Looks like the 12 Hours of Sebring will be a little more interesting now that an Aston Martin has entered the fray. However, this is not the same Aston Martin team that has battled Corvette for the GT1 class over the last couple of years. The new car is backed by Team Modena and one of the drivers was last year's LMP2 winning driver Liz Halliday. Antonia Garcia and another driver yet to be named will also share driving duties for Team Modena's DBR9.

The last few 12 Hours of Sebring has seen Aston Martin challenge Corvette racing. The Prodrive-backed Aston Martin team won the GT1 class at Sebring in 2005, but lost last year as Corvette regained the podium for their 50th Anniversary race at Sebring.

"I have never driven an Aston Martin before and I'm looking forward to it. The DBR9 is widely considered to be the best GT1car in the world right now and I think I'm the first woman to drive one," Liz Halliday said.

Depending on the Performance Sanctions that penalized Corvette last year, that statement could be true. Free the C6.R and it is a different story altogether.

Team Modena plans to race their Aston Martin DBR9 at Sebring, the 24 Hours of LeMans and some other LeMans series races in Europe. There has been no announcement whether or not the team plans any more races on the American LeMans Racing schedule.

Source:
NewsSun.com
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