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Endurance

SIR CHRIS HOY TO RACE LIGIER IN HENDERSON LMP3 CUP CHAMPIONSHIP

June 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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United Autosports have confirmed that Sir Chris Hoy will race for the team at the final round of the Henderson Insurance LMP3 Cup Championship at Donington Park on 16-17 September.

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DTM

Tales from the paddock – Robert Wickens

June 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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Next stop, Nuremberg – the race on the Norisring is generally considered to be the highlight of the DTM season. But first, Robert Wickens paid a visit to Road America... ...

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imsa

VISIT FLORIDA RACING LOOKS TO REBOUND IN 6 HOURS OF THE GLEN

June 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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VISIT FLORIDA Racing has made 13 previous starts in the Sahlen’s 6 Hours of the Glen. Highlights at the Glen include back-to-back victories in 2014 & 2015 when Richard Westbrook and Michael Valiante teamed in the No. 90 Corvette DP. The Florida-based team also took a podium finish of third in 2010 when Antonio Garcia and Buddy Rice drove the No. 90 Porsche Coyote.

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GT World Challenge Europe

FRUSTRATION FOR PASIN LATHOURAS IN PAUL RICARD 1000 KM

June 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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A tough but very competitive Paul Ricard 1000 km ended in frustration for Pasin Lathouras in the #50 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 after a technical problem scuppered his bid for victory just as the endurance race moved into the closing stages.

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Endurance

BAD LUCK FOR GRT GRASSER RACING AT 6 HOURS OF PAUL RICARD

June 28, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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After recently experiencing an impressive record of continuous successes, the GRT Grasser Racing Team had to put up with a backslash during the weekend of the 6 hours of Paul Ricard, the sixth race of the Blancpain-GT-Series 2017.

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imsa

CADILLAC DPi-V.R TEAMS READY FOR SIX AT THE GLEN

June 27, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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Cadillac V-Performance racing teams Konica Minolta, Whelen Engineering and Mustang Sampling are ready for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sahlen’s Six Hours at The Glen to run June 30 – July 2.

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PWC

ALEX JOB RACING AUDI R8 LMS READY FOR THE GLEN

June 27, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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Alex Job Racing drivers Bill Sweedler (Westport, Conn.), Townsend Bell (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) and Frankie Montecalvo (Highlands, N.J.), are ready to take on the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen this weekend, June 30-July 2.

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imsa

WEATHERTECH RACING READY FOR SIX FINGERS IN THE LAKES

June 27, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Gunnar Jeannette (Salt Lake City, Utah) and Shane van Gisbergen (New Zealand) are ready to take on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen at Watkins Glen International Raceway, June 30-July 2.

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imsa

BMW TEAM RLL CARRIES MOMENTUM TO WATKINS GLEN

June 27, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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Two of North America’s most challenging race tracks will face BMW Team RLL on back-to-back weekends as the second half of the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech Championship begins. With both events providing bookends to the July 4th holiday

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Endurance

STEVENSON MOTORSPORTS PRIMED FOR THE SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN

June 27, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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“Watkins Glen is extremely fast and smooth, which should play into the strengths of our Audi R8 LMS. We will need to be on our game every second of this race. The most important factors are racing clean and having fast pit stops.

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imsa

MICHAEL SHANK RACING SET FOR SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN

June 27, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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Ozz Negri: Ozz Negri has made 12 starts in the Sahlen’s 6 Hours of the Glen with a best finish of third last year while driving the Honda-Ligier P2. This year’s 6 Hour marks Negri’s first GTD race at the track. He has scored two podiums on the Watkins Glen sprint course layout (2004 – 2nd, 2005 – 3rd).

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GT World Challenge Europe

SECOND PLACE IN PRO-AM AT PAUL RICARD MAINTAINS CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD FOR BLANCPAIN SQUAD OMAN RACING

June 27, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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Muscat racing driver Ahmad Al Harthy celebrated his, and Oman Racing’s, third consecutive Pro-Am podium finish of the Blancpain Endurance Cup season at Paul Ricard on Saturday, 24th June, with an excellent second place result in the intense six-hour race maintaining the class points lead.

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PWC

BLACK SWAN RACING LEADS MERCEDES-AMG CUSTOMER RACING TEAMS WITH PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE DOUBLE PODIUMS AT ROAD AMERICA

June 26, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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The twin-podium finishes led the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing ranks at the Road America doubleheader that also saw CRP Racing and MCC Motorsports compete in the top-tier GT class.

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imsa

MOMENTUM MEETS ENDURANCE FOR MAZDA AT WATKINS GLEN

June 26, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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Spencer Pigot will join Tristan Nunez and Jonathan Bomarito in the Soul Red No. 55 Mazda Prototype, and Marino Franchitti will share the Machine Gray No. 70 Castrol Edge Mazda with Joel Miller and Tom Long. Long and Miller finished third at Detroit, which marked their best-ever Prototype finish in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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imsa

LMP3 LEARNING CURVE CONTINUES FOR IMSA PROTOTYPE CHALLENGE COMPETITORS AT WATKINS GLEN

June 26, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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No doubt about it – the learning curve has been steep for all the drivers and teams in the 2017 IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda’s LMP3 class this year.

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News

TEAM PANOZ RACING SECURES DOUBLE PWC GTS/GT4 VICTORIES AT ROAD AMERICA

June 26, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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Team Panoz Racing’s Ian James followed up yesterday’s first-place finish in PWC GTS/GT4 Championship Round 9 race with a victory in Round 10 today at the Grand Prix of Road America.

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PWC

James Sweeps GTS and Becomes Fifth GTS Double Winner this Season

June 25, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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Veteran Ian James made it two-for-two for Team Panoz Racing Sunday at Road America when the Arizona driver captured his second straight GTS 50-minute sprint race win in the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix presented by VP Racing Fuels.

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PWC

Long Captures Second Season Win at Road America GT Rd.5

June 25, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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California driver makes great 1st corner move to grab the lead in Round 5 GT...

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PWC

CADILLAC RACING THIRD AGAIN AT ROAD AMERICA

June 25, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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Cadillac V-Performance driver Johnny O’Connell (Flowery Branch, Ga.) drove the No. 3 Velocity Red Cadillac ATS-V.R Coupe to a third place finish in race two of the World Challenge Championship (PWC) World Challenge Grand Prix of Road America today.

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GT World Challenge Europe

PONS EXTENDS BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB POINTS LEAD WITH PERFECT PAUL RICARD WEEKEND

June 25, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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Blancpain GT Sports Club Overall points leader Anthony Pons enjoyed a perfect weekend at Circuit Paul Ricard, which played host to round three of this year’s campaign (June 24-25). Having taken pole position on Saturday afternoon, the Frenchman also claimed Sunday’s Qualifying and Main Races aboard the #72 AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3.

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