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ALMS: DeltaWing Livery Unveiled
Andy Meyrick and Olivier Pla to pilot Elan-powered, Bridgestone-shod DeltaWing at Twelve Hours of Sebring...
The livery for the Elan-powered DeltaWing has been unveiled. (Photo: DeltaWing)
Preparations continue for the DeltaWing's anticipated Twelve Hours of Sebring debut, with the Don Panoz-run operation unveiling the livery and tire partner for the new American Le Mans Series P1 class contender Monday.
Featuring a striking chrome paint scheme, confirmation came that the Elan-powered prototype will be shod by Bridgestone tires.
The latest developments comes on the heels of last week's announcement naming Olivier Pla and Andy Meyrick as drivers for next weekend's ALMS season opener.
“It just ties into the DeltaWing being such a unique, revolutionary car,” said Panoz of the livery. “I wanted something that represented that image. A shining, aggressive metal was what I thought of, and that was the chrome.
“I think this became apparent once we would be using Bridgestone tires. The only color they have outside of black is red. We wanted to keep it consistent. Before deciding on the chrome, I looked at brilliant reds or brilliant greens. We decided the chrome was the thing to keep it in line with Bridgestone and their colors.”
The DeltaWing is scheduled to test this Wednesday and Thursday at Road Atlanta before heading down to Sebring for additional track time on the famed airfield circuit before the start of official practice on March 13.
In addition to the Sebring run, Panoz plans to debut a closed-top version of the car in the third ALMS round of the season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in May.
John Dagys is SPEED.com’s Sportscar Racing Reporter, focusing on all major domestic and international championships. You can follow him on Twitter @johndagys or email him at
Featuring a striking chrome paint scheme, confirmation came that the Elan-powered prototype will be shod by Bridgestone tires.
The latest developments comes on the heels of last week's announcement naming Olivier Pla and Andy Meyrick as drivers for next weekend's ALMS season opener.
“It just ties into the DeltaWing being such a unique, revolutionary car,” said Panoz of the livery. “I wanted something that represented that image. A shining, aggressive metal was what I thought of, and that was the chrome.
“I think this became apparent once we would be using Bridgestone tires. The only color they have outside of black is red. We wanted to keep it consistent. Before deciding on the chrome, I looked at brilliant reds or brilliant greens. We decided the chrome was the thing to keep it in line with Bridgestone and their colors.”
The DeltaWing is scheduled to test this Wednesday and Thursday at Road Atlanta before heading down to Sebring for additional track time on the famed airfield circuit before the start of official practice on March 13.
In addition to the Sebring run, Panoz plans to debut a closed-top version of the car in the third ALMS round of the season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in May.
John Dagys is SPEED.com’s Sportscar Racing Reporter, focusing on all major domestic and international championships. You can follow him on Twitter @johndagys or email him at
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