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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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NICOLAI ELGHANAYAN READIES FOR UTAH GRAND PRIX

August 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

After a two day test at the Utah Motorsport Campus, race car driver Nicolai Elghanayan and MarcoPolo Motorsports are ready for the Pirelli World Challenge Utah Grand Prix, August 11-12.

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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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BELL AND DAYSON SCORE PODIUM RESULTS FOR M1 GT RACING IN UTAH

August 16, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Announcing last week that they would return to competition, M1 GT Racing travelled west to the ultra-fast Utah Motorsports Campus to compete in the Pirelli World Challenge SprintX program.

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MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT CUSTOMER RACING TEAM BLACK SWAN RACING PODIUMS SUNDAY IN UTAH PWC SPRINTX

August 14, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Three Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams competed in this weekend’s Pirelli World Challenge SprintX Grand Prix of Utah doubleheader at Utah Motorsports Campus where a third-place finish in Sunday’s final race of the weekend kept the No. 54 Black Swan Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3, and team co-drivers Tim Pappas and Jeroen Bleekemolen, in top-three contention for … Continue reading → ...

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MORE PODIUM SUCCESS FOR SANCHEZ IN PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE

August 14, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Former GT Academy winner Ricardo Sanchez has charged to another podium result in Pirelli World Challenge SprintX competition, scoring a second-placed finish with Frankie Montecalvo yesterday. Montecalvo scored the Pro/Am class pole on Saturday but the first race for the duo was ruined by a puncture.

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STEVENS SHOWS ABSOLUTE SPEED ON BENTLEY DÉBUT

August 14, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

A technical issue caused a retirement from today’s race (13 Aug) but not before Will had shown excellent pace and looked set for a podium result.

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Mancinelli & Schiro Star In Utah SprintX Go

August 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Italian team of Daniel Mancinelli and Niccolo Schiro captured Sunday's Pirelli World Challenge SprintX 60-minute feature at the Utah Motorsports Campus.

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TRG GOES FULL THROTTLE FOR PWC SPRINTX IN UTAH

August 10, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Racers Group, one of the most successful teams in all of sportscar racing, is ready to push it to the limits in Utah as the team goes full-throttle for the third round of Pirelli World Challenge SprintX GTS competition.

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CADILLAC RACING HEADED TO UTAH FOR PWC SPRINTX WEEKEND

August 9, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Cadillac V-Performance drivers Michael Cooper (Syosset, N.Y), Jordan Taylor (Apopka, Fla.), Johnny O’Connell (Flowery Branch, Ga.) and Ricky Taylor (Lake Mary, Fla.) are heading the Utah Motorsports Campus (UMC) for the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) SprintX weekend, August 11-13.

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M1 GT RACING ANNOUNCES JAMES DAYSON AND JASON BELL FOR PWC SPRINTX EVENT IN UTAH

August 8, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Entering another Pirelli World Challenge Sprint X GTS event, defending series champions M1 GT Racing announce that drivers James Dayson and Jason Bell will co-pilot the M1 GT Audi R8 LMS this coming weekend in Utah. Taking place at the 24-turn, 3.048 mile Utah Motorsports Campus, Dayson and Bell will look to utilize their speed

Images from the Pirelli World Challenge round at Lime Rock Park

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SANCHEZ READY FOR SALT LAKE CITY NISSAN GT-R NISMO GT3 DEBUT

August 8, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Former GT Academy winner Ricardo Sanchez is eagerly awaiting the chance to get back behind the wheel this weekend as the Pirelli World Challenge SprintX Championship heads to the Utah Motorsports Campus in Salt Lake City. Sanchez and Frankie Montecalvo picked up a pair of podium finishes in the Pro/Am class at Lime Rock Park

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2017 MAZDA MOTORSPORTS PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE MID-SEASON REVIEW

June 7, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

S.A.C. Racing Teammates Elivan Goulart and Matt Fassnacht have been setting the pace, chased by Dean Copeland (Copeland Motorsports) and Eric Powell (Tech Sport Racing).