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The Heart of Racing (HOR) will head to the bayou for the next rounds in Pirelli GT4 America and GT America powered by AWS. HOR will return to NOLA Motorsports Park after racing to a Pirelli GT4 America podium finish at the track with Gray Newell and Ian James last season.

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PHANTOM PRO RACING CONFIRMS GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA FULL SEASON ENTRY

April 27, 2023 RNW Staff

Phantom Pro Racing Team has confirmed a two-car Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS entry for the upcoming campaign, which begins at Chang International Circuit in Thailand on May 12-14.

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32 CARS TO CONTEST THE OPENING PORSCHE CARRERA CUP DEUTSCHLAND ROUND AT SPA

April 26, 2023 RNW Staff

The Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland returns from its winter break: the 34th season gets underway on the spectacular Ardennes rollercoaster of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) from 27 to 29 April. Thanks to its capacity grid of 32 drivers, the start of the season as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC support programme promises some gripping race action. Fans can look forward to two thrilling events with the 375 kW (510 PS) Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.

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WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS DESCENDS ON NEW ORLEANS FOR THRILLING SHOWDOWN

April 26, 2023 RNW Staff

Motivated by multiple successes at the season-opener earlier this month, Wright Motorsports heads to New Orleans, Louisiana this weekend for Rounds three and four of the SRO Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS. The Ohio-based team has some unfinished business at NOLA Motorsports Park and will enter both the No. 45 Porsche 911 GT3 R (type 992) of Charlie Luck and Jan Heylen and the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R (type 991.2) of Adam Adelson and Elliott Skeer to fight for top honors. Adelson and the No. 120 Porsche will also compete in the GT America powered by AWS, riding the momentum of his victorious weekend at Sonoma Raceway.

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AL HARTHY DETERMINED FOR SEASON BEST AT SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS

April 26, 2023 RNW Staff

Spa-Francorchamps, one of the most iconic tracks in global motorsport, hosts the third race of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship this Saturday, 29th April – an encounter which Ahmad Al Harthy hopes will mark a turning point in his rookie WEC season.

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CRAFT BAMBOO CONFIRM TWO CAR GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA ASSAULT

April 26, 2023 RNW Staff

Race winner Jeffrey Lee joins Mercedes-AMG driver Maxi Goetz in the first of Craft-Bamboo Racing’s two Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS entries.

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THREE PORSCHE 963 TAKE ON SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS FOR THE FIRST TIME

April 26, 2023 RNW Staff

Porsche Penske Motorsport travels to round three of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC feeling confident. At the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, the works team is determined to build on its successful outing in Portugal’s Portimão, where the LMDh-compliant Porsche secured its first podium result in the WEC. Three “Made in Flacht” hybrid prototypes will contest the Hypercar class: In addition to the two factory cars, the customer outfit Hertz Team JOTA fields a 963 for the first time. In the GTE-Am class, five other Porsche customer teams fight for victory with six 911 RSR from Weissach.

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FLYING LIZARD SEEKS GLORY IN THE LAND OF JAZZ AND JAMBALAYA

April 25, 2023 RNW Staff

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will not be the only event making music in New Orleans, Louisiana this weekend, as SRO America brings multiple championship battles to New Orleans Motorsports Park for two packed days of sports car racing. Four Flying Lizard Motorsport entries will compete in the event, racing in Rounds Five and Six of the GT America Powered by AWS and Rounds Three and Four of the Pirelli GT4 America series. With three Aston Martin Vantage GT4 cars and one Porsche 911 GT3 R, the Lizards have multiple attempts to hit it big in the Big Easy.

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ADAC GT MASTERS DEBUT FOR LIQUI MOLY TEAM ENGSTLER MOTORSPORT

April 25, 2023 RNW Staff

Liqui Moly Team Engstler Motorsport will line up in its first season in the ADAC GT Masters in 2023. In Chinese driver Dylan Yip and Kwanda Mokoena from South Africa, the team from Wiggensbach in the Allgäu region of Germany is putting its faith in two international rookies. In recent years, the team has won multiple titles in ADAC TCR Germany and now goes in pursuit of success in the ADAC GT Masters as well as the DTM. The new Engstler duo will make their debut at the opening round of the iconic GT3 series, which takes place on 10th June as part of the “Festival of Dreams” at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg.

