Ryno Racing is returning to the 25 Hours of Thunderhill with its Ginetta G57, based on the same LMP3 car the team ran last year, but with added Chevrolet horsepower, LMP2 aero and traction control. Team owner Ryan Carpenter will be driving the G57 P2, with IndyCar team owner Bryan Herta and his son Colton Herta, along with IMSA WeatherTech Series competitors Colin Braun and Parker Chase.
“Last year’s race was a tough one,” Braun said. “Ryno Racing did a fantastic job with all the preparation and we showed we had a fast car. Unfortunately Ryan had a little incident in the last corner and spun across the track into the inside wall and the car was fairly damaged.
“It was a bummer because there are many places you can get away with a little mistake at Thunderhill, but the one place you really cannot is that corner. It was just such a big consequence for a tiny mistake. But we showed we had a fast car.
“I really enjoy the race because it reminds you of what this sport is all about. Very passionate people all out racing to just race, very bare and raw, which is so cool. I feel it refreshes me on why racing and sports car racing is such an amazing sport! Looking around the paddock and pit lane at 2 a.m. is just amazing!”
Braun started his racing career in the NASA Formula Renault series and is looking forward to driving with Carpenter and the Herta’s.
“Very excited about our driver line-up this year,” he continued. “Having Ryan with us again is going to be great, we all learned a lot from 2015 to put towards this year so that experience will be great. And to have Bryan and Colton join us will be awesome.
“Bryan’s experience and knowledge will be invaluable. Colton looks to be on the path to stardom, so it will be neat to get to race alongside both of them. I have a huge respect and understanding of how cool it is to work with your father as well, since my dad has been engineering my IMSA car at CORE for the past year. I am glad those guys will be able to race as a father/son duo. Really excited!”
The 2016 Thunderhill 25 Hours is set to run from the 3rd to the 4th of December on the full Thunderhill Raceway Park circuit.
