American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 8 | Page 79

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CORE MOVES TO GTD
WITH PORSCHE IN 2017
Five-time IMSA Prototype
Challenge Champions CORE
autosport will move to the GT
Daytona class for the 2017
WeatherTech SportsCar
Championship with a Porsche
911 GT3 R.
Knowing the PC class will be
eliminated from the
WeatherTech Championship in
2018, CORE evaluated multiple
options for the future of its
sports car program. Ultimately,
the team decided that a switch

to the GTD class in a Porsche
911 GT3 R made the most
sense.
The switch from PC to GTD
means CORE will continue to
compete in a pro-am class. The
choice of Porsche was a natural
fit considering CORE’s history of
running a customer Porsche
entry in 2013, team
owner/driver Jon Bennett’s
experience in the 2013 Porsche
GT3 Cup Challenge, and CORE’s
multi-year partnership with