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Strakka Racing is preparing a three-car squad for the final round of the 2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge, to be held at Laguna Seca Raceway in California, USA, on 26-28 October 2018.

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NISSAN E.DAMS CONTINUES PROGRESS IN FORMULA E TESTING

October 17, 2018 RNW Staff

Nissan e.dams has completed the second day of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship official preseason test with Sebastien Buemi finishing the afternoon session third fastest in Valencia.

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STRONG PERFORMANCE FROM THE BMW iFE.18 AT VALENCIA

October 17, 2018 RNW Staff

BMW i Andretti Motorsport kicked off the official test drives for the ABB FIA Formula E Championship at Valencia (ESP) with very good results. At the “Circuit Ricardo Tormo”, both BMW works drivers Alexander Sims (GBR) and António Félix da Costa (POR) set a best time of the day each at the wheel of their BMW iFE.18 cars. Sims was the fastest driver in the field on Tuesday, with a time of 1:17.553 minutes. On Wednesday, Félix da Costa topped the combined rankings with a best time of 1:16.977 minutes. The two drivers completed a total of 312 laps. BMW i Andretti Motorsport will continue testing on Friday.

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WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS SET FOR A CALIFORNIA EIGHT HOUR RETURN WITH AN ALL FACTORY DRIVER LINEUP

October 17, 2018 RNW Staff

Following a whirlwind of a 2018 season, Wright Motorsports has confirmed their return to the Intercontinental GT Challenge’s (IGTC) California 8 Hour at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with a single GT3 entry. The all-factory driver lineup will feature Romain Dumas (France), Dirk Werner (Germany) and Fred Makowiecki (France) the wheel of the No. 911 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R.

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ABT AND DI GRASSI TEST NEW AUDI E-TRON FE05

October 17, 2018 RNW Staff

It is the only comparison with the competition before the ABB FIA Formula E Championship starts its new season in mid-December: Until coming Friday, all eleven teams are meeting for the official pre-season tests of the racing series in Valencia. On the occasion of the test Audi unveils the liveries of Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi’s all-electric Audi e-tron FE05 cars to media and fans.

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A SEASON PACKED WITH HIGHLIGHTS FOR BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT IN THE 2018 ADAC GT MASTERS

October 17, 2018 RNW Staff

‘Second year, new luck’. BWT Mücke Motorsport got the 2018 ADAC GT Masters season underway in positive fashion with the thought uppermost in their minds that their luck would be different in their second year. The well-established Berlin-based team celebrated numerous successes in the highly competitive Super Sports Car League and were podium contenders in almost every race.

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NISSAN E.DAMS FORMULA E CARS ON TRACK FOR THE FIRST TIME

October 16, 2018 RNW Staff

Nissan has made its debut in the ABB FIA Formula E championship with former series champion Sebastien Buemi tasked with shaking down both cars today at Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

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LEXUS PARTNERS WITH AIM VASSER SULLIVAN TO COMPETE IN IMSA’s GTD CLASS

October 16, 2018 RNW Staff

Lexus will partner with AIM VASSER SULLIVAN to campaign two Lexus RC F GT3 race cars in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the 2019 season.

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A 32-CAR ENTRY AND MANY TITLE BATTLES FOR THE GT OPEN BARCELONA FINALE

October 16, 2018 RNW Staff

The big moment has arrived: the 2018 season is about to come to an end! As per tradition, it is the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya hosting the final and decisive round. No less customary is indeed the fact that the title is decided at Montmeló. It has been the case in 12 out of 13 editions so far, including the current one, which will offer an exciting three-way battle. The overall crown is not the only one still at stake: the battle is going to be close and fierce also in the Pro-Am and Am classes and in the Teams’ standings.

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NISSAN READY FOR AUTOPOLIS SUPER GT BATTLE

October 16, 2018 RNW Staff

Nissan will head to Japan’s southernmost circuit for the next round of the Super GT championship next weekend at Autopolis.

