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Woods, McAlister Take Overall Victories in the Pirelli Trophy West USA Race Two

TruSpeed Autosports’ Kevin Woods and Competition Motorsports’ Sean McAlister each took overall victories from pole in the split group Race Two of the Pirelli Trophy West USA series on the road course at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday as the series launched the 12th season of competition for the growing championship.

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MERCEDES-AMG AHEAD IN ADAC GT MASTERS CURTAIN-RAISER

March 27, 2018 Charles Côté

ADAC GT Masters teams and drivers prepared for the new season with two days of testing in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. The Mercedes-AMG set the best lap times, as three of the Swabian GT3 sports cars took the top three positions overall. The ADAC GT Masters season opener will be held on the weekend of 13th – 15th April in Oschersleben.

GT World Challenge Europe

EMIL FREY JAGUAR RACING ENDS WINTER TEST PROGRAM WITH GT3 JAGUAR

March 27, 2018 Charles Côté

Emil Frey Jaguar Racing underwent an intensive test program with the GT3 Jaguar ahead of the fourth season in the Blancpain GT Series, starting in three weeks. The Swiss team concluded two test days each at Monza, Misano and Barcelona in order to be best prepared ahead of the start into the season at Monza (Italy).

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NISSAN READY FOR SUPER GT SEASON AFTER FINAL TEST AT FUJI SPEEDWAY

March 26, 2018 Charles Côté

Nissan has its sights set on a strong Super GT season ahead after completing testing in preparation for the opening round of the championship in two week’s time.

PWC

FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS PRODUCES MONUMENTAL EFFORT AT CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS

March 26, 2018 Charles Côté

Rounds one and two of the Pirelli World Challenge SprintX Championship dealt Flying Lizard Motorsports a challenging hand, but the Audi R8 LMS GT4 team persisted to close out the weekend with two strong finishes at Circuit of the Americas.

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PLENTY OF EXCITEMENT GUARANTEED: THE RUN-UP TO SEASON 12 OF THE ADAC GT MASTERS

March 26, 2018 Charles Côté

The 2018 ADAC GT Masters’ field of drivers is absolutely fabulous, featuring world champions, Le Mans winners, an ex-F1 driver, DTM title winners, ALMS title holders and seven former champions. The Super Sports Car League presented this season’s new entrants at the Media Day during official pre-season testing in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. For the first time, there will be eight different makes in the field in 2018 with Audi, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes-AMG, Porsche and now Honda. The ADAC GT Masters will stage its opening race of the season on the weekend of 13th – 15th April at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

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FIRST VICTORY FOR THE AUDI R8 LMS GT4 IN THE UNITED STATES

March 26, 2018 Charles Côté

GMG Racing celebrates first American success for Audi R8 LMS GT4: James Sofronas and Alex Welch stood on the top step of the podium in the SprintX season opener of the Pirelli World Challenge. The two Americans from Team GMG Racing won the second single race of the opening event on the circuit of Austin, Texas, achieving the first victory for the new customer sport race car in North America. After the one-hour race, the advantage of their Audi R8 LMS GT4 was 3.3 seconds. With 37 entrants the GT4 category in the Pirelli World Challenge is one of the best-filled GT4 classes worldwide. Sofronas, who is both the team’s owner and a driver, is ranked in third place of the standings after two of a total of eight individual races in the GTS class of the SprintX classification.

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COMPETITIVE START TO AUSTRALIAN GT SEASON FOR TROFEO MOTORSPORT

March 26, 2018 Charles Côté

Despite changeable weather at the Australian Grand Prix which had a big affect on the outright results for Trofeo Motorsport during the opening four races of the CAMS Australian GT season, Jim Manolios and Dean Canto showed impressive pace across the event, finishing all four races with the immaculate #29 Huracan right in the thick of the action.

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MIXED START TO THE AUSTRALIAN GT SEASON FOR M-MOTORSPORT

March 26, 2018 Charles Côté

An off-season change from the mighty Reiter Engineering built Gallardo R-EX GT3 to the giant-killing KTM X-Bow GT4 saw Interlloy M-Motorsport team leader Justin McMillan line up for the opening round of the 2018 Australian GT Championship in Melbourne ready to battle against a string of new GT4 machines across four races at the Australian Grand Prix.

PWC

DOUBLE PWC PODIUM FOR THE BMW M4 GT4 IN AUSTIN

March 25, 2018 Charles Côté

The second race weekend in the Pirelli World Challenge brought two podium finishes for the BMW M4 GT4 at the “Circuit of The Americas” (USA).

