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Jan Magnussen, Antonio Garcia and the No. 3 Corvette Racing team are heading to VIRginia International Raceway with the hopes of making it three race wins in a row at the Alton, VA track.

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LEXUS RC F GT3s SET TO COMPETE IN VIRGINIA

August 17, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The 3GT Racing Lexus RC F GT3s will compete at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) on Sunday in the second and final GT-only race of the 2018 season.

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TIGHT AT THE TOP AS PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLES HEAD TO UNPREDICTABLE KNOCKHILL

August 17, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The fastest single marque GT racing championship in the UK, the Porsche Carrera Cup GB, heads to its most unpredictable venue amid one of its most unpredictable seasons in recent history. Around the challenging swoops and crests of Knockhill, three category title battles could see a decisive move to break season-long duels at the top of the points table in the Pro, Pro-Am and Am categories. Knockhill could once again produce a championship-deciding clash.

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AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS AQUIRES NEW ORECA 07 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE IMSA SEASON

August 16, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports announced today that the team has acquired a brand new ORECA 07 LMP2 which it will start using at the next round of the IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca next Sept 7-9.

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REBELLION RACING ON THE WAY TO THE 6 HOURS OF SILVERSTONE

August 16, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Two months after the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Swiss Team is going to start the next race on the mythical Silverstone track. This third meeting will be another step to prove the efficiency of both REBELLION R-13 cars and their six drivers more motivated than ever.

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CORVETTE RACING AT VIR: GOING FOR AN OVERALL THREE-PEAT

August 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Corvette Racing’s title chase in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship takes it to a circuit where – not surprisingly – it has shown significant strength: Virginia International Raceway.

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PAUL MILLER RACING KEEPS CHAMPIONSHIP FOCUS HEADING INTO VIRGINIA

August 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship has been a whirlwind season for Paul Miller Racing, and the battle for the GTD class title resumes this weekend at VIRginia International Raceway. With an impressive seven podiums in eight races, the No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 of Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow is leading the championship by 18 points with three races remaining. This weekend’s sprint race will feature the IMSA GT classes only, where 10 GTD and eight GTLM entries will compete for the next batch of valuable championship points.

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RLR MSport DETERMINED TO CONSOLIDATE ELMS POINTS LEAD ON HOME SOIL AT SILVERSTONE

August 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

RLR MSport is determined to consolidate its championship lead as the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) lands on the Bolton-based team’s home soil for the fourth round of the 2018 season, the 4 Hours of Silverstone (17-18 August).

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WEATHERTECH RACING TAKING MOMENTUM TO VIR

August 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Gunnar Jeannette (Salt Lake City, Ut.) are taking a two-race podium streak to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) this weekend, August 17-19.

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BMW TEAM RLL READY FOR VIR AFTER NEAR MISS AT ROAD AMERICA

August 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

While the second half of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship can be exhausting with a race seemingly every other weekend, BMW Team RLL is looking forward to getting back to it at the Aug. 19 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR following a near miss of the podium’s top spot at Road America. Leading for almost the entire last hour of the race, the No. 25 M8 GTE of Connor De Phillippi was stalled by a fuel system issue within minutes of the checkered flag.

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MEYER SHANK RACING LOOKING TO GAIN IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP GROUND AT VIR

August 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

As the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship heads into the final three races of the 2018 season, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) is setting its focus on the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR this Sunday.

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TeamTGM HEADS TO VIR AS CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS

August 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

After following up its win at Lime Rock with another run to the podium at Road America, TeamTGM will look to maintain the championship-leading momentum this weekend in the Biscuitville Grand Prix at Virginia International Raceway (VIR). The event marks Round 8 of the 10-race IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge season.

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BMW’s WEC SEASON RESUMES AT SILVERSTONE

August 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The third round of the World Endurance Championship Super Season takes place at Silverstone (GBR) this weekend and BMW Team MTEK is ready to battle for a podium position after a promising start to the season.

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FORD’s WEC CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE RESUMES AT SILVERSTONE

August 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The 2018-19 WEC Super Season resumes this weekend and the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team is ready to continue the fight for top honours in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Round 3 takes place at the world-famous Silverstone Circuit, just a few miles from Greatworth Park where the team is based, making this the home event.

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LE MANS WINNERS TOYOTA GAZOO RACING BACK IN ACTION

August 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing returns to action two months after an emotional Le Mans 24 Hours victory with the third round of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the 6 Hours of Silverstone, in Great Britain this weekend.

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DOUBLE LE MANS WINNER PORSCHE TRAVELS TO SILVERSTONE

August 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Silverstone hosts round three of the FIA World Sports Car Championship WEC on 19 August. After scoring a double victory at Le Mans, the Porsche GT Team travels to England leading the drivers’ and manufacturers’ classifications in the GTE-Pro class. A six-strong fleet of 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR will tackle the race on the 5.901-kilometre tradition-steeped circuit in the British Midlands: two in the GTE-Pro class and four in the GTE-Am class.

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DOUBLE PWC WIN FOR PANOZ IN UTAH RACE ONE

August 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Qualifying this morning went well for the Team Panoz crew. Mathew Keegan put the #50 Panoz Avezzano on the front row of the grid in second, and Preston Calvert qualified ninth overall, third in class with the #51 Panoz Avezzano.

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AUDI CUSTOMER TEAMS HEAD TO SHANGHAI FOR GT MASTERS ASIA

August 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Following a clean sweep of victories in the GT Masters Asia opening rounds in Ningbo last month, Audi customer teams will be back in action as the series resumes at the 5.451km Shanghai International Circuit this weekend.

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ROUND UP: 70th EDITION OF THE 24 HOURS OF SPA

August 3, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Following months of preparation and more than a week of non-stop activity at the circuit, the 70th edition Total 24 Hours of Spa belongs to the history books.

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LAMBORGHINI DRIVER PERERA FASTEST IN OPENING ADAC GT MASTERS SESSION AT THE NURBURGRING

August 3, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Fans of the ADAC GT Masters are in for some hot action at the Nürburgring in more ways than one this weekend (3rd-5th August). Lamborghini driver Franck Perera (34, F, GRT Grasser Racing Team) secured best time as temperatures nudged 30 degrees earlier in first practice. The gaps between cars were once again very small, demonstrating how evenly matched the field is in the Super Sports Car League. IronForce by RING POLICE’s Fan World is another big attraction at the meeting.

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