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TAN FIRED-UP FOR WEC CHALLENGE FOLLOWING ‘POSITIVE’ PROLOGUE TEST

April 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Weiron Tan is ‘ready’ for the challenge ahead as he prepares to tackle the eagerly-anticipated new FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Super Season in 2018/19, following a promising Prologue performance at Circuit Paul Ricard in southern France that gave him his first chance to get to grips with Jackie Chan DC Racing x JOTA Sport’s … Continue reading → ...

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Endurance

WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING READY TO SPRINT IN LONG BEACH

April 11, 2018 Charles Côté

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This weekend will see the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship make the rapid transition from the second longest race of the year (Sebring 12 Hour) to the shortest one as the series heads to Long Beach for the 100-minute BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach.

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Di AMATO-MONTERMINI READY FOR THE FIRST 2018 GT OPEN ROUND

April 11, 2018 Charles Côté

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RS Racing (Cdp) is ready to debut in the International GT Open with an all Italian crew formed by Daniele Di Amato and Andrea Montermini.

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FERDINAND HABSBURG TO RACE IN THE GT OPEN WITH DRIVEX MERCEDES AMG

April 11, 2018 Charles Côté

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Drivex is set to field two Mercedes AMG GT3 cars in the opening round at Estoril next weekend. The full-season International GT Open Mercedes AMG GT3 in the hands of Marcelo Hahn and Allam Khodair will be joined by another “silver arrow” in Portugal. Not many racers will ever compete alongside their manager but Ferdinand Habsburg (AUT) and his manager double-World Champion Jamie Campbell Walter (GBR) will contest International GT Open at Estoril together in a Drivex Mercedes AMG GT3.

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BMW M8 GTE HITS THE STREETS OF LONG BEACH

April 11, 2018 Charles Côté

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Following the two longest races of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Daytona (USA) and Sebring (USA), BMW Team RLL heads to Long Beach (USA) for the season’s shortest race with a length of 100 minutes.

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GT World Challenge Europe

29 CARS TO CONTEST BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA’S SEASON OPENER AT SEPANG

April 11, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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29 entries will contest this weekend’s Blancpain GT Series Asia season opener at Sepang in Malaysia where GruppeM Racing begin the defence of their GT3 Drivers’ and Teams’ titles. Following a successful inaugural campaign in 2017, the championship has consolidated its status as Asia’s leading multi-class GT platform by unveiling another packed entry comprising 21 … Continue reading → ...

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GT World Challenge Europe

SIX AUDI CUSTOMER ENTRIES GUNNING FOR GLORY IN 2018 BLANCPAN GT SERIES ASIA

April 11, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Four Asian teams entering six Audi R8 LMS GT3s have ensured that Audi is the most represented GT3 manufacturer in the second season of Blancpain GT Series Asia. The teams will set off to capture the GT3 Overall, Silver Cup, Pro/Am, Am Cup and Team titles as the 2018 season gets underway this weekend with … Continue reading → ...

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GT World Challenge Europe

SUPERCARS STAR SLADE SET FOR BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA ASSAULT WITH HUBAUTO CORSA AND FERRARI

April 11, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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HubAuto Corsa has confirmed its driver line-up for this year’s Blancpain GT Series Asia campaign after announcing that Morris Chen and Tim Slade, as well as Nick Foster and Leo Ye Hongli, will race a pair of Ferrari 488 GT3s. The team – Taiwan’s first-ever full-season Blancpain GT Series Asia entry – originally revealed its … Continue reading → ...

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Endurance

HYUNDAI N ENTER TWO i30 N TCR FOR NÜRBURGRING 24 HOURS

April 10, 2018 Charles Côté

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Following a successful outing at the season opening VLN race last month the Hyundai N team will return to the Nürburgring Nordschleife with a pair of i30 N TCR cars for the Nürburgring 24 Hours Qualifying Race (April 14-15) and ADAC Nürburgring 24 Hours (May 10-13).

