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WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING SEBRING BOUND FOR TOUGH 12 HOUR

March 14, 2018 Charles Côté

After capturing the opening round of the 2018 IMSA Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup during January’s Rolex 24 At Daytona, Whelen Engineering Racing will target a third consecutive podium finish in the challenging 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Advanced Auto Parts this weekend.

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FALKEN CELEBRATES ITS 20th MOTORSPORT SEASON ON THE NORDSCHLEIFE

March 13, 2018 Charles Côté

Falken Tyre’s 20th motorsport season contesting on the gruelling Nürburgring Nordschleife. Yet again, the Falken Motorsports team will battle it out on the notoriously challenging German circuit in the VLN Endurance Championship and world-famous ADAC Zurich 24-Hour Race, competing with a new driver line-up for 2018 and two GT3 cars, the Porsche 911 GT3 and BMW M6 GT3.

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HART RACING READY MORE THAN EVER FOR THE TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING

March 13, 2018 Charles Côté

Hard work and dedication is the name of the game for HART Racing as the dynamic team crossed off its first bucket list item – finishing the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Now, the team that is comprised of full-time Acura employees will take on the second endurance event of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

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NIELSEN DETERMINED TO CONTINUE PATTERN OF SUCCESS AT THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING

March 13, 2018 Charles Côté

The Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring is one of Christina Nielsen’s most prolific IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races of the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup season. From March 14 to 17, she’ll race the 66th annual endurance event with a Wright Motorsports-prepared Porsche. The Ohio-based team will support Nielsen and co-drivers Patrick Long, Mathieu Jaminet and Robert Renauer in the No. 58 911 GT3 R at this famously treacherous track for the race in Sebring, Florida. This is the second round of a dozen events in the IMSA series in which Nielsen is defending her two-time GTD-class championship.

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RHC LAWRENCE-STROM CONFIRMS 2018 CALIFORNIA 8 HOUR ENTRY

March 13, 2018 Charles Côté

RHC Lawrence-Strom (RHC) announces a one-car entry in the SRO InterContinental GT Challenge California 8 Hour at Laguna Seca.

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CORVETTE RACING AT SEBRING: BY THE NUMBERS

March 13, 2018 Charles Côté

It may not have been the first track on which Corvette Racing competed, but there is no doubting the impact the team has made on Sebring International Raceway – and the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts – during the past 19 years.

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FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING HUNGRY FOR WIN AT 12 HOURS OF SEBRING

March 13, 2018 Charles Côté

While it was the No. 66 Ford GT team of Joey Hand, Dirk Müller and Sébastien Bourdais who went down in history for winning the GTE Pro title at the Le Mans 24 Hours, it was the No. 67 team who drove to a commanding first-ever win for the new Ford GT at Laguna Seca, then made it three IMSA wins in a row at Watkins Glen and Mosport. It seemed as if Westbrook, Briscoe and strategy chief Brad Goldberg had the golden playbook.

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SEBRING 12 HOURS NEXT ON UNITED AUTOSPORTS 2018 CALENDAR

March 12, 2018 Charles Côté

United Autosports make their way back to the United States this week as they prepare for the Mobil 1 Sebring 12 Hours in Florida.

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MICHAEL SHANK RACING HEADS TO THE TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING

March 12, 2018 Charles Côté

Race: 66th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Advanced Auto Parts

DAYTONA’S FAMOUS RACING HERITAGE HONOURED WITH SPECIAL SATURDAY EVENING SHOWCASE AT THE SILVERSTONE CLASSIC

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DAYTONA’S FAMOUS RACING HERITAGE HONOURED WITH SPECIAL SHOWCASE AT SILVERSTONE CLASSIC

March 12, 2018 Charles Côté

In an exciting new homage, this summer’s Silverstone Classic (20-22 July) will honour the famous 24 Hours of Daytona with Saturday evening’s three retro sports car showdowns all celebrating the history of America’s legendary endurance race under the ‘Daytona at Dusk’ banner.

