RACEDAY VIEWING GUIDE
OAK TREE GRAND PRIX AT VIR
AUGUST 23 – 24, 2014 2014 SCHEDULE
January 24-26 1 Daytona International Speedway
March 14-15 2 Sebring International Raceway
April 12 3 Long Beach Street Circuit
May 3-4 4 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
May 24 5 Lime Rock Park
May 31 6 The Raceway at Belle Isle Park
June 7 7 Kansas Speedway
June 28-29 8 Watkins Glen International
July 12-13 9 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
July 25 10 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
August 9-10 11 Road America
August 23-24 12 Virginia International Raceway
September 20 13 Circuit of the Americas
October 3-4 14 Road Atlanta
See It On 2014 EVENT SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014
8:00 am - 8:45 am Practice – Continental Tire Challenge 9:00 am - 9:50 am Practice – Lamborghini Super Trofeo 10:45 am -11:45 am Practice – TUDOR Championship PC and Lites 12:45 pm - 1:30 pm Practice – Continental Tire Challenge 1:45 pm - 2:35 pm Practice – Lamborghini Super Trofeo 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm Practice - TUDOR Championship GTLM and GTD 3:35 pm - 4:20 pm Practice - TUDOR Championship PC and Lites 4:40 pm - 4:55 pm Qualifying - Continental Tire Challenge ST 5:10 pm - 5:25 pm Qualifying - Continental Tire Challenge GS 5:40 pm - 6:40 pm Practice - TUDOR Championship GTLM and GTD SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2014
8:15 am - 9:45 am Practice - TUDOR Championship GTLM and GTD
Qualifying - TUDOR Championship IMSA 10:50 am -11:10 am Prototype Lites
Qualifying - TUDOR Championship Prototype 11:15 am -11:30 am Challenge
11:45 am - 12:15 pm Qualifying - Lamborghini Super Trofeo
12:30 pm -12:45 pm Qualifying - TUDOR Championship GT Daytona
12:50 pm - 1:05 pm Qualifying - TUDOR Championship GT Le Mans
1:10 pm - 1:50 pm Open Grid Fan Walk – On Pit Lane
Race - Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge – 2:05 pm - 4:35 pm 2 ½ hours Race 1 - TUDOR Championship Prototype 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm Challenge and IMSA Prototype Lites - 45 Minutes
6:30 pm - 7:20 pm Race 1 - Lamborghini Super Trofeo - 50 Minutes
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 2014
8:15 am - 8:35 am Warm Up - TUDOR Championship GTLM and GTD 8:50 am - 9:10 am Warm Up - TUDOR Championship PC and Lites
Race 2 - TUDOR Championship Prototype 10:45 am -11:30 am Challenge and IMSA Prototype Lites - 45 Minutes
TUDOR Championship Driver Autograph Session 1:05 pm - 1:45 pm – GTD and GTLM at Team Transporters
1:45 pm - 2:35 pm Race 2 - Lamborghini Super Trofeo - 50 Minutes
2:50 pm - 4:05 pm Open Grid Fan Walk – On Pit Lane Race - TUDOR Championship GT Le Mans and GT 4:05 pm - 6:50 pm Daytona - 2 ¾ Hours CAR IDENTITY
CLASS COLORS To help fans easily identify a class of car, the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship implemented a new color system for 2014. A Pro class is designated by RED markings on the number panel, mirrors, windscreen banner, rear wing end plate, and leader light.
A Pro-Am class is designated by BLUE markings on the number panel, mirrors,
NORTH AMERICAN windscreen banner, rear wing end plate, and ENDURANCE CUP leader light.
Number panels are backlit for easy 000 identification at night.
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LEADER LIGHT SYSTEM
00To help0 fans follow the on track action, the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship has introduced a revolutionary and state-of-the-art Leader Light System for the 2014 season. It allows fans to easily identify the position of each car in its respective class. The position of the car is displayed on an LED panel mounted on the rear side section of each car. The color of the LED number corresponds with the red (Pro) and blue (Pro-Am) colors utilized in both the Prototype and GT style of cars. For instance, a red #5 LED number on a GT style car it means that car is in 5th position in the GTLM class.
