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THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR AND 911 GT3 R TEST FOR 24-HOUR CLASSIC
With “The Roar Before the Rolex 24” at the Daytona International Speedway, the countdown to the 24 Hours of Daytona has begun. The traditional opening race of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, one of the great long distance classics in international motor racing, will be contested on the legendary Florida racetrack on 30-31 January. Porsche uses … Continue reading
STARTING STRONG, PERFORMANCE TECH PREPARES FOR ROLEX 24 AT ROAR
Performance Tech Motorsports and its four-driver lineup is preparing for the Rolex 24 At Daytona during the Roar Before the Rolex 24, Jan. 8-10 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. The lineup for the Roar Before the Rolex 24 and the Rolex 24 At Daytona at the end of January will see the … Continue reading
STEVENSON MOTORSPORTS TO TURN FIRST LAPS IN NEW AUDI R8 LMS AT ROAR BEFORE THE 24
With a much sought-after IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Series Championship under its belts, Stevenson Motorsports starts the new year with a new direction as the Jacksonville-based team fields a two-car GTD entry in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar competition. Returning to the GT ranks once again in IMSA’s top series won’t be the only new aspect … Continue reading
STARWORKS MOTORSPORT ANNOUNCES IMSA FULL SEASON LINEUP
In preparation for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s first series-wide test, the Roar Before the 24, Starworks Motorsports has announced its full season lineup for the 2016 season. The Pompano Beach, Florida based team will return to compete in the Prototype Challenge (PC) class, running the No. 8 and No. 88 Oreca FLM09s. “We’re confident … Continue reading
MICHAEL SHANK RACING ADDS OLIVIER PLA TO NORTH AMERICAN ENDURANCE CUP LINE-UP
Adding equal parts speed and experience to an already stout driver line up, Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian announces that Olivier Pla will join the team for the four-round North American Endurance Cup as part of its 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship campaign. The talented French racing driver comes to the team with extensive experience in … Continue reading
2016 SUNOCO CHALLENGERS READY TO ROAR
The 2016 Sunoco Challengers, British GT’s Jonny Adam and Radical Sprint’s Paddy McClughan headed out to Daytona this week for the ‘ROAR Before the Rolex 24’ for their first taste of the prize drives they earnt during the 2015 season. Whilst out in the states, both drivers will be getting a feel of what is … Continue reading
FULL SEASON RETURN FOR PANOZ DELTAWING RACING
Katherine Legge and Andy Meyrick return for a third year to compete for Panoz DeltaWing Racing in the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship. They are joined by Georgia native Sean Rayhall who proved his driving prowess behind the wheel of the coupe at the recent IMSA Daytona Test. Legge and Rayhall will campaign the full … Continue reading
RUM BUM RACING READY FOR THE ROAR BEFORE THE 24
The annual Roar Before the 24 test days at Daytona International Speedway kicks off the 2016 IMSA championship this weekend with three days of Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge testing. Rum Bum Racing driver and Team Manager Matt Plumb will be on hand to drive the No. 13 Rum Bum Racing Porsche at the ‘Roar’ in … Continue reading
ENDURANCE RACER LARS VILJOEN JOINS TRG-AMR DAYTONA LINEUP
TRG-Aston Martin Racing is excited to announce the addition of British racing driver, Lars Viljoen, to their stellar 24 Hours at Daytona lineup. Viljoen will race the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 alongside F1 star Sergio Perez’ handpicked group of Mexican drivers for the January 30-31 endurance race. Since winning both his first ever karting and … Continue reading
ACTION EXPRESS RACING SET TO ROAR AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
With the holidays in the rearview mirror and anew season set to kickoff in the”World Center of Racing”, the two Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototypes from Action Express are headed south for the Roar Before the 24 to officially kick the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship into high gear. The Mustang Sampling Corvette DP with full-time … Continue reading
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