Another four hour marathon in Michelin Pilot Challenge this weekend from Mid-Ohio

 

Those looking for some GT4 powered action this weekend should look no further than the next round of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Series who will be undertaking a four-hour marathon around the small but perfectly formed Mid-Ohio circuit.

Five weeks since the last round of the series at the Weathertech Laguna Seca circuit in California, its back towards the eastern seaboard of the country as thirty GS (GT4) and sixteen TCR based cars and crews prepare for this weekends fourth round of the season with its second endurance round.

 

The provisional entry list sees four Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT4 powered crews amongst the GS class with returning entries from the Medusa, Circle H, Heart of Racing and Van Der Steur Motorsport teams.

Being twice the usual two-hour race, all bar one of these four AMR teams have elected (so far) to run with a three-driver squad with most of the extras being familiar names from the four-hour season opening at Daytona way back in late January.

 

The two young guns within the #4 Medusa Motorsport AMR sees Jacob Loomis join that of AMR Drivers Academy participants Hunter Yeaney and Athan Sterling whilst Martin Sarukhanyan rejoins Thomas Merrill and David Hampton aboard their #14 Circle H Racing AMR entry.

Mike David Ortmann gets his next run out with both Hannah Grisham and Hannah Greenemeir within their #26 Heart of Racing entry with Allen Patten and Trenton Estep presently run as just a pairing within their #66 Van Der Steur Racing car.

 

Track action starts this Friday with Free Practice 1 before Free Practice 2 and Qualifying on Saturday before a near midday wave off to the four-hour race on Sunday.

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