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Indianapolis 8 Hour
ROOT RETURNS TO INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR WITH WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS
The season finale of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America presented by aws takes place October 15 – 17 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and Wright Motorsports has completed its driver lineup for the eight-hour endurance event. Fred Poordad and Jan Heylen, the 2021 Pro/Am Driver Champions, will be joined by 2020 Champion Max Root … Continue reading
SMITHSON, KEATING, AND MERRILL JOIN DXDT RACING FOR INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR
The 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge America presented by aws championship draws to a close next week at the hallowed grounds of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, ending the season with the longest race of the year, the Indianapolis 8 Hour. Three Mercedes AMG GT3 cars will represent DXDT Racing in the season finale, expanding from their … Continue reading
BMW DOMINATES INAUGURAL INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR
BMW scored its maiden Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli victory in dominant fashion with a one-two finish in today’s inaugural Indianapolis 8 Hour. The German manufacturer was expertly represented by the Walkenhorst Motorsport squad, which delivered a faultless showing amid changeable weather conditions at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Nicky Catsburg, Connor De Phillippi and Augusto … Continue reading
HEROIC EFFORT BY K-PAX RACING EARNS ITS DRIVERS POINTS IN INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR
K-PAX Racing has long been recognized for its rigorous attention to detail, and in Sunday’s Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) Powered by Pirelli Indianapolis 8 Hour, the team was able to show how strong its operation is piece-by-piece, putting forth a unified effort that displayed the team’s ability to produce both a winning and resilient program. … Continue reading
CATCH-UP RACE FOR AUDI SPORT IN INDIANAPOLIS
At the second round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, Audi Sport Team Hardpoint WRT with the Audi R8 LMS fought its way back up to fourth place after early setbacks. Rain showers of varying intensity turned the Indianapolis 8 Hour race in the US state of Indiana into an unpredictable lottery in the first phase. … Continue reading
DE PHILLIPPI FIRES BMW TO INAUGURAL INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR POLE
BMW will start tomorrow’s inaugural Indianapolis 8 Hour from the front of the pack after Walkenhorst Motorsport driver Connor De Phillippi mastered the IMS Road Course in this evening’s Pole Shootout. The Californian lapped the iconic Brickyard in 1m23.318s to beat Jules Gounon (#7 K-PAX Bentley) in a battle of GT3’s big beasts. The French … Continue reading
STAGE SET FOR INAUGURAL INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR
Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli blasts back into action at the inaugural Indianapolis 8 Hour this weekend (October 2-4) when a host of international teams and drivers take on America’s top GT racing talent. Much has changed since the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour welcomed Intercontinental’s teams and manufacturers in February when Jules Gounon, Jordan … Continue reading
PROVISIONAL INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR ENTRY LIST REVEALED
The provisional entry list for the inaugural Indianapolis 8 Hour has been revealed one month before the world-famous Brickyard welcomes Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli for the very first time on October 2-4. After three years spent at another iconic venue, Laguna Seca, North America’s round of the globe-trotting GT3 series switches to the … Continue reading
K-PAX RACING ENTERS INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR
K-PAX Racing will not have to look far to continue its season centered around endurance racing, setting its sights Midwest to “The Racing Capital of the World” for the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) Indianapolis 8 Hour October 2-4 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The team will enter one Bentley-Works driver line-up for its fourth IGTC appearance … Continue reading
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