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Belgian Grand Prix Preview, Feel the Action

August 22, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

After a short break for the drivers and long for the fans, Formula One is back at our lives. The action returns to one of the most thrilling circuits on the calendar, at Spa in Belgium. Everyone is looking forward to watch a battle between Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton for the drivers’ championship.

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GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR WALKINSHAW ON BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA DEBUT

August 21, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Blancpain GT Series Asia debutant Sean Walkinshaw delivered a strong account of himself on his maiden outing in the category at Fuji Speedway in Japan over the weekend, 19th/20th August, despite a ‘character building’ event which produced a best Silver class result of ninth place.

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EBOR GT MOTORSPORT WINS AGAIN, EKRIS MOTORSPORT CLINCHES GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES NORTHERN CUP TITLES

August 20, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Charlie Fagg and Phil Glew won the second race of the GT4 European Series Northern Cup at Zandvoort. Yesterday’s winners dominated the second race of the weekend. Ekris Motorsport drivers Ricardo van der Ende and Max Koebolt clinched the Silver Cup title at Zandvoort, with the Dutch team securing the teams title on their home track

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PHILIP ELLIS AND MIKEL AZCONDA SHARE THE SPOILS AT ZANDVOORT IN THE AUDI SPORT TT CUP

August 20, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Two drivers controlled the pace again in the fourth of seven rounds of the 2017 Audi Sport TT Cup in Zandvoort: The Briton Philip Ellis and the Spaniard Mikel Azcona remain the only drivers to have so far taken victory. Philip Ellis came to the Netherlands with a 33-point advantage

GT World Challenge Europe

PODIUM FOR MARCHY LEE AND SHAUN THONG AT BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA

August 20, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

A dramatic slice through the field from Marchy Lee secured third place for himself and Audi Hong Kong teammate Shaun Thong in Round 8 of Blancpain GT Series Asia.

GT World Challenge Europe

ABBOTT AND BUHK SPRINT TO BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA RACE 2 WIN AT FUJI

August 20, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

GruppeM Racing duo Maxi Buhk and Hunter Abbott overcame a pitstop success penalty to claim victory in Blancpain GT Series Asia’s second hour-long race of the weekend at Fuji Speedway earlier today, helping the latter extend his championship lead, while Clearwater Racing’s Mok Weng Sun and Richard Wee made it two GT4 wins

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FAGG/GLEW OVERCOME PENALTY TO CLAIM GT4 SERIES NORTHERN CUP ZANDVOORT VICTORY

August 20, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Phil Glew and Charlie Fagg overcame a drive through penalty to win the first GT4 European Series Northern Cup race at Circuit Zandvoort. Despite having to serve the penalty, the Ebor GT Motorsport Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 finished two seconds clear of the RYS Team InterNetX KTM X-Bow GT4.

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JAPANESE SQUAD CARGUY RACING, COZZOLINO AND YOKOMIZO CLAIM HOME BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA VICTORY IN FUJI

August 19, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

CarGuy Racing, Kei Cozzolino and Naoki Yokomizo scored a popular home victory in Blancpain GT Series Asia’s first race of the weekend at Fuji Speedway earlier today after holding off Craft-Bamboo Racing’s Nick Foster and Devon Modell, while Hunter Abbott increased his championship lead by completing the podium and scooping Pro/Am honours

GT World Challenge Europe

FOSTER AND WISER SEAL BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA FUJI POLES AS CLEARWATER McLAREN SWEEPS GT4

August 19, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Craft-Bamboo Racing and Spirit of Race claimed a pole position apiece for this weekend’s two Blancpain GT Series Asia races at Fuji Speedway after Nick Foster and Max Wiser topped each of the 15-minute qualifying sessions held earlier today.

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MOTORSPORT AT THE PALACE RETURNS FOR AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY SHOWDOWN

August 18, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

London’s Motorsport at the Palace, a two-day event celebrating all eras of motoring, returns on Sunday 27th and Monday 28th August 2017 for an August Bank Holiday showdown with over 200 cars spanning over 100 years of motoring expected to be in action.

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HUNGARORING: FIERCE COMPETITION GUARANTEED IN THE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES SPRINT CUP

August 17, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The fourth and penultimate event in the 2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup will take place at the Hungaroring next week. The circuit hosts the eighth round of the Blancpain GT Series on August 25th-27th as part of the Hungarian Truck Fest, which also includes the FIA European Truck Racing Championship and the Blancpain GT

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THE MERCEDES-AMG GT4 TO RACE AT THE NURBURGRING FOR THE FIRST TIME

August 17, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

At the VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft Nürburgring, the new Mercedes-AMG GT4 will complete its first racing laps of the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. This weekend’s fifth round of the clubsport race series (18/19 August) will see two AMG GT4 on the grid, run by Mercedes-AMG Testteam Uwe Alzen Automotive and Mercedes-AMG Testteam BLACK FALCON for development runs in race conditions.

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2017 CHINA GT CHAMPIONSHIP: MID-SEASON REPORT CARD

August 17, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

We’re already at the mid-point of the 2017 China GT Championship, with six rounds now committed to the history books, so it’s timely to take stock of the season to date and look at who have been the standouts.

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TA2 THAILAND SEES STRONG INTEREST AFTER FIRST ‘CUSTOMER TEST DAY’

August 15, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

TA2 Thailand is looking towards the future with even more confidence after completing its first ‘TA2 Thailand Customer Test Day’, held at Bira Circuit, Pattaya.

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STEVENS SHOWS ABSOLUTE SPEED ON BENTLEY DÉBUT

August 14, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

A technical issue caused a retirement from today’s race (13 Aug) but not before Will had shown excellent pace and looked set for a podium result.

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B-QUIK ALL SET TO DEFEND TITLE ADVANTAGE IN BURIRAM

August 14, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

B-Quik Racing is all set to head for Buriram’s Chang International Circuit as Thailand Super Series (TSS) resumes a month and a half since the previous round, the Bangsaen Grand Prix. Henk J. Kiks and Daniel Bilski will lead the line as usual in Super Car GTM Plus, Thai motorsport’s headline racing category.

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CADILLAC RACING ON THE SPRINTX PODIUM IN UTAH

August 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Cadillac V-Performance drivers Michael Cooper (Syosset, N.Y) and Jordan Taylor (Apopka, Fla.) finished third today in race two at the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) SprintX Championship at Utah Motorsports Campus (UMC).

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PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB: KNOCKHILL – ROUNDS TEN AND ELEVEN REPORTS

August 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

While Eastwood and Cammish held the advantage with dropped scores factored in, all three needed to win at all costs to keep their title hopes alive. Behind and closer than ever, the remainder of the Pro category could see their opportunity for a first win getting nearer.