Acura Team Penske “All Stars” Ready to Shine in Rolex 24 At Daytona
There have been “all-star” driver lineups in the Rolex 24 At Daytona before, but this year’s Team Penske Acura ARX-05 DPi two-car roster is absolutely one for the ages.
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LIST OF MOTIVATIONS LONG FOR FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING AT ROLEX 24
The No. 66 Ford GT team won the event’s GTLM class title last year and all three drivers – Joey Hand, Dirk Müller and Sébastien Bourdais – will be back to defend the win. On the other side of the garage, while the No. 67 Ford GT finished 10th, drivers Richard Westbrook (1:43.385) and Ryan Briscoe (1:43.433) recorded the two quickest lap times of the class in 2017 while sharing the car with endurance addition Scott Dixon.
BURGEONING ANGLO-AMERICAN TEAM UNITED AUTOSPORTS SET TO COME OF AGE STATESIDE
United Autosports adds another chapter to its already impressive nine-year racing history when the double European sports-prototype championship winning outfit competes in the Rolex 24 At Daytona as a stand-alone team for the first-time next weekend (27-28 Jan). The Anglo-American outfit enters North America’s premier sportscar race with its two Ligier JS P217 LMP2 sports-prototypes vying for overall honours in the top class and with a seven-driver squad who can boast multiple championship title success globally.
TEAM TGM HEADS TO DAYTONA FOR BMW ENDURANCE CHALLENGE
With a new year comes new changes, and that is particularly true for TeamTGM in 2018 as the team looks forward to the four-hour IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge season-opener at Daytona International Speedway this Friday.
HANSON GETS BUSY 2018 RACE SEASON UNDERWAY STATESIDE
Phil Hanson embarks on what will be his busiest motor racing season in his short career when the British teenager makes his Rolex 24 At Daytona début next weekend (27-28 Jan). The 2016-17 Asian Le Mans Series LMP3 champion contests his maiden race for United Autosports and lines-up in a star-studded driver roster. Hanson, who … Continue reading → ...
TWO CAR M-MOTORSPORT ASSAULT ON 2018 BATHURST 12 HOUR
Melbourne’s M-Motorsport will return to Mount Panorama Bathurst for the season-opening Bathurst 12 Hour looking to make amends for an almost certain victory in the GT4 category last year, the successful GT team launching a two-car assault on the once around the clock event for 2018, with the top step of the podium their primary … Continue reading → ...
24 HOURS OF DAYTONA: STRONG PORSCHE CONTINGENT AT ANNIVERSARY RACE IN FLORIDA
Porsche celebrates a very special anniversary at the 24-hour race at the Daytona International Speedway: It is 50 years since Vic Elford, Jochen Neerpasch, Rolf Stommelen, Jo Siffert and Hans Herrmann, at the wheel of the 907LH (Longtail), claimed the first of 22 overall victories for Porsche at the world-famous endurance race in Florida.
Falb & Rayhall Return To United Autosports
United Autosports has confirmed that John Falb and Sean Rayhall will return to the team in 2018
BRITISH SPORTS CAR RACING STARS READY FOR DAYTONA 24 HOURS WITH MAZDA TEAM JOEST
Joining Mazda Team Joest for a full season in the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship, British drivers Oliver Jarvis and Harry Tincknell will make their Mazda race debuts at the world famous Daytona 24 Hours on the 27-28th January. The race also marks the debut of Mazda Team Joest: a new collaboration that pairs the … Continue reading → ...
PAUL MILLER RACING SIGNS COREY LEWIS FOR TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING
As Paul Miller Racing prepares its effort for the season opener next week at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the team has announced Lamborghini Squadra Corse driver Corey Lewis will join full time drivers Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow in the No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 for the 66th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT EXCEL DURING 24-HOUR RACE DEBUT
BWT Mücke Motorsport reached the next big milestone in their team history this weekend. After making their successful GT3 debut in 2017, the next big challenge came with the 24-Hours of Dubai. The well established Berlin-based outfit rose to the demanding task supremely well with the Audi R8 LMS, taking a strong fifth place in … Continue reading → ...
