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ROWE BMW wins 2024 Endurance cup opening round

Michael widdowson — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 17:45:50 +0000

Farfus, Harper and Hesse put on a stellar show to outclass the field and take the win in the opening round at Paul Ricard

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Donington Decider Delivers Again

Michael widdowson — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 00:10:00 +0000

Donington Decider delivers once again with century motorsport overturning their deficit to 2Sea's motorsport to take the British GT title.

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Harper and Leung come out on to take Silverstone 500 win

Michael widdowson — Mon, 08 May 2023 15:20:11 +0000

Dan Harper’s late move on Sandy Mitchell helped his co-driver Darren Leung and Century Motorsport take victory – and lift the historic RAC Trophy

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DANIEL HARPER SCORES FIRST NURBURGRING WIN OF 2022

RNW Staff — Mon, 09 May 2022 14:50:12 +0000

Daniel Harper produced eye-catching pace and racecraft as he helped guide the BMW Junior Team to a sensational first win of the season in the qualifier races for the ADAC TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Nürburgring.

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BMW JUNIOR TEAM CLAIMS ITS FIRST VICTORY ON THE NORDSCHLEIFE WITH THE BMW M6 GT3

RNW Staff — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 18:49:11 +0000

After four extremely exciting hours of racing, a dream came true for the BMW Junior Team, its first overall victory on the Nordschleife with the BMW M6 GT3. Neil Verhagen (USA), Max Hesse (GER) and Dan Harper (GBR) won race four of the 2021 Nürburgring Endurance Series. A brilliant performance saw them prevail against stiff opposition, making them the youngest team in the history of endurances races to win at the Nürburgring (GER).

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AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR FOR THE BMW JUNIOR TEAM

RNW Staff — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:49:03 +0000

With Christmas approaching rapidly, BMW Junior Team can look back on an eventful first year of training. Dan Harper (GBR), Max Hesse (GER) and Neil Verhagen (USA) have overcome the challenges thrown up by the pandemic, which could not have been foreseen at the start of the year, have grown together as a team, and have achieved great sporting success. What started with a training camp with Formula Medicine in January reached its high point with class victory in the BMW M4 GT4 at the Nürburgring 24 Hours (GER). BMW Junior Team and its mentor Jochen Neerpasch are now looking forward to stepping up to the BMW M6 GT3 next season.

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THE LEGENDARY BMW JUNIOR TEAM MAKES ITS COMEBACK IN 2020

RNW Staff — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:01:54 +0000

The legendary BMW Junior Team celebrates its comeback after more than 40 years. Eddie Cheever (USA), Manfred Winkelhock (GER) and Marc Surer (SUI) caused a stir in the world of motorsport in 1977, and 2020 will see a new generation of promising talents contest races under the name BMW Junior Team. Dan Harper (GBR), Max Hesse (GER) and Neil Verhagen (USA) will complete a holistic, first-class, intensive training programme designed to cover two seasons that will set new standards in the promotion of young talented drivers. One of their mentors will be the man who founded the first BMW Junior Team in 1977: Jochen Neerpasch.

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PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB CHAMPIONS TAKE VICTORY AT THRILLING SEASON FINALE

RNW Staff — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 18:38:43 +0000

The final two races of Porsche Carrera Cup GB, the fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, saw victories for 2014 champion and former Porsche GB Scholar Josh Webster (Team Parker Racing), and 2019 champion and Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR). Mixed weather conditions across the weekend made the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit more challenging than usual for the 22 car grid, delivering close racing with plenty of nail-biting excitement and overtaking.

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WEBSTER TAKES PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB BRANDS HATCH POLE POSITION

RNW Staff — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 15:33:29 +0000

Josh Webster (Team Parker Racing) secured the final pole position of the 2019 Porsche Carrera Cup GB season at Brands Hatch, the 2014 champion and former Porsche GB Scholar ended Saturday’s session ahead of Lewis Plato (Motorbase Performance). Wet conditions made the 2.4-mile Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit incredibly challenging, some drivers sliding off the track leading to three red flag periods during the 30 minute session. Webster set his best time early into the session, Plato came to within 0.140secs of it in the latter stages while 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup GB champion Tio Ellinas (Redline Racing) recorded a time good enough for third on the grid – Ellinas will start alongside Dan Vaughan (Motorbase Performance) on the second row.

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HARPER HEADS TRICKY PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB FRIDAY PRACTICE AT BRANDS HATCH

RNW Staff — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:48:48 +0000

Newly crowned Porsche Carrera Cup GB champion – 18-year-old Porsche GB 2018 / 2019 Junior Dan Harper (JTR) – topped Friday Practice as the championship’s final weekend got underway in Kent. Despite slippery weather conditions, Porsche GB Junior Harper mastered the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit to end the day ranked ahead of Josh Webster (Team Parker Racing) and returnee Ross Wylie (IN2 Racing) in the Pro category standings. The morning Practice session was punctuated by red flag periods as the drivers got to grips with difficult wet conditions, the afternoon’s session was a similar story with a mixture of wet and dry weather running.

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