Ford Chip Ganassi Racing IMSA team manager Mel Harder says they’re better prepared for this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, with a deeper understanding of the logistics and challenges involved in taking the American team overseas.
The Indianapolis-based organization made its Le Mans debut in 2016, claiming GTE-Pro class honors with Joey Hand, Dirk Mueller and Sebastien Bourdais, who were cast in the spotlight in the 50th anniversary of Ford’s first win in the French endurance classic.
However, the four-car operation, which pooled resources from both its IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship programs, proved to be an intense logistical exercise, according to Harder, who along with fellow team manager Mike O’Gara, oversees the U.