ANSA Motorsports will compete in the 2017 IMSA Prototype Challenge presented by Mazda with an ADESS-03 in the LM P3 class adding a third known marque to the Ligier and Ave Riley efforts known to be lining up for 2017 action.
Matt Dicken will drive the car thus far confirmed with the ANSA team and ADESS AG still looking to test additional drivers for the 2017 season, and to secure more car sales for the coming season.
“My partner, Patrick Otto Madsen, and I are delighted to welcome our new driver, Matt Dicken, who will compete in one of our 2017 ADESS-03 LM P3 prototypes next season in the IMSA Prototype Challenge presented by Mazda series,” announced ANSA Motorsports’ co-team owner, Alain Nadal. “ANSA Motorsports has a solid winning background in the IMSA series, and we are really excited to return and race with ADESS AG in the new, revamped series.”
Having competed in his first club race in January 2013, Dicken has quickly compiled a successful racing resume. For the 2014 season, Dicken was the Stuttgart Cup Pro-Am Champion. In addition to his championship season, Dicken also has multiple class wins and podiums in various club-racing programs, such as PCA, HSR and SVRA.
“Words cannot describe how excited I am to be joining ANSA Motorsports for the inaugural 2017 IMSA Prototype Challenge series in an ADESS-03 LM P3 race car,” Matt Dicken said.
“Both ANSA and ADESS are proven champions so our expectations are high for a successful season. Although the ADESS-03 LM P3 is a new race car and there are a lot of unknowns coming into a new series, when you take a look at what ANSA Motorsports did last year in winning the PWC GTS Driver’s Championship in with the new KTM X-Bow, race podiums and maybe even race wins should be anticipated!”
In 2015, Dicken made his debut in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge series, where he co-drove a Porsche Cayman with Corey Lewis. The season was highlighted by the team’s leading their first laps at Lime Rock Park, followed by an impressive series of top-10 finishes. In 2016, he continued to compete with Strategic Wealth Racing in the ST class of the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge series. Dicken and Lewis finished 10th in the 2016 Driver Championship.
