IMSA: Pappas, Black Swan Racing look to 2016 with GT3 Porsche and Catsburg - Racer
Black Swan Racing plans to return to IMSA for 2016, with the team confirming it has acquired a 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 R. Entries are yet to be accepted for the 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, but Black Swan has made IMSA officials... Black Swan Racing team principal and driver Tim Pappas and Jens Walther, president and CEO of Porsche Motorsport North America, recently met at PMNA’s Santa Ana office to ink the contract and discuss the plans for 2016 in detail. “I am pleased to be returning to the Porsche Motorsport family, where Black Swan enjoyed its best success and achieved so many of the important milestones in my driving history,” Pappas said. “From the very first Porsche, 356 No. 1, in 1948, the foundation of Porsche Motorsports has been our customers and their highly successful racing programs,” said Walther. “Black Swan Racing, no stranger to Porsche or success, returns to the Porsche family at one of our most exciting times. The 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 R racecar, based on our latest generation of Porsche 911 GT3 RS sports car, is specifically designed for upcoming customer FIA GT3 series around the world. Source: www.racer.com
