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Funny Car’s Matt Hagan Plans to Keep Winning, Let Points Take Care of Themselves Heading to Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil

October 30, 2019 RNW Staff 0

LAS VEGAS, NV – October 30, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – The way Matt Hagan figures it, if he’s fortunate enough to end his 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season with a few wins, he’ll head into the offseason with plenty of good feelings at the very least. If three straight victories […]

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FARNBACHER AND McMURRY TO PAIR IN MEYER SHANK RACING ACURA NSX GT3 EVO FOR 2020 IMSA SEASON

October 30, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Mario Farnbacher and Matthew McMurry will pair in the No. 86 Acura NSX GT3 EVO for the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season for Meyer Shank Racing (MSR).

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MERCEDES-AMG TEAM CRAFT-BAMBOO RACING TO ENTER EDOARDO MORTARA AND ALESSIO PICARIELLO IN THE 2019 FIA GT WORLD CUP

October 30, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Craft-Bamboo Racing, an Official Performance Team of Mercedes-AMG, will be contesting the FIA GT World Cup at the 66th Macau Grand Prix, fielding two Mercedes-AMG GT3’s at the prestigious event in November. The team confirms the signing of Tsingtao Beer as title sponsor for the #77 Mercedes-AMG GT3 for Edoardo Mortara, and Evisu as title sponsor for the sister #88 entry for Alessio Picariello.

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Top Fuel’s Billy Torrence Happy to Throw His Name in Title Talk Approaching Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil

October 29, 2019 RNW Staff 0

LAS VEGAS, NV – October 29, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – There is a Torrence who has the most wins thus far in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, but it’s not the same Torrence as the one who clinched the Top Fuel world title a year ago in Las Vegas. It’s […]

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FANTASTIC END TO LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO SEASON FOR MIDDLETON WITH FINAL ROUND VICTORY AT JEREZ

October 29, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Highly rated British racing driver Stuart Middleton enjoyed a successful conclusion to his maiden season of GT3 action in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe at Jerez in Spain over the weekend, with a double podium and victory in the final race of the 2019 campaign.

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NIELSEN RACING WRAPS UP THE ELMS SEASON WITH A DOUBLE TOP SIX

October 29, 2019 RNW Staff 0

It’s been quite a season for Nielsen Racing and the curtain came down on the European Le Mans Series with the British-based using strategy to its very best, but ultimately the timing of a late race safety car resulted in fifth and sixth positions at the stunning AIA circuit near Portimão, Portugal..

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A FIFTH PODIUM FOR NIELSEN RACING AS LE MANS CUP SEASON CONCLUDES IN PORTUGAL

October 29, 2019 RNW Staff 0

It’s been a very successful season for Nielsen Racing in the Michelin Le Mans Cup, and this continued this weekend in Portimão, the final round of the championship, with a superb second place finish for Colin Noble and Tony Wells in the #2 Norma M30.

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WILL OWEN NARROWLY MISSES PODIUM FINISH AT FINAL ROUND OF THE EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES

October 29, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Will Owen finished 4th with United Autosports in the LMP2 class at the 4 Hours of Portimao, the final round of the 2019 Europeans Le Mans Series season.

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B-QUIK RACING SECURES THE TRIPLE CROWN AT THAILAND SUPER SERIES SEASON FINALE

October 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

What a weekend! What a season! The final round of Thailand Super Series (TSS) 2019, held last weekend at Chang International Circuit, netted us the Drivers’ Overall and Teams’ titles in Super Car GT3 and, added to the Drivers’ AM title which we wrapped up during the last round, that made it a clean sweep of all three of the big titles for B-Quik Racing.

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PORTIMAO SEES CRISTAVAO / ABREU AND HALL / MOORE SEALING GT4 SOUTH EUROPEAN PRO-AM AND GTC CLASS TITLES

October 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The Portuguese duo consisting of Miguel Cristovao and Francisco Abreu was crowned Pro-Am class champion on home turf after a nearly perfect race weekend at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. The Veloso Motorsport-entered Mercedes-AMG GT4 secured Pro-Am class honors in the inaugural 2019 GT4 South European Series season by virtue of its drivers’ faultless performance.

