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DEV GORE TO TACKLE BLANCPAIN ENDURANCE SERIES WITH STRAKKA RACING

April 4, 2019 RNW Staff

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Strakka Racing is pleased to announce that Dev Gore has joined the team to compete in the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. He will make his Strakka debut at the 3h of Monza on Sunday 14 April.

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AUDI CUSTOMER SQUADS LINE UP FOR BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA SEASON-OPENER

April 4, 2019 RNW Staff

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Five 2019 evolution Audi R8 LMS GT3 entries are set to thunder off the starting grid at the opening rounds of Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia this weekend at Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit. In addition to having their eyes on the overall prize, the pairings will compete across three classes at the season launch of Asia’s most competitive multi-marque GT3 championship.

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RATON RACING BY TARGET REVEALS LINE-UP FOR INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN SEASON

April 3, 2019 RNW Staff

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Raton Racing by Target has revealed a full-season International GT Open assault with two brand new Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evos. The Italy-based squad will be returning to the series for the third year, fielding a very strong driver line-up with the OPPO support.

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RATON RACING BY TARGET REVEALS LINE-UP FOR INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN SESON

April 3, 2019 RNW Staff

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Raton Racing by Target has revealed a full-season International GT Open assault with two brand new Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evos. The Italy-based squad will be returning to the series for the third year, fielding a very strong driver line-up with the OPPO support.

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RECORD 30-CAR ENTRY KICKS OFF NEW BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA ERA AT SEPANG

April 3, 2019 RNW Staff

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Asia’s biggest GT championship – Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia – returns with a new name and 30-car entry for Season Three’s opening round this weekend (April 5-7) when 25 GT3s – the highest number ever at Sepang – five GT4s and eight manufacturers tackle two 60-minute sprint races.

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SUCCESSFUL TRACK DEBUT FOR THE NEW MERCEDES-BENZ EQ SILVER ARROW 01

April 3, 2019 RNW Staff

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The race debut of the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team is getting nearer by the day. Last week, the team passed yet another marker on the way to its first race in season six of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. At Varano in Italy, Stoffel Vandoorne and Venturi driver Edoardo Mortara took the new Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01 out for its first sequence of runs last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

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CRAFT-BAMBOO RACING GEARS UP FOR A 4-CAR ASSAULT IN THE BLANCPAIN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA

April 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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After a successful pre-season test, Craft-Bamboo Racing are looking to begin the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia season at the Sepang International Circuit with a strong result in the team’s biggest ever line-up. Craft-Bamboo Racing, an Official Performance Team of Mercedes-AMG, will be fielding a trio of Mercedes-AMG GT3’s and a single GT4 entry in a bid for success in both classes.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS BEGIN 2019 HISTORIC RACING SEASON WITH BACK-TO-BACK RACE WEEKENDS AT BARCELONA AND LONG BEACH

April 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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United Autosports will begin their historic racing season this month as they make their way to Barcelona for the Peter Auto Espiritu de Montjuic event later this week before heading directly to America for the Historic IMSA GTO Challenge event at Long Beach.

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TEAM ISR KEEP FAITH WITH FILIP SALAQUARDA AND FRANK STIPPLER IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS

April 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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After a debut season outstanding for the victory they scored at the Nürburgring, Team ISR go into the 2019 ADAC GT Masters with renewed determination. The driver line-up is the same as before: last year’s duo of Filip Salaquarda (35, CZ) and Frank Stippler (43, GER) will be driving an upgraded Audi R8 LMS. The season opener of the Super Sports Car League will take place on the weekend of 26th – 28th April at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

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LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA PREVIEW: BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK

April 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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The thrill and excitement that surrounds the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America championships returns as the 2019 season starts at Barber Motorsports Park on April 6-7 in the hills of Alabama.

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FERRARI AND HUBAUTO CORSA CLAIM CALIFORNIA 8 HOURS VICTORY

March 31, 2019 RNW Staff

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Ferrari claimed California 8 Hours victory at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca earlier today (March 30) thanks to a commanding performance from HubAuto Corsa trio Nick Foster, Miguel Molina and Tim Slade.

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STRAKKA RACING IN THE POINTS AT LAGUNA SECA

March 31, 2019 RNW Staff

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Strakka Racing began its 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge campaign today at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the California 8 Hours, fielding two Mercedes-AMG GT3 cars.