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TEAM TGM SET FOR SEBRING

March 12, 2018 Charles Côté

After making a noteworthy debut at Daytona with a pair of brand-new Mercedes-AMG GT4 machines, TeamTGM is prepared and ready to go for the second race of the 2018 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge season with Friday’s two-hour Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 at Sebring International Raceway.

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MAZDA TEAM JOEST LOOKS TOWARD SEBRING

March 12, 2018 Charles Côté

With a new team running the program, a radically changed Mazda RT-24P and a new driver lineup, hopes for Mazda Team Joest were high for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the first round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Things unfortunately didn’t go as planned, but the team has regrouped, continued testing and expects to be ready for the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 17.

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HANSON ON A MISSION TO PROVE A POINT IN SEBRING RACE DÉBUT

March 12, 2018 Charles Côté

Phil Hanson starts the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday (17 Mar) eager to add his name to the historic race’s impressive Roll of Honour. The 18-year-old Briton shares the United Autosports Ligier JS P217 LMP2 sports-prototype with ex-Formula 1 and DTM champion Paul Di Resta (GB) plus Alex Brundle (GB) in the Florida race being run for the 66th time.

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RED CAMEL-JORDANS TAKES FIRST 24H SERIES WIN IN TWO YEARS AT SILVERSTONE

March 11, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Red Camel-Jordans.nl (#303, Ivo Breukers / Rik Breukers / Konstantins Calko) has won a frenetic opening round of the 2018 European Championship at Silverstone in the UK, an event heavily affected by changeable weather and track temperatures. Having already competed in the GT and PROTO-exclusive 12-hour race earlier in the weekend, Rik Breukers took the … Continue reading → ...

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ISAAC TUTUMLU SHINES DESPITE SET-BACK IN 12H SILVERSTONE

March 11, 2018 Charles Côté

Spaniard Tutumlu delivered another strong performance despite his Silverstone 12-hour race came to an early end following clutch issues in his Car Collection Motorsport Audi R8 LMS.

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SIMPSON MOTORSPORT AND ROFGO RACING CLAIM PROTO AND GT VICTORIES AT FIRST-EVER 12H SILVERSTONE

March 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The Simpson Motorsport Ginetta G57 (#4, Steve Tandy / Bob Berridge / Mike Simpson / Charlie Robertson) has claimed victory in the PROTO division at the first-ever Hankook 12H SILVERSTONE after a fighting drive, while the ROFGO Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 (#31, Roald Goethe / Stuart Hall / Daniel Brown) has secured overall GT honours. Simpson … Continue reading → ...

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NEW CUPRA TCR ON TOP ON ENDURANCE RACE DEBUT

March 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten Racing (#175, Gijs Bessem / Harry Hilders / Ronny Jost / Fabian Danz) currently leads the 2018 Hankook 24H SILVERSTONE after a weather-affected opening few hours. The Dutch-based outfit had qualified 7th fastest of the TCR runners, but smooth running around the 5.891km Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit during tricky opening … Continue reading → ...

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SCUDERIA PRAHA LEADS A DRAMATIC 12H SILVERSTONE AT THE HALFWAY MARK

March 9, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Bohemia Energy racing with Scuderia Praha (#11, Jiri Pisarik / Josef Kral / Matteo Malucelli) currently leads the first-ever Hankook 12H SILVERSTONE in an event beset by heavy rain and changeable conditions. The Ferrari 488 GT3 had started 9th on a dry grid after a difficult qualifying session earlier this morning, but smooth running during … Continue reading → ...

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24 HOURS OF SPA: A HISTORY, PART 1 1924-1953

March 9, 2018 Charles Côté

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.

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PORSCHE TAKES ON THE SPORTS CAR CLASSIC IN FLORIDA AS THE RECORD WINNER

March 8, 2018 Charles Côté

The 12 Hours of Sebring, the toughest and oldest sports car race in the USA, will be held for the 66th time on March 17th. Porsche has written motorsport history on the legendary Sebring International Raceway scoring a raft of successes.

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