MEYER SHANK RACING LOOKING TO GAIN IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP GROUND AT VIR
As the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship heads into the final three races of the 2018 season, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) is setting its focus on the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR this Sunday.
TeamTGM HEADS TO VIR AS CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS
After following up its win at Lime Rock with another run to the podium at Road America, TeamTGM will look to maintain the championship-leading momentum this weekend in the Biscuitville Grand Prix at Virginia International Raceway (VIR). The event marks Round 8 of the 10-race IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge season.
Ontario Pro Challenge Series Joins Peterborough Speedway’s Next Hot August Night
“Our group was really hoping to get a show in the books, but that’s just the way things go sometimes,” said series spokesperson Garry Shortt. “At least the teams were able to run some practice laps before the rain came. That gave them a chance to put some notes in their set-up files for when we come back Saturday night. That’ll give them something to build on before the green flag flies.”
ACTION IN THE DUNES: ADAC GT MASTERS AT ZANDVOORT
It’s all happening in the ADAC GT Masters! With four race weekends in the space of seven weeks, the fight for the title in the Super Sports Car League has entered its most decisive phase. Zandvoort (NL) will host the fifth of this season’s seven meetings this weekend (17th – 19th August).
AUDI CONTINUES GT MASTERS ASIA DOMINANCE IN SHANGHAI
Audi customer teams continue their domination of the 2018 GT Masters Asia podium after China’s Xu Jia and Audi driver pool talent Mitch Gilbert of Malaysia scored a brilliant victory on their series debut, the third consecutive GT3 win for the brand with the four rings. Taking the honours at the Shanghai International Circuit in the KINGS Audi R8 LMS GT3, the pair were joined on the podium by EN Sport Motors by Absolute Racing’s Adderly Fong and Vicente Floirendo who crossed the line third.
NICOLAI ELGHANAYAN CHARGES THROUGH FIELD TO SCORE PODIUM FINISH AT GRAND PRIX OF UTAH
Sunday afternoon at Utah Motorsports Campus, Nicolai Elghanayan put on a sports car racing clinic, gaining 21 positions in race two the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of Utah. The KTM X-BOW GT4 driver started from the rear of the field and persisted through a chaos-filled race to finish third, winning the hard charger award for most positions gained during the race.
FIRST TITLES IN 2018 FOR AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER TEAMS
In its first season, the Audi R8 LMS GT4 celebrated its first title in the Pirelli World Challenge GTS SprintX with GMG Racing. Other teams with their results made for a successful weekend for Audi Sport customer racing.
