Plenty of AMR participation within both Michelin Pilot Challenge and VP Racing Sportscar Challenge this season

 

The entry lists for both the opening rounds of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge and VP Racing Sportscar Challenge Series are now out ahead of what will be a test day for the runners within the Michelin Pilot Challenge Series and the opening race weekend for the others at the Roar before the 24 from Daytona in a couple of weeks.

Scanning through the entry lists for both series, there is still a lot of familiarity but also a whole new load of new scattered amongst them as the Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT4 Evo becomes the norm this time around after a season where only the Rebel Rock Racing team where competing with such a machine.

Twenty-two GS (GT4) cars will line up for their Roar before the 24-test weekend with others also in line for the four-hour season opener from the circuit just a week later. Team TGM remains almost unchanged from the season before as Matt Plumb rejoins fellow 2024 GS Champion Paul Holton within their #46 AMR Vantage GT4 Evo whilst team boss Ted Giovanis is again with Hugh Plumb and Kris Wilson (for the season opener only) within their #64 AMR Vantage GT4 Evo.

The Van Der Steur team are back within the series with a Bronze Cup entry for newcomers Christine and Ben Sloss within their new #15 AMR Evo with Robin Liddell this time pairing up with Andrew Davis within their #71 Rebel Rock entry making for four new Vantage GT4 Evo’s at the Roar test.

Then at the four-hour opener a week later, that total entry number will swell to forty-two cars with Brady Behrman returning with his 17A variant of the AMR Vantage GT4 alongside co-driver Sammy Smith as confirmed earlier today. He will again be competing with the help of the Van Der Steur team with his #82 entry.

A change to the rule sett of the VP Racing Sportscar Challenge sees the GT3 class join that of the LMP3 and GTX (GT4) cars of last season with thirty-three runners listed for the opening two races of the season during the Roar weekend.

Within the sixteen strong GSX class we will see the return of the #72 Rebel Rock entry as well as the #09 Automatic Racing team – both with TBC still listed under the drivers name. We do however see two new AMR teams listed - #3 FastMD Racing with Remstar and the more known 89X Motorsport team (from their World Racing League AMR Vantage GT4 exploits) with their #89 entry – again, both entries still have a TBC under the solo driving position available per car. The #09 entry is again a 17A variant as do we believe the #89 to be as they purchased the former #19 car from the Van Der Steur team at the tale end of last season.

Things are certainly shaping up nicely!



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