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with the FIA World Endurance Championship that went into creating GTP, creating the potential for IMSA LMDh and WEC LMH prototypes to compete on level terms for overall race wins in both series in the future. We canvassed a wide range of personalities in the IMSA paddock to learn what they love the most about GTP and the new LMDh cars. Most had a hard time distilling it down to just one thing. Here’s what they’re saying: PIPO DERANI No. 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac V-LMDh, 2021 Daytona Prototype international (DPi) champion: “The sound of the Cadillac is absolutely amazing. But in general, the look and the ability the manufacturers have to show their brand, I think that’s fantastic.”
BOBBY RAHAL Nos. 24 and 25 BMW M Hybrid V8; Rolex 24 and Sebring Twelve Hours winner; co-owner, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing: “These GTP or LMDh cars are sophisticated race cars. The fans are going to respond to these cars – they’re fast, they look good, they sound good, they’re all a little bit different. And these are the works efforts, the factory teams. Having that connection and relationship between the series and the manufacturers is going to be fantastic for IMSA in terms of promotion and marketing. I think this is going to usher in a new era for IMSA, and to think that you can take that car to run at Le Mans is even more of an attraction for me as a team owner, and I think for our fans too.”
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