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What connects Verstappen, Rossi and Le Mans 24 Hours?
- Dan Harper will race in the Le Mans 24 Hours as a BMW factory driver, teaming with Valentino Rossi.
- The driver already won the Daytona 24 Hours and debuted with a win in the World Endurance Championship at Imola.
- Harper says racing with Rossi is surreal, after idolizing him since childhood.
- Rossi and Harper are teammates in a BMW entry that Rossi owns in the GT World Challenge.
- Harper aims to add a Le Mans trophy to a breakthrough year that includes a WEC win and Daytona success.
- Harper is motivated by the chance to learn from Rossi and coach him in qualifying at Monza.
- Harper describes Le Mans as the festival of motorsport and a lifetime ambition for him.
- Harper’s path includes competing in NLS, GT World Challenge, and sharing a podium with Verstappen in earlier races.
- Harper’s ascent has included a GT World Challenge ride alongside Rossi in the BMW with the #46 livery.
- Le Mans 24 Hours is scheduled for mid-June as Harper pursues his biggest endurance race challenge yet.
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