B. Force & Enders Grab Wins 150 & 151 for Females, Hagan & M. Smith also get Victories at Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil
LAS VEGAS, NV – November 4, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – – A record-setting weekend for Brittany Force ended with a victory, as she won in Top Fuel on Sunday during the 19th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It also served as the 151st […]
UNITED AUTOSPORTS CHASING FIRST FIA WEC RACE WIN IN CHINA
United Autosports are preparing for the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship this weekend at Shanghai, China (8-10 November).
LAMBORGHINI ONE-TWO SECURES GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS AT INAUGURAL FIA MOTORSPORT GAMES
Lamborghini secured the gold and silver medals in the GT Cup category of the inaugural FIA Motorsport Games at the Vallelunga circuit in Italy, as Hiroshi Hamaguchi and Ukyo Sasahara claimed two out of three race wins. The Team Japan supported by FFF Racing pairing ended the weekend as overall victors, with Team Poland (supporte by Vincenzo Sospiri Racing) making it a Lamborghini one-two with the silver medal following the main race.
WAKO’S 4CR LC500 WINS THE 2019 SUPER GT CHAMPIONSHIP
The MOTEGI GT 250km RACE, Round 8 of the 2019 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit (lap = 4.801 km x 53 laps) in Tochigi Pref. on November 3 (Sun.). In the GT500 class, the race winner was the No. 37 KeePer TOM’S LC500 (Ryo Hirakawa/Nick Cassidy, but the season championship title went to the No. 6 WAKO’S 4CR LC500 that finished 2nd, giving drivers Kazuya Oshima and Kenta Yamashita their first Drivers Championship title. In the GT300 class, the No. 11 GAINER TANAX GT-R driven by Katsuyuki Hiranaka and Hironobu Yasuda won the race, while the Drivers Championship title went to the No. 55 ARTA NSX GT3 pair of Shinichi Takagi and Nirei Fukuzumi.
Beckman, Pritchett, Anderson & M. Smith earn No.1 Qualifiers as Track Records Fall at Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil
LAS VEGAS, NV – November 2, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – A day after setting the track speed record, Funny Car championship hopeful Jack Beckman made the quickest run in The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway history on Saturday, earning the No. 1 qualifying spot at the 19th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals Presented […]
TOM’S LC500 WINS ITS SECOND SUPER GT POLE POSITION OF THE SEASON
The official qualifying for the MOTEGI GT 250km RACE, Round 8 of the 2019 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was held at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit (one lap 4,801m) in Tochigi Prefecture on November 2 (Sat.). In the GT500 class, the No. 36 au TOM’S LC500 driven by Kazuki Nakajima and Yuhi Sekiguchi won its second Pole Position of the season following the one in Round 3 at Suzuka. In the GT300 class, the class pole position went to the No. 720 McLaren 720S (Seji Ara/Alex Palou). This was the first PP for both Palou and the team.
B. Force, Todd, Enders & M. Smith Put On Show, Pick Up Provisional No.1 Spots at Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil
LAS VEGAS, NV – November 2, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Brittany Force made the fastest run in NHRA Top Fuel history on Friday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, blazing to the provisional No. 1 spot during qualifying at the 19th Dodge NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil. J.R. Todd (Funny Car), […]
AUSTRALIAN GT RELEASES DEDICATED GT4 CALENDAR FOR 2020
In addition to the popular CAMS Australian GT Championship calendar recently released for 2020, organisers have revealed the dates of a dedicated new-look program for GT4 – a six round championship that will encompass some of the blue-ribbon events of the GT3 series, whilst also including two standalone events dedicated specifically to the GT4 category.
SELLERS AND SNOW REUNITED AT PAUL MILLER RACING FOR MICHELIN ENCORE
2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD title winners Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow will be reunited aboard the Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO for next week’s Michelin Encore at Sebring International Raceway.
Following Runner-Up, Steven Whiteley Aims To End Trying E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Season on a Good Note in Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NV – November 1, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Steven Whitely didn’t expect his 2019 season in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service to go the way it has, but a strong showing in Charlotte has him excited he can end the year on […]
SHOWDOWN IN SHANGHAI FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
The reigning World Champions and 2018-2019 Le Mans winners have incurred the maximum success handicap of 2.74secs per lap as a result of a perfect start to the WEC season, which continued with another one-two victory on home soil at Fuji Speedway last month.
750 MOTOR CLUB BIRKETT 6 HOUR RELAY AND TEGIWA CLUB ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP SILVERSTONE PHOTO-SHOOT
The season comes to an end with two 750 Motor Club meetings at Silverstone. Both on the Grand Prix Circuit, with two completely different days of weather. The Birkett 6 hour relay race on the Saturday was a very wet race, the Sunday meeting was sunny and dry, though a little cold. Thank you Silverstone, […]
AUSTRALIAN GT FINALISES 2020 ENDURANCE CALENDAR
Australian GT have confirmed the date and venue for the final event of the 2020 CAMS Australian Endurance Championship, with the legendary Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit – the host of some of the most incredible GT battles of recent years – the scene of the third round of the new season in mid-August.
Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Jerry Savoie Thrives on Calming Feeling Vegas Provides at Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil
LAS VEGAS, NV – October 31, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – There’s usually a variety of emotions racing at Las Vegas with a potential NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series championship on the line. Relaxed is usually not one of them, but that’s precisely how Jerry Savoie feels heading to one of his favorite […]
Tickets On Sale for Virginia NHRA Nationals
GLENDORA, CA – October 31, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Tickets are now on sale for the third annual Virginia NHRA Nationals. This event marks the eighth stop on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing tour. After a successful return to the series schedule in 2018, the event will take place May 29-31 at […]
THREE PORSCHE MOTORSPORT ASIA PACIFIC CUSTOMER SQUADS TO PARTICIPATE IN FIA MOTORSPORT GAMES
Three regional Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific customers will take part in a brand new Olympic-style race event, the FIA Motorsport Games in Vallelunga, Rome on November 1-3.
FIA MOTORSPORT GAMES AWAIT TEAM HONG KONG
Team Hong Kong will be represented in the GT and Touring Car Cup during the inaugural FIA Motorsport Games from Vallelunga, Rome (1-3 November) with KCMG founder Paul Ip, Marchy Lee and Jim Ka To.
JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals Moves to July at National Trail Raceway
GLENDORA, CA – October 31, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – One of the most widely known and prestigious weekends on the Sportsman racing calendar, the JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals, will be back at National Trail Raceway on July 18-19, 2020. After a three-year hiatus from National Trail Raceway, the race made a return to the […]