Bryan Heitkotter to Drive for Doran Racing in 2012

GT Academy Motorsport March 12th, 2012 by Famine

Following the GT Academy drivers’ successes in the Dubai 24 Hours in January, we brought you news of the three European drivers’ schedules for 2012. As promised, we now have news on Bryan Heitkotter’s plans for the coming season.

Bryan has joined Doran Racing of Ohio, who will be running a Nissan 370Z Nismo RC in the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Series in the top GS (Grand Sport) class. He’ll be participating on a limited schedule, joining Nissan Z-car veteran BJ Zacharias for their first round of the series (having missed the opener at Daytona in January) at the Barber 200 at Barber Motorsports Park, Alabama, on March 31. The series runs over eight more races through to the end of September:

  • March 29-31; Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama
  • April 27-28; Kia 200 at Homestead Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida
  • May 11-13; New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, New Jersey
  • June 8-9; Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course, Lexington, Ohio
  • June 22-23; Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
  • June 29 – July 1; Continental Tire 150 at Watkins Glen International – Long Course, Watkins Glen, New York
  • July 27; Super Weekend at the Brickyard, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • September 7-9; Continental Tire Sportscar Festival Powered By Mazda at Laguna Seca, Salinas, California
  • September 28-30; Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut

Bryan has also hinted at some other “exciting things” from Nissan in 2012, so stay tuned! Thanks to R1600Turbo for the tip.

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  1. March 12th, 2012 at 7:42 pm - #
    tpark103

    Congrats to Brian

    • March 12th, 2012 at 8:13 pm - #
      tpark103

      Correction Bryan.

  2. March 12th, 2012 at 7:42 pm - #
    Crushed

    No VIR :(

  3. March 12th, 2012 at 7:41 pm - #
    Foxiol

    Good luck!!! Have a very nice season. And congratulations!!

  4. March 12th, 2012 at 7:40 pm - #
    tpark103

    Gran Am is one of the most exciting series in the US hands down!!!!

  5. March 12th, 2012 at 7:39 pm - #
    Mac K

    *Congrats

  6. March 12th, 2012 at 7:39 pm - #
    Mac K

    I’m completely envious! CIngrate Bryan and good luck! I know he still reads these forums from time to time so he’d better comment :p

    • March 12th, 2012 at 8:55 pm - #
      BubbleBelly542

      What’s his username?