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JAMES FRENCH JOINS PERFORMANCE TECH MOTORSPORTS FOR ROAD AMERICA

July 30, 2019 RNW Staff

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Performance Tech Motorsports welcomes back James French, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, into the No. 38 Centinel Spine ORECA LMP2 for the IMSA Road Race Showcase at Road America Aug. 2-4 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

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WEATHERTECH RACING HEADING TO ROAD AMERICA

July 30, 2019 RNW Staff

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WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland) are ready to take on the longest track on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule, Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, to run August 2-4.

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GT2 RACING TO RETURN WITH BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB IN BARCELONA

July 29, 2019 RNW Staff

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The revived GT2 class returns to motorsport with Blancpain GT Sports Club at its 2019 season finale in Barcelona (28-29 September).

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PROVISIONAL CALENDAR ANNOUNCED FOR 2020 GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES

July 29, 2019 RNW Staff

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SRO Motorsports Group has revealed the provisional dates for the 2020 GT4 European Series. The calendar, with six rounds in six different European countries, was announced during the annual press conference at the Total 24 Hours of Spa.

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MEYER SHANK RACING CONTINUES SUMMER SWING WITH IMSA RETURN TO ROAD AMERICA

July 29, 2019 RNW Staff

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Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) drivers Trent Hindman and Mario Farnbacher currently hold a 30-point lead in the GT-Daytona championship standings in the No. 86 Acura NSX GT3 as the duo head to Road America for the eighth GT stop on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule.

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VILLORBA CORSE RUNS THE PERFECT STRATEGY AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 29, 2019 RNW Staff

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Villorba Corse celebrates their achievements at the end of the 24 Hours of Spa. After their third consecutive Le Mans last month, the Italian team took also the checkered flag of the Belgian classic, pinnacle of the Blancpain GT Series, with the #133 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Roberto Pampanini, Mauro Calamia, Stefano Monaco and Ivan Jacoma.

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SEASON-BEST SIXTH IN SILVER CUP FROM BACK OF GRID FOR MACDOWALL ON DEBUT IN RAIN-LASHED SPA 24HRS

July 29, 2019 RNW Staff

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First year Blancpain Endurance Cup racer Alex MacDowall produced a competitive and determined showing in treacherous conditions over the weekend during the toughest race of the 2019 season, the blue riband Total 24 Hours of Spa, to post a hard-earned top six finish in the Silver Cup class.

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PORSCHE WINS BATTLE OF THE HEAVYWEIGHTS TO CONQUER 2019 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 28, 2019 RNW Staff

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Porsche won a battle of the heavyweights to clinch victory at the 2019 Total 24 Hours of Spa. The German marque beat fierce rivals Mercedes-AMG and Audi to climb the top step of the podium for the first time since 2010 and capture a one-two finish in the world’s toughest GT race.

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THE SMP RACING CREW KEEPS THE LEAD IN THE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE CUP AFTER THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 28, 2019 RNW Staff

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The third round of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, a 24-hour Spa-Francorchamps marathon, took place on July 27-28 in Belgium. The SMP Racing crew of Russian Mikhail Aleshin, Spaniard Miguel Molina and Italian Davide Rigon, started the race from third position, fought for the lead, retired before the end of the race due to the contact with a rival, but scored enough points to keep the lead in the overall standings.

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RECORD-BREAKING SILVERSTONE CLASSIC WOWS HUGE CROWDS

July 28, 2019 RNW Staff

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The curtain has come down on another record-breaking Silverstone Classic that wowed the crowds from Friday morning through to Sunday evening.

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BARWELL MOTORSPORT GIVES LAMBORGHINI SILVER CUP VICTORY IN HEAVILY DISRUPTED 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 28, 2019 RNW Staff

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Lamborghini tasted victory in the 24 Hours of Spa in the Silver Cup as Sandy Mitchell, James Pull and Jordan Witt took the #78 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo one place higher than their 2018 finish.

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PODIUM JOY FOR STRAKKA RACING AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 28, 2019 RNW Staff

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Twelve months after securing its first 24 Hours of Spa podium finish with its Pro-Am entry, Strakka Racing repeated the feat in remarkable fashion at the 2019 edition of the race, in an event that many drivers stated was held in the toughest conditions of their careers. The squad also recorded its first ever Super Pole qualification at the legendary GT endurance race with the Pro #44 car.

