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Sunday afternoon at Utah Motorsports Campus, Nicolai Elghanayan put on a sports car racing clinic, gaining 21 positions in race two the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of Utah. The KTM X-BOW GT4 driver started from the rear of the field and persisted through a chaos-filled race to finish third, winning the hard charger award for most positions gained during the race.

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FIRST TITLES IN 2018 FOR AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER TEAMS

August 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

In its first season, the Audi R8 LMS GT4 celebrated its first title in the Pirelli World Challenge GTS SprintX with GMG Racing. Other teams with their results made for a successful weekend for Audi Sport customer racing.

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A SECOND DAY OF PODIUMS FOR PANOZ AT UTAH

August 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

A second day of podiums for both Panoz Avezzanos at Utah Motorsports Campus. Starting on pole, the #50 driven by Ian James and Mathew Keegan finished second, reversing the positions of yesterday’s race with the #69 driven by Harry Gottsacker. Starting in eighth, the #50 driven by Preston Calvert, had an eventful race, but finished second in class, ninth overall.

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DOUBLE PWC WIN FOR PANOZ IN UTAH RACE ONE

August 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Qualifying this morning went well for the Team Panoz crew. Mathew Keegan put the #50 Panoz Avezzano on the front row of the grid in second, and Preston Calvert qualified ninth overall, third in class with the #51 Panoz Avezzano.

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COOPER AND BRABHAM JOIN CRP RACING FOR GRAND PRIX OF UTAH

August 9, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Pirelli World Challenge GT team CRP Racing will run a new driver lineup at this weekend’s SprintX finale at the Utah Grand Prix. Michael Cooper will return to the team for the first time since 2013, racing alongside recent addition Matt Brabham in the No. 2 Mercedes AMG GT3.

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FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS BRINGS AUDI GT4 SQUAD TO UTAH MOTORSPORT CAMPUS

August 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The penultimate round of the 2018 Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) season has arrived, and this week the two Flying Lizard Motorsports Audi R8 GT4 cars will compete at the Grand Prix of Utah in Tooele, Utah. Adam Merzon and Ryan Eversley will compete in the No. 23 Case-It Racing by Flying Lizard Motorsports car while series newcomers Michael Dinan and Robby Foley will stand in for Michael Hedlund in the No. 45 Audi R8 LMS.

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A WINNING WEEKEND FOR TEAM PANOZ RACING

July 15, 2018 RNW Staff

Team Panoz Racing enjoyed a very successful race weekend at Portland International Raceway. Ian James was joined by Mathew Keegan in the #50 Panoz Avezzano with Preston Calvert in the #51, both competing in rounds seven and eight of the GTS Sprint-X Championship and both cars achieving wins..

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SRO MOTORSPORTS GROUP AND PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE PRESENT 2019 SEASON PLANS

July 15, 2018 RNW Staff

Pirelli World Challenge President and CEO Greg Gill presented teams with the expanded 2019 program and race formats.

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CRP RACING ADDS MATT BRABHAM TO PORTLAND SPRINTXROSTER

July 12, 2018 RNW Staff

The Pirelli World Challenge makes its long awaited return to Portland International Raceway this weekend, and driver Matt Brabham will race alongside full season driver Daniel Morad in the No. 2 Mercedes AMG GT3.

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FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS RETURNS TO PORTLAND FOR ROSE CUP RACES

July 12, 2018 RNW Staff

Twelve years have passed since Flying Lizard last raced at Portland International Raceway in the American Le Mans Series, and this weekend, the sports car team will return to the Oregon track for the Pirelli World Challenge Rose Cup Races for rounds seven and eight of the GTS SprintX Championship.

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FLYING LIZARD RETURNS TO THE PODIUM AT GRAND PRIX OF ROAD AMERICA

June 25, 2018 RNW Staff

Sunday afternoon at the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of Road America, GTSA driver Mike Hedlund scored a third place finish, earning the 95th podium for Flying Lizard Motorsports. The No. 45 Audi R8 LMS GT4 drove to his fourth podium finish of the year, leading the team’s three car charge in the double header weekend.

