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CRAFT-BAMBOO RACING HEADS TO HISTORIC SUZUKA WITH 4-CAR MERCEDES-AMG ENTRY
Craft-Bamboo Racing showed strong pace in the opening 2 rounds of the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia season, which saw Craft-Bamboo Racing scoring a victory and podiums at the opening round of the season in Malaysia and two pole positions in Thailand, the first time in the team’s history. Craft-Bamboo Racing heads to Japan … Continue reading
PORSCHE PRODIGIES ESTABLISH THRILLING CARRERA CUP GB TITLE BATTLE
The Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, arrives in Cheshire amid a fascinating title fight between Porsche prodigies new and old. 18-year-old Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR) more than doubled his championship lead over 26-year-old title hopeful Lewis Plato (Motorbase Performance) following a … Continue reading
ASTON MARTIN ALL SET FOR VANTAGE GT4 DEBUT IN NÜRBURGRING 24H
Aston Martin takes on its second 24-hour race in as many weekends when it contests another landmark GT racing event in the 2019 calendar – the ADAC TOTAL 24 Hours (N24) – staged on the world famous Nürburgring Nordschleife (22-23 June), with four Vantage GT4 machines. Straight off the back of the 24 Hours of … Continue reading
A GUIDE TO MULTI-CLASS RACING AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA
It is said that taking overall victory at the Total 24 Hours of Spa is the toughest task in GT racing. But there is one group of people who might disagree: the winners of the race’s ultra-competitive class battles. Spa has been a multi-class race since its inception. At the inaugural running in 1924 it … Continue reading
KCMG AIMING HIGH FOR NÜRBURGRING 24 HOURS
KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) returns to the Nordschleife with two Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 cars for its maiden Nürburgring 24 Hours (20-23 June), where it aims to repeat the success it had in the ADAC Qualification Race in May. The Eifel-held event marks the third 24-hour race for KCMG in 2019, following strong showings in … Continue reading
PORSCHE AIMS TO DEFEND ITS TITLE IN THE EIFEL WITH THE NEW 911 GT3 R
The Porsche customer team Manthey-Racing tackles the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring on 22/23 June as the title defenders. After last year’s victory with the Porsche works drivers Richard Lietz (Austria), Patrick Pilet, Frédéric Makowiecki (both France) and Nick Tandy (Great Britain), the experienced squad from Meuspath are now aiming for the seventh overall victory. … Continue reading
LEXUS RETURNS TO TAKE ON THE 24 HOURS OF NüRBURGRING
Lexus will compete in the annual 24 Hours of Nürburgring, with its LC coupe tackling ‘The Green Hell’ for the second consecutive year. Following its inaugural running at the event in 2018, in which the car completed the full 24 hours, the Gazoo Racing team has put in a rigorous testing programme, covering thousands of … Continue reading
DOUBLE PODIUM POTENTIAL FOR DS TECHEETAH IN BERN
The eleventh round of the 2018/2019 ABB FIA Formula E championship takes place in Bern, Switzerland on 22 June 2019. DS TECHEETAH enters the last European round of Season Five as championship leaders for both Drivers’ and Teams’ as well as the leaders of the voestalpine European races. The 14-turn 1.7-mile track stretches around the … Continue reading
PORSCHE CUSTOMER TEAM PROJECT 1 DECLARED CLASS WINNERS AT LE MANS
The Porsche customer team Project 1 has won the GTE-Am class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (France). The No. 56 Porsche 911 RSR fielded by the squad from the German town of Lohne had initially crossed the finish line in second place at the 87th edition of the endurance classic. However, at the … Continue reading
RICCARDO AGOSTINI HEADS TO IMOLA AIMING TO CONSOLIDATE HIS ITALIAN GT SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD
The Italian GT Sprint heads this weekend to Imola for the second round of the season, where Riccardo Agostini aims to show well again. The Italian driver started his series’ campaign at Vallelunga taking the first pole position of his GT3 career and claiming a second place and one victory, sharing the duties with Alessio … Continue reading
