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Will the Ford GT in its various Throwback Retro
liveries be victorious in its class one last time this year? (Image source: speedcafe.com)
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As it appears from a very quick glance, that
Thar will be eight cars from Americre' competing, or is it Thee Number Nine? Led
by a two-by-two pairing from Corvette, Ford and Porsche respectively. Along
with Risi Competizione sending its lone Ferrari 488 GTE ride, all contesting
the top tier GTE Pro category.
And this doesn't include other Drivers from
various IMSA Teams Moonlighting aboard various other Le Mans mounts.
Meanwhile, a fifth Ford GT will make its
competition debut in the GTE Am category, when Ben Keating's No. 85 Wynns
liveried machine, with the sponsor celebrating its 80th Anniversary takes to
the Circuit de la Sarthe's tarmac this weekend.
As apparently I missed noticing the #62 Weathertech
Racing's Ferrari 488 GTE contesting this year's GTE Am category.
Whilst sadly, this year's epic 87th running
of Le Mans will be the Works Ford GT's final appearance in the World Endurance
Championship, as Ford is effectively pulling the plug upon its four year
Factory effort on both sides of Ye proverbial Puddle by season's end.
Although hopefully the door will be left ajar
for it to continue racing as a Privateer; Err Customer entry a la Keating
Motorsports next year?
Thus FoMoCo' will send off its four car Ford
GT Armada in fashion by paying Homage to its iconic Ford GT 40's of Yesteryear -
With four distinct Throwback Retro liveries between the two Chip Ganassi Racing
(CGR) WEC entries, No's 66-67.
And the two CGR IMSA runners No's 68-69 with
IndyCar "Ringers" Sealmeister B', aka Sebastain Bourdais and Scotty
"Thee Iceman 2.0" Dixon behind the Keyboards.
As this will be the last time to watch Ford Factory
Driver Joey Hand or others chasing thou Competizione at Circuit de la Sarthe
for the foreseeable future...
