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For the third straight race, a Soul Red Crystal Mazda RT24-P was driven into the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar victory lane as Jonathan Bomarito and Harry Tincknell scored victory at the IMSA Road Race Showcase at Road America.

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BMW TEAM RLL FINISHES FIFTH AND EIGHTH AT ROAD AMERICA

August 5, 2019 RNW Staff

BMW Team RLL salvaged a top-five finish in today’s IMSA WeatherTech Championship Road Race Showcase, at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wis., with the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE of Tom Blomqvist and Connor De Phillippi, after a very difficult day. After leading a handful of laps, John Edwards and Jesse Krohn finished eighth in the No. 24 BMW M8 GTE following brake failure mid-race. The car completed the two-hour-and-forty-minute race, but after repairs cost four laps, a deserving result was impossible.

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COME-FROM-BEHIND CONSECUTIVE SUPER GT WINS FOR WAKO’S 4CR LC500 AT FUJI

August 4, 2019 RNW Staff

The FUJI 500mile RACE, Round 5 of the 2019 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, was run on August 4th at Fuji Speedway (4,563m x 175 laps) in Shizuoka Prefecture. The air temperature had risen to 33 degrees Celsius before the start of this 500-mile (805 km) race, the longest in the series, and twice before it was over the Safety Car would come out to control the race, as befitting a tough midsummer endurance race. The winner of the GT500 class race was the No. 6 WAKO’S 4CR LC500 (Kazuya Oshima/Kenta Yamashita), in what was a second consecutive win for the tear following the victory in Round 4 in Thailand. In the GT300 class, the winner was the No. 87 T-DASH Lamborghini GT3 (Tsubasa Takahashi/Andre Couto/Kiyoto Fujinami).

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BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA THIRD PLACE FINISH IN GT3S FOR HUBAUTO CORSA IN KOREA

August 4, 2019 RNW Staff

After two days of racing at Yeongam in South Korea, the Ferrari of HubAuto Corsa and its driver Yuya Sakamoto are still in the running for the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia.

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TOP 10 BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA FINISHES IN KOREA FOR AUDI TEAMS

August 4, 2019 RNW Staff

Two Audi Sport Asia teams emerged from a challenging round 10 of Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia with overall points-scoring finishes. Audi Sport Asia Team TSRT’s Rahel Frey and David Chen were the big movers during the race at the 5.615km Korea International Circuit, recovering from a starting position of 15th to bring their Audi R8 LMS GT3 home in seventh after strong stints from both drivers.

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PANTHER/AAS PORSCHE KEEP BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA TITLE HOPES ALIVE BY WINNING RACE 2 IN KOREA

August 4, 2019 RNW Staff

Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak remains a Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia title contender after he and Panther/AAS Motorsport co-driver Alex Imperatori scored their second victory of the season at the Korea International Circuit earlier today.

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SECOND PLACE FOR HUBAUTO IN BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA RACE 1 AT YEONGAM

August 3, 2019 RNW Staff

At the end of sixty minutes of intense racing at the Korea International Circuit in Yeongam the Ferrari 488 GT3 of HubAuto Corsa with Yuya Sakamoto and Marcos Gomes finished second in Race-1 of Round 9 of the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia.

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INDIGO’S CHOI AND METZGER FIGHT BACK FOR POPULAR BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA HOME WIN AT YEONGAM

August 3, 2019 RNW Staff

MG Choi and Manuel Metzger oversaw a popular home win for Solite Indigo Racing earlier today at the Korea International Circuit where their Mercedes-AMG headed a Race 1 top-four comprising as many different manufacturers.

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AUDI SPORT ASIA TEAM TSRT FOURTH IN BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA IN KOREA

August 3, 2019 RNW Staff

Audi Sport Asia Team TSRT’s David Chen and Rahel Frey kept their cool amid intense Korean heat to finish fourth in round nine of Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia. The pair fought strongly to bring their Audi R8 LMS GT3 home just out of the podium places as the series debuted at the 5.615km Korea International Circuit. The result continued the unbroken run of top five finishes that the pair have enjoyed since joining forces in round seven of the championship..

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MOTUL AUTECH GT-R WINS ITS THIRD STRAIGHT SUPER GT POLE POSITION AT FUJI

August 3, 2019 RNW Staff

The Official Qualifying for the FUJI GT 500mile RACE, Round 5 of the 2019 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series was held on August 3 at Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture (one lap 4,563m). In the GT500, the No. 23 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R (Tsugio Matsuda/Ronnie Quintarelli) completely dominated in both Q1 and Q2 to win its third pole position of the season. In the GT300 class, the No. 52 SAITAMA TOYOPET GB MARK X MC (Shigekazu Wakisaka/Hiroki Yoshida) managed to win its first class pole position. In tomorrow’s final on August 4 that starts at 1:30 in the afternoon, the teams will compete the long 500-mile (approx. 805 km) race.

