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POSITIVE WEEKEND AT PETIT LE MANS FOR AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS DESPITE DNF
AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports started the final round of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship strong but were unable to finish all 10 hours of racing after a crash in the 8th hour. Sebastian Saavedra and Will Owen took the first practice session to experience the four-mile, 14-turn road circuit for their very first times. All … Continue reading
STRONG PACE BUT EARLY END FOR REBEL ROCK AT ROAD ATLANTA
Rebel Rock Racing saw its day cut short at Road Atlanta this weekend after the No. #71 Rebel Rock Racing Camaro GT4.R was caught up in several incidents not of its making during the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (CTSC) Fox Factory 120 on Friday. The team, which returned to IMSA action at VIR under … Continue reading
SIMS SECURES FOURTH PLACE AT ROAD ATLANTA AND SIXTH OVERALL IN 2018 IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP
Alexander Sims claimed a fourth-place finish in the GTLM class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at the final round of the season on 14 October 2018. The Warwickshire-based driver and his BMW Team RLL team-mates guided the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE around the Road Atlanta track in Georgia, USA, for the ten-hour Motul … Continue reading
TeamTGM CROWNED 2018 IMSA CONTINENTAL TIRE SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS
TeamTGM claimed the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge GS class championship with the No. 46 Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis (JKTG) Foundation / Camp Boggy Creek Mercedes-AMG GT4 on Friday following a steady 11th place finish for Hugh Plumb and Owen Trinkler at the finale event at Road Atlanta. Plumb and Trinkler powered the No. 46 … Continue reading
MAGNUSSEN HUNTING FOURTH TITLE WITH CORVETTE RACING IN 20TH PETIT LE MANS START
Danish ace Jan Magnussen is knocking on the door of his fourth major American sportscar series title this weekend as Corvette Racing and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar championship heads to Road Atlanta for the 10-hour Petit Le Mans. Magnussen and co-driver Antonio Garcia lead the title fight by nine points in the No. 3 Corvette … Continue reading
LEXUS RC F GT3s SET TO COMPETE IN PETIT LE MANS SEASON FINALE
Lexus and 3GT Racing will compete in the IMSA season-finale Petit Le Mans 10-hour race at Road Atlanta on Saturday. Lexus is currently tied for third in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD manufacturer standings with one race remaining on the 2018 schedule. The No. 15 Lexus RC F GT3 heads into the 10-hour endurance … Continue reading
MERCEDES-AMG CUSTOMER RACING WITH GOOD TITLE PERSPECTIVES IN IMSA FINALE AT ROAD ATLANTA
From 10-13 October, the 21st running of the ‘Petit Le Mans’ race will be held in Braselton, Georgia. The famous ten-hour race at the Road Atlanta circuit is the traditional conclusion of the hard-fought North American IMSA series. In the GTD class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, two Mercedes-AMG GT3 will be competing in the … Continue reading
AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN PREPARES FOR FINAL FIGHT FOR THE PODIUM AT PETIT LE MANS
AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports has arrived in Georgia for the 10-hours of the Motul Petit Le Mans, the final round of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship. Hurricane Michael will keep AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports on their toes over the weekend, hopefully not causing any major delays for the final event of the 2018 season. Sebastian Saavedra … Continue reading
NOT SO PETIT LE MANS FOR PERFORMANCE TECH MOTORSPORTS
Performance Tech Motorsports is armed with seven cars across three championships, two series and one goal; to win at Road Atlanta. The 2018 IMSA season was unlike any other for Performance Tech Motorsports and Team Principal Brent O’Neill. The team fielded a record-breaking six cars in IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda, standing on the … Continue reading
CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA: CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE DOWN TO THE WIRE
As the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship draws to a close this weekend, Corvette Racing finds itself in a familiar spot: fighting for another title at Road Atlanta. Saturday’s 10-hour Petit Le Mans is the final race on the IMSA calendar with championships in each of the three classes up for grabs at the series’ … Continue reading
