{"id":3328,"date":"2021-06-21T16:42:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T20:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=3328"},"modified":"2023-05-03T16:06:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T20:06:31","slug":"rebel-rock-racing-ready-for-watkins-glen-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/21\/rebel-rock-racing-ready-for-watkins-glen-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebel Rock Racing Ready for Watkins Glen Return"},"content":{"rendered":"

Productive two-day test has team eager for back-to-back weekends\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (21 June 2021)<\/strong> \u2013 Rebel Rock Racing makes its return to historic Watkins Glen International in the four-hour Tioga Downs Casino Resort 240 on Saturday, June 26, the fourth race of the 2021 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge.<\/p>\n

Frank DePew and Robin Liddell will drive the No. 71 Urban Grid Chevrolet Camaro GT4 at the New York track after posting a productive two-day test at the Glen recently. Rebel Rock scored a dramatic victory at Sebring earlier this year, and will look for another big result this Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cWe tested at The Glen two weeks before the race,\u201d Liddell explained. \u201cWe had a really good test and we re-familiarized ourselves to the track. There were quite a few IMSA teams there, so we were able to measure ourselves against some of the other teams. I think we\u2019ve got a reasonably good package for the race.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel good about our test,\u201d DePew said. \u201cI was still learning the track when we raced there two years ago. Our test went really well, and I was able to begin to master the track a little bit more. Getting more laps in really helped me make a good jump through those two days.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team finished a competitive fifth in a challenging race in their last visit to the Finger Lakes circuit in 2019. DePew drove a solid opening stint in an event that included penalties, contact and a late rainstorm for Liddell and endurance driver Andrew Davis. That showing set the scene for the following weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, when Rebel Rock Racing scored its first of two 2019 victories.<\/p>\n

DePew and Liddell will tackle the four-hour event as a duo this weekend, a similar strategy to the 2021 season opener at Daytona for the only other four-hour race on the schedule.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just hope it isn\u2019t super hot,\u201d DePew said. \u201cI\u2019ll be prepared to spend from 100 minutes to two hours in the car. I think we\u2019re better prepared there than we were two years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to run a similar strategy to what we ran at Daytona,\u201d Liddell said. \u201cFrank did a good job at the test. He did a really good job at The Glen two years ago, and he\u2019s a much better driver now and is a lot more experienced. He\u2019s also a lot quicker than he was then. He can certainly hold his own in the opening portion of the race. I think we\u2019re in pretty good shape, and we\u2019re looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The upstate New York track is one that is a driver favorite, but the late June date can create some unique challenges for the team and drivers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s probably going to be hot and sticky,\u201d Liddell added. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be tough to spend lots of time in the car. But at the end of the day, I think two drivers is the best way to go. If we have a good, clean race, I think we can have a good result.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following the four-hour race, Rebel Rock plans to stay in place for the next event \u2013 the Sahlen\u2019s 120, a two-hour sprint at Watkins Glen the following Friday (July 2). This replaces the cancelled event at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cIMSA made it possible for us to stay in place in the paddock, so most of us will stay there,\u201d Liddell said. \u201cWe can re-prep the car, depending on what\u2019s required, and go and enjoy the local sights the area\u2019s got to offer. It\u2019s a nice part of the world, so we can have a nice couple of days break.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rebel Rock Racing is sixth in the GS point standings, 230 points behind the leaders with the revised IMSA point structure.<\/p>\n

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