OAK Racing Confirms Tudor Sportscar entry in 2015
Team owner Jacques Nicolet confirmed to Sportscar365 that it currently has no plans to field an entry for any TUDOR Championship race next year, due to its policy of not racing against customers.
A pair of Ligiers, built and developed by OAK's manufacturing arm, Onroak Automotive, have been sold to Michael Shank Racing and Krohn Racing, respectively.
Krohn, which recently took delivery of its Judd-powered prototype, will debut in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, while Shank's car is expected to join the Prototype class field beginning at the Twelve Hours of Sebring.
Nicolet said a program for Daytona-only was evaluated but has since been ruled out.
"I think the fact that we had been in the U.S. all this year, with the Morgan first and then the Ligier at the end, it proves that we are very involved," Nicolet told Sportscar365.
"We were able to have a very complicated life because it was hard [between] the manufacturing [company] and also for the team, to race in the States, to do WEC and Asian Le Mans Series at the same time.
"I think people like IMSA understand our involvement. For me, I'm very proud that they've played a very good game with us. For me, it was better than I expected.
"They did the best job they could do in these conditions. [IMSA] succeeded in finding the best compromise [in BoP]. It's why I really want to help our customers continue. I think it's only the beginning." Sportscar365