POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (February 21, 2023) – Driving the same #16 GYM WEED Ford Mustang with which he won the last two Sebring Trans Am by Pirelli series openers, Chris Dyson begins his quest for a third consecutive championship title.
“I expect the competition this year to be tougher than ever,” Dyson said. “Our team is better prepared going into this season than we’ve ever been, but winning the championship again won’t it be any easier. Consistent performance will continue to be critical. The past two years our Sebring victories provided a foundation for our successful championship campaigns.”
“We have a newer car and at the end of last season it showed good speed,” Dyson continued. “But our six-year-old Meissen chassis demonstrated it is still plenty fast enough to win races. And it’s reliable. Sebring is hard on a car and this one has demonstrated it can take the punishment the track dishes out.”
Dyson noted that Sebring also presents a particular tire management challenge over the course of the series’ 100-mile sprint format. “You always have to have tire left under the car for the last few laps, and at Sebring that’s tough,” Dyson said. “I’ve won here with a last-lap pass because my tires were still strong. I know the #16 car can run a fast pace and still have tire left at the end.”
At Sebring Matthew Brabham will drive the #20 GYM WEED Ford Mustang, the Riley car the team developed over the course of the last few races of the 2022 season. “Matty has supported our championship runs when we needed him over the past two years,” Dyson said. “With just five starts in two seasons he won the 2021 season finale when I was unable to race, and last year Matty won at Mid-Ohio and Virginia International. I know he will do a great job with the new Riley car as the team continues that car’s development.”
New Flavor-Keyed Colorways For GYM WEED Cars
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Masaood Returns in allgram #21
Humaid Masaood, who enjoyed a strong preseason test at Sebring is back for his fifth season with CD Racing, again driving the #21 allgram Ford Mustang. “We are proud to align with the world’s most secure decentralized blockchain communications application,” Dyson said, noting that allgram will appear on all of the team’s entrees this season. “An association with cutting-edge consumer and enterprise technologies is a wonderful endorsement of CD Racing and our values. We look forward to helping support the allgram team in 2023.”
Sebring Schedule
Qualifying takes place Saturday, February 25, 5:50 – 6:05 p.m. ET
The 100-mile race takes the green flag Sunday, February 26 at 1:10 p.m. ET.
Broadcast Schedule
The race will be livestreamed on both the Trans Am and SpeedTour’s YouTube channels.
Additional Broadcast Coverage On MAVTV
In addition to the livestream, 60-minute feature produced by Greenlight TV will be broadcast the following Thursday at 9:00 p.m. ET to MAVTV’s 22 million North American linear households and 175 million connected devices.
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