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BUMPY WEEKEND FOR CARBAHN WITH PEREGRINE RACING ON THE STREETS OF LONG BEACH
CarBahn with Peregrine Racing faced a final wild weekend out west at the Grand Prix of Long Beach. The No. 39 Audi R8 GT3 LMS finished fifth in the penultimate round of the IMSA WeatherTech Sprint Cup on the 11 turn, 1.97-mile street circuit. The team showed fortitude and mastery of the course however, overzealous … Continue reading
CADILLAC RACING SWEEPS LONG BEACH
The Whelen Engineering Cadillac team led the trio of Cadillac DPi-V.Rs to a one, two, three finish in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Long Beach Grand Prix. Felipe Nasr had the wheel of the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R starting from his earned pole position from yesterday. The Brazilian took the … Continue reading
PAUL MILLER RACING TAKES COMMANDING WIN AT LONG BEACH
Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers drove the No. 1 Total lubricants-backed Paul Miller Racing machine to victory lane today at the Long Beach Grand Prix. More than 600 days have passed since the team’s last win in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship win, which came at the 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona. The victory propels … Continue reading
PFAFF LONG BEACH SECOND-PLACE MOVES “PLAID PORSCHE” INTO IMSA GTD POINTS LEAD
Pfaff Motorsports moved the No. 9 “Plaid Porsche” to the top of the GTD class championship point standings following a hard-fought second-place finish at the Grand Prix of Long Beach on Saturday, September 25. The 100-minute race – the shortest of the season for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – on the temporary race course … Continue reading
WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS KEEPS IMSA PODIUM STREAK GOING AT LONG BEACH
Wright Motorsports secured a third-place finish on Saturday afternoon at the Long Beach Grand Prix, keeping the points battle tight for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD team title. Patrick Long, Trent Hindman, and the crew on the No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R excelled under pressure on the downtown streets of Long Beach, earning … Continue reading
WEATHERTECH RACING FINISHES THIRD AT LONG BEACH
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Mathieu Jaminet (France) finished third in GTLM in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Acura Long Beach Grand Prix. MacNeil had the wheel of the Proton Competition prepared No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Porsche RSR for the start of the 100-minute race through the streets of Long Beach. He … Continue reading
EARLY END TO GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH FOR MEYER SHANK RACING
Racing on the streets of Long Beach for the first time in IMSA WeatherTech DPi competition, Meyer Shank Racing battled through a challenging weekend in the No. 60 Acura ARX-05 to finish sixth in class on race day. Dane Cameron and Olivier Pla paired looking to conquer the shortest race – 100 minutes – of … Continue reading
THE NEW PORSCHE 911 GT3 CUP CELEBRATES ITS ENDURANCE DEBUT
The latest Porsche 911 GT3 Cup has successfully demonstrated its potential for endurance races in a test outing under real race conditions. The ca. 375 kW (510 PS) Cup car based on the 911-generation 992 contested the penultimate round of this season’s Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS). Marco Holzer and Uwe Alzen (both Germany) concluded the … Continue reading
AYHANCAN GUVEN CELEBRATES HIS THIRD WIN OF THE PORSCHE CARRERA CUP DEUTSCHLAND SEASON AT MONZA
Victory number three and still a hot contender in the fight for the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland title: Ayhancan Güven (Turkey/Phoenix Racing) won round eleven of the one-make cup on Saturday in Italy’s Autodromo Nazionale Monza. “What a terrific race! My start wasn’t great, unfortunately, but things got better after that. Laurin Heinrich held the … Continue reading
BMW JUNIOR TEAM RACES TO THE PODIUM AT NLS 8
In beautiful late summer weather, the BMW Junior Team finished round eight of the Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS) on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife (GER) on the podium. After four hours of racing, Neil Verhagen (USA), Dan Harper (GBR) and Max Hesse (GER) crossed the finish line in third place in the # 44 BMW M6 GT3. In … Continue reading
