With her head held high, the Colombian pilot, Tatiana Calderon, heads to Atlanta, Georgia, for the final race of the 2024 I seasonMSA Michelin Endurance Cup.
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The Colombian will take to the track next Saturday, October 12, with her Gradient Racing teammates, Sheena Monk and Stevan McAleerto compete in the prestigious 10 Hours of Petit Le Mans for the first time in his stellar career.
This is known as one of the most demanding races of the IMSA season. Built in 1970, Road Atlanta It is a 2.54-mile, 12-turn natural dirt circuit. This number of turns provides large elevation changes, making it physically demanding for pilots.
It is the third longest race of the season, but on a much shorter circuit which also makes it more challenging for the drivers with constant traffic between the different categories.
Previously in the race Battle on the Bricks In Indianapolis, the team’s #66 car suffered an electrical problem in the rain. Despite the mechanical issues, Tatiana was able to show off her speed with competitive lap times during her shifts driving car #66, the Acura NSX GT3 Evo22.
The team Gradient Racing has suffered multiple challenges throughout the season, but as they have shown time and time again, they are ready to face the challenges that may arise and seek to close the season on a high.
On the other hand, at the end of this month, between October 25 and 27, the pilot Claro of the Telmex Team will be in Mexico City to attend the Mexican Grand Prix where she has been named the first female ambassador of the event, she being along with Ivanna Richards and Santiago Ramos.
The renowned runner was recently part of the Emerging Family Leaders panel held at JP Morgan headquarters in New York following her participation in the Battle on the Bricks race in Indianapolis last month.
“We are approaching the last race of the season, we are going to the Road Atlanta circuit to compete in Petit Le Mans and it will be 10 hours of racing on a very complicated circuit, with many elevation changes and it will be my first time driving a GT3 on this circuit “, indicated Tatiana
“I will have to adapt very quickly because, although we have 3 practices on Thursday, when we divide it between the three drivers it becomes short. We will have an additional challenge and that is that part of the race will be at night, where everything is a little more difficult because there are many cars, with speed differences,” he added.
The Colombian did not hide her desire to close a complicated season with a good result. “I really want to close the season on a high, to be able to demonstrate with results the pace we have had in several races during the year. It was a shame about Indianapolis, but I know that the team is working hard to achieve the result,” said driver Claro.
“I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported us this year, the Con Cora Foundation of Karol G, to Wandr Studio, to AVL RaceTech, to Escudería Telmex Claro, to the Ministry of Sports of Colombia and to Rimas Sports, an agency of which I am now a part,” concluded Tatiana.
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