WEATHERTECH RACING REBUILT AND READY FOR WEATHERTECH 240
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.
AUDI SPORT WITH STRONG CUSTOMER TEAMS AT THE 24 HOURS OF SPA
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.
STRONG PACE AT AT WATKINS GLEN FOR GRT GRASSER RACING GOES UNREWARDED
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.
2 Seas take lights to flag Victory at Silverstone 500
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.
Photo’s from the French GP
Finally, the superb photos from Enrico Ghidini have been added!
PODIUM FOR PAUL MILLER RACING IN WATKINS GLEN SIX-HOUR
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.
STRONG BUT CONSERVATIVE DAY FOR CARBAHN WITH PERERGRINE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN
CarBahn with Peregrine Racing celebrates a successful first IMSA MICHELIN Endurance Cup event filled with erudition.
BMW TEAM RLL ON THE PODIUM AT WATKINS GLEN
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.
PODIUM FINISH FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS AT IMSA SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN
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.
MEYER SHANK RACING TAKES SECOND IN THE SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN
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.
HUTCHISON TO PARTNER GREEN AND TAMBAY IN SPA 24 HOURS
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.
PERFORMANCE TECH MOTORSPORTS’ EVENTFUL WEEKEND AT WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
Performance Tech Motorsports climbed and conquered a mountain this weekend at Watkins Glen International.
WEATHERTECH RACING OUT EARLY AT THE GLEN
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.
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB WINS FOR HANAFIN AND MARTIN AS CAMMISH AND KING CLASH
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).
Rallye Baie des Chaleurs 2021
Le rallye Baie des Chaleurs 2021 se tiendra samedi le 3 juillet à New Richmond en Gaspésie. Une trentaine d’équipes devraient être présentes. A cause de la fermeture des frontières provinciales à cause de la Covid, plusieurs équipes de l’ouest et de l’Ontario ont tardé à s’inscrire. L’organisation du rallye espère que plusieurs d’entre elles […]
BMW TEAM RLL QUALIFIES THIRD AND FOURTH FOR THE SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN
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.
WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS STARTS FROM THE FIRST GRID ROW OF THE GTD CLASS AT WATKINS GLEN
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.
MEYER SHANK RACING QUALIFIES ON FRONT ROW FOR THE SIX HOURS OF WATKINS GLEN
Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) driver Dane Cameron qualified the No. 60 Acura DPi on the front row for Sunday’s annual Sahlen’s Six Hours of Watkins Glen.
BMW JUNIOR TEAM CLAIMS ITS FIRST VICTORY ON THE NORDSCHLEIFE WITH THE BMW M6 GT3
After four extremely exciting hours of racing, a dream came true for the BMW Junior Team, its first overall victory on the Nordschleife with the BMW M6 GT3. Neil Verhagen (USA), Max Hesse (GER) and Dan Harper (GBR) won race four of the 2021 Nürburgring Endurance Series. A brilliant performance saw them prevail against stiff opposition, making them the youngest team in the history of endurances races to win at the Nürburgring (GER).
RACE DEBUT OF THE NEW BMW M4 GT3 ON THE NORDSCHLEIFE POSTPONED
The race debut of the BMW M4 GT3 has had to be postponed. The plan was for the new race car to take part in round four of the 2021 Nürburgring Endurance Series, on Saturday on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife (GER), but this has had to be cancelled at short notice. The car suffered damage in a crash during the closing stages of the test and set-up session on Friday evening and could not be repaired overnight. BMW M Motorsport is currently analysing the cause of the crash in detail.
