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WILL OWEN CLAIMS FIRST TOP TEN FINISH OF 2018 ELMS SEASON

Will Owen and United Autosports achieved their first top-ten finish of the 2018 European Le Mans Series over the weekend during the 4 Hours of Castellet where they placed 9th out of the 18 total entries in the LMP2 category.

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FLAWLESS RLR MSport RACES TO LONG AWAITED VICTORY IN ELMS 4 HOURS OF LE CASTELLET

April 16, 2018 Charles Côté

RLR MSport raced to a flawless and controlled victory in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) 4 Hours of Le Castellet at Circuit Paul Ricard (Sunday 15 April).

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WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING FINISHES SEVENTH AT LONG BEACH

April 15, 2018 Charles Côté

The No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R of drivers Felipe Nasr (BRA) and Eric Curran (USA) showed impressive race pace on Saturday but saw the chances of victory evaporate after contact from a competitor late in the race.

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ESM RETURNS TO PODIUM AT LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX

April 15, 2018 Charles Côté

Strong strategy, fast pit stops, and commanding passes from the Tequila Patrón ESM squad earned the team a second place finish Saturday afternoon at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s BUBBA burger SportsCar Grand Prix at Long Beach. Scott Sharp and Ryan Dalziel piloted the Nissan Onroak DPi to a second place finish, earning the No. 2 car’s first podium of the 2018 season.

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BARBOSA, ALBUQUERQUE GIVE CADILLAC SECOND CONSECUTIVE LONG BEACH VICTORY

April 15, 2018 Charles Côté

A Cadillac DPi-V.R. won Saturday’s BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach, but it wasn’t the one fans may have expected coming into the weekend.

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ESM AIMS FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS ON THE STREETS OF LONG BEACH

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

The streets of Long Beach California come alive for this weekend’s BUBBA burger SportsCar Grand Prix at Long Beach as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship begins the first of three consecutive sprint races on the 2018 calendar. Twelve Hours of Sebring race winners and Round 2 champions of the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup, Tequila Patrón ESM is ready to get back on track for Round 3 of the IMSA Championship.

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MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING LONG BEACH BOUND

April 11, 2018 Charles Côté

Mustang Sampling Racing will return to race action this weekend as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship stages round three of the 2018 season with a visit to California for the BUBBA burger Grand Prix of Long Beach.

Prototype

ByKOLLES RACING REVEALS ITS PLANS IN PREPARATION OF THE START OF THE 2018/19 WEC SEASON

April 11, 2018 Charles Côté

Following a very satisfying test of the Enso CLM P1/01 Nismo at the WEC Prologue in Paul Ricard last week, with a high number of laps completed without technical issues and confirming the significant gains in both performance and reliability, ByKOLLES Racing will now focus on fine-tuning before the first race in Spa Francorchamps on the 05th of May as outlined below:

Le Mans

RLR MSport SEEKS LMP3 PODIUMS IN ELMS AND LE MANS CUP AT PAUL RICARD

April 10, 2018 Charles Côté

RLR MSport has its sights on the LMP3 podium in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) 4 Hours of Le Castellet and the supporting Michelin Le Mans Cup (13-15 April).

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CADILLAC RACING TEAMS HEAD WEST TO LONG BEACH

April 10, 2018 Charles Côté

Cadillac V-Performance Racing teams Whelen Engineering Cadillac, Mustang Sampling Cadillac and Konica Minolta Cadillac are headed west to Long Beach, Calif. for round three of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach to run April 13-14.

Prototype

FIRST TEST FOR THE REBELLION R-13 AT THE FIA WEC PROLOGUE

April 9, 2018 Charles Côté

The first meeting of the Super Season took place on April 6th and 7th at the Paul Ricard circuit for the World Endurance Championship Prologue.

Prototype

PORSCHE 919 HYBRID EVO TAKES TRACK RECORD AT SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS

April 9, 2018 Charles Côté

Today, on April 9, an evo version of the Le Mans winning Porsche 919 Hybrid established a new track record at Spa-Francorchamps. Porsche works driver Neel Jani lapped the 7.004 kilometre long Belgian Grand Prix Circuit in the Ardennes mountains in 1:41.770 minutes.

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VILLORBA CORSE UNVEIL THEIR NEW DALLARA FOR LE MANS

April 5, 2018 Charles Côté

On Wednesday, April 4 inside such an exclusive place as “Ruote da sogno” in Reggio Emilia Cetilar Villorba Corse unveiled their new Dallara P217 Gibson that will take part in the entire European Le Mans Series and, next June, in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the second season in a row.

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RNW Exclusive – Michael Simpson Interview

March 30, 2018 Charles Côté

RNW Chief Editor, Charles Côté, talks with Ginetta Chief race driver Michael Simpson about everything from multi-spec racing series to prototype racing.

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PAUL DI RESTA TO MAKE LE MANS 24 HOURS DEBUT WITH UNITED AUTOSPORTS

March 30, 2018 Charles Côté

United Autosports have confirmed that Paul Di Resta will join their Le Mans 24 Hours team in 2018.

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TDS RACING UNVEILS THE 2018/2019 CAR LIVERY

March 30, 2018 Charles Côté

Only a few days until the WEC 2018/2019 Super Season start – The Prologue – and TDS Racing unveils its new colors reversing them.

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FOUR QUESTIONS TO…. ERIC VAN DE POELE

March 30, 2018 Charles Côté

With five victories (1987, 1998, 2005, 2006 and 2008) Eric van de Poele is the most successful driver in Total 24 Hours of Spa history. With the 70th edition of the Belgian endurance classic just around the corner, the time is right to look back at the highlights from the 25 starts the 56-year-old has under his belt.