TOCKWITH MOTORSPORTS RAISES THE GAME
Tockwith Motorsports will increase its commitment to GT4 South European Series by entering three more cars at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve round on October 25th and 27th.
Torrence, Hight, Kramer and Hines Emerge Victorious at the NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals
CONCORD, NC – October 14, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Steve Torrence took over the Top Fuel points lead in the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship when he defeated Doug Kalitta at the 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Robert Hight (Funny Car), Deric Kramer (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines […]
PR1/MATHIASEN WINS PETIT LE MANS AND LMP2 CHAMPIONSHIP
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports won the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship title in the LMP2 category at the 22nd annual Motul Petit Le Mans, after being forced to retire at the halfway point of the event.
WILL OWEN HAS STRONG RUN WITH JUNCOS RACING AT PETIT LE MANS
Will Owen finished in 10th place with Juncos Racing after a power steering issue at the Motul Petit Le Mans, the final round of the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
LEXUS AND AIM VASSER SULLIVAN FINISH FIRST RACING SEASON TOGETHER
Lexus and AIM VASSER SULLIVAN (AVS) concluded their first season together racing two RC F GT3 entries in Saturday’s Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The AVS Lexus RC F GT3 entries combined to earn two wins, five podiums, nine top-fives and 16 top-10 results during the 2019 IMSA season.
B-QUIK RACING GEARS UP TO ENTER THIRD “EVO” IN BURIRAM
B-Quik Racing will head for the final round of Thailand Super Series (TSS) 2019 with a significantly strengthened line up as we add a third Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo to our roster, which will be driven on the occasion by Rio Haryanto and Andrew Haryanto.
WILKINSON & TURNER DELIVER STAND-OUT FINAL GT OPEN PODIUM AT MONZA
Ollie Wilkinson and co-driver, Aston Martin Racing works driver, Darren Turner, wrapped up their 2019 GT Open campaign with arguably their hardest-fought podium of the season, taking a triumphant third at Monza.
LAMBORGHINI CELEBRATES PERFECT YEAR WINNING IMSA GTD CONSTRUCTOR TITLE AND GT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Emil Frey Racing ensured Lamborghini tasted yet more GT3 success in 2019, as Giacomo Altoè and Albert Costa clinched the International GT Open championship title in the final round of the season at Monza. Meanwhile a late-race charge by Paul Miller Racing’s Bryan Sellers has clinched the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona manufacturer’s championship for Lamborghini at Petit Le Mans.
LE RALLYE DE CHARLEVOIX EFFECTUE UN RETOUR AU CHAMPIONNAT DES RALLYE CANADIEN.
Présentement, 22 équipages se sont inscrits. L’organisation prévoit entre 25 et 30 qui devraient compléter les inscriptions. Donc, il y a quelques retardataires puisque le rallye a lieu dans 1 semaine, soit du 17 au 19 octobre.
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB CHAMPIONS TAKE VICTORY AT THRILLING SEASON FINALE
The final two races of Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, saw victories for 2014 champion and former Porsche GB Scholar Josh Webster (Team Parker Racing), and 2019 champion and Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR). Mixed weather conditions across the weekend made the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit more challenging than usual for the 22 car grid, delivering close racing with plenty of nail-biting excitement and overtaking.
LATE RACE CHARGE BY PAUL MILLER RACING EARNS IMSA GTD MANUFACTURER’S CHAMPIONSHIP FOR LAMBORGHINI
A late-race charge by Paul Miller Racing’s Bryan Sellers has clinched the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona manufacturer’s championship for Lamborghini.
Torrence, Beckman, Enders and Johnson Land Top Spots in Qualifying at the NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals
CONCORD, NC – October 13, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Current Top Fuel world champion and defending event winner Steve Torrence will start raceday from the top position for the fourth time this year after an impressive show in qualifying during the 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Jack Beckman (Funny […]
CADILLAC WINS PETIT LE MANS AND ENDURANCE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
The Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R won the season ending round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Motul Petit Le Mans from pole position today at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
MEYER SHANK RACING CLAIMS IMSA WEATHERTECH CHAMPIONSHIP
Upon taking the green flag at the Motul Petit Le Mans on Saturday, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) drivers Trent Hindman and Mario Farnbacher have claimed the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD Class title in the No. 86 AutoNation Acura NSX GT3.
WEATHERTECH RACING FIFTH AT PETIT LE MANS
WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.), Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland), and Jeff Westphal (San Mateo, Calif.) drove to a fifth-place finish in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Motul Petit Le Mans to end the season.
FERRARI TAKES GTLM VICTORY AT PETIT LE MANS
The no. 62 Ferrari of Risi Competizione claimed victory in the GTLM category of the 2019 running of the Petit Le Mans. This was the fifth win for Risi Competizione at the famed 10-hour event, the most recent occurring in 2016. The no. 63 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari was in contention all race long but a late incident relegated them to fifth at the checkered flag.
PORSCHE WINS ALL TITLES AT THE PETIT LE MANS SEASON FINALE
The Porsche GT Team concluded the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season by winning the manufacturer, driver and team titles. At the final round of the season at Road Atlanta (USA), the two Porsche 911 RSR flying the Coca-Cola colours finished on positions five and six. This race marked the 50th and final factory outing for the successful GT vehicle from Stuttgart, which won six of the eleven rounds on the 2019 IMSA calendar. The Porsche works drivers Earl Bamber (New Zealand) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) have been crowned the drivers’ champions, with the team title going to the squad campaigning the No. 912 Porsche 911 RSR. In the GTD class, the Pfaff Motorsports customer team achieved a podium result with the No. 9 Porsche 911 GT3 R.
LATE RACE HEARTBREAK FOR MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA
Despite holding the lead of the ten hour Motul Petit Le Mans with less than 20 minutes to go, it was a third heartbreaking chapter for the No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R at Road Atlanta on Saturday.
CORVETTE RACING AT PETIT LE MANS: TOUGH FIGHT TO CLOSE C7.R ERA
Corvette Racing ended its run with the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R on Saturday with fourth- and seventh-place class finishes in the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship’s Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
