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🌕 NIGHT PRACTICE: Alex Palou Montalbo led the way in Saturday evening's fifth #Roar24 test session for Chip Ganassi Racing.
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🌎 HONDA’S PRIORITIES? Honda Racing US’s contribution to Honda’s Formula 1 power unit development could take immediate priority over a potential FIA World Endurance Championship program with the ARX-06 LMDh car.
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🇩🇪 AUDI POLE: HAAS RT will start the 24H SERIES 6H Abu Dhabi from pole position after Car Collection Motorsport had a fast lap deleted due to track limits.
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🏆 VICTORY HOPES: Porsche Motorsport’ Michael Christensen is confident that AO Racing can mount a challenge for GTD Pro honors in the Rolex 24 Hours after a difficult debut for the Type-992 Porsche 911 GT3 R last year.
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🌪️ SATURDAY ACTION: Pipo Derani kept Action Express atop the timesheets for the second consecutive Roar Before the Rolex 24 Hours session as Saturday running kicked off.
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💬 ASTON EXPECTATIONS: The Heart of Racing is under “no illusions” on how difficult the Rolex 24 Hours could be for the team in the competition debut of Aston Martin Racing’s updated Vantage GT3 according to Ross Gunn.
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🎶 THREE-DRIVER APPROACH: Action Express’s debut at the @24HoursofLeMans last year “swayed” the team’s decision to utilize a three-driver lineup in next weekend’s Rolex 24 Hours.
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📝 FASTEST ON FRIDAY: A late flyer by Pipo Derani put the No. 31 Action Express on top of the time sheets following the opening day of testing at the Roar Before the Rolex 24 Hours.
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⚙️ NEW CHALLENGES: Christopher Mies ‘didn’t struggle as much as he thought’ transitioning to driving the front-engined Ford Performance Mustang GT3 after a decade plus of piloting Audi machinery in GT3 competition.
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⏱️ PORSCHE FASTEST: Nick Tandy put Porsche Motorsport Team Penske on top of the timesheets in the first test session for the Roar Before the Rolex 24.
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#IMSA #Rolex24 #Roar24
💬 SECOND ATTEMPT: Josef Newgarden feels he is “definitely more prepared” as he returns to the cockpit of the Porsche Motorsport 963 for his second IMSA GTP appearance, joining Porsche Penske Motorsport at the Rolex 24 Hours.
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💬 MAKING THE GRID: Eric Lux has praised the work by Elton Julian and his DragonSpeed team for making the Rolex 24 Hours on short notice.
➡️ sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/lux-… #IMSA #Roar24 #Rolex24