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SIGN-UP FOR THE IMSA NEWSLETTER AT IMSA.COM CLASSES The TUDOR United SportsCar Championship features two styles of cars, Prototype and GT (Grand Touring). Each style of car has two classes, Pro and Pro-Am, meaning there are four classes of racing on track together, each with their own battle for the lead. PRO VS PRO-AM The Pro classes typically feature a professional driver line up while the Pro-Am classes pair a professional and amateur driver together.
CLASS SPECIFICATIONS
PROTOTYPE CHALLENGE (PRO-AM)
The Prototype Challenge (PC) class is a spec class featuring open cockpit race 000 cars and technology such as carbon fiber chassis, carbon brakes and a sequential gearbox.
GT LE MANS (PRO)
The GT Le Mans (GTLM) cars are the fastest GT NORTH AMERICAN ENDURANCE CUP cars on the track. They 000 are based on production models and are engineered to extract the maximum performance possible. The class serves as a true proving ground for leading manufacturers such as BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Porsche, and SRT.
GT DAYTONA (PRO-AM)
The GT Daytona cars are
NORTH AMERICA N enhanced (not defined by) ENDURANCE CUP technology. They are also 000 based on production model cars but do not feature the same level of aerodynamics and power as the GTLM class cars. The GTD class consists of cars from the GRAND-AM GT and ALMS GTC classes as well as select FIA GT3-spec cars. RACE DAY VIEWING GUIDE // CARS & CLASSES
Martin Fuentes John Martin 7 White / Black Two-Tone. Orange accents
Starworks Motorsport ORECA FLM09 - Chevrolet Renger van der Zande Micro Schultis 8 Martini Stripes PROTOTYPE CHALLENGE PROTOTYPE
Starworks Motorsport ORECA FLM09 - Chevrolet Luis Diaz Sean Rayhall 25
8Star Motorsport ORECA FLM09 - Chevrolet David Ostella James French 38
Performance Tech Motorsports ORECA FLM09 - Chevrolet Gunnar Jeannette Frank Montecalvo 52 PROTOTYPE CHALLENGE PROTOTYPE
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA FLM09 - Chevrolet Jon Bennett Colin Braun 54
CORE Autosport ORECA FLM09 - Chevrolet Chris Miller TBA 85
JDC/Miller Motorsports ORECA FLM09 - Chevrolet TBA 88
BAR1 Motorsports ORECA FLM09 - Chevrolet 2014 OAK TREE GRAND PRIX AT VIR
Chris Cumming Alex Tagliani 08 Silver/Grey body, Orange Roll Hoops
RSR Racing ORECA FLM09 - Chevrolet Duncan Ende Bruno Junqueira 09 Silver/Grey Body, Blue roll hoops PROTOTYPE CHALLENGE PROTOTYPE
RSR Racing ORECA FLM09 - Chevrolet Jan Magnussen Antonio Garcia 3 White windshield Strip GT LE MANS Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner 4 Black windshield Strip
Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Wolf Henzler Bryan Sellers 17
Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 RSR Bill Auberlen Andy Priaulx 55 Black body and windshield Strip
BMW Team RLL BMW Z4 GTE Dirk Müller John Edwards 56 White body and windshield Strip
BMW Team RLL BMW Z4 GTE Giancarlo Fisichella Pierre Ka er 62
Risi Competizione Ferrari F458 Italia RACE DAY VIEWING GUIDE // CARS & CLASSES
Dominik Farnbacher Marc Goossens 91 White Windshield Strip GT LE MANS SRT Motorsport Dodge Viper SRT GTS-R Jonathan Bomarito Kuno Wittmer 93 Black Windshield Strip
SRT Motorsport Dodge Viper SRT GTS-R Nick Tandy Richard Lietz 911 White Windshield Strip & Rear wing
Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR Patrick Long Michael Christensen 912 Red Windshield Strip and rear wing
Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR TBA 18 White Windshield Strip, Orange on mirror.