Endurance

BMW TEAMS GET UNDERWAY IN THE NORDSCHLEIFE SEASON

March 25, 2018 Charles Côté

The test and set-up sessions fell victim to the weather conditions, but the 64th ADAC Westfalenfahrt on Saturday marked the official start of the 2018 VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring. The best-placed BMW drivers were Nick Catsburg (NED), John Edwards (USA) and Richard Westbrook (GBR) in the ROWE Racing number 98 BMW M6 GT3.

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FERRARI CHALLENGE EUROPE: NIELSEN AND PRINOTH WIN AGAIN AT MUGELLO. JOY FOR DANIS AND CUHADAROGLU

March 25, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Nicklas Nielsen, Jan Danis, Erich Prinoth and Murat Cuhadaroglu, all driving the 488 Challenge, won on the second day of the first round of Ferrari Challenge Europe at Mugello in front of a crowd of almost 10.000 people. Before the race, drivers, engineers and mechanics were invited to watch the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix, … Continue reading → ...

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FERRARI CHALLENGE APAC: DANINDRO DOUBLES AT MELBOURNE, ZANG AND DICKER CAN CELEBRATE TOO

March 25, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

There was no wet drama at today’s Race-2 of the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Asia Pacific Series first round at Melbourne. In stark contrast to Saturday’s heavy downpour, it was clear blue skies this morning where Danindro led from start to finish. It was a fierce battle the moment the lights turned green. Speed of the approaches … Continue reading → ...

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SPIRIT OF DAYTONA RACING READY TO REGROUP

March 24, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Despite taking delivery of the team’s No. 90 Cadillac DPi-V.R Prototype just weeks ahead of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, Spirit of Daytona Racing showed immediate pace with drivers Tristan Vautier, Matt McMurry and Eddie Cheever lll teaming in the blue Prototype. The squad led the season-opening Rolex 24 and then Vautier went … Continue reading → ...

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BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT WILL LINE UP WITH THREE AUDI R8 LMS FOR THEIR SECOND ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON

March 23, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Bong! Round 2! BWT Mücke Motorsport will soon be starting their second season in the ADAC GT Masters in 2018. The well-established, Berlin-based outfit were really successful in their debut year with third place in the team classification and two wins. As they were in contention to secure wins in both championship right up until … Continue reading → ...

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TAN TO CHASE ‘CHILDHOOD DREAM’ WITH FULL-TIME FIA WEC GRADUATION

March 23, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Weiron Tan has been given the opportunity to chase his ‘childhood dream’ this year and next, competing for Jackie Chan DC Racing x JOTA Sport in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and Le Mans 24 Hours as part of the prestigious, newly-formed SIC Motorsports Talent Development initiative. From a single-seater background, Tan has increasingly … Continue reading → ...

Regulations and Schedules

IRONFORCE BY RING POLICE ALL SET FOR THE ADAC GT MASTERS

March 23, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

IronForce by RING POLICE are ready for the ADAC GT Masters. With just three days to go before the official pre-season tests in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, the team presented the striking design of the Porsche 911 GT3 R, with which Lucas Luhr (38, DEU) and Jan-Erik Slooten (33, DEU) will race for the first … Continue reading → ...

Endurance

24 HOURS OF SPA: A HISTORY, PART 3 2001-2017

March 23, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

In 2018 the Total 24 Hours of Spa celebrates its 70th edition. Through the years, the endurance classic produced some of the highlights of international long-distance racing. In this three-part series, we take a closer look at the history of the event. Part III: 2001-2017 2001 saw the start of a new and exciting era … Continue reading → ...

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CHRISTIAN ENGLAND RETURNS TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR MICHELIN LE MANS CUP

March 23, 2018 Charles Côté

United Autosports have confirmed that Christian England will return to the team for the 2018 Michelin Le Mans Cup.

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HONDA TO DEBUT IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS WITH SCHUBERT MOTORSPORT

March 23, 2018 Charles Côté

Honda are about to make their debut in the ADAC GT Masters. For this first season in the series, the Japanese manufacturer has secured the services of Honda Team Schubert Motorsport. The NSX GT3 will be driven by two youngsters, Christopher Dreyspring (19, GER) and Giorgio Maggi (20, CH). The season opener of the Super Sports Car League will take place on the weekend of 13th – 15th April at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

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