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RINALDI RACING WINS AM CUP AT 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 28, 2019 RNW Staff

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At the end of an intense and challenging 24 Hours of Spa heavily affected by poor weather, the Ferrari 488 GT3 of Rinaldi Racing with Alexander Mattschull, Manuel Lauck, Hendrik Still and Christian Hook, won the Am class, while Prancing Horse cars were unlucky to miss out on a podium in the overall standings that […]

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DISAPPOINTMENT FOR R-MOTORSPORT IN THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 28, 2019 RNW Staff

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Jake Dennis, Marvin Kirchhöfer and Alex Lynn finish 18th in the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. In a race fraught with setbacks, the trio were effectively reduced to a damage limitation exercise. The endurance classic in the Ardennes came to a premature end for the number 62 and number 762 Aston Martin Vantage GT3s, both of which were involved in race-ending accidents.

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AUDI SPORT AFTER 24 HOURS OF SPA IN FOURTH PLACE IN THE STANDINGS WITH CHRISTOPHER HAASE

July 28, 2019 RNW Staff

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At Spa in 2019, Audi Sport customer racing was battling for its third 24-hour race victory this season. At the end of a race that was dominated by freak weather conditions and interrupted for several hours by heavy rain, the Audi R8 LMS, with the leading position having been maintained by Audi DTM drivers Robin Frijns/Nico Müller/René Rast in the gripping final stage, again proved its powerful performance capacity. Even so, drivers and teams were deprived of a podium finish in the overall classification. In the end, though, Audi Sport Team Saintéloc with the best Audi R8 LMS achieved third position on the list of IGTC teams entered and fourth overall.

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WALKENHORST MOTORSPORT BMW M6 GT3 REACHES 11th PLACE AFTER CHASING PERFORMANCE IN 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 28, 2019 RNW Staff

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By the end of a turbulent 24-hour race in Spa-Francorchamps (BEL), defending champions Walkenhorst Motorsport had put in an impressive chasing performance as the #34 BMW M6 GT3 – driven by Christian Krognes (NOR) and BMW works drivers Nick Catsburg (NED) and Mikkel Jensen (DEN) – claimed 11th place after starting from 35th on the grid. An accident that was not the fault of the drivers forced BMW Team Schnitzer’s #42 BMW M6 GT3, driven by Martin Tomczyk (GER), Augusto Farfus (BRA) and John Edwards (USA), to retire just before the halfway point after an equally strong performance had seen them move up to third place..

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ASTON MARTIN CLINCHES FIRST CLASS VICTORY IN TOTAL 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 28, 2019 RNW Staff

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Aston Martin has claimed victory in the Pro-Am class of a rain-interrupted 2019 TOTAL 24 Hours of Spa, after a brilliant performance by partner team TF Sport Racing with Oman with the new Vantage GT3. It was the maiden win in a 24-hour race for Aston Martin Racing’s new customer-focussed machine and also the first for the British sportscar marque since the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup event became a GT3-only competition.

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KCMG OVERCOMES DRAMA AS MORNING BREAKS ON 2019 24 HOURS OF SPA

July 28, 2019 RNW Staff

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KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) has overcome unfortunate dramas to continue running with both its Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 cars as seven hours remain in the twice-around-the-clock race.

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PORSCHE CUSTOMER TEAMS LAUNCH IMPRESSIVE PURSUIT THROUGH THE NIGHT AT SPA

July 28, 2019 RNW Staff

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With strong performances from the drivers and good strategies, Porsche’s customer teams shone during the night at the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Because of heavy rainfall, the charge of the Porsche 911 GT3 R was thwarted when the Stewards of the Meeting stopped the race in the early morning hours. At 5.55am, the Belgian endurance classic was temporarily red-flagged.

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SILVERSTONE CLASSIC SUPER SATURDAY SERVES UP A FEAST OF RETRO RACING

July 27, 2019 RNW Staff

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The 2019 Silverstone Classic burst into life on Super Saturday as a total of 12 races, off-track entertainment, sell out car club displays, plus a plethora of iconic car parades wowed the record crowds around the famous Grand Prix circuit.

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