Era Confirms IMSA LMP2 Expansion
As previously reported on DSC, Era Motorsport will enter the LMP2 ranks of the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championshhip with an ORECA 07 Gibson, in partnership with DragonSpeed for the Rolex 24 Hours.
The team has confirmed its entry to the Rolex 24 Hours this evening.
“We’re very excited to confirm that we’ll be joining the IMSA ranks in 2020 for the Rolex 24 At Daytona,” said team principal Kyle Tilley. “We weren’t expecting to have to confirm the news so soon, but we’re thrilled there’s such media interest in our team.”
Tilley’s motorsport roots go back to his younger days in open wheel racing before switching to prototype and GT cars in 2010. He came to the United States in 2013, and has since raced in Grand-AM, IMSA, and the Pirelli World Challenge.
He founded Era Motorsport, which originally focused on driver development in vintage and historic racing but had since expanded to encompass a variety of additional services including race car preparation, vehicle dynamics, support and more.
“The men and women at DragonSpeed are top-notch, and their support will be invaluable as we enter such a challenging event,” concluded Tilley.
“Out of respect for all of our partners, we’ll withhold further details of our 2020 program until the final pieces are locked into place. We’re excited for what’s ahead and can’t wait for when the time is right to share that information.”
This partnership with DragonSpeed is set to form part of a programme for DragonSpeed in IMSA next year which will see it run its own car in addition to running Era’s ORECA.