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AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL FIRST TEST AT THE ROAR BEFORE THE 24

The newly formed AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports team hit the track for the first time this weekend at the Roar Before the 24 with its recently announced driver foursome of Gustavo Yacaman, Sebastian Saavedra, Roberto Gonzalez and Nick Boulle.  Their #52 Ligier JS P217 completed three days of trouble-free testing as they prepare for the Rolex … Continue reading → ...

STRONG START FOR ACTION EXPRESS RACING AT DAYTONA

Action Express Racing opened the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season with three days of testing at Daytona International Speedway with the Roar Before the 24.  Joao Barbosa (PRT), Filipe Albuquerque (PRT), and Christian Fittipaldi (BRA) shared the driving duties in the No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R, while the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R … Continue reading → ...

UNITED AUTOSPORTS IN SHAPE FOR ROLEX 24 AFTER CONSTRUCTIVE “ROAR” TEST

United Autosports will return to the Daytona International Speedway later this month primed for the Rolex 24 At Daytona race week (25-28 Jan) after a constructive three-day official test at the Floridian venue which finished today (7 Jan). The Anglo-American team clocked up a total of almost 1,500-miles with its brace of Ligier JS P217 … Continue reading → ...

PAUL MILLER RACING COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL TEST AT ROAR BEFORE THE 24

The three day test officially kicking off the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is complete at Daytona International Speedway. Paul Miller Racing participated in seven of the eight sessions, with the No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 completing a total of 161 laps. We had a productive test, even with the the unusually cold temperatures here … Continue reading → ...

PRODUCTIVE ROAR BEFORE THE 24 FOR TEAM TGM

After taking delivery of its Mercedes-AMG GT4 just days before heading to Florida, TeamTGM made its first laps around Daytona International Speedway this weekend in preparation for the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge season opener & the BMW Endurance Challenge & at the end of the month. TeamTGM recently announced its extended driver lineup with the … Continue reading → ...

Nasr Leads Cadillac DPi Sweep in Roar Before The Rolex 24 Qualifying

Leading the way in a back-and-forth 15-minute session for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype class was Brazilian driver Felipe Nasr in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R with a best time of 1 minute, 35.806 seconds (133.764 mph). Nasr was first in a top-four sweep for Cadillac, which is looking for its second consecutive Rolex 24 win after taking its debut race last year. » The strong pace shown by Cadillac, which led every session throughout the first two days of the Roar Before The Rolex 24 At Daytona test, carried into Sunday’s inaugural Roar qualifying session. The new-for-2018 qualifying sessions establish the garage and pit locations each team will use during the Rolex 24 At Daytona race weekend on Jan. 25-28. Leading the way in a back-and-forth 15-minute session for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype class was Brazilian driver Felipe Nasr in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R with a best time of 1 minute, 35.806 seconds (133.764 mph). Nasr was first in a top-four sweep for Cadillac, which is looking for its second consecutive Rolex 24 win after taking its debut race last year. “All I have to say, is we as a team, Action Express and Cadillac, we brought the car out there to run the most amount of laps,” Nasr said. “We were really getting into it and preparing for the race, because we know this weekend is more a part of what is going to come at the end of the month. We all felt pretty confident. We felt the car was behaving well. “Today in qualifying, all I have to say, is myself and Filipe (Albuquerque), that was driving our sister car, we gave everything we had. The times were pretty close. There are some cars out there that aren’t showing fully what they can do, but I know we are. I’m pretty happy with what we have right now.” Nasr is pleased to be back racing in the Rolex 24 At Daytona,...

BMW TEAM RLL AND TURNER MOTORSPORT TEST AT DAYTONA

With three weeks remaining until the start of this season’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC) in Daytona (USA), BMW Team RLL and Turner Motorsport have spent this weekend preparing intensively for the iconic 24-hour race. The three-day “Roar before the 24” offered both teams the opportunity to get plenty of test kilometres under their belts. … Continue reading → ...

EIGHT MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT CUSTOMER RACING ENTRIES ON TRACK THIS WEEKEND AT THE ROAR BEFORE THE 24

Eight Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams competing in two different IMSA sports car racing series will turn their first official test laps of the 2018 season this weekend at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) at the Roar Before the Rolex 24 At Daytona, January 5 – 7. The three-day annual test is in preparation for the … Continue reading → ...

WILL OWEN READY FOR ROAR BEFORE THE 24

The Roar before the Rolex 24 is rapidly approaching, which means the start of the 2018 racing season is here. Will Owen will be taking to Daytona International Speedway this weekend in his United Autosports Ligier JS P217 accompanied by teammates Bruno Senna, Hugo de Sadeleer, and Paul Di Resta. January 5-7th is dedicated to … Continue reading → ...

ROBERTO GONZALEZ AND NICK BOULLE JOIN AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS

AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports announced today that Roberto Gonzalez and Nick Boulle will complete its driver lineup in the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportscCar Championship.  Gonzalez will join full time drivers Gustavo Yacaman and Sebastian Saavedra for all four rounds of the Patron North American Endurance Cup, and Boulle will complete the four-driver line up for the … Continue reading → ...

16 ONROAK AUTOMOTIVE CARS AT DAYTONA THIS WEEKEND

Onroak Automotive’s sporting year will kick off this coming weekend at the Daytona circuit. The French constructor will be present in force in Florida at the ROAR BEFORE THE ROLEX 24, the official test session for the mythical Daytona 24 Hours. Five cars from its Le Mans workshops are entered in the blue-riband prototype category … Continue reading → ...

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