Earlier than NASCAR heads to Daytona Worldwide Speedway, Bubba Wallace and a pair different Toyota drivers are on the town for IMSA. Wallace is teaming up with John Hunter Nemechek and Corey Heim within the Michelin Pilot Problem.
Wallace has by no means made a begin in IMSA. He’s set to take part within the four-hour endurance race forward of the 24 Hours of Daytona. In his Toyota Supra, he’s studying quite a bit.
Final season, Bubba Wallace requested Toyota for assistance on highway programs. So, when a automobile turned out there for the Roar Earlier than the 24 and the Pilot Problem, Wallace took it. He wished to enhance his race craft, and it seems like he’s.
“So determining every little thing, I’ve by no means felt extra misplaced,” Wallace stated in a video from IMSA. “Simply from the firesuit, the bootcut versus the tucked in. … We’re having lots of enjoyable although, I’m having fun with it.”
Though it has been pleasing, Bubba and his teammates have been figuring issues out. The largest factor is determining the brakes.
“I believe we’re all simply getting extra used to and assured with braking as a result of it’s a lot totally different,” Wallace defined. “You’ve bought ABS on right here, you’ve bought traction management as nicely. So, ABS felt like that was your limiting issue, nah, you push by means of that. Actually, getting a maintain of braking, getting the tires to decelerate and grip up for the right execution on apex. It’s been a whirlwind figuring that out.”
