TCR World and life

13 Round 1 – Friday 24 January, Daytona International Speedway 1. G. Ernstone/J. Morley (Road Shagger Racing, Audi RS 3 LMS); 2. M. Taylor/W. Tally (Speed Syndicate Motorsport, Audi RS 3 LMS); 3. S. Simpson/M. Johnson (JDC-Miller Motorsports, Audi RS 3 LMS) The Bryan Herta Autosport Hyundai Veloster N cars that had finished first and second in the 2019 championship filled the places from fourth to sixth, with Michael Lewis-Mason Filippi followed by Gabby Chaves-Ryan Norman and Mark Wilkins-Harry Gottsacker. After winning last year’s race at Daytona, the Honda Civic Type R cars were fighting for podium positions but were plagued with tyre problems and eventually the best Civic was the LA Honda World Racing car of Matt Pombo-Mike La Marra that finished eighth behind the Canadian Audi of Travis Hill-Ron Tomlinson. The single Alfa Romeo Giulietta run by KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering performed well; Tim Lewis claimed pole position and then, together with co-driver Roy Block, led for the first hour before losing 14 laps in the pits with a cracked manifold. The second round of the 2020 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge takes place at Sebring International Raceway on March 19th.