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MEYER SHANK RACING SCORES PODIUM AT DAYTONA
Meyer Shank Racing drivers Mario Farnbacher and Matt McMurry had a strong return to IMSA competition on Saturday, finishing third for the IMSA WeatherTech 240. Round 2 of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship brought the Meyer Shank Racing squad back to Daytona for the two hour and 40-minute event. It had been six months since … Continue reading
BOTH PORSCHE 911 RSR ON THE PODIUM AT DAYTONA
Porsche has again finished on the podium with both 911 RSR at round two of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. In the race over two hours and 40 minutes at the Daytona International Speedway (USA), Earl Bamber from New Zealand and Belgium’s Laurens Vanthoor came second in the GTLM class in the No. 912 works … Continue reading
FIFTH PLACE FOR WHELEN ENGINEERING AT DAYTONA
Whelen Engineering drivers Pipo Derani (Brazil) and Gabby Chaves (Columbia) finished fifth in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship WeatherTech 240 at Daytona International Speedway. After a five-month hiatus, due to the worldwide pandemic, the Whelen Engineering team was excited and set to return to racing. But, a 51-minute rain delay forced the team to wait … Continue reading
MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING CADILLAC FINISHES THIRD AT DAYTONA
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship made its return to racing today with the running of the WeatherTech 240 at Daytona International Speedway. In the 15-minute qualifying session this afternoon Ryan Briscoe had the wheel of the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R and posted a lap time of 1:35.061 that had him start from the … Continue reading
WEATHERTECH RACING FINISHES FIFTH AT DAYTONA
WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland) raced to a fifth place finish in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship WeatherTech 240 at Daytona International Speedway. MacNeil had the wheel of the No. 63 WeatherTech Racing Ferrari 488 Evo for the 15-minute qualifying session. He was able to … Continue reading
WHELEN ENGINEERING TO HAVE GABBY CHAVES REPLACE FELIPE NASR AT DAYTONA
Gabby Chaves will replace Felipe Nasr in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R for this weekend’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship WeatherTech Daytona 240 July 3-4. Nasr tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and is heading back to Miami to quarantine. “I’ve been waiting so long for this weekend to get back … Continue reading
PREPARATIONS OF THE BMW M CUSTOMER RACING TEAMS IN UNUSUAL TIMES: BORUSAN OTOMOTIV MOTORSPORT
BMW M Customer Racing teams should actually have been in action around the world for a number of weeks already. However, the global coronavirus pandemic has meant a longer winter break than anticipated. In a new series, we report on how the BMW M Customer Racing teams have spent this enforced break and how they … Continue reading
HEINRICHER RACING READY FOR IMSA RESTART AT DAYTONA
After six months away from the track, the Acura NSX GT3 squad of Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank Racing is ready to strap back in for the 2020 season. The team will head back to Daytona International Speedway for the IMSA WeatherTech 240 on Saturday, July 4th. The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship kicked off with … Continue reading
PORSCHE PURSUES FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON AT IMSA RESTART
After a five-month hiatus, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship revs up again on 4th July. After the postponement of races due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 season gets underway again with another race at Daytona (USA). At the season-opening round at the Florida venue, Porsche fielded a pair of new 911 RSR at its … Continue reading
NEW LIGIER JS CUP IN 2021: THE LIGIER JS CUP ITALIA
Following the success of the Ligier JS Cup in France, the single-make series reserved for the Ligier JS2 R arrives in Italy in 2021. At the helm of the Ligier JS Cup Italia, well-known partner, Sergio Peroni of Gruppo Peroni Race. Ligier Automotive can rely on the experience of Gruppo Peroni Race, the promoter and … Continue reading
