DSC’s Daily Notebook (25/07/2023)

Sean Creech’s new Ligier

Sean Creech Motorsport has taken delivery of the Ligier JS P217 LMP2 chassis that it will compete in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with next season.

New member of the family!

Basic black, but not for long. New adventures await!#LMP2 #IMSA#FocalOne pic.twitter.com/jBPiTcw8TE

— Sean Creech Motorsport (@SeanCreechMS) July 24, 2023

2001 GTS 550 Maranello up for auction

A 2001 Ferrari 550 Maranello Prodrive, chassis CRD03, is up for auction next month at Monterey with RM Sotheby’s.

The car has five Le Mans starts. took pole in GTS in 2002, finished on the GTS podium in 2004 and was driven by World Rally Champion Colin McRae. In addition to its success at La Sarthe, the car also competed in the American Le Mans Series and Le Mans Endurance Series.

It is eligible for the Ferrari Club Competizione GT programme, Le Mans Classic, and the Masters Endurance Legends and Endurance Racing Legends series.

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Snow joins Wright Motorsports for remaining SRO America rounds

Wright Motorsports has announced a change to its driver line-up for the remainder of the 2023 GT World Challenge America season.

Two-time IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar champion Madison Snow will partner with full-season driver Jan Heylen in its #45 Porsche 911 GT3 R. Sno0w joins the team following a recent injury Charlie Luck’s left kidney earlier this month. Luck has been sidelined for the remainder of the season while he recovers.

The addition of Snow also means that the team will move up from the Pro/Am class to Pro.

“There are no words to describe what Charlie means to all of us as a team and as a family,” said team owner John Wright. “We’re devastated that he won’t be able to finish out the season with us and look forward to having him back in the car next year.

“We greatly appreciate his continued support, cheering us on as we continue with Jan and Madison. Madison raced with us for many years, and it’s great to have he and Jan back as co-drivers. We’ll see what kind of fun we can have in the Pro/Pro class!”

Following recuperation and a full recovery, Luck will return to race next season and in the meantime will attend the remaining events in support of the team.

The next round of the season is set for August 18-20 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

ELMS and Le Mans Cup highlights

The ELMS and Le Mans Cup YouTube channels have released extended highlights from Paul Ricard.

Relive the start of 6H Monza, onboard!

The FIA WEC YouTube channel has released a montage of onboard highlights from the start of the 6 Hours of Monza.

Images courtesy of Sean Creech Motorsport, SRO and Alex Penfold