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K-PAX RACING’S GT WORLD CHALLENGE AMERICA CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE CONTINUES

August 22, 2022 RNW Staff

K-PAX Racing enjoyed four podiums in last season’s stop at Road America, which ultimately helped secure its 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS title. The team, again, put both its Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVOs on the podium with the chance of defending its crown inching closer within reach. The K-PAX Racing cars swapped second and third place in Rounds 9 & 10 of this year’s championship.

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MIES/ZIMMERMANN CLAIM 50th ADAC GT MASTERS RACE WIN FOR AUDI AT THE LAUSITZRING

August 21, 2022 RNW Staff

Excitement, drama, emotions – race ten of this season’s ADAC GT Masters at the DEKRA Lausitzring had everything that makes motorsport so attractive. After 43 laps of racing, Tim Zimmermann (25/Langenargen) won a remarkable race in the #1 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II. In doing so, he presented Audi with its 50th victory in the ADAC GT Masters. His visibly moved partner Christopher Mies (33/Düsseldorf): “This first win of the season was overdue for Tim and me. Our car has been fantastic in recent weeks, but we were unable to convert that into a win. We have finally been rewarded,” said the reigning German GT champion. In contrast, the mood at Schubert Motorsport was a sober one. Pole-sitter Nicky Catsburg (34/NL) came in too late for his mandatory pit stop, whilst leading in the #20 BMW M4 GT3, and was consequently handed a penalty. That dashed any hopes of victory. “The pit radio suddenly went dead. Up until then, everything was working, then all of a sudden there was nothing,” said a bewildered team principal Torsten Schubert. Spectators were treated to fantastic entertainment on Sunday and through the entire race weekend at the DEKRA Family & Friends Festival. The weekend total of 21,500 spectators was a new crowd record for an ADAC GT Masters event at the Lausitzring.

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STRONG POINTS DAY FOR K-PAX RACING AT ROAD AMERICA

August 21, 2022 RNW Staff

K-PAX Racing is back up to speed in Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS, and it was welcomed by the challenging, fast-action Road America circuit. While the team has a firm grasp on the championship trophies still up for grabs, its fight against the field grows more intense into the second half of the season. Amidst the fierce competition and mixed weather, the team scored a dual podium in the ninth round.

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HOSHINO AND FUJII CLAIM MAIDEN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA VICTORY AT SUGO

August 21, 2022 RNW Staff

D’station Racing’s Satoshi Hoshino and Tomonobu Fujii collected their first Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS victory in bizarre circumstances at Sportsland SUGO today after race-long leaders CarGuy Racing lost 22 seconds over the final two laps.

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ADAC GT MASTERS WIN FOR ENGLEHART/GUVEN AT THE LAUSITZRING

August 20, 2022 RNW Staff

Christian Engelhart (35/Starnberg) and Ayhancan Güven (24/TR) remained calm in the rain and won race nine of this season’s ADAC GT Masters at the DEKRA Lausitzring. After 37 spectacular laps, Güven took the chequered flag to claim his maiden victory and the first for Team Joos Sportwagentechnik in the German GT Championship. “I am thrilled that we won this race. It was incredibly tough, as that is the first time I have driven our Porsche in the rain, and everything felt a bit alien. Fortunately, I did enough and we are right in the battle for the championship,” said the young Turk.

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YOGIBO RACING WITHSTANDS INTENSE PRESSURE TO NET MAIDEN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA WIN AT SUGO

August 20, 2022 RNW Staff

Kiyoto Fujinami resisted stint-long pressure from Kei Cozzolino to claim his and Yogibo Racing’s maiden Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS victory alongside Naoki Yokomizo at Sportsland SUGO this afternoon.

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K-PAX RACING RETURNS TO REGULAR SEASON ACTION

August 18, 2022 RNW Staff

After a rigorous journey that saw K-PAX Racing closely contend with GT racing’s elites in Belgium, the American-based team returns to regular season action for Rounds 9 & 10 of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS Championship. Road America will play host to these late rounds August 19-21, as the team inches closer to defending its crown.

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DXDT RACING READY FOR ROAD AMERICA DOUBLEHEADER

August 17, 2022 RNW Staff

DXDT Racing may be in for an exciting weekend of racing at Road America for the next rounds of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Powered by AWS. Dubbed “America’s National Park of Speed,” Road America’s long straight and sweeping corners provide no shortage of excitement and promise to deliver nail-biting action for the weekend ahead, […]

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GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA HEADS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF MIYAGI PREFECTURE

August 15, 2022 RNW Staff

Sportsland SUGO welcomes Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS and SRO Motorsports Group for the first time ever this weekend when the Japanese circuit stages rounds seven and eight of the 10-race campaign.

