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INDYCAR SERIES JOINS INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE AT INDIANAPOLIS 8 HOUR
One of the world’s premier motorsport championships, the NTT IndyCar Series, joins the Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 3/4. The top tier of American open-wheel racing will hold its new Harvest GP event on Saturday afternoon ahead of Sunday’s inaugural Indianapolis 8 Hour, which hosts round four of … Continue reading
THE LIGIER EUROPEAN SERIES REVEALS PROVISIONAL NEW CALENDAR
In view of the worldwide health crisis due to the Covid-19, the Ligier European Series had to reschedule its calendar. But on the programme, there are still five Heats and still the same circuits. The season should kick off on 17 and 18 July in France at Le Castellet at the date initially set for … Continue reading
IMSA ANNOUNCES 2020 LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA SCHEDULE UPDATE
IMSA today announced changes to the 2020 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series schedule due to continuing effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. The season was scheduled to start this weekend at the Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham. With the postponement of that event, the 2020 slate now will begin its … Continue reading
MAKING WAVES ACROSS CONTINENTS: PEPPER TO MAKE K-PAX RACING DEBUT IN 2020
The Pepper family carries a strong bloodline of pure octane, fueled by generations of racers and a burning passion to compete at the highest level. Jordan Pepper, a fourth-generation racer hailing from Gauteng, South Africa, has followed his family lineage into racing and has since created a name for himself as one of the current … Continue reading
FROM SIMPLE STEERING WHEEL TO MULTIFUNCTIONAL CONTROL CENTRE IN JUST 20 YEARS
Top-class motor racing as the driving force behind technical developments – following this maxim, Porsche has taken on the enormous challenges of racing series around the world for decades. “The extreme demands we face on the racetrack very quickly highlight any weak points and encourage engineers to look for new and better solutions,” said Ferdinand … Continue reading
ERA MOTORSPORTS INVITES FANS TO DESIGN PETIT LE MANS LIVERY
Following the postponement or cancellation of the next three IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship events due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak and precautionary measures, Era Motorsport is rolling out a livery design contest for their fans around the world. As quarantine measures are being encouraged and implemented worldwide, Era Motorsport is asking fans to stay home … Continue reading
CALLAWAY COMPETITION CHALLENGING FOR ADAC GT MASTERS TITLE WITH NEW DRIVER PAIRING
Callaway Competition have achieved a great deal in the ADAC GT Masters with 33 race wins, 27 pole positions, two drivers’ and two team titles. The longest-serving outfit in the Super Sports Car League intends to build on that success in 2020, as Markus Pommer (29, GER), who secured three wins with Callaway Competition in … Continue reading
MARCH ON: AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE CHANGE
Current events have left the global motorsports paddock with caveats in the 2020 schedule. Performance Tech Motorsports is finding normalcy amidst the haze. The LMP2 race season consists of eight event weekends across nine months. Each event requires at minimum one day of travel each way, three days spent at-track and ten days of preparation … Continue reading
HTP WINWARD MOTORSPORT WITH TWO STRONG MERCEDES PAIRINGS IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS
With their two formidable pairs of drivers, German-American team, HTP Winward Motorsport, intend to have a big say in who wins the title in the ADAC GT Masters this season. Former DTM driver, Maximilian Götz (34, GER) will share a cockpit with Indy Dontje (27, NL) as they did last year. Philip Ellis (27, GB) … Continue reading
ADAC GT MASTERS REACTS TO CURRENT SITUATION IN EUROPE
In light of current developments and all the various public measures put in place to protect people from the spread of the coronavirus in Europe, the ADAC GT Masters has decided to reschedule the season opener, and the races calendared for 24th-26th April at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben will now take place 23rd-25th October. Official … Continue reading
