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ERA MOTORSPORT CONFIRMS PROGRAM EXPANSION TO IMSA LMP2 CLASS FOR 2020
Founded on a passion for historic racing, Era Motorsport will take on a new challenge for 2020, joining the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in a partnership with DragonSpeed for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Led by Grand-AM and IMSA veteran driver Kyle Tilley, the team will race an Oreca 07 Gibson in the IMSA LMP2 … Continue reading
SELLERS AND SNOW REUNITED AT PAUL MILLER RACING FOR MICHELIN ENCORE
2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD title winners Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow will be reunited aboard the Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO for next week’s Michelin Encore at Sebring International Raceway. The two American drivers claimed the 2018 championship aboard the No.48 machine and will now join forces again for next week’s … Continue reading
FARNBACHER AND McMURRY TO PAIR IN MEYER SHANK RACING ACURA NSX GT3 EVO FOR 2020 IMSA SEASON
Mario Farnbacher and Matthew McMurry will pair in the No. 86 Acura NSX GT3 EVO for the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season for Meyer Shank Racing (MSR). The championship winning squad will look to continue its strong record of success with Acura, Acura Motorsports and Honda Performance Development (HPD) for the 2020 IMSA season … Continue reading
THE FERRARI 488 GT3 EVO 2020: THE CONTINUING EVOLUTION OF A LEGEND
The new version of the 488 GT3, which will compete in the main international GT championships in 2020, has just been unveiled at the Ferrari Finali Mondiali at Mugello. The new Evo package is the result of Ferrari’s desire to further refine certain aspects of one of the most successful cars in the marque’s history. … Continue reading
MAGNUSSEN TO EXPLORE FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES AWAY FROM CORVETTE RACING
Jan Magnussen will explore new driving opportunities for 2020 away from Corvette Racing. Since joining Corvette Racing in 2004, Magnussen has played a major role in the team’s success, with 35 victories, including four in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and one in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, four IMSA championships and 17 pole … Continue reading
HEINRICHER RACING COMPLETES HISTORIC FIRST IMSA WEATHERTECH SEASON
The Motul Petit Le Mans marked the finale of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season for the all-female Heinricher Racing squad of Katherine Legge, Bia Figueiredo, Christina Nielsen and Simona De Silvestro—the first all-female driving team to compete for a full season in the 50 years of IMSA competition. Legge, Figueiredo and Nielsen drove the … Continue reading
PR1/MATHIASEN WINS PETIT LE MANS AND LMP2 CHAMPIONSHIP
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports won the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship title in the LMP2 category at the 22nd annual Motul Petit Le Mans, after being forced to retire at the halfway point of the event. The No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA LMP2 started from 2nd on the grid for the 10-hour event but moved into first … Continue reading
WILL OWEN HAS STRONG RUN WITH JUNCOS RACING AT PETIT LE MANS
Will Owen finished in 10th place with Juncos Racing after a power steering issue at the Motul Petit Le Mans, the final round of the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Teammate Spencer Pigot made his debut in the No. 50 Cadillac DPi-V.R entry and took ninth in qualifying in the DPi class. Pigot took on … Continue reading
LEXUS AND AIM VASSER SULLIVAN FINISH FIRST RACING SEASON TOGETHER
Lexus and AIM VASSER SULLIVAN (AVS) concluded their first season together racing two RC F GT3 entries in Saturday’s Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The AVS Lexus RC F GT3 entries combined to earn two wins, five podiums, nine top-fives and 16 top-10 results during the 2019 IMSA season. The AVS No. … Continue reading
LAMBORGHINI CELEBRATES PERFECT YEAR WINNING IMSA GTD CONSTRUCTOR TITLE AND GT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Emil Frey Racing ensured Lamborghini tasted yet more GT3 success in 2019, as Giacomo Altoè and Albert Costa clinched the International GT Open championship title in the final round of the season at Monza. Meanwhile a late-race charge by Paul Miller Racing’s Bryan Sellers has clinched the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona manufacturer’s championship … Continue reading
