{"id":460735,"date":"2006-04-01T03:04:17","date_gmt":"2006-04-01T11:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=74596"},"modified":"2023-12-29T10:10:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T10:10:05","slug":"historic-racers-tackle-alms-prototypes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/historic-racers-tackle-alms-prototypes\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Racers tackle ALMS Prototypes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well-known American historic racer Duncan Dayton has announced that he and his team, Highcroft Racing, have purchased an ex-Dyson Racing Lola EX257 LMP1 prototype and will compete it for all of this year\u2019s ALMS season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cPurchasing the Dyson car was an opportunity to jump-start the team with a proven package, and we\u2019re hoping to get a new P1 car for 2007,\u201d Dayton said of his plans going forward.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dayton also announced that for the season-opening 12 Hours of Sebring, one of his co-drivers will be fellow historic Formula 1 racer Rick Knoop. Like Dayton, Knoop, 52, of Laguna Beach, California, is a versatile driver who has been successful in many different types of racecars. Among his career highlights are a Group 5 class victory at Le Mans in 1978 a class victory and 3rd place finish overall in the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1983 and even NASCAR stock car experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDuncan and I have been racing together in historic Grand Prix events, which is how this relationship began,\u201d the second-generation racer said. \u201cI just returned from visiting his new shop in Connecticut, and I\u2019m excited about the program. This is a first-class operation from drivers to equipment and team. Combining our experience in sports car and endurance racing with the proven Dyson car should make us competitive throughout the season.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well-known American historic racer Duncan Dayton has announced that he and his team, Highcroft Racing, have purchased an ex-Dyson Racing Lola EX257 LMP1 prototype and will compete it for all of this year\u2019s ALMS season. \u201cPurchasing the Dyson car was an opportunity to jump-start the team with a proven package, and we\u2019re hoping to get a new P1 car for 2007,\u201d Dayton said of his plans going forward. 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