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THE ADAC GT MASTERS ENTERS CRUCIAL PHASE OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE LAUSITZRING

August 15, 2022 RNW Staff

Fans at round five of the ADAC GT Masters can look forward to a hot and eventful race weekend at the DEKRA Lausitzring (19th to 21st August). The super sports cars line up for races nine and ten of the season, as the title race enters a crucial phase. Many drivers are still in contention at the top of the championship, but, with the field so evenly matched, there is now no room for error. The four series on the support programme will also provide non-stop action at the 3.478-kilometre circuit in Klettwitz. Off the track, the Family & Friends Festival also offers a wide variety of experience worlds on Saturday and Sunday.

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DINAMIC MOTORSPORTS MAKES ITS ADAC GT MASTERS DEBUT

August 12, 2022 RNW Staff

The level of interest in the ADAC GT Masters remains high. Dinamic Motorsport will be the latest team to make its debut in the German GT Championship when it makes a guest appearance at round five of the season. The Italian team will line up with Klaus Bachler (31/AUT) and Adrien De Leener (33/B) in a Porsche 911 GT3 R in races nine and ten, which feature as part of the Family & Friends Festival at the DEKRA Lausitzring.

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ERA MOTORSPORT ACHIEVES BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES AT ROAD AMERICA

August 9, 2022 RNW Staff

Era Motorsport revisited the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship victory circle at Road America this weekend, successfully defending their 2021 LMP2 class victory. Drivers Dwight Merriman and Ryan Dalziel drove a strong race in varying weather conditions, once again optimizing strategy and performance to celebrate their second consecutive win at the fan-favourite road course.

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IMSA SPRINT CUP SECURED FOR PAUL MILLER RACING

August 8, 2022 RNW Staff

The Paul Miller Racing team achieved their 2022 objective of winning the IMSA Sprint Cup Championship by finishing fourth at Road America.

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WEATHERTECH RACING SEES HIGHS AND LOWS AT ROAD AMERICA

August 8, 2022 RNW Staff

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill) and Daniel Juncadella (Spain) finished 11th in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship IMSA Fastlane Sportscar Weekend at Road America.

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WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING FINISHES SIXTH AT ROAD AMERICA

August 8, 2022 RNW Staff

Whelen Engineering drivers Pipo Derani (Brazil) and Olivier Pla (France) finished sixth under caution in Sunday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Fastlane SportsCar Weekend at Road America.

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FOURTH PLACE FINISH FOR MEYER SHANK RACING AT ROAD AMERICA

August 8, 2022 RNW Staff

Meyer Shank Racing’s (MSR) quest for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship DPi title continued into the Road America race weekend for Sunday’s IMSA Fastlane SportsCar Weekend.

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MERCEDES-AMG DOMINATES THE ADAC GT MASTERS AT THE NURBURGRING

August 7, 2022 RNW Staff

Drago Racing Team ZVO, and drivers Jules Gounon (27/F) and Fabian Schiller (24/Troisdorf), won a thrilling eighth race of this season’s ADAC GT Masters at the Nürburgring on Sunday. Schiller took the chequered flag in the #4 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo after 42 laps of racing to claim the second win of the ADAC GT Masters race weekend for Mercedes-AMG. “It was a great race. Our car was fantastic and we had good pace. We finished third on Saturday, now the win – I am totally happy,” said the 24-year-old. 23,500 fans witnessed spectacular and exciting motorsport, enjoyed action-packed racing in the support series, and set another crowd record in the German GT Championship at the Nürburgring.

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THE KEEPER TOM’S GR SUPRA TEAM WINS IN SUPER GT AT FUJI

August 7, 2022 RNW Staff

The FUJIMAKI GROUP FUJI GT 100 Lap RACE, Round 4 of the 2022 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place on August 7th at Fuji Speedway (one lap 4,563 m x 99 laps) in Shizuoka Prefecture. In the GT500 class, the two young drivers of the No. 37 KeePer TOM’S GR Supra (Sacha Fenestraz/Ritomo Miyata) got a felicitous first win, while the GT300 class the No. 61 SUBARU BRZ R&D SPORT (Takuto Iguchi/Hideki Yamauchi) got their first win of the season.