HYBRID-POWERED GTP CARS BRING EXCITEMENT OF SPORTS CAR RACING TO WEATHERTECH RACEWAY
T he most anticipated IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season in years arrived in 2023, and thus far it’s met and even exceeded expectations. The buzz around North American sports car racing has been the return of the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class. Unlike the legendary cars of the 1980s and ‘90s, however, the new GTP
machines contain an electrified power storage and regeneration system that when mated with the traditional internal combustion engine in each car provides the necessary horsepower for these state-of-the-art rocket ships in a more sustainable fashion. The future of sports car racing is now with these cars. Four ultra- successful global auto manufacturers
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