The Bus Stop at Daytona has become the Le Mans Chicane as part of an agreement announced ahead of this weekend’s opening round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship at the American venue in Florida.
The kerbing at the Bus Stop has already been painted in the same blue and yellow used around the 8.48-mile Circuit de la Sarthe at Le Mans, while the the kerbs at the first Mulsanne chicane will mimic the predominantly yellow colours of the kerbs at the Daytona International Speedway.
Friday’s announcement follows a convergence of the rules for the top prototype class in the IMSA series and the World Endurance Championship promoted by Le Mans organiser the Automobile Club de l’Ouest for 2023 and then a 10-year extension of the partnership between the two organisations announced last August.
IMSA president John Doonan said: “The spirit of partnership between the IMSA and Daytona International Speedway team in Daytona Beach and the ACO in Le Mans has never been stronger.
“Between the…
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