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PAUL MILLER RACING READIES FOR ROLEX 24 QUEST AT DAYTONA

Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, 50 sports cars will roar to the green flag for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season opening race, the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Drivers and teams will race twice around the clock, challenging man and machine in the longest endurance racing event of the IMSA season. Last year, the No. 48 Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 placed as the top Lamborghini, finishing seventh in class.

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MAZDA TEAM JOEST PREPARED FOR DAYTONA CHALLENGE

January 24, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

In any circumstance, the Rolex 24 at Daytona is the biggest challenge teams racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will face. Straight out of the gate the teams are faced with the longest race of the season at the first race. For Mazda Team Joest, there is the added complexity of competing for the … Continue reading → ...

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WEATHERTECH RACING READY FOR THE 24 HOURS AT DAYTONA

January 23, 2018 Charles Côté

Drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, ILL.), Alessandro Balzan (Italy), Gunnar Jeannette (Salt Lake City, Ut.) and Jeff Segal (Miami, Fla.) came away from the Roar test three weeks ago with a lot of laps under their belts and optimism for the race this weekend. The team, on the strength of the Scuderia Corsa prepared No. 63 WeatherTech Racing Ferrari 488 GT3, had a fault-free run at the test allowing the drivers to focus on getting laps and the team to get a set-up on the white and black Ferrari that satisfied all four drivers.

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CADILLAC DPi-V.R TEAMS READY FOR ROLEX 24 HOURS AT DAYTONA

January 23, 2018 Charles Côté

Cadillac V-Performance Racing teams Konica Minolta Cadillac, Mustang Sampling Cadillac, Whelen Engineering Cadillac, and Spirit of Daytona Cadillac are taking the momentum from the Roar Before the 24 test three weeks ago into the IMSA WeatherTech Championship Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona race weekend, January 27-28. Cadillac DPi-V.R race cars posted the four fastest times.

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GRT GRASSER RACING INTENDS TO REPEAT ITS DUBAI SUCCESS IN DAYTONA

January 23, 2018 Charles Côté

Two 24-hour races within a fortnight are a special challenge for any race team. With a podium finish in the Dubai 24 Hours, the 2018 season started off in a promising way. The GRT Grasser outfit with Mark Ineichen (CHE), Rolf Ineichen (CHE), Christian Engelhart (DEU) and Mirko Bortolotti (ITA) rounded out their successful weekend.

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DETERMINED FOR REPEAT WIN, ESM RETURNS TO DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SWEEDWAY

January 23, 2018 Charles Côté

This week, Tequila Patrón ESM will return to Daytona International Speedway in hopes of again clinching the overall victory at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The 2016 Rolex race winners bring with them strong momentum, as they ready to officially begin the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship.

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WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING 2018 ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA PREVIEW

January 23, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Whelen Engineering Racing will look to make a big start to the team’s 2018 IMSA campaign next weekend as the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will kick off with the 56th running of the Rolex 24 at the Daytona International Speedway. The 2018 season will see the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac co-driven by Eric … Continue reading → ...

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MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING READY FOR THE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

January 23, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season will open next weekend at Daytona International Speedway with the 56th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, and Mustang Sampling Racing will look to start the year with a big result in the twice around the clock classic event. Mustang Sampling Racing won the 2014, 2015, 2016, and … Continue reading → ...

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SPIRIT OF DAYTONA LOOKING FOR ADVANTAGE AT HOME

January 22, 2018 Charles Côté

With a new car, new drivers, and a new season to take on, Spirit of Daytona Racing is looking forward to getting a strong start its 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship campaign in the Rolex 24 At Daytona this weekend.

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GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NEW SPEARHEAD: BMW M8 GTE MAKES RACE DEBUT AT THE “ROLEX 24” IN DAYTONA

January 22, 2018 Charles Côté

This is the moment BMW Motorsport has been waiting for: after months of intensive development, the new BMW M8 GTE will make its race debut this weekend. The new top model for international GT racing will take to the track at the legendary 24-hour race in Daytona (USA), the opener of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The 56th edition of the endurance classic takes place on 27th/28th January.