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BACK-TO-BACK WINS FOR IAN JAMES AND TEAM PANOZ RACING

June 24, 2018 RNW Staff

Team Panoz Racing returned to Road America aiming to re-claim the back-to-back wins enjoyed last year. Driver Ian James secured the mission in today’s sixth round of the GTS Championship at the challenging 4.048-mile, 14-turn road circuit.

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VICTORY FOR TEAM PANOZ RACING AT ROAD AMERICA

June 24, 2018 RNW Staff

Ian James returned to Road America this week aiming to repeat the back-to-back victories with the No. 50 Panoz Avezzano that the team achieved in 2017. Today, he put the beginning of that plan in motion and took Team Panoz Racing to the top step of the podium for the second time this season.

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FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS BRINGS THREE CAR EFFORT TO ELKHART LAKE

June 19, 2018 RNW Staff

The Pirelli World Challenge is halfway complete, and this weekend, the series journeys to Elkhart Lake Wisconsin for the Grand Prix of Road America. Flying Lizard Motorsports will return to the fan favorite track with its two full season Audi R8 LMS GT4 sports cars in addition to a third entry of a Porsche 911 GT3 R, driven by Flying Lizard customer Andy Wilzoch.

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BMW CUSTOMER RACING DRIVERS SHOW SUCCESS AT PWC SEASON MID-POINT

June 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

At the mid-point of the 2018 Pirelli World Challenge season, BMW Customer Racing drivers stand at the top of championship points in two classes, competing with the BMW M235i Racing and BMW M4 GT4. To date, BMW drivers have finished on the podium 19 times, including six victories in the first six races of the … Continue reading → ...

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FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS SCORES PODIUM IN VIRGINIA

April 30, 2018 Charles Côté

Flying Lizard Motorsports earned its 94th podium on Saturday at Virginia International Raceway at the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of Virginia. Mike Hedlund and the No. 45 Audi R8 LMS finished tenth overall in race two, scoring a second place finish in the GTSA class, Hedlund’s second podium of the 2018 season.

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FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS PREPARED FOR SUCCESS AT VIR

April 25, 2018 Charles Côté

After a month break in the Pirelli World Challenge GTS calendar, Flying Lizard Motorsports returns to VIRginia International Raceway this weekend for rounds three and four of the SprintX championship with Mike Hedlund, Adam Merzon, and Ryan Eversley in the pair of Audi R8 LMS GT4 cars. In preparation for the event, the team has completed three days of testing at this particular track, in both dry and wet conditions, confident with the progress made entering into the next rounds of the championship.

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M1 GT RACING RETURNS TO VIR WITH THEIR AUDI R8 LMS GT4

April 25, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

M1 GT Racing and their Audi R8 LMS GT4 will hit the track again this weekend at the fast and flowing, yet challenging Virginia International Raceway (VIR). Traveling to Alton, Virginia, the Florida based team will enter Jason Bell in the Pirelli World Challenge program and after a couple of weekends off, the team is … Continue reading → ...

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JASON BELL TO TACKLE VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY THIS WEEKEND

April 25, 2018 Charles Côté

Floridian and Audi Sport customer racing driver Jason Bell will be competing in his next Pirelli World Challenge Series event this coming weekend at Virginia International Raceway (VIR). Traveling to Alton, Virginia and back for another round with M1 GT Racing, Bell will once again enter the GTSA division and is excited to get back to the VIR facility, one of his favorite tracks on the 2018 calendar.

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RNW Exclusive – Patrick Dussault Interview

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

Patrick Dussault is a talented young driver currently competing in Porsche GT3 Cup Platinum Canada. Following a successful open-wheel career that lead him to go race in England, Patrick has moved on to sports car racing. Dussault is very focused when it comes to racing and is excited to see what motorsports have in store for him. He is currently racing for Lauzon Autosports. RNW Chief Editor, Charles Côté, recently talked with Patrick about his journey and what is to come in 2018.

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