype.

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With a wave of new P2 coupes built to the ACO's 2015 regulations, the French sports car sanctioning body will allow P2 manufacturers to raise prices in an effort to cover the significant expenses required to produce the second-tier prototypes.The previous cost-capped price of €375,000 ($485,690) for P2 cars sold...

Mazda and The RACER Channel take you for a first look inside the manufacturer's new SkyActiv diesel P2 racecar while testing at Palm Beach International Raceway with SpeedSource Engineering owner/driver Sylvain Tremblay at the controls of the four-cylinder bi-turbo prototype. Chassis vibration has its fun with the audio at times,...

CLICK HERE for video of the car's first test. Mazda will make its long-awaited return to the ranks of prototype racing in 2014 when it enters a pair of factory-backed P2 cars in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. The Japanese brand will transition from 2013's two-car Grand-Am Rolex GX Mazda6...