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Multimatic Ford Takes Charge at Watkins Glen, Brings Home CTSC Enduro Win

July 1, 2018 RNW Staff 0

In a warm, four-hour IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge race Saturday at Watkins Glen International, thrills and heartaches were abundant, but there was one Grand Sport (GS) class team that had consistency throughout.

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IMSA SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN QUALIFYING ROUND UP

June 30, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Ford Sweeps Front Row In GTLM Qualifying At Watkins Glen

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MOTUL MUGEN NSX-GT TEAM TAKES ITS FIRST SUPER GT POLE POSITION AFTER RETURNING TO GT 500

June 30, 2018 RNW Staff 0

The qualifying for the Chang SUPER GT RACE, Round 4 of the 2018 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place on June 30 at the Chang International Circuit (one lap 4,554m) in Buriram, Thailand. The GT500 class pole position winner was the No. 16 MOTUL MUGEN NSX-GT driven by Hideki Mutoh and Daisuke Nakajima with a course record of 1’23.341 in

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LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA RACE 1 REPORT FROM WATKINS GLEN

June 30, 2018 RNW Staff 0

The third round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series kicked off the weekend with a caution-free event run at the 11-turn, 3.4-mile Watkins Glen International.

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ABSOLUTE RACING’S RUMP AND CHENG CLAIM MAIDEN BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA VICTORIES WITH AUDI AT SUZUKA

June 30, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Martin Rump and Franky Cheng both claimed their maiden Blancpain GT Series Asia victories at Suzuka this afternoon after their Absolute Racing Audi led home a top-six comprising as many different GT3 manufacturers..

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RUMP’S AUDI AND FOSTER’S FERRARI SEAL BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA SUZUKA POLE APIECE

June 30, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Audi and Ferrari shared a GT3 pole position apiece after Absolute Racing’s Martin Rump and HubAuto Corsa’s Nick Foster topped a thrilling Blancpain GT Series Asia qualifying session at Suzuka this morning.

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TeamTGM TAKES NINTH ON THE GRID FOR THE IMSA CONTINENTAL TIRE 240 AT THE GLEN

June 30, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Getting off to a quick start to the weekend, the No. 46 Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis (JKTG) Foundation / Camp Boggy Creek Mercedes-AMG GT4 qualified ninth with a fast lap time of 1:57.180-seconds on Friday.

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Alphasonic Motorsport to enter TCR arena

June 29, 2018 RNW Staff 0

By PWC Series Staff Alphasonic Motorsport is pleased to announce their plans to enter the TCR category. The team has acquired a new Audi RS3 LMS factory-built racecar to compete in the TCR category in North America. The Audi RS3 was the first TCR to be sourced from Audi Canada and will be followed by […]

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OVER 60 ENTRIES CONFIRMED FOR THE 24 HOURS OF SPA TEST DAY

June 29, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Preparations for the 70th edition Total 24 Hours of Spa will shift up a gear on Tuesday (3 July) when competitors undertake the official test day ahead of this year’s race.

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MAZDA TEAM JOEST TO FACE SIX HOURS OF HEAT AND COMPETITION AT WATKINS GLEN

June 29, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Mazda Team Joest will need to beat the Prototype competition in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship – and near triple-digit temperatures – for six hours this weekend at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen.

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LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA RETURNS TO ACTION AT WATKINS GLEN

June 28, 2018 RNW Staff 0

The long break is finally over for the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series as rounds three and four get underway this weekend at historic Watkins Glen International.

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RACE MILES AND SKYMILES FOR MAGNUSSEN IN THE WEEKS AHEAD

June 28, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Corvette Racing’s Danish ace Jan Magnussen has plenty of race miles and skymiles looming in his future with five race weekends over the next six weeks.

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FERRARI BOLSTERS RANKS FOR SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN

June 28, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Three Ferrari 488 GT3 entries will take to Watkins Glen International for the traditional Six Hour this weekend. In addition to the No. 63 and No. 64 entries from Scuderia Corsa, 24 Hours of Daytona winner Ozz Negri will race a Ferrari for the first time in 16 years in this weekend’s Sahlen’s Six Hours race. The Brazilian will join Squadra Corse Garage Italia for their first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race.

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RIGON RACING WITH HUBAUTO CORSA AT SUZUKA

June 28, 2018 RNW Staff 0

A season-high 31 supercars travel to Suzuka this weekend for the first leg of Blancpain GT Series Asia’s Japanese double header. Suzuka’s iconic 5.807km, 18-turn figure-of-eight circuit remains one of motorsport’s greatest challenges, as well as a bucket list destination for any driver. Two 60-minute sprint races will provide a stern test for Blancpain GT Series Asia’s teams before the championship completes its mid-season Japanese adventure in Fuji three weeks later.

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LEXUS RC F GT3s READY TO RACE AT WATKINS GLEN

June 28, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Lexus and 3GT Racing will return to New York’s Watkins Glen International this weekend for the third of four endurance events on the 2018 IMSA schedule when they compete in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen on Sunday.

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SPIRIT OF DAYTONA RACING READY FOR WATKINS GLEN

June 28, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Spirit of Daytona Racing will be back in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship action this weekend as the team looks to return to victory lane at Watkins Glen International. The Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen (FS1 live broadcast starting at 9:30 AM ET) marks the midway point of the 2018 IMSA season as well as the third round of the Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup.

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CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE CONTINENTS CONTINUES WITH THE 24H PORTIMA

June 28, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Launched last year to great acclaim, the Hankook 24H PORTIMAO is again on the calendar for the 24H GT SERIES and the 24H TCE SERIES, both powered by Hankook. From 6-8 July, the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, beautifully located in the rolling hills of the Portuguese Algarve region and conveniently close to the Atlantic coast, will be hosting the second running of the Hankook 24H PORTIMAO. Currently, the entry list includes almost 40 cars, with 22 entries in the GT class and 15 teams in the TCE division. Following the successful debut in the previous round at Imola, there will be separate starting groups with separate pole positions for the GTs and touring cars again.

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B-QUIK “YOUNG DRIVER PROGRAMME” HEADS FOR BURIRAM

June 28, 2018 RNW Staff 0

The B-Quik Co. Ltd TM (“B-Quik”) “Young Driver Programme” takes another step forward this weekend as we enter the “Toyota Motorsport” championship for the first time on the occasion of its high profile visit to Buriram’s Chang International Circuit.

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AUDI CUSTOMER TEAMS SET FOR SUZUKA SHOWDOWN IN BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA

June 28, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Audi customer teams and drivers will be gunning for glory as the Blancpain GT Series Asia heads to Japan’s iconic Suzuka Circuit for rounds five and six this weekend. Six Audi R8 LMS GT3s are set to line up on the grid, as the teams relaunch their title tilts during the highly-anticipated double-header, which marks the halfway point of the 2018 season.

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“IT’S THE BIG ONE” – MATTHEW WILSON DISCUSSES BENTLEY TEAM M-SPORT’S PREPARATIONS FOR THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

June 28, 2018 RNW Staff 0

Three teams are fielding new-spec cars in the full 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. Ahead of this year’s Total 24 Hours of Spa, we spoke to the team bosses who will oversee their efforts at the blue riband race.

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