GT DAYTONA Muehlner Motorsports America Porsche 911 GT America TBA 19 Black windshield strip, Green on mirror
Muehlner Motorsports America Porsche 911 GT America Cooper MacNeil Leh Keen 22
Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT America Ian James Mario Farnbacher 23
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GT D Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 458 Italia TBA 71 Black body, Orange graphics
Park Place Motorsports Porsche 911 GT America Patrick Lindsey Mike Skeen 73 Art Car style livery
Park Place Motorsports Porsche 911 GT America Damien Faulkner TBA 81
GB Autosport Porsche 911 GT America Dane Cameron Markus Palttala 94
Turner Motorsport BMW Z4 007
TRG-AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell 555
AIM Autosport Ferrari 458 Italia
CAR ILLUSTRATIONS COURTESY OF ANDY BLACKMORE DESIGN 20142014 OAK TWELVE TREE HOURS GRAND OF PRIX SEBRING AT VIR
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IMSA OFFICIAL AUTOMOTIVE IMSA PARTNERS FLAG SIGNALS
Start or restart of a race or other session, overtaking may commence
Stops race for safety reasons or un-drivable weather conditions
Single yellow flag waves at any corner flag station, cars must slow and hold position in that part of the track only
Double yellow flags signal a full course caution, cars must slow and hold their position behind the pace car
Indicates there is debris or oil on the track
Alerts drivers that faster traffic is approaching
Signals that a driver must report to the pits immediately due to a rule infraction
Drivers must report to the pits due to a mechanical problem
Indicates the last lap of a session or race
End of a session or race, return to the pits at slow speed 20142014 OAK TWELVE TREE HOURS GRAND OF PRIX SEBRING AT VIR
IMSA CONTINENTAL TIRE SPORTSCAR CHALLENGE The Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge features sports cars from manufacturers worldwide, straight from the showroom floor, racing side-by-side with only minor modifications. The two classes competing simultaneously on track in the Continental Tire Challenge are Grand Sport (GS) and Street Tuner (ST). Driver lineups feature a mix of Pro and Pro-Am driver pairings.
CLASS SPECIFICATIONS
GRAND SPORT (GS)
As with all Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge cars, GS class cars start out as stock, production model cars that race with minor modifications only. The GS class contains the top performing cars in the Continental Tire Challenge.
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STREET TUNER (ST)
The ST class is also production based with much of the car using the same stock parts you would find on your passenger car. This class is also limited to four, six-cylinder and rotary engines only.
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CAR ILLUSTRATIONS COURTESY OF ANDY BLACKMORE DESIGN RACE DAY VIEWING GUIDE // CARS & CLASSES
Robin Liddell Al Carter 6 Andrew Davis 7 Brett Sandberg
Stevenson Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R Rebel Rock Racing Porsche 997 Anthony Mantella Andy Lally GRAND SPORT 8 Mark Wilkins 9 Matt Bell
Mantella Autosport Aston Martin Vantage Stevenson Motorsports Chevrolet Camao Z/28.R Andrew Baxter Shane Lewis Matt Plumb 12 Mike Bavaro 13 Nick Longhi
BodyMotion Porsche 997 Rum Bum Racing Porsche 997 BJ Zacharias Scott Maxwell 14 Brad Jaeger 15 Jade Buford
Doran Racing Nissan 370Z MultiMatic Ford Mustang Boss 302 R Jason Montgomery Tim Bell 18 Steve Tarpley 28 Dane Cameron
Arehucas Rum Racing Chevrolet Camaro GS.R Tim Bell Racing Nissan 370Z Preston Calvert Trent Hindman 35 TBA 46 John Edwards
Phoenix American Motorsport Ford Mustang Fall-Line Motorsports BMW M3 E92 Shelby Blackstock Ray Mason 48 Andrew Longe 76 Pierre Kleinubing
Fall-Line Motorsports BMW M3 E92 Compass 360 Racing Subaru WRX-STi Lucas Bize Michael Marsal 78 David Levine 97 Tom Kimber-Smith
Racers Edge Ford Mustang Boss 302 R Turner Motorsport BMW M3 E92 Ian James Ashley McCalmont 158 Billy Johnson 00 Bob Michaelian
MultiMatic Ford Mustang Boss 302 R CKS Chevrolet Camaro GS.R Eric Curran Kris Wilson 01 Lawson Aschenbach 07 TBA
CKS Chevrolet Camaro GS.R TRG-AMR Aston Martin Vantage 20142014 CONTINENTAL OAK TREE GRAND TIRE CHALLENGE PRIX AT VIR
Marc Miller
Freedom Autosport Freedom Autosport
Derek Jones
Joe Sahlen Joe Nonnamaker
James Vance
Compass 360 Racing Eric Zimmermann 80 Corey Fergus
Compass 360 Racing Bimmerworld BMW 328i
Corey Lewis
Todd Buras 95 Sebastian Landy
Irish Mike’s Racing CAR ILLUSTRATIONS COURTESY OF ANDY BLACKMORE DESIGN ®
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