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OLIVIER PLA TO DRIVE WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING CADILLAC FOR THE REMAINDER OF IMSA SEASON
Whelen Engineering/Action Express Racing (AXR) have signed Olivier Pla (France) to partner Pipo Derani (Brazil) for the remainder of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. Tristan Nunez (Boynton Beach, Fla.) will remain with the team in a stand-by role. Pla brings a wealth of sports car experience both in Europe and in the United States. With … Continue reading
MEYER SHANK RACING HEADS TO DETROIT
MSR remains in the thick of the battle for the IMSA DPi championship, trailing the leaders by only 32 points on the strength of back-to-back second-place finishes at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and Mid-Ohio. The team opened the season by winning the 60th Rolex 24 At Daytona, joined by Castroneves and Pagenaud. The team placed fifth … Continue reading
HUGE GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES FIELD READY TO RESUME BATTLE FOR ROUND TWO AT CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD
The GT4 European Series emerges from its two-month break to spark back into life at Circuit Paul Ricard this weekend, with a 50-car field set to battle it out at the second round of the season. Continuing to show the diversity of the GT4 formula, the entry features nine different brands being run by 25 … Continue reading
LAMBORGHINI YOUNG DRIVER AND GT3 JUNIOR PROGRAM 2022 MEMBERS ANNOUNCED
Lamborghini Squadra Corse has unveiled the latest intake of drivers into its Young Driver and GT3 Junior Programs for the 2022 season. A total of 15 Junior Drivers and 23 GT3 Juniors have been selected by Squadra Corse, making it one of the most comprehensive development program in GT racing. The Young Drivers Program is … Continue reading
DANIEL HARPER READY TO BOUNCE BACK FROM NURBURGRING DISAPPOINTMENT
Daniel Harper is left with ‘unfinished business’ in the ADAC TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Nürburgring after unfortunately encountering early disappointment with the BMW Junior Team in the 50th anniversary running of the prestigious race (26-29 May). Harper and team-mates Max Hesse and Neil Verhagen headed into the race as one of the favourites to challenge for … Continue reading
BMW M MOTORSPORTS TEAMS UNABLE TO CONVERT STRONG PACE OF THE M4 GT3 INTO GOOD NURBURGRING 24 HOURS RESULTS
The 50th edition of the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring (GER) represented the conclusion to the anniversary week for BMW M GmbH. However, the race debut for the BMW M4 GT3 did not go as well as hoped. The BMW M Motorsport teams showed strong pace, but both cars, from ROWE Racing and the BMW … Continue reading
AUDI WINS THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS
Audi has won the 50th edition of the 24-hour classic at the Nürburgring: After a spectacular race with numerous overtaking maneuvers, lead changes and a dramatic finale with rain showers, Robin Frijns, Kelvin van der Linde, Dries Vanthoor and Frédéric Vervisch celebrated victory with the Audi R8 LMS from Audi Sport Team Phoenix. It is … Continue reading
BEST PORSCHE 911 GT3 R ENDS INCIDENT-PACKED NURBURGRING 24 HOURS IN THE TOP 10
The Porsche 911 GT3 R fielded by the customer team Falken Motorsports has concluded the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring in the top 10. Germany’s Sven Müller and Marco Seefried as well as Frenchman Patrick Pilet and Jaxon Evans from New Zealand finished the 50th edition of the Eifel classic in ninth place with the … Continue reading
CRAFTSPORTS MOTUL Z TAKES SUPER GT WIN AT SUZUKA
The Takanokono Hotel SUZUKA GT 300km RACE, Round 3 of the 2022 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series took place at Suzuka circuit (one lap 5,807m × 52 laps) in Mie Prefecture on the afternoon of May 29 (Sun). In a rough race that saw the Safety Car brought out twice, the GT500 class winner was the … Continue reading
BITTER START TO THE NURBURGRING 24-HOURS FOR THE PORSCHE CUSTOMER TEAMS
The two Porsche 911 GT3 R fielded by the customer teams Manthey and Toksport WRT turned heads in the early phase of the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. However, both retired early after accidents. The No. 1 car of the defending champions from Meuspath had to throw in the towel, as did the identical ca. … Continue reading
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