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RLR MSport RETURNS TO WINNING WAS ON LE MANS CUP COMEBACK IN PORTIMAO

October 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

RLR MSport returned to winning ways in the final round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup at Autodromo Internacional do Algarve with LMP3 debutant Rob Wheldon and the returning Alex Kapadia (25-27 October).

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A LEARNING SEASON FOR COOL RACING

October 28, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Coming to the last race of the first full ELMS season, the Cool Racing team was determined to show that it can fight up front. And it did in the first day, during the first practice session setting the overall best lap time, as well as in the Bronze collective test session.

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LAMBORGHINI CROWNS SUPER TROFEO WORLD CHAMPIONS AT SEASON FINALE IN JEREZ

October 27, 2019 RNW Staff 0

In front of 15,000 spectators, the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals came to a close at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in the south of Spain, with more than 50 cars competing to be crowned world champions in the Pro, Pro-Am, Am and Lamborghini Cup classes.

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THE FERRARI 488 GT3 EVO 2020: THE CONTINUING EVOLUTION OF A LEGEND

October 27, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The new version of the 488 GT3, which will compete in the main international GT championships in 2020, has just been unveiled at the Ferrari Finali Mondiali at Mugello. The new Evo package is the result of Ferrari’s desire to further refine certain aspects of one of the most successful cars in the marque’s history. This has been achieved using innovative concepts derived from its track experience and feedback from the teams competing with the 488 GT3.

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ROSS TAKES McLAREN TO AUSTRALIAN GT VICTORY ON GOLD COAST

October 27, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Fraser Ross turned in a flawless drive during Australian GT’s second race on the streets of Surfers Paradise, the McLaren 720S GT3 driver adding a win to his new lap record to conclude an almost perfect weekend, although it was race one winner Ryan Millier who claimed the round victory after finishing second in the Trofeo Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan GT3.

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CRISTOVAO AND ABREU WIN GT4 SOUTH EUROPEAN SERIES PORTIMAO RACE ONE

October 27, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The first race of the fourth event of the 2019 GT4 South European Series season took place today at Autódromo International do Algarve. Victory went to Veloso Motorsport’s Miguel Cristóvão and Francisco Abreu who converted a front row start into theirs and Mercedes-AMG’s fourth win of the campaign.

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LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA TEAMS HALFWAY TO WORLD TITLES

October 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The action on the track at Day One of the Lamborghini World Final was hotter than the temperatures that greeted the teams and drivers that reached almost 90 degrees.

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MILLIER CLAIMS AUSTRALIAN GT VICTORY ON GOLD COAST DEBUT

October 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Gold Coast rookie Ryan Millier has claimed victory in the opening race of Australian GT’s return to the streets of Surfers Paradise, the Trofeo Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan driver turning in a flawless race to take over the lead after a setback for pole sitter and early race leader Fraser Ross during the compulsory pit stop.

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Seven Rookie Candidates Eligible for 2019 Auto Club Road to the Future Award

October 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

GLENDORA, CA – October 26, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – A diverse field of seven rookie drivers representing the four NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series categories, Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, were announced by NHRA officials and the Automobile Club of Southern California as the eligible candidates for […]

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FRASER ROSS CLAIMS POLE POSITION FOR AUSTRALIAN GT GOLD COAST RETURN

October 26, 2019 RNW Staff 0

59Racing’s Fraser Ross has claimed pole position for the opening CAMS Australian GT Championship race on the streets of the Gold Coast after two epic 15-minute qualifying sessions on the demanding beachside circuit, the Victorian pushing the standing qualifying lap record to within hundredths of a second, as he threw down the gauntlet to the title contenders.

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