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PENULTIMATE RACE OF SUPER GT SEASON AT AUTOPOLIS NEXT FOR GT300 POINTS LEADERS WALKINSHAW & TAKAGI

October 16, 2018 RNW Staff

Sean Walkinshaw, leader of the GT300 class in the ultra-competitive Super GT Championship, is eyeing consistency and a sustained challenge for major points when the penultimate round of the 2018 season takes place at Autopolis in Japan this weekend, 20th/21st October.

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2019 BATHURST 12 HOUR PREPARATIONS IN FULL SWING

October 16, 2018 RNW Staff

While the teams of the Intercontinental GT Challenge are heading to the Laguna Seca raceway for the 2018 season finale, preparations for the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge season opener at the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour are in full swing. Here’s a round-up of the latest news on the Australian endurance classic.

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CHRISTIAN HAHN STEPS UP TO GT OPEN IN A DRIVEX MERCEDES TEAMING UP WITH AUER

October 16, 2018 RNW Staff

Brazilian driver Christian Hahn will make his International GT Open debut next weekend at the wheel of a Drivex-entered Mercedes AMG GT3. This event will be Hahn’s first attempt of GT3 racing after the 20-year-old driver spent two seasons involved in Formula 3 with Drivex. Hahn has now set his sight on following his father Marcelo Hahn into the International GT Open at the wheel of a Mercedes-built car.

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POSITIVE WEEKEND AT PETIT LE MANS FOR AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS DESPITE DNF

October 16, 2018 RNW Staff

AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports started the final round of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship strong but were unable to finish all 10 hours of racing after a crash in the 8th hour.

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MENEZES VOWS TO COME BACK FIGHTING AFTER EARLY BATH AT FUJI

October 15, 2018 RNW Staff

Gustavo Menezes has promised to ‘come back stronger’ in the next round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, after his bid for a fourth consecutive top three finish in sportscar racing’s premier global series came unstuck in challenging conditions at Fuji Speedway last weekend (12-14 October).

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STRONG PACE BUT EARLY END FOR REBEL ROCK AT ROAD ATLANTA

October 15, 2018 RNW Staff

Rebel Rock Racing saw its day cut short at Road Atlanta this weekend after the No. #71 Rebel Rock Racing Camaro GT4.R was caught up in several incidents not of its making during the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (CTSC) Fox Factory 120 on Friday.

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NISSAN’S FORMULA E JOURNEY BEGINS TOMORROW IN VALENCIA

October 15, 2018 RNW Staff

Nissan’s Formula E journey begins tomorrow at Valencia in Spain when Sebastien Buemi and Alex Albon turn their first laps at the ABB FIA Formula E pre-season test.

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SIMS SECURES FOURTH PLACE AT ROAD ATLANTA AND SIXTH OVERALL IN 2018 IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP

October 15, 2018 RNW Staff

Alexander Sims claimed a fourth-place finish in the GTLM class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at the final round of the season on 14 October 2018. The Warwickshire-based driver and his BMW Team RLL team-mates guided the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE around the Road Atlanta track in Georgia, USA, for the ten-hour Motul Petit Le Mans endurance event, completing 419 laps of the 2.54-mile, 12-turn circuit.

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LEXUS RC F GT3 RECORDS TOP-10 RESULT IN IMSA SEASON-FINALE AT ROAD ATLANTA

October 15, 2018 RNW Staff

Lexus and 3GT Racing competed in the Motul Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on Saturday. The 10-hour endurance event closed out the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship 11-race season for the Lexus RC F GT3.

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A PODIUM AND AN ABANDON FOR REBELLION RACING AT THE 6 HOURS OF FUJI

October 15, 2018 RNW Staff

The fourth meeting of the FIA WEC Super Season started on Friday, October 12th with the first two free practices. Both sessions were disrupted by red flags because of track problems, making the preparation of the cars more complicated than expected. Following the third and final free practice, a technical problem was detected on the R-13 N.3 and required the intervention of the entire Team to change both the engine block and the gearbox. The teams worked for nearly three hours to put the car back on track for the qualifying session and managed to achieve the fourth overall time.

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