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ByKOLLES RACING COMPLETES ITS PRE-SEASON TESTING PROGRAM
ByKOLLES Racing has completed its homework with an extensive run in Monza today. The Enso CLM P1/01 has successfully covered full programmed test-mileage in a dry and warm day which saw it being driven by regulars Oliver Webb, Dominik Kraihamer, Tom Dillmann, joined by Rene Binder who just came back in time from his Indycar … Continue reading
MS&AD ANDRETTI FORMULA E AIMING TO BOUNCE BACK INTO THE POINTS POSITIONS IN THE STREETS OF PARIS
Paris (FRA) hosts the eighth round of ABB FIA Formula E Championship season 4 on Saturday, 28th of April. BMW works drivers António Félix da Costa (POR) and Tom Blomqvist (GBR) will aim for a points-scoring Paris ePrix after difficult outings in the last two races. Last week BMW Motorsport continued its development of the new BMW … Continue reading
FURIOUS PRACTICE PACE SETS PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB SCENE FOR DONINGTON
The two practice sessions ahead of rounds three and four at Donington Park set the scene for what promises to be a closely contested qualifying session. Dino Zamparelli (Redline Racing) and Tom Wrigley (JTR) both posted times underneath the lap record – just two-tenths of a second covered the top three cars in both sessions. In … Continue reading
AUDI DRIVER FILIP SALAQUARDA: “MOST IS GOING TO BE A GREAT WEEKEND”
What is only the second round of the season in Most this weekend will be the stand-out meeting of the year for Team ISR and driver Filip Salaquarda (34, CZ), who are making their debut in the ADAC GT Masters in 2018. The Czech outfit will be lining up in front of a home crowd … Continue reading
BLANCPAIN GT SERIES GATHERS MOMENTUM WITH BRANDS HATCH DOUBLE-HEADER
Battle resumes in the Blancpain GT Series next weekend (5/6 May) when the high-speed Brands Hatch circuit plays host to a double-header event. A field of 22 cars will tackle the 3.9km GP course at the Kent track, located just 20 miles from central London, in what will be the third meeting of the 2018 … Continue reading
BICESTER HERITAGE SUNDAY SCRAMBLE PHOTO-SHOOT
Last Sunday we thought we would do something a little different, so we attended the Sunday Scramble at Bicester Heritage. What a good decision it was. A beautiful sunny and warm April day, spring had arrived. It was nice to see so many people in attendance, though not overcrowded. Being an old airfield there was lots … Continue reading
ACURA SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE AT MID OHIO-ENTRY LIST NOTEBOOK
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will make its first visit to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, marking IMSA’s first appearance at the circuit since a GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series event in 2013, for the two-hour and 40-minute Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio on Sunday, May 6. The race features a 35-car entry list across … Continue reading
FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS PREPARED FOR SUCCESS AT VIR
After a month break in the Pirelli World Challenge GTS calendar, Flying Lizard Motorsports returns to VIRginia International Raceway this weekend for rounds three and four of the SprintX championship with Mike Hedlund, Adam Merzon, and Ryan Eversley in the pair of Audi R8 LMS GT4 cars. In preparation for the event, the team has … Continue reading
ONROAK AUTOMOTIVE, MODERN AND CLASSIC
On Tuesday, the 1973 Ligier JS 2 from the Onroak Automotive workshops set off to tackle the French roads in the Tour Auto Optic 2ooo. While awaiting its return Onroak Automotive is hard at work preparing and restoring other cars for the next round of the Masters Endurance Legends, one of the curtain-raisers to the … Continue reading
M1 GT RACING RETURNS TO VIR WITH THEIR AUDI R8 LMS GT4
M1 GT Racing and their Audi R8 LMS GT4 will hit the track again this weekend at the fast and flowing, yet challenging Virginia International Raceway (VIR). Traveling to Alton, Virginia, the Florida based team will enter Jason Bell in the Pirelli World Challenge program and after a couple of weekends off, the team is … Continue reading
