FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING READY FOR ALL-GT CLASS BATTLE AT LIME ROCK PARK
Ford Chip Ganassi Racing is on a hot streak and hoping to keep it going at the Northeast Grand Prix.
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PAUL MILLER RACING READIES FOR HOME TURF BATTLE AT NORTHEAST GRAND PRIX
Home race week has arrived for Paul Miller Racing for this weekend’s Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut. The championship points leading team, based in Parsippany, New Jersey, will race the No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 this Saturday, looking to extend the GTD class points lead in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship..
70th EDITION OF 24h SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS: ARDENNES CLASSIC FEATURES NUMEROUS BMW WORKS DRIVERS
The final weekend in July sees the focus of GT racing return to the Ardennes. The 70th edition of the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) will be held on 28th and 29th July. BMW teams ROWE Racing and Walkenhorst Motorsport are contesting the anniversary race with a total of four BMW M6 GT3. Numerous BMW works drivers will take man the cockpits, including three previous winners of the Ardennes classic.
LESTER LINKS WITH FOSTER IN HUBAUTO CORSA FERRARI 488 FOR BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA
Kiwi Jono Lester has added a third race programme to his 2018 schedule, linking up with Taiwanese team HubAuto Corsa for Blancpain GT Series Asia, where he will partner Australian Nick Foster in a Ferrari 488 GT3.
BMW TEAM RLL READY TO REBOUND AT LIME ROCK PARK
The July 21st Northeast Grand Prix, at Lime Rock Park, marks the beginning of the second half of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and BMW Team RLL is looking to the next five races to prove the merit of the all-new BMW M8 GTE.
PARKER CHASE AND RYAN DALZIEL DOMINATE PORTLAND WITH DOUBLE VICTORY
Scoring three wins already in 2018, 17-year-old New Braunfels, Texas resident Parker Chase and co-driver Ryan Dalziel added another pair of victories this past weekend at the Portland International Raceway. Competing in the Pirelli World Challenge GT SprintX Pro-Am program, Chase and Dalziel claimed the top step of the podium in both Pro/Am races as the duo also piloted their #19 Vertical Bridge / New Braunfels Convention and Visitors Bureau / ProBalance Protein Water / Music Movement / eRaceAutism.com Audi R8 GT3 LMS to the overall victory on Sunday.
WEATHERTECH RACING HEADING TO FAST LIME ROCK
WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Gunnar Jeannette (Salt Lake City, Utah) are heading to Lime Rock Park for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Northeast Grand Prix to run July 20-21.
IMPRESSIVE 50-CAR STRONG ENTRY LIST FOR GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES AT SPA
The GT4 European Series heads to Belgium this weekend (July 20-22) for the next round of the 2018 season. A superb field of 50 GT4 cars will contest the two races at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Round four of the season will be part of SRO’s Speedweek, which will also feature the British GT Championship and the Blancpain GT Sports Club.
PRODUCTIVE WEEK AT THE BEACH FOR B-QUIK RACING
B-Quik Racing Co. Ltd. TM (“B-Quik Racing”) has enjoyed a productive week at the seaside during the 12th edition of the Bangsaen Grand Prix with wins and podiums coming our way. In fact, most of the drivers on our bumper entry that was spread across six categories took a trip to the podium over the three ‘race days’.
2018’s BIGGEST GRID USHERS IN SECOND HALF OF THE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA SEASON AT FUJI
The 2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia campaign enters its second half this weekend at Fuji Speedway where another season-high entry comprising 33 supercars will assemble for rounds seven and eight (July 21/22).
RICCARDO PATRESE AND LOIC DEPAILLER TO RACE A HONDA NSX GT3 AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA
Castrol Honda Racing are delighted to announce that Riccardo Patrese and Loic Depailler, have completed the line-up for the 24 Hours of Spa on July 26-29.
RETURN TO EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES AND MICHELIN LE MANS CUP FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS LMP2 AND LMP3 TEAMS
United Autosports return to Austria this weekend (20-22 July) to take on the Red Bull Ring in round three of the European Le Mans Series and round four of the Michelin Le Mans Cup..
2018 German Grand Prix – Preview
Throwing forward to Round 11 of the 2018 Formula One World Championship at the Hockenheimring in Germany.
MEYER SHANK RACING WELCOMES TWO CAR ENTRY TO LIME ROCK
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship continues on to the seventh round of GTD competition this weekend as Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) heads to Lime Rock Park for the Northeast Grand Prix with a two car Acura NSX GT3 line up.
NISSAN KICKS OFF COUNTDOWN TO FORMULA E DEBUT
Nissan’s countdown to its debut in the Formula E electric street racing championship is now officially underway after the chequered flag was waved in yesterday’s final round of the season four championship in New York.
TeamTGM COMING BACK STRONG FOR LIME ROCK WEEKEND
As the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge officially hits the midway point of the 2018 season, TeamTGM will continue to focus on making a run for the championship as the series stages Round 6 at Lime Rock Park for the Lime Rock Park 120 this Saturday.
BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB FIRED UP FOR SRO SPEEDWEEK AT LEGENDARY SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS
The Blancpain GT Sports Club field is back in action this weekend, with the inaugural SRO Speedweek at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps playing host to round four of the 2018 championship (21-22 July).
FIRST WIN FOR AUDI CUSTOMER TEAM IN THE PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE
With an win and a third place, Team TruSpeed AutoSport showed its strongest performance so far in North America while Audi Sport Italia claimed a fourth podium finish in its local championship with the Audi R8 LMS.
PORSCHE AIMS TO REPEAT LAST YEARS HISTORIC IMSA WIN AT LIME ROCK PARK
The Porsche GT Team tackles round seven of the IMSA SportsCar Championship at Lime Rock Park on 21 July with two 911 RSR. The Porsche customer team Wright Motorsports fields two 911 GT3 R racers. The race in the idyllic rural region of the US state of Connecticut, at which Porsche celebrated the historic maiden victory with the new 911 RSR last year, offers two unique features: at a length of just 2.414 kilometres, the course is the shortest on the championship calendar. Given that only the GTLM and GTD classes compete at Lime Rock, overall victory will definitely go to a GT car. With 18 victories, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer in the history of this race.
ESM AND IMSA STATEMENTS
This morning, Tequila Patrón announced its departure from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, both as a team sponsor and a series sponsor, following the conclusion of the 2018 season. We at Extreme Speed Motorsports would like to thank Patrón Spirits CEO Ed Brown and the iconic brand for their support of our team and their investment in sports car racing over the years.
