Thursday, 20 December 2012

Audi Motorsport April R8S field both in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona

April Motorsport, the team presented the Audi R8 for Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car, has raised the bar for this year's race, as two runners famous Rolex Daytona GT Audi 24 January.

Piloting the No. 52 Audi R8 will be April 11 German Marc Basseng, René Rast, and Frank Stippler. Stippler Basseng end of April and after driving the Audi R8 # 52 in April of last season Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen, where he led the Audi Stippler in second place.

Basseng of Neusalza, Germany, won the 2007 Rolex Watches 24 Hours of Daytona in the GT class. He has spent the last four seasons competing in the GT1 World Championship, but has class wins at the 12 Hours of Bathurst and the Nurburgring 24 Hours in an Audi R8 LMS.

Rast, Minden, Germany, made an impression on the Rolex Replica Series paddock in 2012, taking the winner of the class GT car to the checkered flag in his first attempt at the race. Three times champion of the Porsche Supercup, Rast also a victory at the 24 Hours of Spa in 2012 at the wheel of an Audi R8 LMS. Stippler, Bad Münstereifel, Germany has been the engine of development of the Audi R8 LMS since 2008.

Ian Baas long pilot in April, Indianapolis, Indiana, will be part of the pilot program in April for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Baas, who will double duty as he drives with Michael Taylor CTSCC a GT class victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona Rolex on your resume.

April will also release a brand new livery in the Rolex 24 at Daytona use throughout the 2013 season. Both the Audi R8 will use an interim test livery in the Roar Before the 24.
 
"Last year, when she participated in the Replica Rolex Series for the first time in the 50th Rolex 24 at Daytona, it was a great moment for our organization after several seasons of racing and be competitive in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge "said Stephen Hooks, owner of April" On a personal level, I was very proud to see an Audi takes the green flag in April - and the checkered flag - the Rolex 24 Adding a second car programming pilot plant for Daytona will be another great moment for the team. "

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