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CORVETTE RACING LOOKS FOR SEVENTH LONG BEACH SPORTS CAR GRAND PRIX VICTORY DESPITE ‘WILD CARD’ NATURE OF SPRINT RACE

April 10, 2018 Charles Côté

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With 106 victories since the program’s inception 20 years ago, there aren’t a lot of races on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule where Corvette Racing hasn’t enjoyed considerable success.

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Formula E

THE FIA CONFIRMS PORSCHE AS NEW FORMULA E MANUFACTURER

April 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Today, Tuesday, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) accepted Porsche’s application as a Formula E manufacturer. This means that the Weissach factory team can continue to pursue the development of its own electric powertrain, which is due for homologation in 2019. As announced at the end of July 2017, Porsche plans to be among those … Continue reading → ...

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TIMO SCHEIDER: “THE ADAC GT MASTERS IS A TERRIFIC CHALLENGE”

April 10, 2018 Charles Côté

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Two-time DTM champion Timo Scheider (39, DEU) will be competing in the ADAC GT Masters for the first time this weekend at Oschersleben (13th – 15th April).

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TROFEO MOTORSPORT PREPARE FOR THE BEND AUSTRALIAN GT ENDURO DEBUT

April 10, 2018 Charles Côté

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Trofeo Motorsport’s Jim Manolios and Dean Canto will look to carry on their solid start to the 2018 season during the debut event of the CAMS Australian Endurance Championship at the new ‘The Bend Motorsport Park’ in South Australia this weekend.

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TWO CAR KTM ASSAULT ON THE BEND AND AUSTRALIAN GT

April 10, 2018 Charles Côté

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After battling at the front of the GT4 field during the opening round of the Australian GT Championship on the streets of Melbourne as part of the Australian Grand Prix weekend, M-Motorsport returns for the second round of the season with a two-car assault on the opening endurance round with Glen Wood, David Crampton and Trent Harrison returning to the team for AGT’s maiden event at the new ‘The Bend Motorsport Park’ in South Australia.

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Photos

Paul Foster’s photos of the WEC prologue 2018 are up!

April 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Great photo's from photographer Paul Foster at the Circuit Paul Ricard

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AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING ASIA ANNOUNCES 2018 DRIVER POOL

April 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Audi Sport customer racing Asia has confirmed its driver pool for 2018. The five-driver line-up consists of Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup professional mentors Adderly Fong and Cheng Congfu and the region’s most exciting young talent: Estonia’s Martin Rump, Hong Kong’s Shaun Thong and Mitch Gilbert of Malaysia – all race winners with Audi in … Continue reading → ...

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GARTH TANDER JOINS AUSTRALIAN GT FIELD

April 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Supercars regular Garth Tander will join 2017 Australian GT Champion at the wheel of the #1 Valvoline Audi R8 LMS at Round 2 of the 2018 CAMS Australian GT Championship at The Bend Motorsport Park this weekend. Marking the opening round of the Shannons Nationals season, The Bend Motorsport Park is set to host its … Continue reading → ...

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ENCOURAGING PACE FOR RAZVAN UMBRARESCU IN ZOLDER

April 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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The new GT4 European Series season began with the Belgian weekend in Zolder, where Razvan Umbrarescu pursued the development path of the new M4 GT4 together with his team, RN Vision STS. GT4 keeps on growing at an accelerated pace: more than 50% of the crews gathered in the Zolder paddock were in a situation … Continue reading → ...

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LONG BEACH PROVIDES RUSH HOUR COMMUTE FOR MAZDA TEAM JOEST

April 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Any team looks forward to competing in their home arena, and for Mazda Team Joest, the Grand Prix of Long Beach is their home arena. The temporary 1.968-mile circuit set in Long Beach’s downtown is a short drive from Mazda North American Operations and Mazda’s Research and Design facility in Irvine. The Mazda RT24-P is … Continue reading → ...

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PROTOTYPE STARS READY FOR BATTLE AT LONG BEACH AND PAUL RICARD

April 9, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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Nissan will power prototypes on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean this week at two dramatically different circuits in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup. The Nissan-powered ESM squad will head to Long Beach in the USA to do battle around the concrete-lined California streets … Continue reading → ...

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