By Tarek Ramchani :
The new Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season kicks off this weekend at Daytona. APR Motorsport is entering no less than 5 cars. The Audi S4 in the upper GS (Grand Sport) class, all the others are VWs in the lower ST (Street Tuner) class.
Last year the team raced the Audi S4 in the first rounds of the season. The car being damaged, the team built a new S4, and only returned for the final rounds with some strong performances. It raced also the finale of the SCCA Pirelli World Challenge at Road Atlanta, doing very well against the series regulars.
For the 2012 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season, APR Motorsport is fielding the only Audi racer of the series. Team's star and regular Ian Baas will share the #41 machine with new comer and rookie Nelson Canache. Last year Baas raced for APR but in the VW Golf GTI in the ST class, with a fantastic 2011 season. The AWD quattro B8 racer will face strong competitors from Ford, Chevrolet, BMW, Porsche and Subaru. Most of them are factory backed cars, while the Audi S4 is a fully privateer effort and built racer. An amazing 81 cars field is entring the 200 miles round at the world famous Speedway. 40 cars in the top GS class, so hard fight and great battles on track ahead for the Audi S4.
The race is set for this Friday, a day before the 50th Rolex 24 at Daytona. Best of luck for APR Motorsport.
Photo Credits: APR Motorsport
