EPIC SPRINT CUP FINALE IN PROSPECT AS BLANCPAIN GT SERIES HEADS FOR THE NURBURGRING
The stage is set for an unmissable contest in the Eifel Mountains next weekend (14-16 September) as the Blancpain GT Series travels to the Nürburgring for its Sprint Cup title-decider.
GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES PADDOCK NOTES FROM BUDAPEST
Two rain-affected races didn’t decide any of GT4 European Series class championships at the Hungaroring, which means the sixth round at the Nürburgring just over a week from now will be a proper season finale. The Hungaroring paddock was buzzing with activity as teams had to adjust to the changing conditions and drivers and team managers discussed the recently announced provisional calendar. Here are the paddock notes from Budapest.
MAGNUSSEN SEEKS VICTORY FOR CORVETTE IN FINAL TWO RACES OF 2018
Jan Magnussen may have taken the championship lead for the No. 3 Corvette C7.R with teammate Antonio Garcia after their last outing at VIR, but the team are still on the hunt for a victory in their 2018 campaign as the series heads to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Northern California.
AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS RUNNING WITH ORECA 07 FOR HOME EVENT AT LAGUNA SECA
AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports has returned to their home turf to compete in the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix Featuring America’s Tire 250 running an ORECA 07 LMP2 for the first time in the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship.
FOLLOWING MILESTONE’ FIRST WIN, MONK NOW READIES FOR LAGUNA SECA DEBUT IN LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO
Sheena Monk was attending her first Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America event as a spectator at VIRginia International Raceway.
K-PAX Racing Video Highlights from Watkins Glen International
K-PAX Racing had a successful trip to Watkins Glen International, sweeping the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) season finale. The team’s Bentley Continental GT3s earned two wins, three podiums and two poles, giving K-PAX Racing its second Team Championship in the last three seasons.
Following ‘Milestone’ First Win, Monk Now Readies For WeatherTech Raceway Debut In Lamborghini Super Trofeo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept 6, 2018) – What a difference a year makes.
Ultimate Battle: Three Drivers Vying For Inaugural Action Sprint Tour Crown Friday at Ohsweken
The main title contenders are Shone Evans and Aaron Turkey while Jacob Dykstra remains mathematically in contention. Evans holds an eight-point advantage in the championship standings entering the deciding race, which provides the Scotland, Ont. native a slim cushion for the final 20-lap Feature. Dykstra is 24 points back of Evans and remains mathematically alive, but will need some help in order to capture the title.
Track Champions to be Crowned on Day of Champions Saturday at Petty Raceway
Highlighting the card will be two 40-lap A.E. McKay Builders Late Model Sportsman feature events. The spotlight will be on the top three in points with each of the trio looking for their first Late Model Sportsman championship at Petty International Raceway since the track re-opened in 2011. Brady Creamer (Miramichi) enters the final night of point racing with a five point lead over 54th Jones Auto Body River Glade International champion Jordan Veinotte (Porter’s Lake, NS) and six points on veteran Laurie Cormier (Riverview). Reigning track champion Kenny MacKenzie Jr (Salisbury) enters with a mathematical chance at a second title but with a 25-point deficit will need some help to get back to the top. With lots of laps for the trio to work and several others looking to grab two checkered flags on the evening, this battle could go either way when the dust settles after heat racing and two feature events.
Sprint Car Championships and Brock Leonard Memorial at Ohsweken on Friday Night
Also on the card is the prestigious 50-lap Brock Leonard Memorial for the Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks as well as a regular 15-lap event for the HRW Automotive Mini Stocks. The Brock Leonard Memorial is one of the biggest races of the year for the Thunder Stocks and is run annually in honour of the late Brock Leonard, a longtime Speedway official and father of Ohsweken race director, Doug Leonard, who passed away in 2012. The race is also the second of four combined races for the Insta-Panels Duel on the Dirt Series.
Mini Stock Tour Championship Showdown Set to Shine Saturday at Riverside
After Chris Hatcher (Beaver Bank, NS) drove the No. 31 entry for the last two weekends in New Brunswick, Matthew Warren (White’s Lake, NS) returns to the seat of the Multi-Tech Automotive/A1 Tree Care Honda Civic with the point lead. Warren has a healthy 21 point lead on Dave Matthews (Kennetcook, NS) and a 23 point advantage on reigning champion Tim Webster (Beaver Bank, NS). While Andrew Warren (White’s Lake, NS), Cody Byrne (Orwell Cove, PE) and Neil Miousse (Kentville, NS) are not mathematically eliminated from the championship picture heading into the Diamond Trucking 50, they are long shots to take home the title.
ESM HEADS TO LAGUNA SECA FOR CONTINENTAL MONTEREY GRAND PRIX
This weekend, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship returns to the newly renamed WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for round nine of the 2018 prototype championship. The 2018 season has proven to be a challenging one for Tequila Patrón ESM, but the two car Nissan prototype team is ready for the final two races of the season, starting with the Continental Monterey Grand Prix in central California.
