WEC / NAEC – Heinemeier-Hansson and Fogarty join ESM

The crews of the two HPD ARX-04b LM P2s from Extreme Speed ​​Motorsports will look great in 2015, both in the World Championship andEndurance WEC, that on the four Endurance races of the United Sportscar Championship (Daytona, Sebring, Watkins Glen and Petit Le Mans, Editor’s note). The Dane David Heinemeier-Hansson and the American Jon Fogarty will respectively join the Scott Sharp duos? Ryan Dalziel and Johannes Van Overbeek? Ed Brown, already confirmed. Heinemeier-Hansson is coming off a successful 2014 season in the WEC, with the GTE-Am category title, won at the wheel of a Aston Martin Vantage with his teammate and compatriot Kristian Poulsen. Jon Fogarty won the Grand-Am twice in 2007 and 2009 with the GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing team.

“I am really happy to join ESM for 2015, Fogarty, 39, said. Having the chance to race with such a strong and well-established team is every driver's goal, so I know I have a very strong opportunity to race and win. I am honored to have been chosen to drive with ESM in the WEC. Competing in both the NAEC (the Endurance rounds in USC, Editor’s note) and the WEC will be epic. I am happy to have the opportunity to participate in all these endurance events, the highlight of which will be Le Mans. »

David Heinemeier-Hansson will make his return to the LM P2 category, after a year spent in GTE-Am. “I've heard great things about the Honda LM P2 for years, so I'm happy to know I'll be in the latest coupe. The same goes for the engine. I've never had the chance to race a car with a turbo engine before, so I'm looking forward to seeing what it could do in terms of driving. »

ESM's two ARX-04b HPDs will debut in Florida on January 24 for the 24 Hours of Daytona.