{"id":498047,"date":"2019-02-12T12:12:38","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T20:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=71987"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:58:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:58:37","slug":"imsa-on-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/imsa-on-a-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"IMSA on a Budget\u2014Part 1, The Baby Grand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p><em>While the illustrious history of IMSA is littered with great cars and great drivers, it\u2019s easy to forget that the series also catered to young, up-and-coming drivers, racing on a budget, in much less \u201cexotic\u201d machinery. 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