{"id":6814,"date":"2024-03-05T10:19:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=6814"},"modified":"2024-03-05T10:19:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:19:46","slug":"pt-autosport-and-jdx-racing-team-up-again-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/05\/pt-autosport-and-jdx-racing-team-up-again-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"PT Autosport and JDX Racing team up again in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alex Sedgwick returns to contest the team\u2019s sophomore season in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America series<\/em><\/p>\n

MILLVILLE, NJ (5\u00a0March 2024) \u2013 PT Autosport with JDX Racing returns to the Porsche Carrera Cup North America series in 2024, with Alex Sedgwick returning behind the wheel for his sophomore season.<\/p>\n

Sedgwick, a 25-year-old Warwickshire, UK native, impressed in his series debut last year, scoring five podiums on his way to finishing fourth in the final point standings. For Sedgwick, it marks a seminal moment in his racing career.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first time in my career that I\u2019m back in the same series for a second year, with my ride set, and I couldn\u2019t be happier,\u201d said Sedgwick. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be back with the entire JDX team, especially my engineer Ryan Neff and my car chief Cody Wollenslegel. We learned so much \u2013 last year, everything was new for me: the car, the tire, the team, the tracks, and I was competing against drivers with years of experience in all of that. This year, it\u2019s a much more level playing field.\u201d<\/p>\n

In its first season of competition at the professional level, the PT Autosport with JDX Racing partnership, teamed with Sedwick\u2019s rapid acclimatization to the hugely competitive series, established a promising foundation as the program looks to build into the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited about Alex having another season in Carrera Cup in 2024,\u201d said PT Autosport team principal Jason Myers. \u201cThis year will give him a real shot at the championship, now that he has some time behind the wheel of the car at most of the tracks on the schedule. We\u2019re thrilled to pair up with JDX again this season \u2013 last year, they proved to be a great partner, giving Alex a competitive and reliable car at every single race weekend. Jeremy (Dale) and Harrison (Brix) run a tight ship, and they focus on what\u2019s important, and we as a team appreciate that.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Porsche Carrera Cup North America series will compete on some of the biggest stages in racing in 2024, in both the U.S. and Canada. The series joins IMSA at five of its legendary venues: Sebring, Watkins Glen, Road America, Indianapolis, and Road America. In addition, the series is also the undercard at three Formula One events: Miami, Montreal and Austin. Of those tracks, only Road Atlanta and Montreal will be new to Sedgwick.<\/p>\n

What will be new for the entire field in 2024 will be the Yokohama ADVAN\u00ae racing tire.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been doing some driver coaching for JDX in the Porsche Sprint Challenge cars, and it\u2019s given me the chance to check out the new tire,\u201d said Sedgwick. \u201cLast week, I was pretty quick on older tires and on a track I\u2019d never been to before (Barber Motorsports Park) so I\u2019m taking that as a good sign. We\u2019ll also have the official series test at Sebring this weekend, which gives us two full days to learn how the tire will handle qualifying and a full race run. We know the track will change a great deal before the race weekend, but it will be a good start.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also working with JDX Racing this year will be Jay Dennis, the first team member hired by PT Autosport. Dennis will work with JDX\u2019s Porsche Sprint Challenge and PCCNA squads as a race car technician and systems engineering associate.<\/p>\n

\u201cJay was actually the very first person to use the QR code and sign up for our inaugural Aspiring Driver Shootout,\u201d said Myers. \u201cHe was working for a few teams in the Porsche Sprint Challenge and approached us about a job. We want to form our own PT Autosport team in the future, so this is a good first step toward bringing on talented engineers and mechanics.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Porsche Carrera Cup North America season opener will see two races contested at Sebring International Raceway as part of IMSA\u2019s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring race weekend. Race one will take the green flag Thursday, March 14 at 4:50 pm, with race two Friday at 7:15 pm ET. The races will be broadcast live in the U.S., on IMSA.tv, the NBC Peacock streaming app and PorscheCarreraCup.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

PT Autosport would like to thank JDX Racing partners Byers\/Porsche Columbus, and Renier Construction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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