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TONY WELLS, MATT BELL AND GARETT GRIST JOIN FORCES FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES CAMPAIGN

February 8, 2018 Charles Côté

United Autosports have confirmed that Tony Wells, Matt Bell and Garett Grist will race for their LMP3 team in the 2018 European Le Mans Series. Tony and Matt return to the team after driving together in the 2017 Henderson Insurance LMP3 Cup Championship, finishing second in the championship with four wins and nine podiums.

Endurance

41 CARS ENTERED FOR THE 2018 EUROPEAN LE MANS SEASON

February 8, 2018 Charles Côté

Today the entry list 2018 European Le Mans Series has been unveiled with a total of 41 cars competing in three classes. LMP2 21 DRAGONSPEED USA M Oreca 07 – Gibson Henrik Hedman (SWE) B Ben Hanley (GBR) G Nicolas Lapierre ( FRA) P 22 UNITED AUTOSPORTS USA D Ligier JSP217.

Endurance

“Driver and Machine” Aligning Early for BimmerWorld Racing

February 8, 2018 Charles Côté

The 2018 BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona International Speedway will go down as one of the most successful weekends ever for longtime IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge team BimmerWorld Racing.

PWC

Pilgrim, Cooper Join Blackdog Speed Shop Roster for GTS-X

February 8, 2018 Charles Côté

LINCOLNSHIRE, Illinois – With a new era of competition on the horizon, Blackdog Speed Shop unveiled today its driver lineup for the first season of GTS SprintX racing in Pirelli World Challenge. Championship-winning drivers Andy Pilgrim and Michael Cooper will join full-season Sprint competitors Lawson Aschenbach and Tony Gaples for the five endurance rounds in 2018.

Formula 3

Van Amersfoort Racing signs Keyvan Andres

February 8, 2018 Charles Côté

Dutch team Van Amersfoort Racing has signed 17-year-old talent Keyvan Andres for the upcoming season of FIA Formula 3 European Championship. It will be the second season for Andres in the highly competitive junior championship.

Formula 4

Japan’s rising son debuts in F4 SEA

February 8, 2018 Charles Côté

Japanese karting champion Hibiki Taira won podiums in his first formula car race when he contested the fourth event of the 2017-18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship – certified by FIA. The six-race F4 SEA event – fueled by Petron – was held in conjunction with the Asian Le Mans ‘4 Hour of Sepang,’ last weekend.

Formula E

ROSENQVIST: Santiago Debrief

February 8, 2018 Charles Côté

It was not an easy weekend in Santiago, but I tell you what, we got the best result we could possibly have hoped for after a really challenging time in practice and qualifying for us all at Mahindra.

Indycar

INDYCAR media day features fun, first ‘on-track controversy’

February 8, 2018 Charles Côté

GLENDALE, Arizona – Welcome to the “Valley of the Sun,” where optimism abounds for Verizon IndyCar Series drivers as they come together to talk about the upcoming season amid welcome temperatures in the high 70s.

Indycar

INDYCAR Fast Six: What’s trending in @IndyCar

February 8, 2018 RNW Staff

INDYCAR's #FastSix is a report that borrows from all things found online about Verizon IndyCar Series racing, its drivers and people. We find pics, quips and the occasional GIF as INDYCAR drivers live their extraordinary lives and put the evidence on Twitter, Instagram and more. Check back regularly for the latest.

Endurance

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING READY FOR THE TRACK AND SPECIAL STAGE IN 2018 RACE AND RALLY PROGRAMME

February 8, 2018 Charles Côté

Toyota Gazoo Racing know that motorsports provides the experience and know-how to build ever-better cars, an ethos that has helped deliver a series of sports-focused road-going cars, including the new Yaris GRMN – the first GRMN model to be built and sold in Europe.

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TROFEO MOTORSPORT – LEADING AUSTRALIAN TEAM AT BATHURST

February 8, 2018 Charles Côté

having claimed a top ten finish and a podium in the competitive Pro-Am category during the 2017 Bathurst 12 Hour, Trofeo Motorsport were back in their stunning black #29 Lamborghini Huracan for the 2018 event with the sole goal of improving on that performance.

Indycar

U.S. Concrete to sponsor Andretti in six races this season

February 7, 2018 Charles Côté

Andretti Autosport announced today the addition of a new partner as national ready-mixed concrete producer U.S. Concrete will sponsor the No. 98 Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda driven by Marco Andretti in six Verizon IndyCar Series races this season.

NASCAR

Euro NASCAR Cars Ready To Rock The ROC

February 7, 2018 Charles Côté

For the 8th consecutive time the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series cars will be among the vehicles selected for the world famous Race Of Champions to test the skills of some of the best drivers in the world. The traditional and spectacular off-season event will take place at the King Fahd International Stadium of Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia.

Formula E

CBMM Niobium to Sponsor Rome and Punta del Este races

February 7, 2018 Charles Côté

CBMM Niobrium will be the title sponsor of the forthcoming Punta del Este and Rome E-Prix events.

Indycar

Dale Coyne Racing confirms Claman DeMelo, Fittipaldi in No. 19 Honda

February 7, 2018 Charles Côté

Dale Coyne Racing confirmed today that rookie drivers Zachary Claman DeMelo and Pietro Fittipaldi will share the team’s No. 19 Honda in the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season, with sponsorship from global payments provider Paysafe.

imsa

No. 67 Ford GT Co-Drivers Westbrook, Briscoe Relive ‘Signature Win’ in Rolex 24

February 7, 2018 Charles Côté

Briscoe and Westbrook have earned significant victories together before, most notably capturing the first-ever victory for the Ford GT program in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in 2016. However, it was their teammates in the No. 66 entry – Joey Hand, Dirk Mueller and Sebastien Bourdais – who delivered the first victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016. The No. 66 trio also scored the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class victory in last year’s Rolex 24.

OPEN WHEEL

Clunie Returns with Exclusive Autosport for 2018

February 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

After gaining valuable experience through nine series starts in 2017, Canadian Jayson Clunie will be back to contest the entire Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda with the Exclusive Autosport team in 2018.

OPEN WHEEL

Marcus Armstrong seeking the double at NZ Grand Prix

February 7, 2018 Charles Côté

Championship leader Marcus Armstrong has a balancing act to get right this week as he aims to win both the Toyota Racing Series and the New Zealand Grand Prix.

News

NZ Grand Prix organisers chase big crowd

February 7, 2018 Charles Côté

Local ratepayers have been offered a complimentary ticket to the Toyota Racing Series championship finale, including the famous Grand Prix on Sunday and organisers are hoping a crowd of close to 10,000 turns up.