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AO RACING RELISHES CHARACTER BUILDING IMSA WEATHERTECH DEBUT

RNW Staff — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 14:50:11 +0000

The longest and possibly the most challenging race on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship concluded on Sunday afternoon, and new sports car racing team AO Racing took great pride in facing adversity to finish the Rolex 24 At Daytona. In some ways, the team faced a stacked deck with challenging regulations, but also, the normal demands of the endurance race came into play, giving the team quite the dose of adversity in their series debut.

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WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS No. 77 PORSCHE HAS STRONG WEATHERTECH DEBUT AT THE ROLEX 24

RNW Staff — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 10:49:59 +0000

After a grueling 24 hours of competition, the Wright Motorsports Porsche closed out the first race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with a successful debut at the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The No. 77 Porsche 911 GT3 R (type 992) ran a mistake and penalty-free race, driven by 2022 Michelin Pilot Challenge champions Alan Brynjolfsson and Trent Hindman, with Max Root and Kevin Estre. The WeatherTech rookies finished the endurance event 11th out of 23 cars, in the largest of the five classes in the Rolex 24.

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ASTON MARTIN AND HEART OF RACING RECORD HISTORIC FIRST VICTORY WITH ONE TWO FINISH IN THE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

RNW Staff — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 22:50:08 +0000

Aston Martin’s multiple championship-winning Vantage has added another glittering accolade to its growing legacy as one of the sport’s most successful GT cars by recording an emphatic class victory in the 61st Rolex 24 at Daytona on Sunday. A faultless performance by reigning IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GTD class champions Heart of Racing [HOR] and drivers Roman De Angelis (CDN), Ian James (GBR), Darren Turner (GBR) and Marco Sørensen (DEN), underlined a winning start to the team’s title defence for the Seattle-based Aston Martin Racing partner team.

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PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT SHOWS STRONG PACE IN THE 24 HOURS OF DAYTONA

RNW Staff — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 22:49:52 +0000

Despite not getting the results that Porsche Penske Motorsport would have liked in their debut event, both Porsche 963 show considerable pace at the season-opening 24 Hours of Daytona at the historic Daytona International Speedway.

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MEYER SHANK RACING WINS BACK-TO-BACK ROLEX 24 HOURS AT DAYTONA

RNW Staff — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 22:49:43 +0000

Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) with Curb-Agajanian ushered in a new era in American sports car racing, taking its second-consecutive victory in the Rolex 24 At Daytona with the hybrid-powered No. 60 Acura ARX-06. Tom Blomqvist crossed the checkered flag, winning from the pole position and making history with the first GTP victory alongside teammates Colin Braun, Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud.

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FAST ROLEX 24 PACE FOR MEYER SHANK RACING

RNW Staff — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 10:49:51 +0000

Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) got off to a strong start in the opening hours of the 61st Running of the Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona which saw Tom Blomqvist take the lead in the No. 60 Acura ARX-06 LMDh after starting from pole position. After nearly nine hour of racing, the MSR Acura has led 117 laps as the 24 hour classic heads into the overnight hours.

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WEATHERTECH RACING SECOND HALFWAY INTO ROLEX 24

RNW Staff — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 10:49:43 +0000

WeatherTech Racing is competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 At Daytona and is currently running second in GTD Pro.

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MEYER SHANK RACING SEEKS REPEAT ROLEX 24 VICTORY IN NEW GTP ERA

RNW Staff — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:52:10 +0000

Defending IMSA DPi Champions and Rolex 24 At Daytona race winners Meyer Shank Racing are out to make history as the first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship winners of the GTP Era. The team has already written its name in the history books after earning pole position for the twice-around-the-clock race set to take the green flag on Saturday (1:30pm ET

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AO RACING REVS UP FOR WEATHERTECH DEBUT AT THE ROLEX 24

RNW Staff — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:52:01 +0000

The longest event on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship kicks off the 2023 sports car racing season this week, and AO Racing is revved up and ready for the series debut of the new No. 80 Porsche 911 GT3 R (type 992). Sporting a tribute livery inspired by the 1983 race-winning Porsche 935, AO Racing hopes to celebrate victory of their own in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, a 24-hour endurance event that will begin Saturday, January 28 and conclude the following afternoon.

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ASTON MARTIN TARGETS DAYTONA GLORY AS VANTAGE KICKS OF GLOBAL PROGRAMME OF GT RACING IN 2023

RNW Staff — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:48:58 +0000

Aston Martin’s multiple championship-winning Vantage begins the defence of its IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class title this weekend, as three teams (including the 2022 IMSA GTD class champions Heart of Racing) field four Vantage GT3s in North America’s most famous endurance race – the season-opening Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona (FL).

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