As the 24hours of Daytona got underway this afternoon, it seemed like a good time to recapitulate the partnerships of the Grand-Am series in 2011.
Chevrolet confirmed this week that it will be back this season with increased partnership in DP, GT and GS divisions. Chevrolet will also offer the pace-cars at Elkhart Lake in June and Watkins Glen in August.
Two weeks ago, Porsche also confirmed its presence as official partner for the second year in a row. Porsche is the most successful manufacturer of the series history with nine titles.
The Grand-Am series also proposes live-timing to the fans not only on their personal computers, but also through mobile telephony in 2011.
MRN will pursue its partnership with the series as well this season, starting with the Rolex 24 today and tomorrow.
As for telediffusion of the races, Speed Channel confirmed eight races (schedule follows) also starting with special coverage of the famous Daytona 24 this week-end.
2011 Rolex Sports Car Series Television Schedule:
Race Broadcast Date/Time (broadcast duration in parentheses; all times ET)
Daytona International Speedway Jan 29, 3 p.m. (7 hours) and Jan. 30, 9 a.m. (7 hours)
Homestead-Miami Speedway Mar 5, 12 p.m. (3 hours)
d-Barber Motorsports Park Apr 10, 12 p.m. (3 hours)
d-Virginia International Raceway May 14, 5 p.m. (3 hours)
Lime Rock Park May 30, 2 p.m. (3 hours)
Watkins Glen International Jun 4, 1 p.m. (2 hours) and 6 p.m. (2 hours)
Road America Jun 25, 12 p.m. (2½ hours)
d-Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Jul 10, 4 p.m. (3 hours)
New Jersey Motorsports Park Jul 24, 1 p.m. (3 hours)
Watkins Glen International Aug 13, 6 p.m. (2½ hours)
d-Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Aug 20, 7 p.m. (2½ hours)
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Sep 17, 3 p.m. (3 hours)
Chevrolet confirmed this week that it will be back this season with increased partnership in DP, GT and GS divisions. Chevrolet will also offer the pace-cars at Elkhart Lake in June and Watkins Glen in August.
Two weeks ago, Porsche also confirmed its presence as official partner for the second year in a row. Porsche is the most successful manufacturer of the series history with nine titles.
The Grand-Am series also proposes live-timing to the fans not only on their personal computers, but also through mobile telephony in 2011.
MRN will pursue its partnership with the series as well this season, starting with the Rolex 24 today and tomorrow.
As for telediffusion of the races, Speed Channel confirmed eight races (schedule follows) also starting with special coverage of the famous Daytona 24 this week-end.
2011 Rolex Sports Car Series Television Schedule:
Race Broadcast Date/Time (broadcast duration in parentheses; all times ET)
Daytona International Speedway Jan 29, 3 p.m. (7 hours) and Jan. 30, 9 a.m. (7 hours)
Homestead-Miami Speedway Mar 5, 12 p.m. (3 hours)
d-Barber Motorsports Park Apr 10, 12 p.m. (3 hours)
d-Virginia International Raceway May 14, 5 p.m. (3 hours)
Lime Rock Park May 30, 2 p.m. (3 hours)
Watkins Glen International Jun 4, 1 p.m. (2 hours) and 6 p.m. (2 hours)
Road America Jun 25, 12 p.m. (2½ hours)
d-Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Jul 10, 4 p.m. (3 hours)
New Jersey Motorsports Park Jul 24, 1 p.m. (3 hours)
Watkins Glen International Aug 13, 6 p.m. (2½ hours)
d-Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Aug 20, 7 p.m. (2½ hours)
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Sep 17, 3 p.m. (3 hours)