Speed is seldom the primary objective of pre-season testing, although any of the 31 participants in the IMSA test at Daytona International Speedway would take pride in topping the timing screens.
For most teams and manufacturers, the November test is mostly about integrating new personnel and learning how their cars react to changes in chassis setup and atmospheric conditions. There’s no substitute for time on track when it comes to learning.
By John Oreovicz, IMSA Wire Service/Racer.Com
Cars from all four classes that contest the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship shared the 3.56-mile road course Saturday, a marathon day of testing that spread 10 hours of track time through three sessions, including two hours of night running. The test concludes Sunday with two three-hour sessions exclusively for the GTD and GTD PRO classes.
Prior to the Saturday night session, Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian’s pair of Acura ARX-06 were the pacesetters overall and for the GTP class. Nick Yelloly’s 1m35.708s lap in the Saturday morning session in the No. 93 car was best of all, narrowly ahead of Tom Blomqvist’s 1m35.905s set Friday afternoon in the No. 60.
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