HART’s ‘Volunteer’ Acura Team Ready to Take on World’s Best in Rolex 24
Once upon a time, it was somewhat common for a group of guys to get together, build a race car and head to the Rolex 24 At Daytona with a team made up of volunteer crew members.
For the most part, those days are now in the past. But now and then, there’s a team like the Ohio-based HART program, which reminds us of how it used to be. HART – an acronym for Honda of America Racing Team – consists of a group of Honda engineers who volunteer their time to field race cars.
INNOVATIVE AND INSPIRING: THE LIGHT TECHNOLOGY ON THE NEW BMW M8 GTE
Over the course of the 2018 motorsport season, the drivers at the wheel of the new BMW M8 GTE will be able to depend on a strong ally, which will be particularly beneficial at 24-hour races: the high-performance light system on the BMW M8 GTE. BMW works driver Alexander Sims (GBR) gets straight to the … Continue reading → ...
ISAAC TUTUMLU DELIVERS STRONG PERFORMANCE AT 24H DUBAI
Despite it wasn’t a brilliant result at the end, a ninth place in A6-Am class as a result of several punctures and a collision at night when one his teammates crashed into a backmarker, Tutumlu put in brilliant stints fighting with GT3 factory drivers. Isaac Tutumlu couldn’t step onto the podium at the 24H of Dubai.
BLACK FALCON TAKES OUTRIGHT WIN AT THE 24H DUBAI
The Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG GT3 (#2, Abdulaziz Al Faisal / Hubert Haupt / Yelmer Buurman / Gabriele Piana) has won the 2018 Hankook 24H DUBAI, the 13th running of the annual event that, at one point, had looked likely to be won by the sister #3 entry. Abdulaziz Al Faisal drove the #2 Mercedes-AMG across … Continue reading → ...
ONE-TWO VICTORY FOR THE GT4 VERSION OF THE AUDI R8 LMS AT PREMIERE IN DUBAI
Jubilation at the beginning of the year: Team Phoenix Racing with Audi Sport customer racing celebrated the first 24-hour victory of the new Audi R8 LMS in the GT4 class. The career of Audi Sport customer racing’s most recent new product began with an endurance test par excellence. The GT4 version of the Audi R8 … Continue reading → ...
89 CARS TAKE THE START OF THE 2018 24H DUBAI
Under a blue sky, in bright sunshine and with the highest temperatures of the week in Dubai, the 13th running of the Hankook 24H DUBAI got underway at Dubai Autodrome. A total of 89 cars took the start for the marathon race twice around the clock at the 5.390 kilometres long circuit. The first four … Continue reading → ...
“Twenty-Four Premiere at ONE DAYTONA” Set for January 24
Serving as a prelude to the 56th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona at Daytona International Speedway, IMSA is pleased to support the Twenty-Four Premiere at ONE DAYTONA on Wednesday, Jan. 24 from 6-8 p.m. The race kickoff event will allow fans an opportunity to see the cars and meet the stars in advance of one of the most anticipated races in the Rolex 24’s storied history.
LEXUS LC TO COMPETE IN THE 24 HOURS OF NÜRBURGRING 2018
The Lexus LC coupe will contest the 46th running of the 24 Hours Nurburgring (12 – 13 May), its first appearance in the event. The model, introduced a road car just last year, has been adapted to race specification by Lexus mechanics and engineers and makes use of advanced development technologies that are destined to feature … Continue reading → ...
ISAAC TUTUMLU GETS LAST-MINUTE CALL-UP FOR 24H DUBAI
The Spaniard will drive a Car Collection Motorsport-entered Audi R8 LMS at the Dubai 24 hours event to start tomorrow. Tutumlu clocked the second fastest lap time during night practice and will join Çapan, Stippler, Parhofer and Terrail for the mammoth 24-hour race.
