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PORSCHE GT TEAM TARGETS OVERALL VICTORY AT LIME ROCK

July 17, 2019 RNW Staff

Porsche tackles round seven of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in Lime Rock (USA) holding a 24-point lead in the manufacturers’ classification. After scoring five straight wins, the Porsche GT Team now wants to build on this record. With the two prototype classes absent from the Lime Rock event on 19/20 July, the main focal point will be on the two ca. 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR fielded by the works team. In the GTD category, the customer squads Park Place Motorsports, Wright Motorsports and Pfaff Motorsports aim to claim a podium spot each with their Porsche 911 GT3 R racing cars.

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CORVETTE RACING AT LIME ROCK: GETTING BACK ON TRACK

July 17, 2019 RNW Staff

The longest-running program in IMSA history visits the shortest venue on the calendar this weekend as Corvette Racing heads to Lime Rock Park with the rest of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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MEYER SHANK RACING HEADS TO LIME ROCK PARK CARRYING IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD

July 15, 2019 RNW Staff

Meyer Shank Racing drivers Trent Hindman and Mario Farnbacher have extended their GTD championship lead after a podium finish at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The pair now head to the shortest track on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule for the Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park.

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PR1/MATHIASEN CAPTURES THIRD CONSECUTIVE WIN AND IMSA POINTS LEAD IN CANADA

July 8, 2019 RNW Staff

PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports captured their third consecutive win and moved into the points lead at the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Presented By Acura with their LMP2 entry. The team also had one podium finish out of their two Prototype Challenge entries as part of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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MAZDA DOUBLES DOWN WITH SECOND STRAIGHT IMSA VICTORY

July 8, 2019 RNW Staff

Mazda Team Joest scored its second-straight one-two finish in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship on Sunday afternoon at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.

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PORSCHE 911 RSR SCORES FIFTH STRAIGHT IMSA WIN

July 8, 2019 RNW Staff

The Porsche GT Team has set a new record in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Earl Bamber (New Zealand) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) won round six at Bowmanville (Canada) in the No. 912 Porsche 911 RSR and thus notched up the fifth win in a row for Porsche – a feat that no other manufacturer in the GTLM class has managed by now. Their works driver colleagues in the ca. 510 hp No. 911 sister car, Patrick Pilet (France) and Nick Tandy (Great Britain), rounded off the outstanding team result with third place.

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PODIUM FINISH IN CANADA FOR MEYER SHANK RACING

July 7, 2019 RNW Staff

The No. 86 SiriusXM Canada / AutoNation Acura NSX GT3 of Trent Hindman and Mario Farnbacher took home their second straight IMSA WeatherTech podium after finishing second in the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix presented by Acura on Sunday.

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PAUL MILLER RACING HEADS TO CANADA FOR NEXT IMSA SPRINT ROUND

July 4, 2019 RNW Staff

The Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini squad will turn its attention in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona Sprint Cup title chase when the team heads to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park this weekend.

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WILL OWEN BACK WITH VICTOR FRANZONI IN CANADA

July 4, 2019 RNW Staff

Will Owen has made his way to Canada with Juncos Racing for the seventh round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Presented By Acura.

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STARWORKS MOTORSPORTS WITHDRAWS FROM UPCOMING NORTHEAST IMSA EVENTS

July 3, 2019 RNW Staff

Following a challenging first-half of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, Starworks Motorsports has opted to withdraw its No. 8 Audi R8 LMS from the upcoming events at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and Lime Rock Park.

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PORSCHE GT TEAM TRAVELS TO THE CANADIAN IMSA ROUND LEADING THE SERIES

July 2, 2019 RNW Staff

After four straight wins, the Porsche GT Team travels to round six of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Bowmanville as the leader of the manufacturers’ and drivers’ classifications. At the only Canadian event of the year, the North American works team fields two Porsche 911 RSR in the hotly-contested GTLM class. At the race in the Canadian state of Ontario, the ca. 510 hp nine-elevens from Weissach will again feature a livery reminiscent of the legendary North American customer team, Brumos Racing. In the GTD class, the customer teams Pfaff Motorsports and Park Place Motorsports each field a Porsche 911 GT3 R.

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MEYER SHANK RACING WINS WATKINS GLEN WITH ACURA

June 30, 2019 RNW Staff

Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) won the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen on Sunday as Trent Hindman, Justin Marks, and Mario Farnbacher scored a decisive victory in the No. 86 AutoNation / Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) Acura NSX GT3. The victory also extends the team’s provisional championship points lead (119-103).

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MAGNUSSEN AND CORVETTE HOPE TO TRANSLATE 2019 MOMENTUM, PACE TO MID-OHIO RESULT

May 2, 2019 RNW Staff

Danish Corvette Racing ace Jan Magnussen is looking to capitalize on a swing of positive momentum in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTLM class when the series heads to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

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PAUL MILLER RACING LAMBORGHINI SQUAD CHASING MORE MID-OHIO PODIUMS

April 30, 2019 RNW Staff

Paul Miller Racing’s championship-winning Ohio native Bryan Sellers will be on home soil for the third IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class round this week at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

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MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING HEADING TO MID-OHIO WITH WINNING MOMENTUM

April 30, 2019 RNW Staff

Mustang Sampling Racing is looking to continue its winning ways in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition this weekend as the team eyes another strong run in the Acura Sports Car Challenge at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sunday, May 5.

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PERFORMANCE TECH RETURNS TO MID-OHIO

April 30, 2019 RNW Staff

Performance Tech Motorsports returns to race action with a full fleet at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course May 3-5 running in both the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the IMSA Prototype Challenge series.

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MacNEIL AND VILANDER READY FOR MID-OHIO IN WEATHERTECH RACING FERRARI

April 30, 2019 RNW Staff

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Toni Vilander (Kankaanpää, Finland) are ready for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio May 3-5.

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MEYER SHANK RACING READY FOR ACURA SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE AT MID-OHIO HOME EVENT

April 29, 2019 RNW Staff

As the first round of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Challenge sprint races begins this weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) has plenty of reasons to get excited as the local team enters its 12th year of sports car competition at the 2.4-mile road course.

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PORSCHE AIMS TO FURTHER EXTEND IMSA POINTS LEAD AT MID-OHIO

April 29, 2019 RNW Staff

The Porsche GT Team tackles round four of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in Lexington (Ohio, USA) as the leader of the manufacturers’ and drivers’ championship. After scoring wins at the traditional North American racetracks of Sebring and Long Beach, the sports car manufacturer would now like to further extend its lead at the race on the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. After the long-distance races at Daytona and Sebring followed by the Long Beach sprint race, round four of the season is the first event of the year that will run over the standard 2 hours and 40 minutes.

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STARWORKS MOTORSPORTS CONFIRMS PARKER CHASE FOR REMAINDER OF IMSA SEASON

April 23, 2019 RNW Staff

Following the completion of the first two endurance races of the season, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship begins its string of sprint races next week with the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge. Parker Chase, previously confirmed for the 2019 IMSA endurance races with Starworks Motorsports in the No. 8 Audi R8 LMS, is now locked in for the remainder of the season, pending sponsor commitments.

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