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Changes Are Afoot At Litchfield Dynamics
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Jacksonville, FL-- With the 2011A season coming to a close, and the 2011B season fast approaching the engineers at Litchfield Dynamics have been hard at work moving the team into the future. With the change in formula for the 2010C season, the evolution of the LD car has been ongoing and 11B is no exception. The team has recently ended its 5-season long deal with Hyundai, and has partnered with the highly successful Chevrolet for the future. This new partnership has led to a redesigned car focused around improving the handling and driveablity of the car, while still attempting to retain minimal drag and weight.
"This was likely the most challenging car we have had to design," says team owner, Zack Litchfield. "We had a single design point we were working toward, and building the car around that was both exciting and challenging," remarked Mr. Litchfield. Our reports indicate that various more novel options were considered to get the car where the engineers wanted it, including steel brakes, extreme ballast, 4-speed transmissions although how many of these options were used we are unsure of. Extensive testing was done, and Mr. Litchfield seemed confident that the coming car would be one of the best.
Along with the new car in 11B, Litchfield Dynamics will be welcoming two new members into its ranks. Alex du Plessis assisted the team during testing and has joined the team after his stint at M-Sport due to the uncertain nature of the continuance of M-Sport in the wake of team owner Matthew Lewis' semi-retirement. Another M-Sport regular, and 2010B GMWC Champion Anthony Cochrane will also be making his full-time return with Litchfield Dynamics next season and all in GMWC are hoping he can return to championship form. The new members bring the total Litchfield Dynamics drivers to four, including Emmanuel Baako who is hoping to make a more prominent mark in 11B after some time away and owner Zack Litchfield. The enlarged team could now make a prominent run at a team championship hoping to displace MRDC, Rusyn or even SDL atop the GMWC rankings next season.