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FINAL SHAKEDOWN FOR PORSCHE: THE PROLOGUE OF THE WEC SUPER SEASON

March 30, 2018 Charles Côté

On April 6, Porsche heads into the new season of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with the two-day Prologue on the Circuit Paul Ricard. On the racetrack in the south of France, which opened in 1970, the Porsche GT Team will simulate an entire race weekend with the two 911 RSR in order to tackle the 15-month Super Season perfectly prepared. Porsche’s factory driver Gianmaria Bruni celebrates his comeback to the world’s most important race series for sports cars.

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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.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS TO DEBUT LIGIER JS P4 IN THE UK AT LMP3 CUP OPENING ROUND AT DONINGTON PARK

March 29, 2018 Charles Côté

United Autosports will enter two Ligier JS P4 sports cars at the opening round of the LMP3 Cup Championship at Donington Park in April.

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PROJECT 1 PRESENTS ITS 2018 MOTORSPORT PROGRAMME

March 29, 2018 Charles Côté

At the team presentation on 28th March in the Porsche factory Leipzig, Project 1 introduced its motorsport programme for the coming season. To coincide with its 25th anniversary, the Porsche team tackles the biggest commitment in its entire history.

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JUAN PABLO MONTOYA TO JOIN UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR LE MANS 24 HOURS

March 28, 2018 Charles Côté

United Autosports have confirmed that Juan Pablo Montoya will join the team for the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours.

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BMW TEAMS GET UNDERWAY IN THE NORDSCHLEIFE SEASON

March 25, 2018 Charles Côté

The test and set-up sessions fell victim to the weather conditions, but the 64th ADAC Westfalenfahrt on Saturday marked the official start of the 2018 VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring. The best-placed BMW drivers were Nick Catsburg (NED), John Edwards (USA) and Richard Westbrook (GBR) in the ROWE Racing number 98 BMW M6 GT3.

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SPIRIT OF DAYTONA RACING READY TO REGROUP

March 24, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Despite taking delivery of the team’s No. 90 Cadillac DPi-V.R Prototype just weeks ahead of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, Spirit of Daytona Racing showed immediate pace with drivers Tristan Vautier, Matt McMurry and Eddie Cheever lll teaming in the blue Prototype. The squad led the season-opening Rolex 24 and then Vautier went … Continue reading → ...

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24 HOURS OF SPA: A HISTORY, PART 3 2001-2017

March 23, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

In 2018 the Total 24 Hours of Spa celebrates its 70th edition. Through the years, the endurance classic produced some of the highlights of international long-distance racing. In this three-part series, we take a closer look at the history of the event. Part III: 2001-2017 2001 saw the start of a new and exciting era … Continue reading → ...

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CHRISTIAN ENGLAND RETURNS TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR MICHELIN LE MANS CUP

March 23, 2018 Charles Côté

United Autosports have confirmed that Christian England will return to the team for the 2018 Michelin Le Mans Cup.

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WAYNE BOYD GRADUATES TO EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES LMP2 WITH UNITED AUTOSPORTS

March 22, 2018 Charles Côté

United Autosports have confirmed that Wayne Boyd will join their LMP2 team for the 2018 European Le Mans Series.

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BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT WILL RACE FOR AUDI SPORT IN THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS

March 21, 2018 Charles Côté

The Green Hell is calling and BWT Mücke Motorsport intend to go on the offensive! For the first time ever, the well-established Berlin-based team will compete in the 46th edition of the legendary endurance classic ADAC Zurich 24-hour race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife (10th – 13th May 2018). What is totally amazing is that the outfit will contest the race as an Audi Sport customer racing team with the Audi R8 LMS #24 and field their Audi R8 LMS #25 as BWT Mücke Motorsport.

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AUDI AIMS FOR FIFTH VICTORY IN THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS

March 21, 2018 Charles Côté

Audi Sport customer racing is supporting four official teams this year. Audi Sport Team WRT – winners of the 2015 race –, Audi Sport Team Land that was successful last year and the two-time winning squad of Audi Sport Team Phoenix are firmly established in endurance racing. Audi Sport Team BWT completes this circle. In 2018, Peter Mücke’s squad is contesting the event in the Eifel for the first time.

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ASTON MARTIN EMBARKS ON LANDMARK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MOTORSPORT PROGRAMME

March 21, 2018 Charles Côté

This weekend’s 2018 Australian Grand Prix marks the beginning of Aston Martin’s most ambitious global motorsport programme in more than half a century. For the first time since 1959, the Aston Martin name will appear in both the Formula 1TM and Le Mans 24 Hours entry lists as the British manufacturer takes a vital step in the structured growth of its comprehensive motorsport vision..

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RHC LAWRENCE-STROM ENTERS BATHURST 6 HOUR WITH MARC CARS

March 21, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

RHC Lawrence-Strom (RHC) announces an entry in Class B1 of the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour with a BMW 1M supported by MARC Cars. RHC Lawrence-Strom will reunite drivers Daren Jorgensen, principal of RHC, Brett Strom and Cameron Lawrence in the No. 5 BMW 1M at the Bathurst 6 Hour, after a successful debut at … Continue reading → ...

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AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS FINISHES THE 12 HOURS OFSEBRING DESPITE SETBACKS

March 20, 2018 David Martin

AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports finished 11th at the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Advanced Auto Parts this past weekend. The new team showed promising speed despite multiple trips to the garage during their second race of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship.

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AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS FINISHES THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING DESPITE SETBACKS

March 19, 2018 Charles Côté

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SIMS SECURES FIRST PODIUM IN THE NEW BMW M8 GTE AT THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING

March 19, 2018 Charles Côté

Warwickshire-based racing driver Alexander Sims finished second in the GTLM class at the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance event on 17 March 2018, clinching the first podium finish for the new BMW M8 GTE race car in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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LEXUS RC F GT3s LEADS LAPS, No.15 LEXUS FINISHES FIFTH AT SEBRING

March 19, 2018 Charles Côté

The 3GT Racing No. 15 Lexus RC F GT3 scored a fifth-place GTD class finish in the Twelve Hours of Sebring Saturday in the second endurance event of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.

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