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COREY LEWIS RETURNS TO COMPLETE PAUL MILLER RACING LAMBORGHINI “DREAM TEAM”

December 18, 2019 RNW Staff 0

American Lamborghini expert Corey Lewis will return to Paul Miller Racing’s endurance racing line-up for 2020 – putting the team’s 2018 championship-winning “dream team” back together.

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The 2019 ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON IN FACTS AND FIGURES

December 17, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Once again, the 13th season of the ADAC GT Masters threw up a whole range of exciting, interesting facts and figures. A quick look at the statistics shows precisely why the Audi pairing of Kelvin van der Linde (23, ZA) and Patric Niederhauser (28, CH, both HCB-Rutronik Racing) were the ones to beat in the Super Sports Cars League, but other drivers and teams also did extremely well in 2019.

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BRUNO SPENGLER SWITCHES FROM THE DTM TO THE NORTH AMERICAN IMSA SERIES IN 2020

December 17, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Bruno Spengler (CAN) will swap the BMW M4 DTM for a BMW M8 GTE next season, when he will race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. This move sees Spengler bring the curtain down on a dazzling DTM career, which has spanned 15 years and 195 races and produced a host of highlights. The Canadian’s greatest success came in 2012, when he won the Drivers’ Championship in the BMW Bank M3 DTM.

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LEXUS LC TO COMPETE IN THE 2020 24 HOURS OF NÜRBURGRING

December 17, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Lexus LC will race in the 48th 24 Hours of Nürburgring Endurance Race, which will take place in Nürburgring, Germany from May 21 to 24, 2020.

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OLLIE WILKINSON RECRUITED TO BECOME A McLAREN PROFESSIONAL DRIVER

December 16, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Ollie Wilkinson will take the biggest step of his young racing career so far by becoming a McLaren Professional Driver, after being recruited by the Customer Racing division of the world-famous British manufacturer.

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HANSON NOW SECOND IN LMP2 TITLE RACE AFTER MAIDEN WEC VICTORY

December 16, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Phil Hanson heads in to the New Year and the second half of his first full FIA World Endurance Championship season placed second in the LMP2 Driver’s standings after scoring his maiden WEC victory last weekend (14 Dec).

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REBELLION RACING ENDS THE YEAR WITH A PODIUM AT THE 8 HOURS OF BAHRAIN

December 16, 2019 RNW Staff 0

After achieving the pole position in qualifying session, REBELLION Racing crossed the finish line of the FIA WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain in third position of the general classification.

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SOME GREAT PERFORMANCES IN A COMPLICATED BAHRAIN WEEKEND FOR COOL RACING

December 15, 2019 RNW Staff 0

For that last 2019 meeting, Cool Racing would have preferred to end up with a top three/four result, nevertheless, the 8 hours of Bahrain being the longest race of the WEC season so far, was also the longest race of the new Swiss team in world endurance racing. The main objective was therefore to gather information and experience, especially at night, to go to the chequered flag and bring the car back without making any mistakes. These objectives were fulfilled, since Oreca #ANA42 takes the points of 7th LMP2.

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CETILAR RACING COMPLETES AN ALMOST REGULAR FIA WEC RACE IN BAHRAIN

December 15, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Cetilar Racing ended an almost regular 8 Hours of Bahrain as the FIA WEC Championship came this weekend at the turning point of the season. Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto and Andrea Belicchi crossed the finish line for the fourth time in four races, showing the consistency of the AF Corse-powered #47 Dallara LMP2 car and as a result of the great job done by the team and drivers, despite the difficult condition due to the particular track and the high temperatures.

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING REIGNS IN BAHRAIN

December 15, 2019 RNW Staff 0

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing earned its third win of the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season with a hard-fought one-two victory in the 8 Hours of Bahrain.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS “STANDS DOWN” ITS LIGIER JS P3 WITH ANOTHER LMP3 PODIUM

December 15, 2019 RNW Staff 0

United Autosports brought down the curtain on an ultra-successful four-year campaign with Ligier’s first generation LMP3 sports-prototype with a second place finish in the Gulf 12 Hours yesterday (14 Dec). The British team contested the two, six-hour races with Richard Meins, Shaun Lynn and Jim McGuire piloting its Ligier JS P3 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. It marked the third time United had contested the annual race having won the “Gentlemen’s” category in 2017.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS SCORE EMPHATIC MAIDEN FIA WEC VICTORY

