If you’ve been a fan of Prototype racing in the WeatherTech Championship, there’s even more than meets the eye for 2018.
That’s because D3+Transformers Racing has announced plans to field a new LM P2 race car in the WeatherTech Championship Prototype class beginning next season. The team is targeting a three-year program.
And yes, that’s Transformers as in Hasbro’s popular toy, television and movie franchise featuring the likes of “Optimus Prime,” “Megatron,” “Bumblebee” and more vehicles that transform into robots.
Led by the father and son duo of Ian and Simon Dawson, the third “D” represents the third generation of Dawsons, Simon’s son who was born in June 2008.
“We are very pleased to collaborate with D3 and the Dawson family to be part of this exciting racing program,” said Tom Warner, senior vice president of the Transformers franchise. “We’re always looking for innovative ways to be more than meets the eye and connect Transformers with families and fans of all ages.”
Look for the D3+Transformers Racing Prototype to carry a substantial, Transformers-themed livery.
“From the minute we met the Hasbro people, we knew this was the partner we were looking for to introduce D3 to the world through their immensely popular Transformers line,” said D3 CEO Ian Dawson.
“I have been working on giving new opportunities to young drivers and engineers who are looking for a way to progress their talents in motorsport and with Simon’s commercial awareness and interest in the business we developed a vision.”
More specifics on the D3+Transformers Racing program will be announced during the Motul Petit Le Mans event weekend at Road Atlanta on Oct. 4-7.