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POINTS ‘IN PROGRESS’ FOR TRIVELLATO RACING BY VILLORBA CORSE IN GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES

June 21, 2021 RNW Staff

A successful weekend with important points and most of all more progress for Trivellato Racing by Villorba Corse at Zandvoort. The Dutch circuit hosted the third round of the 2021 GT4 European Series where the Italian team took action with its two Mercedes-AMG GT4 and four young drivers getting its best results of the season, especially with British GT4 champion Jamie Caroline and his Swiss teammate Jean Luc D’Auria on the #70 car. On track with 38 cars, Trivellato’s crew was protagonist in both races, always pushing hard and also keeping a solid pace. Their performances and Caroline’s brilliant overtakings in the second part of race 1 brought to gain many positions, finishing ninth overall and seventh in class (Silver Cup).

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MEYER SHANK RACING SETS SIGHTS ON THE SIX HOURS OF WATKINS GLEN

June 21, 2021 RNW Staff

Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) heads to Watkins Glen International for back-to-back race weekends at the upstate New York circuit. The No. 60 Acura ARX-05 DPi of Dane Cameron and Olivier Pla will first race in the annual Sahlen’s Six Hours of Watkins Glen on Sunday.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT GT4 WEEKEND AT ZANDVOORT

June 21, 2021 RNW Staff

United Autosports had a challenging weekend during round three of the GT4 European Series at Zandvoort this weekend as the team returned to the Dutch track for the first time since 2013.

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GILARDONI AND PULCINI RAKE THIRD WIN OF THE LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE SEASON IN SECOND ZANDVOORT RACE

June 20, 2021 RNW Staff

Oregon Team’s Kevin Gilardoni and Leonardo Pulcini recorded their third Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe victory in six races following a calculated drive in the second race of the weekend at Zandvoort. The #11 Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo started third on the grid but made a decisive pass on eventual second place finisher Sebastian Balthasar (#2 Leipert Motorsport) on the first lap to gain the upper-hand either side of the mandatory pit-stops.

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ZANDVOORT CLEAN SWEEP FOR EMIL FREY RACING IN ROLLERCOASTER GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE SPRINT CUP CONTEST

June 20, 2021 RNW Staff

Emil Frey Racing completed a perfect performance at Zandvoort by taking victory in the weekend’s second Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Sprint Cup contest with its #163 Lamborghini.

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MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORTS STARTS DTM SEASON WITH PODIUM RESULTS

June 20, 2021 RNW Staff

Mercedes-AMG Motorsport enjoyed a successful return to the series in the DTM season opener at Monza in Italy. In the first of the two sprint races, Vincent Abril (MCO) and Maximilian Götz (GER) with the Mercedes-AMG GT3s of Mercedes-AMG Team HRT finished in second and third place and therefore secured podium results on the comeback. With third place in the Sunday race, Lucas Auer (AUT) added another podium result with the car with starting number 22 run by Mercedes-AMG Team WINWARD.

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EMIL FREY RACING LAMBORGHINI TAKES GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE VICTORY AS SILVER CUP CREWS STAR AT ZANDVOORT

June 19, 2021 RNW Staff

Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini scored a dominant win in the first of this weekend’s Sprint Cup contests at Zandvoort thanks to a faultless drive from its all-Swiss crew of Ricardo Feller and Alex Fontana.

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ALLIED RACING PORSCHE AND AKKA ASP MERCEDES-AMG TO LEAD GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES ZANDVOORT RACES FROM POLE POSITION

June 19, 2021 RNW Staff

Allied Racing pair Joel Sturm and Nicolaj Møller-Madsen will lead the field away from pole position in tomorrow morning’s first GT4 European Series race at Zandvoort, while AKKA ASP duo Jim Pla and Jean Luc Beaubelique will do so in the afternoon’s second contest.

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PORSCHE CONFIRMS INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE TITLE DEFENCE

June 18, 2021 RNW Staff

Porsche will defend the Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli Manufacturers’ title this year after officially confirming its participation in the globetrotting series.

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AUSTIN McCUSKER TO JOIN UNITED AUTOSPORTS IMSA LMP3 TEAM FOR WATKINS GLEN

June 18, 2021 RNW Staff

United Autosports are delighted to welcome Austin McCusker to their IMSA LMP3 team for the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen.

