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ERA MOTORSPORT WITHDRAWS FROM 2020 IMSA SEASON TO BUILD 2021 PROGRAM
Following a challenging rookie season in professional sports car racing, Era Motorsports will withdraw from the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in order to focus on building a successful 2021 program. While the COVID-19 pandemic brought its own set of challenges to the team’s sports car racing program, the team encountered a new setback following … Continue reading
PORSCHE GT TEAM WILL NOT COMPETE IN THE IMSA RACE IN-OHIO
The Porsche GT Team will not be participating in the seventh round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on September 27th at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. This decision was taken due to three positive Covid-19 tests that were confirmed during the 24 Hours of Le Mans last weekend. As a precautionary measure, Porsche Motorsport … Continue reading
PERFORMANCE TECH MOTORSPORTS TO MISS THE 6 HOUR ENDURO AT ROAD ATLANTA
Performance Tech Motorsports has withdrawn from the IMSA race at MICHELIN Raceway Road Atlanta due to circumstances surrounding COVID-19. The Deerfield Beach based team will skip Round 2 of the MICHELIN Endurance Cup after reviewing the mandated quarantine and travel restrictions that directly affect crew and drivers. The mandated quarantines along with the added risk … Continue reading
KCMG STATEMENT ON VLN PROGRAMME
KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) confirmed today it has taken the difficult decision to withdraw from the first official VLN test, 14th March, and VLN1, 21st March, on safety grounds due to the ongoing developments surrounding the COVID-19 coronavirus. Both KCMG’s #18 and #19 Porsche 911 GT3 R cars will therefore not participate in either of … Continue reading
RENAULT TO EXIT FORMULA E AT THE END OF SEASON 4
Renault today confirmed it will exit Formula E at the end of Season 4, in July 2018. An inaugural partner in Formula E, Renault e.dams clinched its third consecutive FE Teams’ title in Montreal at the end of July 2017 and will soon begin Season 4. “We had an incredible championship run during our first … Continue reading
NEW MOTORSPORT STRATEGY FOR PORSCHE WITH A CLEAR FOCUS ON ELECTROMOBILITY AND THE GT CLASS
From 2019, a Porsche works team will compete in Formula E. As a result, the company will be ending its involvement in the LMP1 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the end of the 2017 season. Porsche maintains its focus on international GT racing, and will also concentrate its motorsport strategy on … Continue reading
NISSAN DECIDES TO NOT PARTICIPATE IN 2016 FIA WEC LMP1
Nissan announced that it will withdraw its LMP1 entry from the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. Nissan entered LMP1 in the 2015 season with an innovative new, and bold concept, with the ambition to compete at the front of the field. The teams worked diligently to bring the vehicles up to the desired performance levels. … Continue reading
