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WORLD CLASS AUSTRALIAN ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP SET FOR 2020

October 9, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Australian GT have unveiled the first of their dates for the 2020 season, with three events scheduled for the CAMS Australian Endurance Championship, kicking off with the Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour in late January.

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Funny Car’s Ron Capps Looking to Emerge From Tight Group of Title Contenders at NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals

October 9, 2019 RNW Staff 0

CONCORD, NC – October 9, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – The way Ron Capps looks at it, the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship might as well be restarting this weekend during the NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at the state-of-the-art zMAX Dragway. It’s a nod to just how competitive the Funny Car class has […]

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Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta Staying The Course as Championship Talk Heats Up at NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals

October 9, 2019 RNW Staff 0

CONCORD, NC – October 9, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – With nearly the slimmest of leads and four races remaining in the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Doug Kalitta isn’t taking his top spot for granted. The chance for the Top Fuel veteran’s first world championship is one of the top […]

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WEATHERTECH RACING READY FOR PETITE LE MANS

October 8, 2019 RNW Staff 0

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland), and Jeff Westphal (San Mateo, Calif.) are ready for the final race of the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season Motul Petit Le Mans to run at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, October 10-12.

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CADILLAC RACING TEAMS READY FOR SEASON FINALE PETITE LE MANS

October 8, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Four Cadillac teams, six cars, will compete in the season-ending round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the running of the Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, October 10-12.

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THE FINAL CHALLENGE: FOUR CARS, TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR PERFORMANCE TECH MOTORSPORTS AT ROAD ATLANTA

October 8, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Performance Tech Motorsports’ target is locked on the top step of the podium for the final IMSA event weekend in 2019.

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ALBUQUERQUE JOINS WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING

October 8, 2019 RNW Staff 0

A new but familiar face will join Whelen Engineering Racing in 2020, as Filipe Albuquerque has been signed to the driver roster in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R for the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC).

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Top Fuel Star Brittany Force Aims for Another Clutch Performance at AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals

October 7, 2019 RNW Staff 0

ENNIS, TX – October 7, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Brittany Force knows what a win at Texas Motorplex can do for championship aspirations. The Top Fuel standout performed well in the pressure moments of the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship stop at the track two years ago, using that victory to […]

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TCR and GT Endurance 2019 photos

October 7, 2019 RNW Staff 0

TCR and GT Endurance 2019 photos

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FUJI TRIUMPH FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

October 7, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The reigning World Champions won at Fuji Speedway for the seventh time in eight years, with the #8 TS050 HYBRID of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley earning victory from pole position.

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MIGHTY MONZA BECKONS WILKINSON FOR GT OPEN SEASON FINALE

October 7, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Ollie Wilkinson is ready to wrap up his 2019 racing season and first year driving the new Aston Martin Vantage GT3 next weekend (12 & 13 October), as he heads to Monza, Italy, for the final round of the International GT Open series with Optimum Motorsport.

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FERRARI ON THE PODIUM IN LMGTE AM AT THE 6 HOURS OF FUJI

October 6, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The #83 Ferrari 488 GTE courtesy of AF Corse claimed second place in the LMGTE Am class in the 6 Hours of Fuji, second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The crew made up of François Perrodo, Emmanuel Collard and Nicklas Nielsen, after the success in the opening round at Silverstone, consolidate their championship leadership. In LMGTE Pro, AF Corse’s Ferrari crews leave the Japanese track having missed out on a podium after watching their race strategy thwarted by a Full Course Yellow, stripping the Ferrari cars of any chance of a battle for victory.

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CETILAR RACING ENDURES TOUGH WEEKEND AT FUJI

October 6, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Cetilar Racing endured a tough race weekend at Fuji. The second of eight FIA WEC rounds ended with a P8 in the LMP2 category. After setting the eight lap-time in the Saturday’s qualifying, the AF Corse-powered #47 Dallara shared by Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto and Andrea Belicchi crossed once more the finish line.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS CLAIM PODIUM IN 6 HOURS OF FUJI

October 6, 2019 RNW Staff 0

United Autosports scored its first podium finish in only the second round of 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship when the #22 Oreca of Phil Hanson, Filipe Albuquerque and Oliver Jarvis was officially classified a magnificent third – sixth overall – in the 6 Hours of Fuji today (6 Oct).

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REBELLION RACING ON THE THIRD STEP OF THE 6 HOURS OF FUJI PODIUM

October 6, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Following the Silverstone round last September, Team REBELLION Racing participated this weekend in the second round of the 2019-2020 season of the FIA World Endurance Championship with one car entered in LMP1 class.

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FIRST WEC POLE POSITION FOR THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR

October 5, 2019 RNW Staff 0

The new Porsche 911 RSR will take up round two of the FIA World Endurance Championship at Fuji (Japan) from pole position. Gianmaria Bruni (Italy) and Richard Lietz (Austria), the winners of the season-opener at Silverstone (Great Britain), turned the fastest lap in the number 91 vehicle. The ca. 515 hp No. 92 sister car driven by Kévin Estre (France) and Michael Christensen (Denmark) will tackle the six-hour race from the sixth grid spot. In the GTE-Am class, Porsche’s German customer team Project 1 achieved the first grid position.

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FERRARI READY FOR A FIGHT-BACK AT FUJI

October 4, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Season 8 of the FIA World Endurance Championship stops off this weekend at Fuji Speedway for the second calendar date after the season-opener at Silverstone. The Japanese circuit plays host to the 6 Hours of Fuji where Ferrari crews – two in the LMGTE Pro class and four in LMGTE Am – are summoned for a repeat demonstration of the competitiveness shown in England in a bid for precious championship points.

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Drama Will Be High as NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship Nears Finish Line at Las Vegas

October 4, 2019 RNW Staff 0

LAS VEGAS, NV – October 4, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – With championships on the line, the high-stakes action of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will reach thrilling levels at the penultimate race of the 2019 season and the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, the Dodge NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil, […]

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CRAFT-BAMBOO RACING CONFIRMS RETURN TO MOUNT PANORAMA FOR THE 2020 BATHURST 12 HOUR

October 4, 2019 RNW Staff 0

Craft-Bamboo Racing confirms a return to the 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour in the pro category, as part of the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge. The team will compete at the infamous Mount Panorama circuit in Australia with one entry, and a possibility of a second entry to be confirmed at a later date. The driver lineup is yet to be finalized, but it is likely to again be fielded by Mercedes-AMG factory drivers at the famous race down under.

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Mikel’s Trucks Series 2019. Trióvalo Internacional de Cajititlán (2). Last Laps

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