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Introducing a new identity for 2019: Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia

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TAKUYA SHIRASAKE AND NAOTO TAKEDA ARE 2018 BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA AM CUP CHAMPIONS

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ADAC GT MASTERS FINALE: CORVETTE WIN MAKES FOUR-WAY BATTLE FOR TITLE EVEN MORE EXCITING

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS SCORES THIRD TOP-FIVE MLMC PLACING OF SEASON

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HERBERTH MOTORSPORT CLAIMS FIRST POLE POSITION OF THE SEASON AT 12H IMOLA

June 30, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Herberth Motorsport denies Scuderia Praha fifth consecutive pole position in the dying seconds of qualifying for the 2017 Hankook 12H IMOLA. The Herberth Motorsport Porsche 991 GT3 R (#111 Daniel Allemann / Ralf Bohn / Robert Renauer / Alfred Renauer) has taken a last-grasp pole position for this weekend’s 2017 Hankook 12H IMOLA.

ARN RACING SHINES BRIGHTEST OF JAPANESE BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA RACE BY RACE ENTRIES AT SUZUKA

June 30, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Blancpain GT Series Asia’s race-by-race Japanese entries – ARN Racing, CarGuy Racing and D’station Racing – all enjoyed encouraging championship debuts at Suzuka last weekend ahead of their second appearances at Fuji Speedway this August.

ED BROWN FORCED TO WITHDRAW FROM ESM’s WATKINS GLEN CAMPAIGN

June 29, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Despite plans to race in this weekend’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen as the final race of his prototype career, Ed Brown, driver of the No. 22 Nissan Onroak DPi has been forced to withdraw from the event.

VERDONCK WITH BENTLEY TEAM ABT AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

The collaboration between Nico Verdonck and the Bentley Team ABT during the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring, already has a sequel. From the 26th through to the 30th July, the Belgian will in fact be joining the German team for the Total 24 Hours of Spa, the world’s most important race for the GT3 category.

SIR CHRIS HOY TO RACE LIGIER IN HENDERSON LMP3 CUP CHAMPIONSHIP

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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Tales from the paddock – Robert Wickens

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... ...

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

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.

FRUSTRATION FOR PASIN LATHOURAS IN PAUL RICARD 1000 KM

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.

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

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.

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

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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ALEX JOB RACING AUDI R8 LMS READY FOR THE GLEN

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.

WEATHERTECH RACING READY FOR SIX FINGERS IN THE LAKES

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.

BMW TEAM RLL CARRIES MOMENTUM TO WATKINS GLEN

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

STEVENSON MOTORSPORTS PRIMED FOR THE SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN

“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.

MICHAEL SHANK RACING SET FOR SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN

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).

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

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.

The No. 54 Black Swan Racing Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3

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

June 26, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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.

MOMENTUM MEETS ENDURANCE FOR MAZDA AT WATKINS GLEN

June 26, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

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.