Though the Michael Shank Racing outfit will take its first start at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, it already has solid experience in endurance, having won at the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2012 with two of the drivers who will be present at Le Mans in June, Ozz Negri and John Pew.
Negri and Pew are drivers in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, new moniker of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, and will be joined by Olivier Pla, new official Ford driver, for the NAEC (North American Endurance Cup), mini-championship of the four long races of the American series. On the other hand, for Le Mans, the French driver will race the Ford GT, so the American-Brazilian duo will be supported by Laurens Vanthoor, who debuted at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2015 in a Ligier JS P2-Honda entered by OAK Racing, the racing branch of Onroak Automotive, constructor of the Ligier.
Take a look at Michael Shank Racing's Ligier JS P2, equipped with a new HPD Honda engine...
Text: Cécile Bonardel / ACO - Translation by Nikki Ehrhardt / ACO
Video: YouTube - Honda Racing/HPD
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