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UNITED AUTOSPORTS GAIN SECOND LE MANS 24 HOURS ENTRY
United Autosports are delighted to confirm they have been granted a second entry into the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours. The Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), organisers of the Le Mans 24 Hours, have made provisions to now include two further garages at the Circuit de la Sarthe, meaning the first two cars on the … Continue reading
BLANCPAIN GT SERIES WEEKEND ROUNDUP: MONZA
The Blancpain GT Series opened its 2019 season with a three-hour race at Monza, where challenging weather conditions made for a scintillating contest and produced a debut victory for Dinamic Motorsport with its Porsche 911 GT3 R. It was a remarkable manner in which to open the new campaign, with emotional scenes in the Italian … Continue reading
24H SERIES EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP CONTINUES WITH 12H SPA
Following the successful start in Tuscany, the 24H SERIES European Championship season continues in the Belgian Ardennes. The world-famous Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps will be hosting the second round, the Hankook 12H SPA (19-20 April). The 24H TCE SERIES and the 24H GT SERIES, both powered by Hankook, will be in action. Separate starting groups for … Continue reading
MacNEIL, VILANDER AND SMITH TO DRIVE WEATHERTECH RACING FERRARI AT LE MANS
WeatherTech Racing, together with Scuderia Corsa, will field the No. 62 WeatherTech Ferrari 488 GTE in the LMGTE Am Class for drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland), and Rob Smith (Essex, UK) at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, June 15-16. MacNeil will be running his sixth Le Mans with a third … Continue reading
OREGON TEAM BARELY MISSES PODIUM FINISH IN BITTER ELMS OPENER AT PAUL RICARD
It has been an extraordinary weekend, albeit only for its first half, for Oregon Team. The opening round of the six-event European Le Mans Series could have provided the team with an even better result than fourth place. Gustas Grinbergas, Lorenzo Bontempelli and Damiano Fioravanti, who cruised to the LMP3 pole on Saturday, remained among … Continue reading
SUPERB SECOND IN THE AM CATEGORY FOR RATON RACING BY TARGET AT THE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE OPENER
Raton Racing by Target trio Stefano Costantini, Christoph Lenz and Toni Forné scored an impressive second place finish in the Am category, as the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup fired up into action last weekend in Monza. At the end of a rain-affected three-hour race, the Italian team celebrated on the podium its first European … Continue reading
LOTUS RACES INTO CHINA WITH BRITISH BUILT EVORA GT4 CONCEPT
Marking a return to the international racing arena, one of the most famous names in competitive motorsport, Lotus, launches its brand new Evora GT4 Concept. Using 70-plus years of engineering innovation on road and track, the iconic company unveils its latest, British-built motorsport entry, at the Shanghai Auto Show 2019. Retaining the personality and natural … Continue reading
SHAUN THONG COMPLETES B-QUIK RACING’S THAILAND SUPER SERIES LINE UP FOR SEPANG
B-Quik Racing Co. Ltd. TM (“B-Quik Racing”) is pleased to announce that Shaun Thong will partner Sandy Kraokaew Stuvik in our #2 Audi R8 LMS Ultra GT3 during the opening round of Thailand Super Series (“TSS”) 2019, which takes place this coming weekend at Sepang International Circuit. Securing Shaun to partner Sandy in our #2 … Continue reading
WILL OWEN FINISHES 7th AT LONG BEACH
Will Owen finished 7th – his best result of the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the DPi class with Juncos Racing at the BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach. Owen took to the 1.968 mile, 11-Turn street course with teammate Kyle Kaiser. Kaiser was responsible for qualifying duties and placed the … Continue reading
STRONG FORM FOR NISSAN IN RAINED-OUT SUPER GT RACE AT OKAYAMA
Nissan has kicked off the 2019 Super GT championship in fine form with the four-car Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 squads finishing second, third, fourth and fifth in torrential rain in Okayama. The No.23 GT-R of Ronnie Quintarelli scored pole for Nissan on Saturday and led early after the field was released from behind the safety … Continue reading