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INDIGO’S CHOI CLAIMS BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA POLE POSITION ON HOME SOIL AT YEONGAM

August 3, 2019 RNW Staff

Solite Indigo Racing’s MG Choi boosted his Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia title chances by taking pole position on home soil for this weekend’s opening race at Korea International Circuit. A Mercedes-AMG also starts tomorrow’s hour-long contest up front after Craft-Bamboo’s Maxi Goetz beat Shane van Gisbergen to top spot during a scintillating second qualifying session.

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JAN MAGNUSSEN READY FOR FAN-FAVORITE ROAD AMERICA

August 2, 2019 RNW Staff

The No. 3 Corvette Racing team and driver Jan Magnussen are headed to one of the most adored circuits on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule – Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin’s Road America.

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PR1/MATHIASEN LOOKING FOR FOURTH WIN AT ROAD AMERICA

August 2, 2019 RNW Staff

PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports is going into the IMSA Road Race Challenge at Road America with their LMP2 entry as part of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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CRAFT-BAMBOO RACING HEADS TO THE PENULTIMATE ROUND OF THE 2019 BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA

August 2, 2019 RNW Staff

After a strong showing at Fuji Speedway in June that saw Craft-Bamboo Racing score a podium result in GT3 and victory in GT4, the team heads to Yeongam, Korea with confidence of fighting at the front again. It has been a long waited return to the Korea International Circuit, which has given the team much to celebrate over the years including two pole-positions, an overall victory, and several podium finishes in GT3. For this round, Mercedes-AMG factory driver Maximilian Goetz will join Craft-Bamboo Racing’s line-up in place of Alessio Picariello, whom will be back with the team in #88 at the season finale in Shanghai. Experienced Singaporean GT driver Richard Wee will also stand in for Jean-Marc Merlin in GT4, whom will be driving alongside Frank Yu in the #77 Mercedes-AMG GT4.

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AUSTRALIAN GT INTRODUCES TWO ROUND SANDOWN GT CUP

August 2, 2019 RNW Staff

As part of Australian GT’s policy of review and innovation in GT racing, the race format for the final round of the 2019 CAMS Australian Endurance Championship has been modified, along with the introduction of the ‘Sandown GT Cup’ based around the two events to be held at Melbourne’s Sandown Raceway [20-22 September and 8-10 November].

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AUDI SQUADS PREPARE FOR BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA KOREA DEBUT

August 2, 2019 RNW Staff

Buoyed by their electrifying Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia round eight victory at the Fuji International Speedway in July, Audi Sport Asia drivers Martin Rump and Weiron Tan are keen to carry that momentum into the series’ debut at the Korea International Circuit on August 3-4. The Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute Silver Cup pair are joined by Pro-Am teammates Cheng Congfu and Sun Jingzu for what will be a major push in the penultimate double header of the 2019 season. Fellow Audi Sport Asia driver David Chen, meanwhile, reunites with Audi Sport driver Rahel Frey in the third Audi R8 LMS GT3 after their successful debut pairing at Audi Sport Asia Team TSRT in Japan.

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LEWIS BACK ON BOARD WITH SELLERS AT PAUL MILLER RACING FOR ROAD AMERICA CHALLENGE

August 1, 2019 RNW Staff

Corey Lewis will return to the driver’s seat this weekend for Paul Miller Racing as the Lamborghini squad prepares for battle at the iconic Road America circuit.

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AIM VASSER SULLIVAN RACE-READY FOR ROAD AMERICA

August 1, 2019 RNW Staff

Lexus and AIM VASSER SULLIVAN (AVS) are set to race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship sprint race at Wisconsin’s historic Road America circuit. The Lexus RC F GT3 returns to Road America for the third time in IMSA competition with its best finish of sixth place coming last year at the 14-turn, 4.048-mile road course.

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The 24 HOURS OF SPA ROUNDUP

August 1, 2019 RNW Staff

Following months of preparation, a week of non-stop activity and a deciding day of drama, another edition of the Total 24 Hours of Spa is complete.

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YEONGAM PLAYS HOST TO BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA’S KOREAN DEBUT

August 1, 2019 RNW Staff

Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia visits Korea for the first time this weekend when Yeongam’s former Formula 1 circuit plays host to round five of the continent’s biggest GT championship.

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