HIGH HEAT, HIGH LOADS EVENT CARD Watkins Glen International’s imsa on nbc STAY TUNED TO THE recently repaved track surface sports schedule TORQUE SHOW ON poses unique challenges for SOCIAL MEDIA FOR tires. Heat retention is constant. SUNDAY, June 30 WATKINS GLEN TIMES In last year’s Watkins Glen race, Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen, TorqueShowLive the track temperature reached Watkins Glen International, 140 degrees Fahrenheit in the 9:30 a.m. (EDT) NBC Sports App, TorqueShowLive fifth hour of the race. This was 7:00 p.m. (EDT) NBCSN TorqueShowLive the hottest track temperature recorded by Michelin engineers Follow Michelin on social media during the 2018 IMSA season. MichelinUSA and MichelinMotorsport Ken Payne, technical director, motorsport, Michelin North America, outlined what the heat means. MichelinUSA and MichelinRaceUSA MichelinUSA and MichelinMotorsport “Watkins Glen is always a challenge with high loads, high heat and an unforgiving track,” Payne said. MichelinRacingUSA.com Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen “The other thing is there’s significant elevation change IMSA Radio & Broadcast Schedule and significant high speed, high load corners. If you look at, say Watkins Glen versus Road America, Road America Sirius 138, XM 202, SiriusXM Online 972 has more straightaway length.
“Tires naturally reject a lot of heat. You don’t have as ® much straightaway distance at The Glen versus Road MICHELIN America to reject that heat. So, you get more of an accumulation of energy that is going to and remaining 50 for 50 thursday, in the tires.” sweepstakes june 27 – Sunday, explore the Michelin® Tire June 30, Workshopexplore at michelin your own pace! 2019 tire workshop on your own time! round 6
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race RESULTS PIT LANE 2 GTLM GTLM 2018 Winners 2018 Polesitters turns GTD GTD TCR TCR 1 GS GS 1 ® ESSES Pilot P P ® SportGTS9M Chris Miller, Audi RS3 LMS TCR MultimaticFord MustangGT4 No. 96 Turner BMWM6GT4 Ford MustangGT4 ORECA07 Audi RS3LMS TCR Lexus RCFGT3 Stephen Simpson, MishaGoikhberg, Britt Casey Jr., Tom Long, Chad McCumbee, Patrick Gallagher, Markus Palttala, Don Yount, DillonMachavern, Brett Sandberg, Joey Hand, DirkMueller, Richard Westbrook, Colin Braun, Pierre Kleinubing, Jack Hawksworth, 3 miles 3.4 TCR GS MICHELIN No. 99JDC-Miller 1:32.350, No. 54COREautosport 1:56.454, No. 80 AWA 5 Sets–MICHELIN 7 Sets–MICHELIN 1:44.499, No. 153GTRacing Pilot Challenge 1:58.028, No. 75Compass 1:41.948, No. 67Ford GT Clockwise No. 66Ford GT No. 77 Compass ORECA 07 4 ® ® Pilot Pilot No. 8 No. ® ® 11 SportGTS9M SportGTS9M 10 HEEL
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