Kellymoss with Riley Planning Expansion into GTD Pro in 2024

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Kellymoss with Riley is planning to be on the GTD Pro grid of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next year according to team co-owner Andy Kilcoyne, who also confirmed “ongoing discussion” in a potential future customer Porsche 963 program.

The Wisconsin-based squad, which is in the first year of fielding a pair of Type-992 Porsches in the GTD class in partnership with the Bill Riley-led organization, could expand into a three-car operation next year, with an additional Porsche for the Michelin Endurance Cup races.

One of its GTD Porsches, meanwhile, would then move up to GTD Pro, for a dual-class full season effort, as part of a reshuffling of its GT3 program.

Alan Metni and Porsche North America Selected Driver Kay van Berlo are currently drivers for its No. 91 Porsche, with David Brule and Alec Udell in the No. 92 entry, which has seen several other pilots this season in place of Bronze-rated Brule.

“We’re looking at potentially changing our driver lineups in GTD,” Kilcoyne told Sportscar365.

“We may potentially have a third car for the endurance rounds and then running a two-car effort next year, but most likely moving one of the cars into GTD Pro.”

Kilcoyne indicated the proposed GTD Pro effort could see a Porsche factory driver in its lineup.

“We’re hoping to have everything confirmed by October so that we can be actively testing in the fall,” he said.

The move to GTD Pro would serve as a stepping stone for a possible customer Porsche GTP class effort that could debut in the coming years.

While the German manufacturer has signaled intentions of allocating two additional cars for both the WeatherTech Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship next year, a Kellymoss with Riley effort will likely not appear before 2025 at the earliest.

“There’s still some ongoing discussion about it,” Kilcoyne said. “There’s also some questions about when the new chassis might be available.

“Production in that aspect, outside of Porsche, has been problematic. We’re still very much interested in the GTP program, it’s just unclear of what the timetable is at this point.”

When asked if they would be prepared to run a 963 next year if a car was made available, Kilcoyne said: “We probably would not do next year.”

His comments echo those of Pfaff Motorsports team manager Steve Bortolotti, who has also ruled out running a GTP car in 2024, citing uncertainties regarding the operating costs.

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