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EMIL FREY LEXUS RACING PREPARES FOR SECOND BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ROUND

Following the difficult start into the Blancpain GT Series with the Sprint Cup at Zolder last weekend, the racing circus continues for the Emil Frey Lexus Racing team with the first race of the Endurance Cup at Monza next week. The drivers of the Lexus RC F GT3 #14, Albert Costa Balboa and Christian Klien, … Continue reading → ...

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EMIL FREY JAGUAR RACING EXCITED AHEAD OF BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE CUP SEASON OPENER AT MONZA

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

It´s back to Monza for the Jaguar team – a track, that brought many highs and lows to the team in past years, but a track where the GT3 Jaguar always showed a strong performance. This year, the GT3 Jaguar is driven by the known Alex Fontana alongside two newcomers: Mikael Grenier and Adrian Zaugg. … Continue reading → ...

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NEW RADICAL CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT FOR DONINGTON PARK SEASON START

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The Radical Challenge championship battle gets underway at Donington Park next weekend, 21-22 April, with a revised format and a grid of over 22 SR3s promising to deliver some of the closest racing seen in the fiercely competitive domestic prototype sportscar series. Commencing its third season in its current iteration, the Radical Challenge is an … Continue reading → ...

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MAGNUSSEN CHASING THE LONG BEACH “ONE THAT GOT AWAY”

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Corvette Racing’s Danish ace Jan Magnussen has his sights set on making amends for last year’s heartbreaking finish to the Long Beach Grand Prix. Magnussen’s co-driver Antonio Garcia looked set to be cruising to victory on the final lap of last year’s race before encountering a traffic jam at the Southern California street circuit’s notorious … Continue reading → ...

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RNW Exclusive – Patrick Dussault Interview

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

Patrick Dussault is a talented young driver currently competing in Porsche GT3 Cup Platinum Canada. Following a successful open-wheel career that lead him to go race in England, Patrick has moved on to sports car racing. Dussault is very focused when it comes to racing and is excited to see what motorsports have in store for him. He is currently racing for Lauzon Autosports. RNW Chief Editor, Charles Côté, recently talked with Patrick about his journey and what is to come in 2018.

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GT POWER IN THE “GREEN HELL”: BMW M6 GT3 LINE-UP CONFIRMED FOR THE 24H NURBURGRING

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

BMW is once again represented with a strong contingent at this year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours (GER). The majority of those alternating at the wheel of the two BMW M6 GT3s fielded by ROWE Racing, with works support from BMW Motorsport, will be drivers from the GT works programmes in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. A total of five BMW M6 GT3s will line up in the “Green Hell”. As well as ROWE Racing, FALKEN Motorsports will also run one car, while Walkenhorst Motorsport fields two BMW M6 GT3s. Among those in action at the wheel of the car in the livery of Premium Technology Partner Shell will be Augusto Farfus (BRA).

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THREE FERRARI CREWS ON TRACK IN THE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA AT SEPANG

April 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

There are 29 entries that will contest this weekend’s Blancpain GT Asia season opener at Sepang in Malaysia. 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 GT3s and eight GT4s. The combined total features 10 manufacturers and … Continue reading → ...

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FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT THE ADAC GT MASTERS OPENER AT OSCHERSLEBEN

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

The tension is rising two days before the ADAC GT Masters enters its twelfth season at Oschersleben. Here are the key facts about the first race of the year at the weekend (April 13th – 15th).

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ESM AIMS FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS ON THE STREETS OF LONG BEACH

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

The streets of Long Beach California come alive for this weekend’s BUBBA burger SportsCar Grand Prix at Long Beach as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship begins the first of three consecutive sprint races on the 2018 calendar. Twelve Hours of Sebring race winners and Round 2 champions of the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup, Tequila Patrón ESM is ready to get back on track for Round 3 of the IMSA Championship.

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THE LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO CELEBRATES IT TENTH EDITION AND THE HURACAN EVO’S DEBUT

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

The Sepang round, which will officially kick off the 2018 edition of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia on April 14-15, and the Monza one, which will open the European series the following week, will inaugurate the tenth season of the one-make series for the racecars of Sant’Agata Bolognese.

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EXPLORING NEW TERRITORIES: NAVARRA HOSTS THE NEXT ROUND OF THE 24H GT SERIES

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

Action in the 24H GT SERIES powered by Hankook continues with the inaugural Hankook 12H NAVARRA (20-22 April, 2018). Opened in 2010, the ‘Circuito de Navarra’ in Los Arcos in the Spanish Navarra region is a new venue for the CREVENTIC SERIES powered by Hankook. For the Hankook 12H NAVARRA, running from noon till midnight on Sunday, 22 April, over 20 GT3, GT4, silhouette cars, specials and Porsche Cup cars are expected on the grid. The Hankook 12H NAVARRA is the second round of the European Championship in the 24H GT SERIES powered by Hankook.

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GROUPE NATIONAL ADDS LOCAL FLAVOUR TO 24 HOURS OF SPA

April 12, 2018 Charles Côté

Since the Total 24 Hours of Spa became a GT contest at the beginning of this century, organisers SRO Motorsports Group have reserved a place for Belgian teams and drivers wishing to compete in what is effectively the country’s most popular race. Enter ‘Groupe National’.

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PORSCHE CUSTOMER TEAMS READY TO TACKLE THE ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON

April 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The time of tests and preparation is over: From 13 to 15 April, the Porsche customer teams KÜS Team75 Bernhard, Precote Herberth Motorsport and IronForce by Ring Police will take off into the new ADAC GT Masters season at Oschersleben. Four Porsche 911 GT3 R racers will be fielded on the 3.696-kilometre circuit in Saxony-Anhalt. … Continue reading → ...

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

April 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

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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WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING READY TO SPRINT IN LONG BEACH

April 11, 2018 Charles Côté

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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MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING LONG BEACH BOUND

April 11, 2018 Charles Côté

Mustang Sampling Racing will return to race action this weekend as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship stages round three of the 2018 season with a visit to California for the BUBBA burger Grand Prix of Long Beach.

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

April 11, 2018 Charles Côté

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

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

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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ByKOLLES RACING REVEALS ITS PLANS IN PREPARATION OF THE START OF THE 2018/19 WEC SEASON

April 11, 2018 Charles Côté

Following a very satisfying test of the Enso CLM P1/01 Nismo at the WEC Prologue in Paul Ricard last week, with a high number of laps completed without technical issues and confirming the significant gains in both performance and reliability, ByKOLLES Racing will now focus on fine-tuning before the first race in Spa Francorchamps on the 05th of May as outlined below:

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