214. Racing IMSA, The GT3 Classes and Chasing Titles w/ Aaron Telitz
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Aaron Telitz joins us to talk about racing the Lexus RC F GT3 for Vasser Sullivan in IMSA, race week prep, engineer feedback, the RC F's final season, and what a season in IMSA actually costs.
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0:00 Intro - Aaron Telitz and the Lexus RC F GT3
2:05 Race week prep, testing and the simulator
5:03 Talking to engineers and driving style
9:38 Favorite tracks, hardest tracks, best place to spectate
11:52 Karting, Skip Barber, and funding a racing career
19:35 Pro Mazda to Indy Lights to the call from Jimmy Vasser
23:28 Nine years with Vasser Sullivan and the new 2027 GT3
28:00 Race day, strategy meetings, engineers and fuel numbers
31:15 Big wins, crashes and chasing the Rolex
40:07 Factory teams, GT World Challenge, Simulators
53:12 RC F GT3 specs, test days, penalties and race distances
1:10:16 Getting into racing (and what it costs)