{"id":4095,"date":"2022-01-27T22:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T22:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=4095"},"modified":"2022-01-27T22:31:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T22:31:00","slug":"sean-creech-motorsport-rookies-absorb-lessons-from-veteran-teammates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/27\/sean-creech-motorsport-rookies-absorb-lessons-from-veteran-teammates\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Creech Motorsport Rookies Absorb Lessons from Veteran Teammates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Young drivers take advantage of the chance to gain valuable knowledge from veteran teammates, including four-time winner Jo\u00e3o Barbosa<\/em><\/p>\n

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (26 January 2022)<\/strong> \u2013 Sean Creech Motorsport (SCM) comes to theRolex 24 At Daytona with an outstanding lineup of veterans and youngsters eager to maketheir mark at the legendary endurance classic \u2013 and ready to absorb the wisdom and knowledge available to them.<\/p>\n

Four-time Rolex winner Jo\u00e3o Barbosa and sports car veteran Lance Willsey will pilot the No. 33 Sean Creech Motorsport Exelixis Ligier JS P320 for the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. They are joined at Daytona by two of the sport\u2019s most promising young drivers: 18-year-old Malthe Jakobsen and 21-year-old Sebastian Priaulx.<\/p>\n

Both youngsters have extensive backgrounds despite their young ages \u2013 Jakobsen, from Denmark, began karting at the age of 3, won the Danish F4 title and has driven the LMP3 car in the European Le Mans Series while Priaulx, from Guernsey, UK, started karting at 8, finished second in the 2017 Ginetta Junior series and seventh in the British F4 Championship before heading Stateside, where he won the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America title.<\/p>\n

While Priaulx\u2019s and Jakobsen\u2019s combined ages still don\u2019t add up to those of each of their co- drivers, both agree that the opportunity to learn the nuances of a 24-hour race from two drivers who have raced a combined 30 Rolex 24s will be key to their success.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have learned so much from them already, but I think this week, as we get into the race, we\u2019ll learn even more,\u201d said Jakobsen. \u201cI don\u2019t know what to expect, I\u2019ve only done four-hour races up til now. Jo\u00e3o has told us that we need to stay as fresh as possible between stints, get some rest instead of sitting in the box \u2013 get away if you can, and focus on your own stuff so you\u2019re ready for the next time you get into the car. If you don\u2019t do that, by the end of the race you\u2019ll just be mentally and physically finished \u2013 because it\u2019s not just a 24-hour day. From getting up Saturday, the autograph session, all the stuff before the race to the end of the day Sunday, it\u2019s a long time. So wisdom like that is really good to get from someone like Jo\u00e3o.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the small things,\u201d said Priaulx. \u201cThere are so many small but critical things that you don\u2019t know when you\u2019re doing a 24-hour race for the first time. Knowing what to do when you come into pit lane, how to manage the car when it\u2019s cold out at night and you\u2019re on new tires \u2013 all the stuff you don\u2019t think about when you you\u2019re not used to it. Things won\u2019t always go your way but you keep fighting, because it\u2019s not a sprint race \u2013 a lot can happen in 24 hours. I want to win it, but it\u2019s a balance: you have to go into it with 100% commitment but 100% restraint. You can\u2019t just hope for the best, you have to put the work it \u2013 you can\u2019t underperform. We all have to be on our \u201cA\u201d game.\u201d<\/p>\n

SCM tested several notable young drivers late last year and chose Jakobsen and Priaulx as the best duo to join the team. Barbosa and Willsey saw in both drivers the youth, enthusiasm and outstanding ability that they were looking for, and believe the future is bright for both.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see huge potential in both Malthe and Seb to be future stars in this sport,\u201d said Barbosa. \u201cThey are very good drivers and they have a great attitude. Malthe might be young, but he\u2019s got more laps in these cars than I do and he is so mature, while Seb has already shown how quick he is, winning the Carrera Cup. I don\u2019t need to tell them what to do on-track, it\u2019s more about what to do in the kinds of race situations that they\u2019ve never encountered before \u2013 driving at night, waking up at 3am to go do a double stint.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are the things which can help speed up their learning process, as we\u2019ve done this a few times before so we can help their transition a bit easier. When I was starting out, I learned from guys like Hurley Haywood and Andy Wallace, and they made my life much easier so I\u2019m passing that along. It\u2019s fun to drive with guys like this, with so much passion. We have one of the best lineups out here, so I feel good about our chances.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJo\u00e3o has been interacting with them from the start regarding the driver\u2019s skill set, while I\u2019ve stressed to them the physical conditioning aspect of it,\u201d said Willsey. \u201cWe\u2019re going to expect a lot of them and neither of them has done this yet. It can be very difficult, with so much coming at you from so many directions. It\u2019s been great to bring these two young men on board, to one of the biggest stages in the world \u2013 they\u2019re fine young men, and they\u2019re very quick in a race car.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Rolex 24 at Daytona takes the green flag this Saturday at 1:40 p.m. Eastern. The race will be broadcast live in the U.S. on the NBC family of networks (NBC, USA and streaming at Peacock TV), while international viewers can watch via IMSA.tv. IMSA Radio will also be available at IMSA.com.<\/p>\n

About SCM
\nTeam leader Sean Creech has competed in a multitude of sports car series from 1990 until the present day, including Group C, IMSA GTP, WTSCC, Grand-Am, SRO World Challenge, and IMSA. SCM moves to the WeatherTech Series in 2021 with Jo\u00e3o Barbosa and Lance Willsey.<\/p>\n

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