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MIXED FORTUNES FOR TORO VERDE GT IN PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE GB DEBUT

April 25, 2023 RNW Staff

Toro Verde GT made its Porsche Sprint Challenge GB debut at Donington Park at the weekend (April 22/23), with the team’s hard work and perseverance unfortunately not being reflected in the results.

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TEAM PARKER RACING BATTLES TO THE FLAG IN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE RETURN

April 25, 2023 RNW Staff

Team Parker Racing made its return to the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup at Monza at the weekend (22/23 April), relieved to reach the flag after a trying weekend with its new type 992 Porsche GT3 R.

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HARYANTO AND YU TEAM UP IN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA WITH AUDI SPORT ASIA TEAM ABSOLUTE

April 25, 2023 RNW Staff

Recent Sepang 12 Hours winners Andrew Haryanto and James Yu Kuai will team up in the second of Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute’s Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS entries this season.

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KCMG CLAIMS DOUBLE VICTORY IN ADAC 24H NÜRBURGRING QUALIFIERS

April 25, 2023 RNW Staff

KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) dominated the SP10 class in the ADAC 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers, winning twice from pole position, to lay down a marker ahead of the ADAC TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Nürburgring.

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TEAM PARKER RACING ENJOYS WINNING START TO PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB CAMPAIGN

April 25, 2023 RNW Staff

Team Parker Racing claimed three victories and two further podium appearances on a successful start to its Porsche Carrera Cup GB season, held at Donington Park at the weekend (April 22/23).

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DANIEL HARPER SECURES MAIDEN GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE PODIUM

April 25, 2023 RNW Staff

BMW M Motorsport works driver Daniel Harper kicked off his second season in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with a sensational breakthrough podium finish at Monza this past weekend (22/23 April).

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PODIUM PACE GOES UNREWARDED FOR K-PAX RACING AT MONZA

April 25, 2023 RNW Staff

K-PAX Racing had to endure disappointment at the opening round of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup when a technical problem ruled the team out of a likely podium finish.

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TEAM PARKER RACING ENJOYS HAT TRICK OF PODIUM VISITS TO OPEN PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE GB SEASON

April 24, 2023 RNW Staff

Team Parker Racing opened the 2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge GB season at its home circuit, Donington Park at the weekend (April 22/23), claiming three overall podium finishes.

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HEART OF RACING TO ENTER THE FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

April 24, 2023 RNW Staff

Reigning IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class champion team, Heart of Racing [HoR], will make its FIA World Endurance Championship [WEC] debut at Spa-Francorchamps, in Belgium, this weekend.

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THRILLING PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE GB SEASON OPENER SEES ROBERTS THE EARLY CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER

April 24, 2023 RNW Staff

Porsche Sprint Challenge GB arrived at Donington Park for the first weekend of the 2023 season. As part of a three-year agreement starting this year, it runs exclusively on the TOCA package. On six race weekends, the championship will race in support of the British Touring Car Championship, four of those – including the season-opener – also alongside Carrera Cup GB.

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SMALLEY SHARES PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB SEASON OPENING SPOILS WITH DE HAAN

April 24, 2023 RNW Staff

Porsche Carrera Cup GB – the fastest single-marque GT racing championship in the UK – got its 21st season underway at Donington Park, the shorter 1.98-mile National circuit hosting two races on Sunday 23 April. In the year’s first race, 16-year-old newcomer Robert de Haan (Richardson Racing) became the youngest overall race winner in championship history. Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2022 / 2023 Junior Adam Smalley (Duckhams Yuasa Racing with Team Parker) drove to the second win of his Porsche racing career in round two.

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