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SERIES ELITE GEARS UP FOR ROCKINGHAM EVENT
Series Elite looks ahead to the first major stepping stone since the launch of it’s new racing initiative for the over 50’s at Stratstone Jaguar, in Mayfair, London. Rockingham will play host to a ‘race licence event’ that will give prospective competitors the opportunity to gain their racing licence and upgrade to a National ‘A’ … Continue reading
MAGNUSSEN READY FOR 20th ASSAULT ON THE LE MANS 24 HOURS
Danish Corvette Racing ace Jan Magnussen is set for his 20th assault on the world’s toughest endurance race this week – the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Magnussen made his debut at Le Mans with Panoz Motorsport in 1999 finishing 11th overall and ninth in the LMP1 class. He drove an Audi in 2003 when … Continue reading
BLANCPAIN GT SECOND PLACE AND CLASS WINS FOR MERCEDES-AMG CUSTOMER RACING AT SILVERSTONE
Sunshine and temperatures around 20 degrees centigrade made for optimal conditions for the second round of the season in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. Twelve Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the field of 50 entrants took on Sunday afternoon’s three-hour race at Silverstone Circuit. In qualifying on Sunday morning, the #88 Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP entry … Continue reading
FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS RESUMES PWC SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP
Flying Lizard Motorsports kicks off two weeks of racing action starting in Bowmanville, Ontario for the Victoria Day Speedfest at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP), May 17-19. Rounds three and four of the Pirelli World Challenge Sprint Championship at CTMP will be immediately followed by SprintX Rounds five and six at Lime Rock Park Memorial … Continue reading
MERCEDES-AMG CUSTOMER RACING WITH A DOUBLE PODIUM FINISH IN THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS
The 24-hour race at the Nürburgring was a race of two very different halves: until well into the night, the 210,000 spectators got to see a thrilling race at the Nordschleife in excellent outside conditions, in which the Mercedes-AMG GT3 cars established themselves in the front-running group from the outset. From the halfway point onwards, … Continue reading
BACK TO BACK WINS FOR BHURIT BHIROMBHAKDI AT AUDI SPORT R8 LMS CUP NURBURGRING DEBUT
Thailand’s Bhurit Bhirombhakdi took his second consecutive Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup victory on Germany’s 4.638km Nürburgring Grand Prix circuit, taking the chequered flag after a drama-filled round four. His impressive points haul over the weekend earned the Singha Plan-B by Absolute Racing driver the prize of a seat on an Audi Sport R8 LMS … Continue reading
DUBAI IS CALLING: THE 2019 CREVENTIC SERIES TO START IN THE UAE
Over the years, starting the new motor racing season at Dubai Autodrome has become a good tradition for teams and drivers from all over the world. In 2019, they can do so once more as the CREVENTIC SERIES powered by Hankook will again start its new season in the United Arab Emirates. Like this year, … Continue reading
STRONG ADAC GT MASTERS PRESENCE IN ADAC ZURICH 24-HOUR RACE
‘Green Hell’, here we come! This coming weekend, 26 drivers and eight teams from the ADAC GT Masters will be competing in the ADAC Zurich 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. They include strong contenders for the win in this 46th running of the ‘Eifel Marathon’ on the infamous Nordschleife. Between them, this year’s representatives from … Continue reading
PACKED AUSTRALIAN GT FIELD READY FOR SANDOWN
A packed 29-car field will tackle Sandown Park Raceway this weekend for Round 3 of the 2018 CAMS Australian GT Championship. The impressive field boasts twelve of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers, with 32 drivers confirmed across three classes as the championship battles in all Australian GT competitions reaches fever pitch. The scene of the … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS PREPARE FOR RETURN TO MONZA FOR ROUND TWO OF EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES AND MICHELIN LE MANS CUP
United Autosports are preparing for round two of both the European Le Mans Series and the Michelin Le Mans Cup in Monza, Italy this weekend (11-13 May). All three teams are hoping to build on what they learnt at the opening round at Paul Ricard last month. The ELMS LMP2 team suffered bad luck with … Continue reading
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