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Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Gunnar Jeannette (Salt Lake City, Ut.) are heading to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the penultimate round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, September 7-9.

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CREVENTIC LAUNCHES THREE-ROUND 24H MIDDLE EAST SERIES

September 4, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

As the initiators of the Hankook 24H DUBAI, the original endurance race in the Gulf region, Dutch agency CREVENTIC has unparalleled experience in organising and promoting endurance races in the Middle East. Therefore, it is only logical that CREVENTIC is now making the next step in launching the 24H MIDDLE EAST SERIES powered by Hankook, spread over three events at Dubai Autodrome and Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit on three consecutive weekends in late January and early February, 2019. “Racing in the Middle East is a perfect alternative to testing in Europe and by setting up the new series, we are responding to great demand from teams and drivers,” CREVENTIC’s Ole Dörlemann explains. The meetings will be held together with rounds of the 2019 TCR Middle East Series, also organised by CREVENTIC.

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MEYER SHANK RACING LOOKING TO CLOSE IN ON IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP HEADING TO LAGUNA SECA

September 4, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Sitting just 13 points from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD championship lead (275-262), Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) will continue its hunt to close the gap at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for Round 10 of the 2018 GTD season.

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PORSCHE GT TEAM CHASES THIRD WIN OF THE IMSA SEASON

September 4, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The Porsche GT Team travels to the tenth and penultimate round of this year’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Monterey in California (September 7-9) with a pair of Porsche 911 RSR. At the Laguna Seca Raceway, the two 510 hp race cars from Weissach will go up against manufacturers BMW, Chevrolet and Ford. Porsche pursues its third win of the season in the GTLM class. The Porsche customer team Wright Motorsports aims to continue its podium streak in the GTD class with the Porsche 911 GT3 R after claiming its first IMSA victory this season at Road America in Elkhart Lake on August 5. The team Park Place Motorsports fields another 911 GT3 R in this class. Unlike at the recent round in Danville, the competitors in the prototype category will be back on the grid for the Monterey race.

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CREVENTIC SERIES RESUMES AFTER SUMMER BREAK WITH 24H BARCELONA

September 4, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The summer break is over, so it is time for action to resume in the CREVENTIC SERIES powered by Hankook with the Hankook 24H BARCELONA (7-9 September, 2018). This year’s edition of the 24-hour race at the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya in Montmeló marks the 20th running of the event, locally referred to as ’24 Hores de Barcelona – Trofeu Fermí Vélez’. It is the fifth round of the 2018 European Championship in the 24H GT SERIES powered by Hankook and the fourth round of the 24H TCE SERIES powered by Hankook. With only one more round coming up after the event in Spain, it could very well be that the first champions can already be crowned at the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya.

Indycar

Bourdais’ Amazing Weekend Ends with Podium Finish at Grand Prix of Portland

September 3, 2018 RNW Staff

Round 17, the finale of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series, will be the Grand Prix of Sonoma, September 14-16, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, CA.. The race will be broadcast live on NBCSN at 6:30 p.m. ET. It is also available on radio: XM 209 and IMS IndyCar Radio as well as online: IndyCar.com and Verizon IndyCar 15 app.

News

Ontario Legends Series Books a Grand Bend Speedway Double-Header

September 3, 2018 RNW Staff

Andrew McFadden, who along with Jeff Drimmie and Kevin Foisy make-up the Ontario Legends team of officials, says everyone will be looking to solidify their point positions as they head into the 2018 season finale at Peterborough Speedway’s Autumn Colours Classic.

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HEADING TO LAGUNA SECA, TeamTGM TARGETS 2018 IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP

September 3, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

After scoring its third consecutive podium and second win at Virginia International Raceway (VIR), TeamTGM is looking to show continued strength in the final two races of the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge season. The team has grown its IMSA championship advantage to 17 points ahead of this weekend’s visit to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the penultimate race of the championship.

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BENTLEY MOTORSPORT WINS PWC CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE

September 3, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Bentley Motorsport and American partner team K-PAX Racing have secured their first championship win together – the 2018 Pirelli World Challenge GT teams’ title – following a consistently strong season and dominant series finale.

Crash videos

Street Touring (Dominican Republic) 2018. Race 2 Autódromo Sunix. Horrible Crash

September 3, 2018 RNW Staff

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ADAC GT MASTERS AT THE SACHSENRING: PENULTIMATE ROUND SETS UP THRILLING BATTLE

September 3, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The title fight in the ADAC GT Masters has reached a critical stage. In the run-up to the penultimate round of the season at the Sachsenring this coming weekend (7th – 9th September), Mercedes-AMG drivers Markus Pommer (27, GER) and Maximilian Götz (32, GER, both Mann-Filter Team HTP Motorsport) have a lead in the overall standings of only eight points on Porsche rivals Robert Renauer (33, GER) and Mathieu Jaminet (23, F, both Precote Herberth Motorsport). And the Corvette pairing of local driver Marvin Kirchhöfer (24, GER) and Daniel Keilwitz (29, GER, both Callaway Competition) is in striking distance with a 19-point deficit.

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CHALLENGING WEEKEND AT RAIN-HIT HUNGARORING SETS-UP TENSE GT4 EUROPEAN SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN FOR MIDDLETON & TREGURTHA

September 3, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

British duo Stuart Middleton and Will Tregurtha, erstwhile points leaders of the GT4 European Series, head into the category finale a fortnight from now provisionally just two points shy of the top of the championship after a challenging visit to Hungary over the weekend, 1st/2nd September.

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SUSPENSION FAILURE COSTS DRIVEX PODIUM FINISH AT SILVERSTONE

September 3, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Drivex made its own mark in the International GT Open at Silverstone with the pairs of Marcelo Hahn / Allam Khodair and Ricardo Baptista / Cacá Bueno in their Mercedes AMG GT3 cars. The Madrid-based team fought for another race win and only bad luck prevented another victory in the series.

FORMULA 1

Vandoorne to leave McLaren at the end of 2018 F1 season

September 3, 2018 RNW Staff

Stoffel Vandoorne said, “I’m very grateful to McLaren for investing their faith in me over the past five years. I joined McLaren as a young driver and have since seen my career progress within the team from Test and Development Driver to Reserve Driver and then to full-time race driver.”

FORMULA 1

Vandoorne to leave McLaren at the end of 2018

September 3, 2018 RNW Staff

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KELLY CROWNED AUSTRALIAN GT TROPHY SERIES CHAMPION AS TAYLOR TAMES WINTON

September 3, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Nick Kelly has claimed the 2018 CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series title after a nail-biting season finale at Winton Motor Raceway.

Indycar

Top Nine Finish for Fittipaldi in Portland

September 2, 2018 RNW Staff

Both drivers gained positions at the start with Fittipaldi moving up to 12th and Ferrucci 15th. After getting passed by his teammate on Lap 11, Fittipaldi headed to pit lane as the team elected to run a different pit stop strategy by pitting early.

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FLYING LIZARD CLAIMS VICTORY AT PWC WATKINS GLEN FINALE

September 2, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The Pirelli World Challenge 2018 drew to a close Sunday morning, and Flying Lizard Motorsports closed the season on a high note, clinching the GTSA class win in race two at Watkins Glen International. Mike Hedlund drove his No. 45 Audi R8 LMS GT4 to victory in the final race of the season, finishing fourth in the sprint championship points, narrowly missing out on a double podium weekend.