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Eric Curran Joins Callaway Competition USA for SprintX Championship

Charles Côté — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 23:45:01 +0000

TEMECULA, Cal. – Following a successful debut for the Callaway Competition USA Corvette C7 GT3-R on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida earlier this month, German driver Daniel Keilwitz will be joined by American Eric Curran this week for the Pirelli World Challenge at Circuit of the Americas for the first race in the 2018 SprintX Championship.

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Callaway Competition Celebrates Podium Finish in Corvette C7 GT3-R Debut

Charles Côté — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 19:46:35 +0000

The Pirelli World Challenge debut of the Callaway Competition USA Corvette C7 GT3-R was hailed a success on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida on Sunday afternoon. Driver Daniel Keilwitz earned a top five finish and a second place finish during the double header, moving him to second position in the championship standings.

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TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING ENTRY LIST NOTEBOOK

David Martin-Janiak — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 21:57:26 +0000

The 66th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts scheduled for Saturday, March 17 features a 43-car IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship entry list. The field includes 16 Prototypes, nine GT Le Mans (GTLM) cars and 18 GT Daytona (GTD) entries. Notes: – This year’s Sebring field includes 39 drivers with one … Continue reading → ...

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2018 ADAC GT MASTERS WITH CAPACITY GRID

Charles Côté — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:00:58 +0000

The ADAC GT Masters starts with a high profile and capacity grid into the 2018 season. A total of 23 teams seized the opportunity to secure a starting position for the 2018 season and entered 37 supercars from eight different brand.

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RWT Racing have some interesting plans for 2018: Corvette driver Sven Barth: P2 at Spielberg was terrific

David Martin-Janiak — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:24:50 +0000

RWT Racing have raced in the ADAC GT Masters since 2013, working closely with Callaway Competition throughout. After four seasons with the Corvette Z06.R GT3, the team switched to its successor for the 2017 season, the C7 GT3 developed by Callaway.

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2018 Team-By-Team: GTLM

Charles Côté — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 20:18:29 +0000

As the Rolex 24 At Daytona approaches and with last weekend’s Roar Before the Rolex 24 now in the books, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Le Mans (GTLM) class field has taken shape. Here’s a quick, team-by-team look at what’s in store for each entry in the world’s most competitive, factory-supported GT class:

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No. 3 Corvette Team Parlays COTA Win into GTLM Points Lead

David Martin-Janiak — Tue, 09 May 2017 13:44:28 +0000

With the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Le Mans (GTLM) class off until the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on July 2, the focus for most competitors in the class now shifts fully to the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 17-18.

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Corvette Racing Wins Third Straight Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring

David Martin-Janiak — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 06:27:24 +0000

There’s something about the two-car Corvette Racing C7.R team – when one car has a big problem, the other car seems to step up and win the race.
It happened last year at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida: The No. 3 Corvette crashed, ending up 41st overall in the 48-car field. But the No. 4 team car took the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class win.

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