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TAN FIRED-UP FOR WEC CHALLENGE FOLLOWING ‘POSITIVE’ PROLOGUE TEST

Weiron Tan is ‘ready’ for the challenge ahead as he prepares to tackle the eagerly-anticipated new FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Super Season in 2018/19, following a promising Prologue performance at Circuit Paul Ricard in southern France that gave him his first chance to get to grips with Jackie Chan DC Racing x JOTA Sport’s … Continue reading → ...

ByKOLLES RACING REVEALS ITS PLANS IN PREPARATION OF THE START OF THE 2018/19 WEC SEASON

Following a very satisfying test of the Enso CLM P1/01 Nismo at the WEC Prologue in Paul Ricard last week, with a high number of laps completed without technical issues and confirming the significant gains in both performance and reliability, ByKOLLES Racing will now focus on fine-tuning before the first race in Spa Francorchamps on the 05th of May as outlined below:

PHOENIX RACING AUDI WINS GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES SEASON OPENING RACE AT ZOLDER

Phoenix Racing drivers Milan Dontje and Nicolaj Møller Madsen won the season-opening round of the GT4 European Series at Zolder in their new Audi R8 LMS GT4. Victory in the Pro-AM class went to Schwede Motorsport’s Phillip Bethke and Marc Basseng. AM honours went to the Selleslagh Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT4 of Nicolas Vandierendonck and Johan … Continue reading → ...

FIRST VICTORY OF THE SEASON FOR THE BMW M6 GT3 AT THE NURBURGRING-NORDSCHLEIFE

The Second race of the season in the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring, first victory of the season for the BMW M6 GT3 at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife (GER): Jesse Krohn (FIN) and Connor De Phillippi (USA) won the “43rd DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen”. After 27 laps, they had an advantage of around nine seconds in the #99 ROWE Racing BMW … Continue reading → ...

BMW TEAM MTEK FOCUSES ON RACE SIMULATIONS AT THE FIA WEC PROLOGUE IN LE CASTELLET

BMW Team MTEK and the new BMW M8 GTE officially launched their 2018 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) campaign at the “Circuit Paul Ricard” near Le Castellet (FRA). On Friday and Saturday, the number 81 and 82 cars covered a total of 5,075 kilometres. Seven BMW works drivers – Tom Blomqvist (GBR), Nick Catsburg (NED), … Continue reading → ...

TVR JOINS THE REBELLION

The FIA WEC Super Season is poised to start and REBELLION Racing has announced its partnership with the iconic British sports car manufacturer TVR. In September 2017, the brand – which is well known for its place in the history books of the 24 Hours of Le Mans – revealed its latest “Griffith” model. It … Continue reading → ...

PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB SEASON PREVIEW: 2018 USHERS IN A NEW GENERATION OF CAR AND DRIVERS

Entering its 16th season, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, Porsche Carrera Cup GB, is set to deliver a battle between an even split of promising newcomers and seasoned campaigners. Getting underway at Brands Hatch on 7 / 8 April, a grid of 22 second-generation 911 ‘Type 991’ GT3 Cup cars will compete as part of a refreshed format across 16 rounds and eight race weekends, including one weekend in support of the European Le Mans Series at Monza, Italy.

FINAL SHAKEDOWN FOR PORSCHE: THE PROLOGUE OF THE WEC SUPER SEASON

On April 6, Porsche heads into the new season of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with the two-day Prologue on the Circuit Paul Ricard. On the racetrack in the south of France, which opened in 1970, the Porsche GT Team will simulate an entire race weekend with the two 911 RSR in order to tackle the 15-month Super Season perfectly prepared. Porsche’s factory driver Gianmaria Bruni celebrates his comeback to the world’s most important race series for sports cars.

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