JANUARY 11, 2017

(John Thawley ~ Motorsports Photography @ www.johnthawley.com ~ 248.227.0110)
Editor-In-Chief's Note: Check out John Thawley's latest photo gallery, this time from the "Roar Before the Rolex 24" - the mandatory test before IMSA's upcoming Daytona 24 hour race (Rolex 24) qhich will rake place on Saturday, January 28th. The fact that IMSA requires all of its teams to come down to the "Roar" and pound around the Daytona International Speedway three weeks before the actual race weekend is a complete travesty, as it adds wear, tear, and additional budget expenditures for the teams, cars and drivers. So why does it happen? Because it means more revenue for IMSA, it's as simple as that. Could IMSA just add two days of testing in front of the race weekend itself to help cut costs and streamline racing team budgets? Yes, of course, but then again that isn't the NASCAR-ized IMSA "Way" now. Oh well, enjoy John's scintillating images from Daytona. -PMD

(John Thawley ~ Motorsports Photography @ www.johnthawley.com ~ 248.227.0110)

(John Thawley ~ Motorsports Photography @ www.johnthawley.com ~ 248.227.0110)

(John Thawley ~ Motorsports Photography @ www.johnthawley.com ~ 248.227.0110)

(newspressUSA)
Toyota unveiled a new Camry at the Detroit Auto Show, and also showed its new NASCAR bodywork as well.

(IndyCar)
INDYCAR is working toward a universal aerodynamic bodywork kit for all Verizon IndyCar Series cars in 2018. Jay Frye, INDYCAR president of competition and operations, unveiled a series of initial concept drawings for how the car might look during a media roundtable at the Detroit Auto Show. The sketches are the first visual peek into the future without revealing specific details as to how the cars and their accompanying aerodynamic bodywork will look when they hit the track for the 2018 season. The goal is to have a car built for display at the 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil in May, with on-track testing beginning in the summer.