24h Le Mans
Extreme Speed Motorsports, the team that won both the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring this season has revealed the livery that its two Ligier JS P2s will be sporting for the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2016. The cars will turn heads in a black and white outfit, the colours of hairstyling brand Paul Mitchell Systems.
Extreme Speed Motorsports have high hopes for Le Mans this year after their 2015 disappointment when the team switched to Ligier chassis just a few weeks before the race. With such a glittering start to the year in the USA and two second places in the first two rounds of the WEC, the team approaches the 24 Hours of Le Mans with plenty of confidence.
A special livery for a special race. Extreme Speed Motorsports’ usual livery advertises team owner and driver Ed Brown’s alcoholic drink but the team has to change its look to compete in France, where advertising for cigarettes and alcohol is banned.
We're excited to announce @PaulMitchellUS will join us for this year's @24hoursoflemans! https://t.co/neXdPdGrXF pic.twitter.com/5pK0nsi9Vu
— Tequila Patrón ESM (@PatronESM) May 16, 2016
Still, the partnership with Paul Mitchell Systems keeps things pretty much in the family. The hairstyling brand is jointly owned by Paul Mitchell and John Paul Dejoria, who is also co-owner of Ed Brown’s company.
The outside is different, but inside there has been no change: Ed Brown, Scott Sharp and Johannes van Overbeek share the #30 JS P2 while Chris Cumming, Ryan Dalziel and Pipo Derani take the wheel of the #31.
Geoffroy Barre — Translated from French by Emma Paulay
Photo: Extreme Speed Motorsports will be decked in black and white for its second Le Mans 24 Hours in a row.
