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WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING READY TO SPRINT IN LONG BEACH
This weekend will see the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship make the rapid transition from the second longest race of the year (Sebring 12 Hour) to the shortest one as the series heads to Long Beach for the 100-minute BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach. After taking a second place result in the … Continue reading
MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING LONG BEACH BOUND
Mustang Sampling Racing will return to race action this weekend as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship stages round three of the 2018 season with a visit to California for the BUBBA burger Grand Prix of Long Beach. The 100 minute race will not only mark the first sprint race of the IMSA season following the … Continue reading
Di AMATO-MONTERMINI READY FOR THE FIRST 2018 GT OPEN ROUND
RS Racing (Cdp) is ready to debut in the International GT Open with an all Italian crew formed by Daniele Di Amato and Andrea Montermini. Montermini, former F1 driver with a large experience in all kind of racing cars and two-time International GT Open champion (2008 and 2013), and Di Amato, a young driver from … Continue reading
FERDINAND HABSBURG TO RACE IN THE GT OPEN WITH DRIVEX MERCEDES AMG
Drivex is set to field two Mercedes AMG GT3 cars in the opening round at Estoril next weekend. The full-season International GT Open Mercedes AMG GT3 in the hands of Marcelo Hahn and Allam Khodair will be joined by another “silver arrow” in Portugal. Not many racers will ever compete alongside their manager but Ferdinand Habsburg (AUT) … Continue reading
BMW M8 GTE HITS THE STREETS OF LONG BEACH
Following the two longest races of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Daytona (USA) and Sebring (USA), BMW Team RLL heads to Long Beach (USA) for the season’s shortest race with a length of 100 minutes. Connor De Phillippi (USA) and Alexander Sims (GBR) will drive the #25 BMW M8 GTE at Long Beach. … Continue reading
ByKOLLES RACING REVEALS ITS PLANS IN PREPARATION OF THE START OF THE 2018/19 WEC SEASON
Following a very satisfying test of the Enso CLM P1/01 Nismo at the WEC Prologue in Paul Ricard last week, with a high number of laps completed without technical issues and confirming the significant gains in both performance and reliability, ByKOLLES Racing will now focus on fine-tuning before the first race in Spa Francorchamps on … Continue reading
29 CARS TO CONTEST BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA’S SEASON OPENER AT SEPANG
29 entries will contest this weekend’s Blancpain GT Series Asia season opener at Sepang in Malaysia where GruppeM Racing begin the defence of their GT3 Drivers’ and Teams’ titles. Following a successful inaugural campaign in 2017, the championship has consolidated its status as Asia’s leading multi-class GT platform by unveiling another packed entry comprising 21 … Continue reading
SIX AUDI CUSTOMER ENTRIES GUNNING FOR GLORY IN 2018 BLANCPAN GT SERIES ASIA
Four Asian teams entering six Audi R8 LMS GT3s have ensured that Audi is the most represented GT3 manufacturer in the second season of Blancpain GT Series Asia. The teams will set off to capture the GT3 Overall, Silver Cup, Pro/Am, Am Cup and Team titles as the 2018 season gets underway this weekend with … Continue reading
SUPERCARS STAR SLADE SET FOR BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA ASSAULT WITH HUBAUTO CORSA AND FERRARI
HubAuto Corsa has confirmed its driver line-up for this year’s Blancpain GT Series Asia campaign after announcing that Morris Chen and Tim Slade, as well as Nick Foster and Leo Ye Hongli, will race a pair of Ferrari 488 GT3s. The team – Taiwan’s first-ever full-season Blancpain GT Series Asia entry – originally revealed its … Continue reading
