IMSA will not follow the new-for-2018 policy implemented by the ACO/FIA to balance its WEC P2s using ballast, changes to fuel cell capacity, and aerodynamic restrictions. It marks the first change of direction between the organizations on the subject of WEC P2 performance management.As the FIA announced this week in...

GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing has made a quick return to sports car racing after shuttering it's in-house team, and will partner with JDC-Miller Motorsports in IMSA's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype category.The "Red Dragon" colors will adorn the No. 99 ORECA 07-Gibson driven by Stephen Simpson, Misha Goikhberg, and Chris Miller in...

A social media post from the father of PerformanceTech Racing driver Kyle Masson tipped the team's hand on where it expects to compete next season, and according to team owner Brent O'Neill, confirmation of an IMSA Prototype program isn't far away. "We're working on it, and it's a big jump...

IMSA needs one thing to happen, and now.Down 6-0 to IMSA's new Daytona Prototype internationals, the sports car endurance racing series finds itself in the unenviable position of praying for one of its spec WEC LMP2 entrants to capture an overall win. For the sake of the series' health, IMSA...

IMSA president Scott Atherton says a recent report claiming the Prototype class could be split into separate championships for Daytona Prototype internationals and WEC P2s is inaccurate.The WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's marquee class, which combines the IMSA-specific DPis and FIA WEC-spec P2s, has seen the DPis dominate every round since the...

It's time for more ambient IMSA audio from testing at Daytona International Speedway. In this edition, we have more than 50 cars and plenty of brand-new machinery to hear for the first time, and with redlines of 9000 rpms, the screaming Gibson V8-engined WEC P2s are a particular treat.

IMSA will be busy in the months ahead as its technical department prepares the new Daytona Prototype international formula for introduction in 2017. It's a complex process that involves wind tunnel testing the custom manufacturer-styled bodywork in scale and full-size form, testing the unique engines each DPi manufacturer will use,...

Germany's AMG brand, which serves as the customer sport arm of Mercedes-Benz is, according to multiple sources, said to be close to providing a Daytona Prototype international (DPi) solution.RACER has learned a Mercedes-Benz AMG DPi, built around the Riley/Multimatic 2017 P2 chassis with the V8 engine from the brand's SLS...

First it was the requirement for IMSA teams to remove the manufacturer-specific bodywork from their 2017 Daytona Prototype international models in order to compete in future runnings of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Then it was the requirement to strip those DPis of the manufacturer-specific electronics in favor of...

Details of the 2017 P2 meeting held at Daytona came out in small bits and pieces after the Rolex 24, but it took the mass emailing of the meeting’s bullet points late Monday to reveal the full measure of what the ACO has proposed as the new direction for the...