24h Le Mans
Patrick Dempsey, Joe Foster and Patrick Long will reunite for the 82nd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (June 14
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Photo : Michel JAMIN - ACO
Last year at Le Mans, Dempsey and Foster joined Long, America’s only Factory Porsche driver, for their best result in two appearances in the classic day-long race in France. The team led the competitive LM GTE-Am class several times throughout the race and battled for the race win and a podium finish before taking the checkered flag in fourth place. The all-American trio of Dempsey, Foster and Long will again carry No. 77 on their new Type 991-based Dempsey Racing-Proton Porsche 911 RSR built to LM GTE Am regulations.
Patrick Dempsey: “When we first raced at Le Mans in 2009 it took us several years to get back there to compete in last year’s race and I immediately realized how much I missed it. The grand spectacle of the race, the incredible passion of the fans and the outstanding cooperation of the organizers make Le Mans the unquestioned highlight of our racing season. We are honored to be able to come back for a second consecutive year, my third time overall with Joe, and we are grateful to Porsche and all of our dedicated partners for making this possible.”
Patrick Long: “To have the chance to bring this group back together completely intact and without any major team or personnel changes is an opportunity that doesn’t happen often. We came very close last year to not only a podium but a victory, and Patrick and Joe drove incredibly well. I am ready to get to it, to just put our heads down and go after the class win.”
Joe Foster: “While my on-track schedule has decreased, the off-track business demands of keeping our team moving forward is a fulltime job. We are grateful to our partners in the IMSA TUDOR series, many of whom will be joining us at Le Mans, and, of course, we wouldn’t be racing at the level we are both in the United States and overseas without the great support of Porsche. We look forward to giving Porsche an even better race result this year at Le Mans.”
(Based upon Dempsey Racing press information)
Photo: LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, TUESDAY JUNE 18, 2013, DRIVERS' AUTOGRAPH SESSION. Left to right: Patrick Dempsey, Joe Foster and Patrick Long.
