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NIKLAS KRUETTEN JOINS UNITED AUTOSPORTS IMSA LMP3 TEAM FOR WATKINS GLEN AND PETIT LE MANS
United Autosports are delighted to confirm that Niklas Kruetten will join their LMP3 team for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Watkins Glen and Petit Le Mans. This year, Niklas is racing for COOL Racing in the European Le Mans Series, where he won the opening round of the season at Barcelona last month. He … Continue reading
MARCO POLO MOTORSPORTS SECURES TOP FIVE FINISH IN UNPREDICTABLE AUSTIN
Marco Polo Motorsports put up a fight this weekend in GT4 America championship rounds three and four at Circuit of the Americas. Though the No. 71 KTM X-Bow and drivers Nicolai Elghanayan and Mads Siljehaug had a damp start; they were able to earn some good championship points on Sunday. Early in the weekend, the … Continue reading
BMW TEAMS RETURN TO THE 24H NURBURGRING WITH A STRONG LINE-UP IN 2021
After BMW celebrated a 20th overall victory at the 24h Nürburgring (GER) last year, attention is now fully focused on the next edition of the classic endurance race. The 49th edition of the ‘Eifel Marathon’ will take place on 5th/6th June 2021. The six-hour qualifying race will be held already this coming Sunday. The BMW teams ROWE Racing, … Continue reading
JACK AITKEN READY FOR ACTION AT GT WORLD CHALLENGE SPRINT CUP ROUND IN FRANCE
After a frustrating debut weekend at Monza where – through no fault of his own – he didn’t even get a chance to race in the opening Endurance round of the GT World Challenge Europe, Jack Aitken finally gets a chance to mix it with the best for the first Sprint Cup race at Magny-Cours … Continue reading
THE 5 THING YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT THE LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO
The Lamborghini Super Trofeo is a reference point in the global panorama of one-make championships, divided into three different continental series: North America, Asia and Europe, which each year, at the end of the season, compete in the Lamborghini World Final. There are six rounds on the calendar for each series, each consisting of free … Continue reading
TAYLOR HAGLER PERSEVERES AT COTA
Taylor Hagler completed the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS weekend at Circuit of the Americas and raced to a sixth place finish before suffering a DNF in the second race of the double header weekend. The home race weekend marked the second outing for Hagler in the No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports … Continue reading
PORSCHE AND TEAM PENSKE TO COLLABORATE IN MOTORSPORTS
Porsche Motorsport and Team Penske have agreed to collaborate closely in fielding the new LMDh vehicle commencing in 2023. The successful US team will work together with the experts from Weissach to run factory entries in the FIA WEC World Endurance Championship and the North American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC). Under the name of … Continue reading
ASTEMO NSX-GT WINS SUPER GT BY A CLOSE MARGIN AT FUJI
The Takanokono Hotel FUJI GT 500km RACE, round 2 of the 2021 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series was held on the afternoon of May 4th (Tues., holiday) at Fuji Speedway (one lap 4,563m × 110 laps). In the GT500 class, the No. 17 Astemo NSX-GT (Koudai Tsukakoshi/Bertrand Baguette) took the lead with a well-timed pit stop … Continue reading
DXDT RACING KEEPS WIN, PODIUM RUN GOING AT THE CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS
Circuit of The Americas threw a lot at DXDT Racing during a jam-packed weekend that included six races, three different SRO America race series and two entirely different weather conditions. But the Statesville, N.C.-based team specialized in recovery and success with class wins in both GT World Challenge America and TC America, and fightback efforts … Continue reading
LAMBORGHINI CONTINUES PERFECT START TO GT WORLD CHALLENGE AMERICA SEASON AT COTA
Lamborghini remains unbeaten in the 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS season following another double victory for K-PAX Racing at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Lamborghini Factory Driver Andrea Caldarelli and team-mate Jordan Pepper claimed the third consecutive victory for the #3 car in a rain-affected opener, while fellow … Continue reading