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TOP TEN RESULT FOR AUDI SPORT IN CALIFORNIA

March 31, 2019 RNW Staff

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Following two consecutive victories in the California 8 Hours, Audi Sport customer racing achieved a fourth and a seventh position at Laguna Seca, USA, marking a successful debut of the 2019 generation of the Audi R8 LMS GT3 sports car in this series.

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PODIUM FOR PARK PLACE AT LAGUNA SECA

March 31, 2019 RNW Staff

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The new Porsche 911 GT3 R scored a place on the podium at its first outing in the Intercontinental GT Challenge. Works drivers Romain Dumas (France) and Sven Müller (Germany) as well as Porsche Young Professional Mathieu Jaminet (France) finished the eight-hour race at Laguna Seca (USA) in third place. Over long stretches, the trio driving the No. 911 vehicle of the American customer team Park Place Motorsports even looked on course for a win. The identical car fielded by the customer team Wright Motorsports had also led the race only to retire early with a technical defect.

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BMW TEAM SCHNITZER AND WALKENHORST MOTORSPORT FINISH IN FIFTH AND EIGHTH PLACES IN LAGUNA SECA

March 31, 2019 RNW Staff

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The two BMW M6 GT3s finished in fifth and eighth positions in the “California 8 Hours”, the second of five races in the Intercontinental GT Challenge. Augusto Farfus (BRA), Martin Tomczyk (GER) and Chaz Mostert (AUS) from the BMW Team Schnitzer crossed the finishing line in Laguna Seca (USA) in fifth place after 326 laps. They had recorded the same result at the season-opener in Bathurst (AUS). The Walkenhorst Motorsport drivers Nick Catsburg (NED), Mikkel Jensen (DEN) and Christian Krognes (NOR) secured eighth place in Laguna Seca.

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SCUDERIA PRAHA DOMINATES TO SEAL SECOND 12H MUGELLO WIN

March 30, 2019 RNW Staff

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The Bohemia Energy racing with Scuderia Praha Ferrari 488 GT3 (#11, Jiří Písařík / Josef Kral / Matteo Malucelli) opened its 2019 European Championship account in commanding fashion with a victory at the Hankook 12H MUGELLO. Matteo Malucelli took the Ferrari over the line to complete 330 laps of the 5.245km Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello and cement Scuderia Praha’s second victory at the fifth running of the event.

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FARNBACHER POWERS HONDA TO CALIFORNIA 8 HOURS POLE POSITION

March 30, 2019 RNW Staff

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Mario Farnbacher’s new qualifying lap record has given Honda Team Motul pole position for tomorrow’s California 8 Hours after a thrilling Pole Shootout at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca earlier today (March 29).

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BEST PORSCHE 911 GT3 R ON FIFTH GRID SPOT FOR THE CALIFORNIA 8 HOURS

March 30, 2019 RNW Staff

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The two American Porsche customer teams Wright Motorsports and Park Place Motorsports have achieved respectable starting positions for the eight-hour race at Laguna Seca. Matt Campbell (Australia) posted the fifth quickest time at the pole shootout in the 500+hp Porsche 911 GT3 R with the starting number 912. In the identical No. 911 car, Porsche Young Professional Mathieu Jaminet (France) achieved eight place.

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SCUDERIA PRAHA FERRARI YET TO BE LED SO FAR AT THE 12H MUGELLO

March 29, 2019 RNW Staff

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The Bohemia Energy racing with Scuderia Praha Ferrari 488 GT3 (#11, Jiří Písařík / Josef Kral / Matteo Malucelli) currently leads the 2019 Hankook 12H MUGELLO after the first three hours of racing. After a scintillating start from the second row of the grid, the Ferrari has led all 85 completed laps so far around the 5.245km Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, but will start tomorrow’s re-started ‘part two’ on the same lap as the Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 (#77, Adrian Amstutz / Patrick Kujala / Phil Keen) after a stunning late-race charge from Patrick Kujala.

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SPS AUTOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE CLAIMS 12H MUGELLO POLE POSITION

March 29, 2019 RNW Staff

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The SPS automotive performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 (#16, Valentin Pierburg / Tim Müller / Tom Onslow-Cole) has secured pole position for the 2019 Hankook 12H MUGELLO after a frenetic qualifying session in Tuscany. Tom Onslow-Cole lapped the 5.245km Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello in an astonishing 1m 46.828s, some 0.7s faster than the Hofor-Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 (#10, Michael Kroll / Chantal Prinz / Roland Eggimann / Kenneth Heyer / Christiaan Frankenhout). The Swiss team, a former 24H SERIES champion, secured its place on the front row of the grid on the very final lap of the session..

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