to retire from the event. After starting sixth at Long Beach (which had skipped the event every year since 2013 due to fears of suspension trouble on the bumps of the street course), the team encountered braking issues that would plague them until an engine failure forced the car to be retired. 2017 season After the 2016 season it wouldn't be possible anymore to race with the DeltaWing, due to changed regulations. Don Panoz told the press that they had some unfinished business with the Rolex 24. It would be in the same class as the new DPi's and LMP2's according to the organization. In November 2016 it was confirmed that the DeltaWing wouldn't race in the 2017 Rolex 24. See also Nissan ZEOD RC General Motors Firebird Notes References Inside The Delta Wing Project – Speed, Robin Miller, February 10, 2010 Exploring the Delta Wing concept – The Way It Is, Gordon Kirby, February 22, 2010 Franchitti and Panoz discuss the Nissan-Delta Wing – The Way It Is, Gordon Kirby, July 2, 2012 Developing the Deltawing – Racecar Engineering, January 8, 2012 External links Nissan racing cars 24 Hours of Le Mans race cars Sports prototypes WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams