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PR1/MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS ANNOUNCE LINEUP FOR ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

January 3, 2020 RNW Staff 0

PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports has announced their lineup for the Rolex 24 At Daytona consisting of drivers Gabriel Aubry, Nick Boulle, Simon Trummer, and Ben Keating in the #52 Oreca 07 LMP2.

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THREE-CAR TEAM FOR AUDI SPORT TEAM VALVOLINE AT BATHURST

January 1, 2020 RNW Staff 0

Australia’s championship winning Audi Sport Team Valvoline operation will field three Audi Sport customer racing supported R8 LMS GT3 EVOs in the 2020 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, with a mix of drivers intent on claiming another victory for the brand with the four rings on the eve of the tenth anniversary of their first title in 2011.

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PAUL MILLER RACING READY TO KICK OFF 2020

January 1, 2020 RNW Staff 0

Paul Miller Racing will kick off 2020 with an exciting new livery, and a partnership extension with Total Lubricants as the team sets its sights on this weekend’s Roar Before the 24 test at Daytona International Speedway.

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PORSCHE FACTORY AND CUSTOMER TEAMS PREPARE FOR IMSA PRE-SEASON TEST

January 1, 2020 RNW Staff 0

The motorsport season makes its annual start with the ROAR Before the Rolex 24, January 3 – 5, at Daytona International Speedway. The three-day test session launches the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race season and title defenses by two Porsche motorsport programs. The Porsche GT Team factory effort looks to return to the top of the GTLM class standings with a new-to-North America Porsche 911 RSR race car while Pfaff Motorsports targets a second GTD team title with its Porsche 911 GT3 R racer. While no championship points will be awarded for the multi-day test on the 3.56-mile Daytona Beach, Florida-race track, a qualifying session for each class will help set the stage for the first competition round, the 58th Running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, January 25 – 26.

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CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA: START OF A NEW ERA

December 30, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Corvette Racing returns to the racetrack for another season of IMSA competition, but this time in a very different guise than past years. This weekend’s Roar Before the 24 marks the first public running of the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R, which Corvette Racing will field for this year’s WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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2020 AUSTRALIAN GT TROPHY SERIES TO GO FOR ‘SIX OF THE BEST’

December 29, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Australian GT have introduced the last of their calendars for the 2020 season, with the unveiling of a new approach to the Trophy Series program, a schedule which will see ten events offered between February and November, with teams given the option to go for ‘six of the best’, allowing them the ability to ‘drop’ rounds as they compete across the season to card their points tally from their best six results.

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TEAM GMB, HATANO AND KUROIWA JOIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA’S GT4 CLASS

December 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Team GMB will make its GT World Challenge Asia debut in 2020 after lodging a full-season GT4 entry.

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CLOSE TO 80 ENTRIES ALREADY CONFIRMED FOR THE 15th ANNUAL 24H DUBAI

December 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

There’s less than three weeks to go before the 15th edition of the Hankook 24H DUBAI gets underway, and more than 70 entries are already confirmed for the event.

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ERA MOTORSPORT ANNOUNCES IMSA ROLEX 24 LINEUP

December 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

LMP2 sports car racing team Era Motorsport will make their IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut next week at Daytona International Speedway. IMSA’s Roar Before the 24 will open the 2020 race season as the first official test of the year, featuring over 40 cars from four classes, and Era Motorsport will run the No. 18 Oreca 07-Gibson with team principal and driver Kyle Tilley, and drivers Dwight Merriman, Nicolas Minassian and Ryan Lewis.

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TIMO BERNHARD: “IT’S TIME TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP”

December 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Timo Bernhard (38, GER) has helped shape the sports car scene as a driver for some 20 years, achieving enormous success wherever he competed – in the 24-hour at the Nürburgring, in the ALMS, at Le Mans and in the FIA World Endurance Championship, the WEC – he triumphed everywhere. Since 2016, he has also been involved in the ADAC GT Masters with Küs Team75 Bernhard and began driving for his outfit in 2018. He achieved his maiden victory in the Super Sports Car League this year at the Nürburgring but has just announced his intention to end his career as a professional racing driver.

