{"id":4333,"date":"2022-04-26T17:01:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T21:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=4333"},"modified":"2023-05-03T16:01:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T20:01:08","slug":"rebel-rock-racing-looking-to-change-luck-at-weathertech-raceway-laguna-seca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/26\/rebel-rock-racing-looking-to-change-luck-at-weathertech-raceway-laguna-seca\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebel Rock Racing Looking to Change Luck at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca"},"content":{"rendered":"

MONTEREY, CA (25 April 2022)<\/strong> \u2013 Rebel Rock Racing will be looking to change its fortunes in Saturday\u2019s WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120, Round 3 of the 2022 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. Frank DePew and Robin Liddell will co-drive the No. 71 Urban Grid Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R, which finished 15th in the most recent event at Sebring International Raceway.<\/p>\n

The Rebel Rock duo first raced at Laguna Seca in 2019, with DePew \u2013 visiting the track for the first time \u2013 finished 10th with Liddell. But in the 2020 visit to the Monterey circuit, the team\u2019s day ended early after being taken out by an early incident.<\/p>\n

In 2021, Rebel Rock Racing elected to sit out the September visit to Laguna Seca to regroup after damaging the Camaro and instead focused on a strong run in the final stages of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to going back there,\u201d said Liddell, who teamed with\u00a0Andrew Davis to win the 2015 event in the Stevenson Motorsports Camaro Z-28.R. \u201cWe always enjoy going there. It\u2019s in a nice part of the world, and it\u2019s a popular event. But we\u2019re coming into a couple of events where historically we haven\u2019t done very well with any Camaro although we got that one win thanks to great strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n

IMSA recently released the Balance of Performance for the race, which will give the Camaro a slight increase in the size of the restrictor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe typically struggle a bit with handling at this track,\u201d Liddell said. \u201cHopefully, the BOP change will bring us back into the window a little bit. I don\u2019t expect to set the world alight either at Laguna or Mid-Ohio \u2013 those are both events where we\u2019ve struggled a bit. But I think we\u2019ll have a reasonable performance and I think we can finish in the top six if we can have a straightforward race.\u201d<\/p>\n

This will be DePew\u2019s third visit to the circuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Laguna Seca is a lot of fun,\u201d said DePew. \u201cI don\u2019t have a ton of experience there, but I love the track. I think if we can stay clean and out of trouble, we have a shot at a good result there. We hated skipping Laguna last year, but that paid big dividends with a strong finish at VIR and a win at Sebring.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team was able to get back to the track with a short one-day test at Sebring recently, and is geared up to build momentum with a solid run out West this weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrank drove well the two times\u00a0he was here previously,\u201d Liddell said. \u201cIt\u2019s not a track he knows particularly well yet, but he enjoys driving at Laguna and if he keeps his head down and stays out of trouble, I think we can get a reasonable result. It was disappointing not to make the race here last year, although I think we made the right call that led to a reasonable finish to the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s schedule includes a pair of one-hour practice sessions beginning at 10:25 a.m. and 2:20 p.m. (all times PT). Saturday includes GS qualifying at 11:20 a.m. The two-hour race is set to begin at 4 p.m. on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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