HENRIQUE CHAVES READY FOR ANOTHER GT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Henrique Chaves arrives at the second International GT Open’s round in the championship lead and at the Red Bull Ring is looking to increase his advantage.
TEAM ANTONELLI MOTORSPORT AIM TO TAKE THE GT OPEN AM LEAD IN AUSTRIA WITH MOISEEV/NESOV DUO
Team Antonelli Motorsport is set to return to GT Open after a three-week break, heading to the Austrian track of Red Bull Ring that hosts this weekend, 12th/13th September, the third of six series’ double rounds.
LMP3 TO JOIN IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2021
Performance Tech Motorsports IMSA Prototype Challenge drivers are moving into the spotlight in 2021 as the LMP3 series joins the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as a new class.
NHRA and Castline Race to Retail
Diecast Collectibles Program to launch at Walmart early September GLENDORA, CA – September 9, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – JRL Group, Inc., NHRA’s exclusive licensing agency, has secured a licensing partnership between NHRA and Castline Inc. for a series of NHRA diecast collectables under their M2 Machines brand. The NHRA is the world’s largest […]
LE MANS 2020: ELEVEN CONSEQUENCES OF THE POSTPONEMENT
Fans of endurance racing have rarely had so much time to look forward to the 24 Hours of Le Mans as they have this year. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the French classic was moved from its traditional mid-June date to 19/20 September. There has only been one other delayed start in the almost 100-year history of the race: In 1968, the Le Mans 24-hour race was contested on 28/29 September due to ongoing unrest in Paris. The postponement of the race also has wide-reaching consequences for the Porsche GT Team. This includes changes to the schedule as well as the waiving of popular fan events such as the technical scrutineering in the town square and the drivers’ parade the day before the start.
GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE NURBURGRING WEEKEND ROUNDUP
Dinamic Motorsport took a commanding win in Sunday’s six-hour race at the Nürburgring to put Porsche back on the top step of the GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS podium.
UNITED AUTOSPORTS TO ENTER 2020 ROAD TO LE MANS WITH FOUR LIGIER JS P320s
United Autosports will run four Ligier JS P320s in the Road to Le Mans event on 16-19 September, as the team enter the event for the fifth time.
K-PAX RACING SIXTH IN SECOND GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE ENDURANCE CUP RUN
K-PAX Racing was fully introduced into the GT World Challenge Powered by AWS Endurance Cup in mid-July, and using the lessons learned, was able to carry steam into the second round of action at Nürburgring (Germany). The team scored a top-10 finish in its second series showing, making steady improvement during an event highlighted by an intense six-hour showdown.
RLR MSPORT TO PUT JAKOBSEN AND DAYSON ON ‘ROAD TO LE MANS’
RLR MSport will run a sole Ligier JSP320 LMP3 for its European Le Mans Series (ELMS) regulars Malthe Jakobsen and James Dayson in the 24 Hours of Le Mans-supporting Michelin Le Mans Cup ‘Road to Le Mans’ (16-19 September).
SPRINT CUP CAMPAIGN REACHES HALFWAY MARK AS GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE HEADS FOR MAGNY-COURS
The 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS season will reach its halfway mark this weekend (11-13 September) with a pair of one-hour Sprint Cup contests at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.
Reigning E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series World Champ Stevie “Fast” Jackson Claims Second U.S. Nationals Win
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – September 7, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Defending E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series world champion Stevie “Fast” Jackson rolled to his first win of the 2020 season on Sunday, beating Todd Tutterow in the final round of the 66th annual DENSO Spark Plugs U.S. Nationals at Lucas […]
Langdon, Beckman, Enders and Pollacheck Claim Wins on Drag Racing’s Biggest Stage at DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals at Indy
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – September 7, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Shawn Langdon powered to his first Top Fuel victory since 2016 on Sunday at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, capping off an impressive weekend with a win at drag racing’s biggest race, the 66th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals. Jack Beckman (Funny […]
SILVER CUP TOP FOUR FOR HUTCHISON AT NURBURGRING ON AUDI RETURN WITH ATTEMPTO RACING
Scotland’s Finlay Hutchison produced a strong performance at the Nurburgring in Germany on Sunday, 6th September, en-route to a hard-earned top four Silver Cup finish during the six-hour second round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
LAMBORGHINI RACER MIDDLETON TAKES THIRD PODIUM OF 2020 AT ROAD ATLANTA
British Racing Drivers’ Club ‘Rising Star’ Stuart Middleton claimed his third outright podium of the 2020 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America season at Road Atlanta in Georgia over the weekend, 5th/6th September, with a top three finish in round five of the campaign.
EARLY DAMAGE SPOILS TEAM PARKER RACING’S CHANCES IN GERMANY
Team Parker Racing travelled to the Nürburgring with its Bentley Continental GT3 for round two of the GT World Challenge Endurance Cup at the weekend (September 4-6), but contact from another car in the opening laps cost any chance of a good result.
SECOND SILVER CUP PODIUM IN AS MANY RACES FOR MACDOWALL DURING SIX-HOUR NURBURGRING SPECTACULAR
Alex MacDowall celebrated his second Silver Cup podium finish in as many GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup races during round two of the season at Germany’s Nurburgring on Sunday, 6th September, with a hard-earned second place in the action-packed six-hour encounter.
CHANGE RACING WINS ALL CLASSES IN LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA ROAD ATLANTA WEEKEND
Change Racing came to race in the second half of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America doubleheader at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, fielding winners in all four classes Sunday. Among them was overall and Pro class victor Madison Snow, who completed a pivotal sweep of the two weekend races to vault into the championship lead.
DINAMIC MOTORSPORT CONQUERS THE NURBURGRING TO GIVE PORSCHE GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE HOME WIN
Dinamic Motorsport took a resounding win in today’s GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS race at the Nürburgring to give Porsche an immensely satisfying victory on home soil.
ALLIED RACING TAKES OVERALL GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES WIN AT THE NURBURGRING
Allied Racing driver duo Jan Kasperlik and Bastian Buus took the overall and Pro-Am race win in the second GT4 European Series race at the Nürburgring this morning. AGS Events’ Theo Nouet and Valentin Hasse-Clot won the Silver Cup, while SRT’s Bob Herber scored another win in the Am class.
Hagan, Ashley, Win Rain-Delayed Summernationals, M. Smith Takes Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle, and Langdon, T. Johnson Jr., Anderson and Pollacheck Qualify No.1 at DENSO Spark Plugs U.S. Nationals
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – September 6, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Funny Car driver Matt Hagan gave Don Schumacher Racing its 350th career win, beating teammate Jack Beckman in the final round of the rain-delayed Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals, which was completed during final qualifying of Saturday’s DENSO Spark Plugs U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil […]