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NBC Sports and Feld Announce 2020 Monster Energy Supercross Coverage Schedule

December 27, 2019 RNW Staff 0

NBC Sports and Feld Announce 2020 Monster Energy Supercross Coverage Schedule December 26, 2019 6:25pm | by: Press Release Home Breaking News NBC Sports and Feld Announce 2020 Monster Energy Supercross Coverage Schedule – Supercross Angel Stadium Anaheim, CA Anaheim 1 (A1) Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship STAMFORD, Conn.—NBC Sports and Feld Motor Sports announced today […]

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FOX Sports, NHRA Announce 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Television Schedule

December 20, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Live Coverage of ‘Western Swing’ Highlights Four Consecutive Races on FOX U.S. Nationals Coverage Includes Five Hours Live on Labor Day CHARLOTTE, NC – December 20, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – FOX Sports and NHRA today announce the release of the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series television schedule, highlighted by live FOX […]

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TOM BLOMQVIST TO CONTEST THE 2020 SEASON WITH R-MOTORSPORT

December 20, 2019 RNW Staff 0

R-Motorsport will field newcomer Tom Blomqvist as the outfit embarks on the new 2020 season. The 26-year-old Briton will compete for the team from Niederwil in Switzerland in both the Endurance Cup and the Sprint Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe. Tom is the son of legendary Swedish rally ace, Stig Blomqvist, who notched up seven wins in his native Sweden and won the 1984 World Rally Championship.

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WINS AND TITLES FOR PORSCHE MOTORSPORT IN 2019

December 20, 2019 RNW Staff 0

With many major wins in 2019, Porsche has added another chapter to its tradition-steeped history. The world champion title in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the title in the North American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, victory in the overall classification of the fiercely-contested Intercontinental GT Challenge and, last but not least, the successful debut of the factory squad in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship have made the 2019 motor racing season one of the most successful in the company’s history. The titles and triumphs of the past year once again underline that Porsche’s extensive commitment to motorsport upholds the brand’s tradition as consequently as it sets the standards of modern sports car development.

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ADAC GT MASTERS WITH CAPACITY GRID FOR 2020

December 19, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The ADAC GT Masters will have a capacity grid in 2020, as 23 outfits have already taken the early opportunity to secure their place in the ADAC GT Masters, entering 39 super sports cars for the 2020 season. According to the regulations, a maximum of 34 vehicles from the 39 cars registered will be allowed a place on the grid. The ADAC GT Masters will open the 2020 season in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on the weekend of 24th-26th April.

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STRONG SEASON FOR AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING

December 19, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Thanks to its teams Audi Sport customer racing in 2019 clinched 578 trophies, including 237 victories, in more than 750 races around the globe. For the first time, four models were fielded – the Audi RS 3 LMS as well as the GT2, GT3 and GT4 versions of the Audi R8 LMS.

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CORVETTE RACING CONFIRMS ENDURANCE LINEUP FOR LONG-DISTANCE IMSA EVENTS

December 19, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Corvette Racing will turn to a new face alongside a familiar one as part of the team’s endurance lineup for the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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2020 Hot Rod Heritage Series and Reunion Dates Announced

December 18, 2019 RNW Staff 0

GLENDORA, CA – December 18, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – NHRA has announced the schedule for the 2020 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing series, featuring the NHRA Motorsports Museum’s Hot Rod Reunions. The series will feature thrilling racing action, highlighted by the crowd-pleasing, nitro burning Nostalgia Top Fuel dragsters and Nostalgia Funny Cars. The […]

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JOB VAN UITERT TO JOIN UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR 2020 EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES AND LE MANS 24 HOURS

December 18, 2019 RNW Staff 0

United Autosports are pleased to announce that Job van Uitert will join their LMP2 team for the 2020 European Le Mans Series and, pending an entry invitation, the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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WORLD CLASS CIRCUITS AND GREAT DESTINATIONS ON 24H SERIES EUROPE AND CONTINENTS CALENDARS FOR 2020

December 18, 2019 RNW Staff 0

“Good things come to those who wait,” the saying goes. And that certainly can be said about the finalised calendar of the 24H SERIES powered by Hankook for the 2020 season. World class circuits and great destinations are the ingredients of the eight-round calendar, taking teams and drivers from the United Arab Emirates via Italy, Belgium, Portugal, France, and Spain to the United States of America. Following requests from teams, two popular venues are making their return on the 24H SERIES calendar: Circuit Paul Ricard in the south of France and the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. All the other venues are state-of-the-art facilities as well. Once again, there are two separate series: the 24H SERIES Continents and the 24H SERIES Europe.

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