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Kenneth Larsen is an experienced professional in the field of motorsports safety, rescue services, and emergency management, currently serving on the safety team for IMSA since September 2022. Larsen has been involved with the Circuit of The Americas as a Crew Chief for the Rescue & Safety Team since 2012. Additionally, Larsen has held a long-standing role as an ESTI Instructor and TDEM liaison with Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service since 2007, teaching critical skills for urban search and rescue operations. As a Search Team Manager and Helicopter SAR Technician with Texas A&M Task Force 1 since 1997, Larsen oversees operations under FEMA and directs state swiftwater rescue programs. Further contributions include owning Professional Rescue Outfitters, managing parachute operations for the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team, and serving as Captain in Special Operations with the City of Austin until retirement in 2018. Larsen's extensive background in public safety and special operations training spans several decades, beginning with a firefighter paramedic role in the City of Plano from 1983 to 2001.
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The International Motorsports Association, LLC (IMSA) is the premier sports car racing series in North America. The current sanctioning body was formed in 2013 due to a merger of Grand-Am Road Racing and the American Le Mans Series after being originally formed in 1969 and is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2019. The series features the involvement of 19 manufacturers including Acura, Alfa Romeo, AMG-Mercedes, Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Lamborghini, Lexus, Mazda, McLaren, Mini, Nissan and Porsche. The sanctioning body leads seven motorsport platforms including the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the premier sports car racing series in North America. It also sanctions the IMSA Challenge and the IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented, as well as four one-make series: Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama; Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Yokohama; Ferrari Challenge North America; and Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America. The heart-thumping action of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship takes place 12 weekends a year. The series visits iconic tracks such as Daytona International Speedway, Sebring International Raceway, Watkins Glen International and Road Atlanta. Others include street circuits in Long Beach and Detroit, Mid-Ohio SportsCar Course, Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Lime Rock Park, Road America, VIRginia International Raceway and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. IMSA – a company within the NASCAR family – is the exclusive strategic partner in North America with the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) which operates the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a part of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The partnership enables selected IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competitors to earn automatic entries into the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans.