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JAGUAR XJR-15 RACERS TO ROAR AGAIN AT THE CLASSIC

July 1, 2021 RNW Staff

The 30th anniversary of the Jaguar XJR-15 and the extraordinary Jaguar Intercontinental Challenge will be celebrated at Silverstone later this month with a special track tribute on all three days of The Classic (30 July – 1 August).

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JACK AITKEN AIMING TO BUILD ON MOMENTUM AHEAD OF MISANO TRIP

July 1, 2021 RNW Staff

Jack Aitken heads to the Italian circuit of Misano Adriatico this weekend as he continues his progression in the GT World Challenge Europe with Emil Frey Racing.

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CADILLAC RACING LOOKING FOR MORE IN GLEN SEQUEL

June 30, 2021 RNW Staff

The Cadillac DPi teams will be looking for more as they return to Watkins Glen International Raceway for a second consecutive race running the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship WeatherTech 240, July 1-2.

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MISANO MARKS THE HALFWAY STAGE IN THRILLING GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES TITLE FIGHT

June 30, 2021 RNW Staff

After a one-month interval, the Fanatec GT2 European Series travels to Misano, Italy, this weekend (2-3 July) to mark the halfway stage in its inaugural season.

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WEATHERTECH RACING REBUILT AND READY FOR WEATHERTECH 240

June 29, 2021 RNW Staff

Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Matt Campbell (Australia) are ready for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship WeatherTech 240 to run at Watkins Glen International Raceway, July 1-2.

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AUDI SPORT WITH STRONG CUSTOMER TEAMS AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

June 29, 2021 RNW Staff

Audi Sport customer racing will contest the world’s biggest GT3 race at Spa from July 29 to August 1 with four powerful driver squads. In 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2017, Audi has already won the 24-hour race in the Ardennes with the R8 LMS. No other manufacturer combines so many victories at Spa in this ten-year period. Now the brand is aiming for its next success in the demanding competition of around 60 teams and nine brands.

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STRONG PACE AT AT WATKINS GLEN FOR GRT GRASSER RACING GOES UNREWARDED

June 29, 2021 RNW Staff

Buoyed by their P2 finish in the Sprint Cup on Detroit’s street circuit, GRT Grasser Racing travelled to Watkins Glen in the USA at the weekend (June 24th to 27th) for the fifth race weekend in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar championship and the fourth round in the Endurance Cup of the top-class sports car championship. However, the endurance classic on the ex-Formula 1 racetrack did not bring the team the success they had hoped to achieve. The strong pace of the #19 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO was to no avail after being forced to retire early.

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2 Seas take lights to flag Victory at Silverstone 500

June 28, 2021 Michael widdowson

The RAC trophy goes to 2Seas Motorsport at the 10th Anniversary of the Silverstone 500 whilst Newbridge Motorsport take a Debut win in the British GT series.

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PODIUM FOR PAUL MILLER RACING IN WATKINS GLEN SIX-HOUR

June 28, 2021 RNW Staff

The Paul Miller Racing trio of Madison Snow, Bryan Sellers, and Corey Lewis returned to the podium this weekend as the No. 1 Total lubricants-backed Lamborghini squad scored second place in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.

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STRONG BUT CONSERVATIVE DAY FOR CARBAHN WITH PERERGRINE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN

June 28, 2021 RNW Staff

CarBahn with Peregrine Racing celebrates a successful first IMSA MICHELIN Endurance Cup event filled with erudition.

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BMW TEAM RLL ON THE PODIUM AT WATKINS GLEN

June 28, 2021 RNW Staff

Three BMWs made it onto the podium in race three of this season’s Michelin Endurance Cup, which forms part of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. In the GTLM class, John Edwards (USA), Jesse Krohn (FIN) and Augusto Farfus (BRA) finished second in the #24 MOTUL BMW M8 GTE at the ‘Six Hours of the Glen’ at Watkins Glen (USA). They were followed over the finish line by fellow BMW Team RLL drivers Connor De Phillippi (USA), Bruno Spengler (CAN) and Philipp Eng (AUT) in third place in the team’s second car. Turner Motorsport took victory in the GTD class. Bill Auberlen, Robby Foley (both USA) and Aidan Read (AUS) took victory in the #96 BMW M6 GT3.

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PODIUM FINISH FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS AT IMSA SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN

June 28, 2021 RNW Staff

United Autosports finished on the podium at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen today, as Jim McGuire, Wayne Boyd and Guy Smith finished third after six hours of racing.

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MEYER SHANK RACING TAKES SECOND IN THE SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN

June 28, 2021 RNW Staff

After a late race caution eliminated the team’s 15 second leading advantage on the field, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) finished second in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on Sunday.

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HUTCHISON TO PARTNER GREEN AND TAMBAY IN SPA 24 HOURS

June 28, 2021 RNW Staff

Scotland’s Finlay Hutchison enjoyed a highly productive two-day test outing at Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps last week as preparations ramp-up for next month’s TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa – and the Sainteloc Racing driver’s team-mates for the big race are now confirmed too.

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PERFORMANCE TECH MOTORSPORTS’ EVENTFUL WEEKEND AT WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL

June 27, 2021 RNW Staff

Performance Tech Motorsports climbed and conquered a mountain this weekend at Watkins Glen International.

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WEATHERTECH RACING OUT EARLY AT THE GLEN

June 27, 2021 RNW Staff

Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Matt Campbell (Australia), and Mathieu Jaminet’s (France) IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen came to an early end just three laps into the race today.

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PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB WINS FOR HANAFIN AND MARTIN AS CAMMISH AND KING CLASH

June 27, 2021 RNW Staff

Porsche Carrera Cup GB – the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK – arrived at Brands Hatch with the promise of fireworks between double champion 2015 / 2016 Dan Cammish (Redline Racing) and reigning champion – Porsche GB 2020 / 2021 Junior – Harry King (Team Parker Racing). There was little to separate the pair throughout the weekend, Junior King emerged from Friday Practice ahead but Cammish had plenty of speed in hand, as did several other Pro category hopefuls including Lorcan Hanafin (JTR), Will Martin (Richardson Racing) and Rookie Kiern Jewiss (Team Parker Racing).

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BMW TEAM RLL QUALIFIES THIRD AND FOURTH FOR THE SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN

June 26, 2021 RNW Staff

BMW Team RLL will start from the second row of the GTLM class in tomorrow’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen. Connor De Phillippi qualified the No. 25 MOTUL BMW M8 GTE third with a quick lap of 1:41.357-minutes around the 3.4-mile, 11-turn Watkins Glen International – 0.413 seconds in arrears of the polesitting No. 3 Corvette. John Edwards qualified fourth with a 1:41.932-minute lap in the No. 24 MOTUL BMW M3 GTE.

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WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS STARTS FROM THE FIRST GRID ROW OF THE GTD CLASS AT WATKINS GLEN

June 26, 2021 RNW Staff

The Porsche customer team Wright Motorsports has secured an excellent starting position in the qualifying for the six-hour race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in Watkins Glen. American Trent Hindman planted his No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R on the second grid spot of the GTD class. For the young amateur driver, this was the first qualifying session at the wheel of the 911 built to comply with the FIA GT3 regulations. At round five of the season, the identical 500+PS vehicles fielded by Pfaff Motorsports and Hardpoint EBM take up the GTD class from positions 9 and 13. In the GTLM category, the American Cooper MacNeil qualified WeatherTech Racing’s Porsche 911 RSR on position five.