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THE BMW M4 GT3 TO ATTEND THE ‘OFFICIAL TEST DAYS’ AHEAD OF THE 24 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS

June 18, 2021 RNW Staff

The new flagship in the BMW M Motorsport programme is set for its premiere on the famous ‘Eau Rouge’. As part of the development work, the BMW M4 GT3 will attend the official tests ahead of the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL). The ‘Official Test Days’ take place at the circuit in the Ardennes on 22nd and 23rd June. Just a few days later, the new BMW M4 GT3 will complete its first test under race conditions on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife (GER).

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VANTHOOR AND BAMBER JOIN MacNIEL FOR THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

June 17, 2021 RNW Staff

Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) will join Porsche Factory drivers Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) and Earl Bamber (New Zealand) for the 24 Hours of Le Mans to run Aug. 21-22 at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France.

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OREGON TEAM HEADS TO ZANDVOORT TO CONSOLIDATE THE LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPE PRO LEAD

June 16, 2021 RNW Staff

“Our championship starts from Zandvoort. We secured two important victories at the Paul Ricard, but must remain concentrated as the season is still long.”

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WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS REVEALS DRIVER CHANGES IN IMSA PROGRAMS

June 16, 2021 RNW Staff

Heading into the fifth event of the IMSA season, Wright Motorsports has announced changes to the driver lineup of the No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Trent Hindman will replace full-season driver Ryan Hardwick to race alongside Patrick Long in the GTD-class championship while Hardwick continues his championship efforts in the Michelin Pilot Challenge with Jan Heylen in the No. 16 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport in the GS class.

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MG CAR CLUB SILVERSTONE PHOTO-SHOOT

June 16, 2021 RNW Staff

For the MG Car Club meeting at Silverstone, we had very hot and sunny weather, it made a very pleasant change. As well as lots of MG’s there were plenty of other cars to see, and of course the Mini’s always have close and entertaining racing.

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CUSTOMER TEAMS FIELD FIVE AUDI R8 LMS CARS AT THE DTM SEASON OPENER AT MONZA

June 16, 2021 RNW Staff

The DTM starts its 36th season under new auspices in which Audi is strongly represented on two grids. While the DTM is relying on GT3 sportscars like the Audi R8 LMS for the first time after two decades of Class 1 touring cars, the DTM Trophy is tackling its second season with production-based models like […]

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MANUEL MALDONADO JOINS UNITED AUTOSPORTS LE MANS 24 HOURS LINE UP

June 16, 2021 RNW Staff

United Autosports are pleased to confirm that Manuel Maldonado will join their Le Mans 24 Hours team for this year’s race.

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GRT GRASSER RACING WITH STUNNING SHOWING IN MOTOR CITY

June 15, 2021 RNW Staff

GRT Grasser Racing Team were successful on both sides of the Atlantic at the weekend. The Austrian team were in action both in their ADAC GT Masters home fixture at Spielberg and over 7,000 kilometres away in Motor City, Detroit, where the second round of the Sprint Cup in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship took place. The outfit had excellent showings both in the USA and at home. Lamborghini works driver Marco Mapelli and America veteran Misha Goikhberg went on an incredible charge up the field, claiming a second podium of the weekend.

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MAXIMILIAN BUHK REPLACES GARY PAFFET AT MUCKE MOTORSPORT IN AT MONZA

June 15, 2021 RNW Staff

Mücke Motorsport will not be fielding DTM champion Gary Paffett in the Space Drive cockpit at the DTM season opener in Monza. He will be replaced at the high-speed circuit in Monza next weekend and at the second race at the Lausitzring from 23 to 25 July by Maximilian Buhk, who was already behind the wheel for the tests at the Hockenheimring and in Monza a good fortnight ago. The #18 Mercedes-AMG GT3, with Space Drive steer-by-wire technology, which requires no mechanical connection at all between the steering unit and the steering gear, is an important part of the development programme of Schaeffler Paravan Technologie GmbH & Co. KG and Space Drive 3.

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ASTON MARTIN RACING PARTNER TEAM ‘THE HEART OF RACING’ TAKES FIRST STATESIDE VICTORY FOR THE VANTAGE GT3 IN DETROIT

June 15, 2021 RNW Staff

The Aston Martin Vantage GT3 recorded its maiden victory in the US (12 June), when partner team The Heart of Racing and drivers Ross Gunn (GBR) and Roman de Angelis (CDN) were declared the winners in the latest round of the

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