[h=2]IMSA: Inside the Nissan DPi project
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Recent news of a third Daytona Prototype international manufacturer coming to IMSA's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2017 has energized the Prototype class. Along with the pending confirmation of DPi programs from Cadillac and Mazda, Nissan's alliance with Tequila Patron ESM and chassis supplier Onroak (Ligier) will add the Japanese brand's name to IMSA's top-tier category when it launches at the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 26, 2017.
The union is unique, according to Nissan's global motorsport director, who says the company is not embarking on a DPi program as a full factory initiative. Nissan, through its NISMO competition arm, will act as a service provider to those with an interest in using its products.