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SOLID START AT THE NURBURGRING FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing made a solid start to practice for the 6 Hours of Nürburgring, the fourth round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). With two wins from three races this season, TOYOTA is battling for the manufacturers’ World Championship, 24.5 points behind Porsche with a total of 264 points

The FIA World Endurance Championship is back at the Nurburgring after the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ferrari, which fielded a record 11 cars in the Sarthe classic

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RIGON LEADS CONTINGENT OF FOUR FERRARIS

July 14, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The FIA World Endurance Championship is back at the Nurburgring after the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ferrari, which fielded a record 11 cars in the Sarthe classic, will be there with the usual four 488 GTEs that compete in this, the most important GT series in the world.

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Snow Family Legacy Continues On

July 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

His mom is a former Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Champion, his older brother is the youngest class winner in GT3 Cup Challenge history, and now, McKay Snow is earning his time in the spotlight.

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Lime Rock To Host First 2017 GT Showdown

July 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

As the summer stretch continues for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, two of its four classes will take to the track next weekend at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn.

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LANDO NORRIS TO JOIN UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR ROLEX 24 HOURS AT DAYTONA

July 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

“I’m really excited to be racing for United Autosports and at Daytona. The team have proved themselves to be front runners in prototype racing and they had a great performance at the Le Mans 24 Hours last month so I’m hoping I can add to their LMP2 success. To race at Daytona will be fantastic. It will be my first 24-hour event but I can’t wait to get out in the car round such an iconic track.”

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REBELLION GOES TO THE NURBUGRING FOR THE 4th RACE OF THE WEC SEASON

July 12, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

This weekend will be the fourth and final race in Europe on the famous German circuit of Nürburgring before moving on to America and Asia for the rest of the World Endurance Championship. Oreca 07s 13 and 31 will take part in the game more than ever with redesigned teams.

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ASTON MARTIN RACING RETURNS TO WEC DUTY AT THE NÜRBURGRING

July 12, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

After sealing a historic victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans last month, Aston Martin Racing returns to FIA World Endurance Championship duty this weekend for the 6 Hours of Nürburgring. After claiming the maximum haul of 51 points in Le Mans with pole position and the race win for the #97 V8 Vantage GTE

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VAN DER ZANDE TO STAND IN FOR CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER KEILWITZ AT ADAC GT MASTERS IN ZANDVOORT

July 12, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Former DTM driver Renger van der Zande (31) will line up with Jules Gounon (22, F) in the Corvette C7 GT3 prepared by Callaway Competition for the two races on the North Sea coast.

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Tales from the paddock Mercedes review after Austria GP

July 12, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

It has been an action-packed and successful first half to the GT3 season. Stefan Wendl, Head of the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Programme, sums up the state of play at this halfway point in the campaign. ...

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Racers Edge Motorsports Announces Run in Intercontinental GT Challenge

July 10, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Racers Edge Motorsports, championship winning race team and the North American Distributor for SIN CARS,...

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ESM SCORES PODIUM FINISH IN CANADA

July 10, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Sunday afternoon at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Ryan Dalziel and Scott Sharp earned their second podium finish in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Challenge season. The No. 2 Tequila Patrón Nissan Onroak DPi started third and finished third in the two hour, forty minute Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix.

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PORSCHE GT TEAM AIMS FOR PODIUM AT HOME WEC RACE

July 10, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The six-hour race on the Nürburgring on 16 July is the last event on European soil for the 2017 Sports Car World Endurance Championship. After the Nürburgring round, five overseas races will be contested in Mexico, USA, Japan, China and Bahrain.

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SIMS SCORES SECOND CONSECUTIVE WIN WITH DOMINANT RUN IN CANADA

July 10, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Alexander Sims secured his second IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship win in as many weeks in the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix, held at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park near Toronto, Canada, on 9 July 2017, taking his No. 25 BMW M6 GTLM to victory lane with co-driver Bill Auberlen.

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FALKEN ACHIEVES HISTORIC VICTORY AT THE NURBURGRING

July 10, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

FALKEN has achieved a historic first ever victory in the fourth round of this year’s VLN long-distance championship, with drivers Stef Dusseldorp and Jörg Müller in its BMW M6 GT3. The race was also rounded off with success as the Frikadelli Racing Team, who finished fourth.

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BMW Goes Back-to-Back with Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Win

July 10, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

For BMW Team RLL, when it rains it pours – both literally and figuratively as it turns out, in Sunday’s Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix.

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THREE CAR ENTRY FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS IN 2017 GULF 12 HOURS

July 10, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

United Autosports have confirmed they will enter three cars in the 2017 Gulf 12 Hours on 16-17 December.

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LE MANS WINNERS HEAD TO THE NURBURGRING FOR HOME WEC RACE

July 10, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The Porsche LMP Team enters its home race at the Nürburgring on July 16th as the Le Mans winners and World Championship leaders. “The situation could hardly be any nicer”, Fritz Enzinger, Vice President LMP1, happily confirms.

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FORD’S FIGHT FOR THE WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE RESUMES IN GERMANY

July 10, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The battle for the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship resumes this weekend with the “6 Hours of Nürburgring” – and the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Team is on maximum attack, keen to maintain the momentum after a strong result at last month’s Le Mans 24 Hours.

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING HEADS TO NÜRBURGRING

July 10, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing resumes its 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season with the short trip to the Eifel this weekend for the 6 Hours of Nürburgring. Despite a deeply disappointing Le Mans 24 Hours last month, the team remains in a close fight with Porsche for both the manufacturers’ and drivers’ World Championships

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STRONG PERFORMANCE OF THE NEW PORSCHE 911 RSR GOES UNREWARDED AT CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK

July 10, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Signs for the new Porsche 911 RSR’s maiden victory could not have looked more promising: In qualifying for round six of the IMSA SportsCar Championship at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Dirk Werner (Germany) posted the very first pole position with the 510 hp race car, which Porsche Motorsport at Weissach designed from scratch

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