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LIST OF MOTIVATIONS LONG FOR FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING AT ROLEX 24

January 22, 2018 Charles Côté

The No. 66 Ford GT team won the event’s GTLM class title last year and all three drivers – Joey Hand, Dirk Müller and Sébastien Bourdais – will be back to defend the win. On the other side of the garage, while the No. 67 Ford GT finished 10th, drivers Richard Westbrook (1:43.385) and Ryan Briscoe (1:43.433) recorded the two quickest lap times of the class in 2017 while sharing the car with endurance addition Scott Dixon.

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BURGEONING ANGLO-AMERICAN TEAM UNITED AUTOSPORTS SET TO COME OF AGE STATESIDE

January 22, 2018 Charles Côté

United Autosports adds another chapter to its already impressive nine-year racing history when the double European sports-prototype championship winning outfit competes in the Rolex 24 At Daytona as a stand-alone team for the first-time next weekend (27-28 Jan). The Anglo-American outfit enters North America’s premier sportscar race with its two Ligier JS P217 LMP2 sports-prototypes vying for overall honours in the top class and with a seven-driver squad who can boast multiple championship title success globally.

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HANSON GETS BUSY 2018 RACE SEASON UNDERWAY STATESIDE

January 22, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Phil Hanson embarks on what will be his busiest motor racing season in his short career when the British teenager makes his Rolex 24 At Daytona début next weekend (27-28 Jan). The 2016-17 Asian Le Mans Series LMP3 champion contests his maiden race for United Autosports and lines-up in a star-studded driver roster. Hanson, who … Continue reading → ...

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REGENERATION, FITNESS TRAINING AND RACE APPEARANCES: WHAT THE BMW DRIVERS WORK ON DURING THE WINTER

January 21, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Just six months separate the 2017 DTM season finale in Hockenheim (GER) in October and the 2018 opener at the same track in May. It might sound like a long break, but the six BMW DTM drivers don’t get bored during that time. They have an extensive programme even during the DTM break. The drivers … Continue reading → ...

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MICHAEL SHANK RACING AT THE ROLEX 24 PREVIEW

January 19, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Race: 56th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona Drivers: No. 93 Michael Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3: Lawson Aschenbach, Justin Marks, Mario Farnbacher, Côme Ledogar No. 86 Michael Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3: Katherine Legge, Alvaro Parente, Trent Hindman, AJ Allmendinger 24 Entries Through 15 Rolex 24 Events: Michael Shank Racing has had a car entered … Continue reading → ...

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CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA: 20TH SEASON, TITLE DEFENSE BEGIN NOW

January 19, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

It’s time for Corvette Racing’s return to the biggest stage in North American sports car racing as it kicks off its 20th season of competition. The Rolex 24 At Daytona marks the first event of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and is a race that Corvette Racing will try to win for the third time … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

AUDI SPORT TO START 2018 SEASON IN AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA WITH STRONG CUSTOMER TEAMS

January 19, 2018 Charles Côté

Two weeks following the one-two win in the 24-hour race in Dubai, the new Audi R8 LMS GT4 will now be racing in North America. The audience there will get to see the customer sport race car for the first time in the traditional opening round of the IMSA Series at Daytona from January 27.

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24 HOURS OF DAYTONA: STRONG PORSCHE CONTINGENT AT ANNIVERSARY RACE IN FLORIDA

January 19, 2018 Charles Côté

Porsche celebrates a very special anniversary at the 24-hour race at the Daytona International Speedway: It is 50 years since Vic Elford, Jochen Neerpasch, Rolf Stommelen, Jo Siffert and Hans Herrmann, at the wheel of the 907LH (Longtail), claimed the first of 22 overall victories for Porsche at the world-famous endurance race in Florida.

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BRITISH SPORTS CAR RACING STARS READY FOR DAYTONA 24 HOURS WITH MAZDA TEAM JOEST

January 17, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Joining Mazda Team Joest for a full season in the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship, British drivers Oliver Jarvis and Harry Tincknell will make their Mazda race debuts at the world famous Daytona 24 Hours on the 27-28th January. The race also marks the debut of Mazda Team Joest: a new collaboration that pairs the … Continue reading → ...