As how can you Not root for this so amiable Aussie?
Otay, I suppose
this will be off Ye Beaten path of racing news, but as I’ve said numerous times
here on No Fenders over thou years, I’ll forever be a Fan of Ryan Briscoe’s
after that wonderfully impromptu meeting at Mother Speedway Wayback in 2013, when
he cheerfully jumped down off of whatever he was standing upon with his back to
us, trying to watch that year’s IndyCar Pit Stop Challenge at Mother Speedway,
then the No. 8 NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing driver.
As No Fenders Offical’
Photographer Carpets’ said do you want to meet Ryan Briscoe? Hey Ryan Carpets
Bellowed and he dually turned around and made me feel special for somewhere
between 5-10 minutes before we left him alone to go back to watching the Pit
Stop contest…
Hence, although I know
it’s strictly business and Motor Racing’s a very Cut-throat business to Boot.
Nonetheless, I wasn’t happy to see Ryan lose his ride with Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR)
at the end of last year, when WTR effectively Cleaned House by letting it’s
drivers go when switching to Acura for 2021.
Thus I was happy when I
stumbled across the news that Briscoe will be piloting one of James Glickenhaus’s
two Bad Arse Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus 007 LMH Prototypes.
As these American Le
Mans Hypercar (LMH) Prototypes, powered by a 3.5-litre Twin Turbo V-8 will presumably
be Toyota’s main competition in this year’s six round Sports Car Championship.
As Briscoe joins one of
his former Co-drivers Westie’, aka Richard Westbrook, along with Pipo Derani, Olivier Pla, Romain Dumas
and Franck Mailleux.
With the only two drivers announced for the two cars being
Gustavo Menezes heading the No. 708 and Briscoe leading the No. 709 on SCG’s Drivers roll, albeit No announcement has been made
over who will partner those two aboard their respective chassis as of yet, or
which of the seven listed drivers will serve as the team’s reserve driver.
Testing of the SCG 007
began at Italy’s allelunga racetrack with two times 24 Heurs du Mans winner
Romain Dumas behind the wheel, before further testing at Monza. As the
multi-times Sports Car Championship winning team Joest is spearheading the
programme for SCG.
As the forthcoming 2021
FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season, which has returned to a normal
yearly calendar was set to commence on April 4th at the Autodromo du
Internacional Algarve (Algarve International Circuit) in Portimao, Portugal. Since
the season opening 1000 Miles of Sebring race has been Cancelled a second year
in-a-row due to COVID 19 Travel restrictions
But the Eight Hours of Portugal
round has now just been Postponed to June 13th, which was the
original weekend of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Since the ACO, the governing body of the classic French endurance race is hopeful of having fans attend le Circuit de la Sarthe over the weekend of August 21-22, when the 24 Heurs du Mans will now be held. Meaning the European Sports Car (WEC) Championship season won’t begin until May 1st at the Mighty Spa, when the renown Spa Francorchamps circuit host the Six Hours of Spa.
