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RWT Racing have some interesting plans for 2018: Corvette driver Sven Barth: P2 at Spielberg was terrific

January 17, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

RWT Racing have raced in the ADAC GT Masters since 2013, working closely with Callaway Competition throughout. After four seasons with the Corvette Z06.R GT3, the team switched to its successor for the 2017 season, the C7 GT3 developed by Callaway.

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Larbre Plans Ligier Le Mans Entry

January 17, 2018 Charles Côté

Larbre Competition has applied to the Automobile Club de l’Ouest for the entry of two Ligier JS P3s in the Michelin Le Mans Cup and will also submit a request for one Ligier JS P217 in the Le Mans 24 Hours.

PWC

Aschenbach Returning To Defend PWC GTS Title

January 16, 2018 Charles Côté

Veteran racer Lawson Aschenbach knew the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge GTS road racing series would be a very competitive tour.

PWC

TRUSPEED AUTOSPORT RETURNS TO PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE COMPETITION IN 2018

January 16, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

A familiar name from the past will return to the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC)paddock in 2018. TruSpeed AutoSport, a former race and championship winning program, is set to return with a new brand, new drivers and new marketing partners in the upcoming season.

Up close shot of Danie Morad after the race

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The Morad in Moradness

January 16, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

RNW gets to know Canadian driver Daniel Morad, we try to get some answers out of Dan concerning his 2018 season!

Endurance

PAUL MILLER RACING SIGNS COREY LEWIS FOR TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING

January 16, 2018 Charles Côté

As Paul Miller Racing prepares its effort for the season opener next week at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the team has announced Lamborghini Squadra Corse driver Corey Lewis will join full time drivers Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow in the No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 for the 66th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

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BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT EXCEL DURING 24-HOUR RACE DEBUT

January 16, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

BWT Mücke Motorsport reached the next big milestone in their team history this weekend. After making their successful GT3 debut in 2017, the next big challenge came with the 24-Hours of Dubai. The well established Berlin-based outfit rose to the demanding task supremely well with the Audi R8 LMS, taking a strong fifth place in … Continue reading → ...

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HART’s ‘Volunteer’ Acura Team Ready to Take on World’s Best in Rolex 24

January 15, 2018 Charles Côté

Once upon a time, it was somewhat common for a group of guys to get together, build a race car and head to the Rolex 24 At Daytona with a team made up of volunteer crew members. For the most part, those days are now in the past. But now and then, there’s a team like the Ohio-based HART program, which reminds us of how it used to be. HART – an acronym for Honda of America Racing Team – consists of a group of Honda engineers who volunteer their time to field race cars.

imsa

TEAM TGM ANNOUNCES 2018 DRIVER PAIRINGS

January 15, 2018 Charles Côté

After a productive Roar Before the 24 weekend of testing its new Mercedes-AMG GT4, TeamTGM has announced its driver pairings for the 2018 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar championship season.

Formula E

ANTONIO GIOVINAZZI AND JOEL ERIKSSON COMPLETE FORMULA E ROOKIE TEST FOR DS VIRGIN RACING

January 15, 2018 Charles Côté

Antonio Giovinazzi and Joel Eriksson completed a successful first test of the all-electric DS Virgin Racing Formula E car on Sunday during the inaugural Formula E rookie test in Marrakesh.

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Motorsports In Action Unites Former GT3 Cup Challenge Drivers for 2018 Effort

January 15, 2018 Charles Côté

After buttoning up its rookie season with a season-finale win at Road Atlanta last year, Motorsports In Action returns to the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge with a nearly identical look for its second year. The Canada-based team is back with two McLaren GT4s, the Nos. 68 and 69, with three of four drivers returning – Jesse Lazare, Kenny Wilden and Rod Randall. It was Lazare, with then-co-driver Chris Green, who brought home the team’s first win in October.

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INNOVATIVE AND INSPIRING: THE LIGHT TECHNOLOGY ON THE NEW BMW M8 GTE

January 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Over the course of the 2018 motorsport season, the drivers at the wheel of the new BMW M8 GTE will be able to depend on a strong ally, which will be particularly beneficial at 24-hour races: the high-performance light system on the BMW M8 GTE. BMW works driver Alexander Sims (GBR) gets straight to the … Continue reading → ...

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FIRST RACE OUTING FOR THE BMW M4 GT4 IN CUSTOMER HANDS

January 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Successful debut: the BMW M4 GT4 mastered its first race outing in the hands of customers successfully, and proved its reliability in the process. All three BMW M4 GT4s in action made it to the finish line after 24 hours in the desert marathon in Dubai (UAE). Securtal Sorg Rennsport coped best with the extreme … Continue reading → ...

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SCCA Super Tour Weekend Wraps Up At Sebring

January 14, 2018 Charles Côté

The first Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour weekend of the year is in the books after another day of competition Sunday at Sebring Int'l Raceway.

Formula E

PODIUM FINISH FOR RENAULT E.DAMS IN MARRAKESH

January 14, 2018 Charles Côté

Séb started from pole position and immediately carved out a lead over Sam Bird and Felix Rosenqvist. By lap 5 he had a one second cushion and could sustain repeated attacks from the duo behind. A full course yellow on lap 18 gave opportunity for a relatively calm car swap, which Séb used to his advantage.

Endurance

ISAAC TUTUMLU DELIVERS STRONG PERFORMANCE AT 24H DUBAI

January 14, 2018 Charles Côté

Despite it wasn’t a brilliant result at the end, a ninth place in A6-Am class as a result of several punctures and a collision at night when one his teammates crashed into a backmarker, Tutumlu put in brilliant stints fighting with GT3 factory drivers. Isaac Tutumlu couldn’t step onto the podium at the 24H of Dubai.

OPEN WHEEL

SCCA Super Tour Season Begins In Florida

January 13, 2018 Charles Côté

While other series wait until later in the year to get things cranking, the 2018 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour got going Saturday with the first of two Sebring Int'l Raceway races this weekend.

Formula E

TOUGH DAY FOR AUDI IN MARRAKESH

January 13, 2018 Charles Côté

In round three of the Formula E electric racing series in Marrakesh (Morocco), following a strong beginning, Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler only went home with a single point.

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BLACK FALCON TAKES OUTRIGHT WIN AT THE 24H DUBAI

January 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG GT3 (#2, Abdulaziz Al Faisal / Hubert Haupt / Yelmer Buurman / Gabriele Piana) has won the 2018 Hankook 24H DUBAI, the 13th running of the annual event that, at one point, had looked likely to be won by the sister #3 entry. Abdulaziz Al Faisal drove the #2 Mercedes-AMG across … Continue reading → ...

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ONE-TWO VICTORY FOR THE GT4 VERSION OF THE AUDI R8 LMS AT PREMIERE IN DUBAI

January 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Jubilation at the beginning of the year: Team Phoenix Racing with Audi Sport customer racing celebrated the first 24-hour victory of the new Audi R8 LMS in the GT4 class. The career of Audi Sport customer racing’s most recent new product began with an endurance test par excellence. The GT4 version of the Audi R8 … Continue reading → ...

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