The Michelin Pilot Challenge returns for its second round from Sebring

 

 

Sharing the IMSA visit to Sebring next weekend is again the Michelin Pilot Challenge Series which this time around, sees a number of changes within the ranks of Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT4 powered runners since the season opening from Daytona in January.

Whilst the opening round at Daytona saw a healthy five AMR car representation amongst the fifty-one-car entry, the provisional entry list for Sebring still shows five similar cars although there are a few changes to last time.

 

The first change is that the #10 Van Der Steur AMR Vantage GT4 of Ben and Christine Sloss is not there after they recently confirmed a downturn from their full season experience of last season. We do, however, see another (and what we believe to be a full season entry) from the same team and a new driver line up of Trenton Estep and Allen Patten within their #66 entry.

We still await confirmation of the remaining driver alongside that of Johan Schwartz aboard the #8 89X Motorsport entry – last time out we saw team owner Mike Fitzpatrick share the car with Schwartz and Kevin Stadtlander.

 

We will see consistency from the Heart of Racing team as Hannah Grisham and Hannah Greenemeir again compete within their #26 car with David Hampton and Thomas Merril again listed within the #15 Circle H Racing AMR (Archangel Motorsport) as well as the return of the Rebel Rock AMR crew of Robin Liddel and Frank DePew.

Daytona was something of a GS Class triumph for most of the Aston Martin powered runners after the #71 Rebel Rock crew took the overall race win with the #14 Circle H Racing crew coming home just behind in second after that four-hour race opener whilst the #8 and #10 crews finished P2 and P3 respectively within the Bronze Cup class.

 

Track action for this series will begin on Wednesday with the first Free Practice session before Qualifying later on Thursday and the start to this two-hour race at 14:00hrs local.

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