December 14, 2019 RNW Staff 0

United Autosports claimed its most prestigious victory in its 10 year racing history when Phil Hanson, Filipe Albuquerque and Paul Di Resta spectacularly won the 8 Hours of Bahrain today (14 Dec). Contesting only its seventh race with the Oreca chassis and fourth as a full FIA World Endurance Championship entrant, the British team recorded its maiden WEC class victory in utter dominant style with a faultless performance. United had previously scored six European or Asian Le Mans Series LMP2 race wins plus 11 other podiums – last year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, Fuji and Shanghai WEC races and eight in the European or Asian Le Mans Series since its LMP2 category début in Europe in 2017. United now lie second in the LMP2 FIA World Endurance Team’s Trophy, three-points off the lead, with round five of the WEC being staged at the Circuit of The Americas in Texas on 23 February.

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PORSCHE CUSTOMER TEAM PROJECT 1 CELEBRATES FIRST WIN OF THE FIA WEC SEASON

December 14, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Porsche has concluded the 2019 year with another victory in the FIA World Endurance Championship. At the eight-hour race in Sakhir (Bahrain), the American Ben Keating and his two Dutchmen teammates Larry ten Voorde and Jeroen Bleekemolen won the GTE-Am class in their No. 57 Porsche 911 RSR. After claiming pole position, the Project 1 team has moved to the top of the overall classification thanks to their maiden victory. The Porsche GT Team (GTE-Pro) has enjoyed an outstandingly successful 2019 season, however the squad was struck by misfortune at the eight-hour race.

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R-MOTORSPORT SET TO LINE UP WITH RICK KELLY, SCOTT DIXON AND JAKE DENNIS IN THE BATHURST 12 HOUR

December 14, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hours, the opening race of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, is traditionally one of the first highlights of the season on the international GT racing calendar. R Motorsport will field two cars during the next race weekend from January 31st to February 2nd, 2020. One of the two Aston Martin Vantage GT3s will feature a special design from Bathurst partner, Castrol. DTM and GT3 star Jake Dennis will share the cockpit with a pair of brilliant entrants to the team, Rick Kelly and Scott Dixon.

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JDC-MILLER MOTORSPORTS ANNOUNCES DRIVER LINE-UP FOR 2020 No. 85 IMSA ENTRY

December 14, 2019 RNW Staff 0

JDC-Miller MotorSports returns to the IMSA WeatherTech Championship in 2020, once again fielding a two-car prototype effort with the previously announced Mustang Sampling Racing No. 5 entry and No. 85 Cadillac DPi-V.R.

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THE 2019 K-PAX RACING CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTED BY SECOND STRAIGHT TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

December 13, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Electricity was felt through the air as long-time series contender K-PAX Racing embarked on the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge America season with the all-new second-generation Bentley Continental GT3. In a season of unknowns – hosting the model’s maiden voyage through North America under a new series’ format – the team broke ground on new beginnings, as well as continued its success as back-to-back team champions.

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PORSCHE SECURES DOUBLE POLE AT THE LAST RACE OF THE FIA WEC YEAR

December 13, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Porsche has scored the perfect qualifying result for round four of the FIA World Endurance Championship in Sakhir (Bahrain). Gianmaria Bruni (Italy) and Richard Lietz (Austria) claimed pole position in the No. 91 Porsche 911 RSR. The reigning world champions Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Kévin Estre (France) take up the race in the ca. 515-hp sister car with the starting number 92 from the second grid spot. In the GTE-Am category, the No. 57 Porsche 911 RSR fielded by the Project 1 team tackles the eight-hour race on the Bahrain International Circuit from the best starting position.

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Mobil 1 Returns to NHRA Racing With Multi-Year Sponsorship of Toyota Racing Development and Kalitta Motorsports

December 13, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Mobil 1™ Lubricant Technology to Be Featured in Both Top Fuel and Funny Car Series Cars HOUSTON, TX & INDIANAPOLIS, IN – December 13, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Mobil 1™ will return to the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yellow Drag Racing Series in 2020. ExxonMobil, in partnership with Toyota Racing Development […]

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LAMBORGHINI ACE CALDARELLI RETURNS TO PAUL MILLER RACING FOR ROLEX 24

December 13, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Factory Lamborghini ace, Italian Andrea Caldarelli, will return to Paul Miller Racing again for the opening race of the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

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The FIA unsanctions ASN Canada as regulator for Canada

December 12, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Among the decisions taken by the International Automobile Federation at its most recent Annual General Meeting and recently announced, one of them directly concerns the governance of motor sport in Canada: the end of ASN Canada FIA.

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