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CALADO AND PIER GUIDI: “WE AIM TO RETAIN THE TITLE IN THE FIA WEC SUPER SEASON”

FIA World Endurance Championship champions, James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi, appeared on stage at the Birmingham International where they reviewed their extraordinary 2017 and talked about their expectations for a 2018 season that is shaping up to be intense and special and will see the two together again on the 51 Ferrari 488GTE.

SPORTSCAR

PROPOSED FERRARI CHALLENGE UK RACE SERIES FOR 2019 FERRARI 488 CHALLENGE TO RACE ON UK CIRCUITS

January 11, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

A dedicated UK series of the Ferrari Challenge would be run to the same regulations as the Ferrari Challenge European Series, and would be open to any UK clients who own a Ferrari 488 Challenge race car. Clients wishing to race in a Ferrari Challenge UK Series would only require a National B racing licence, … Continue reading → ...

Endurance

SHOW-STOPPING SPEEDWORKS MAKE WINNING START TO 2018

January 10, 2018 Charles Côté

Speedworks Motorsport has picked up from where it left off at the end of last season in its first sportscar outing of 2018 – with a scene-stealing performance to race to the top step of the rostrum in the 24H Proto Series curtain-raiser in Dubai. With its potent, 420bhp Ligier JS P3 sports prototype.

Endurance

BUTEL ENJOYS PROSPEROUS PODIUMS IN DUBAI

January 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Jack Butel had one of the best weekends of his sports car racing career as the Jerseyman took two outright podiums and two class wins in the three, three-hour races in the heat of Dubai last weekend (5-7 January). 21-year-old Jack Butel contested his first endurance event outside of Britain with the first round of … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

B-QUIK RACING TO RUN CAMARO IN TA2 THAILAND

January 9, 2018 Charles Côté

B-Quik Racing Co. Ltd. (“B-Quik Racing”) is pleased to announce that it will enter the inaugural season of TA2 Thailand, in 2018, leveraging this exciting new ‘one make’ series as the ideal platform to fit into a vacant space in its driver and technician development programme.

Formula E

NEXT STOP AFRICA: MS&AD ANDRETTI FORMULA E IN ACTION IN MARRAKESH

January 9, 2018 Charles Côté

Season 4 of the FIA Formula E Championship continues this weekend as the series takes to the streets of Marrakesh (MAR). Formula E made its African debut at the “Circuit Automobile International Moulay El Hassan” last season, and the series now returns for its second appearance there .

Endurance

NISSAN SETS SIGHTS ON ROLEX 24 AFTER DAYTONA ROAR TEST

January 9, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The ESM team kicked off its second season with Nissan power at the Roar before the 24 test – the final run before this year’s season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona. The No. 2 and No. 22 Nissan-powered Onroak machines completed 333 laps over the three-day test at Daytona International Speedway, which included a night practice … Continue reading → ...

Endurance

AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL FIRST TEST AT THE ROAR BEFORE THE 24

January 9, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The newly formed AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports team hit the track for the first time this weekend at the Roar Before the 24 with its recently announced driver foursome of Gustavo Yacaman, Sebastian Saavedra, Roberto Gonzalez and Nick Boulle. Their #52 Ligier JS P217 completed three days of trouble-free testing as they prepare for the Rolex … Continue reading → ...

imsa

PORSCHE GT TEAM AND CUSTOMER EFFORTS CLOSE ROLEX 24 TEST

January 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Official pre-season testing for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship has completed at Daytona International Speedway. A pair of Porsche 911 RSRs fielded by the “works” Porsche GT Team and three Porsche 911 GT3 R customer cars ran six sessions over the course of three days in preparation for the Rolex 24 At Daytona later this … Continue reading → ...

Formula E

AUDI FORMULA E DRIVERS READY TO RACE IN MARRAKESH

January 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Return to winning ways – this is Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler’s aim for the Formula E round in Marrakesh (Morocco). Following a difficult opener in Hong Kong, the two campaigners, Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi, are traveling to round three of the electric racing series’ season to be held on the African continent … Continue reading → ...

imsa

STRONG START TO 2018 IMSA CAMPAIGN FOR SPIRIT OF DAYTONA RACING

January 8, 2018 Charles Côté

Only days after shaking down their new Cadillac DPi-V.R Prototype for the first time, the driving trio of Tristan Vautier, Matt McMurry and Eddie Cheever lll combined for a productive weekend of running for Spirit of Daytona Racing at Daytona International Speedway this weekend to kick off the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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STRONG START FOR ACTION EXPRESS RACING AT DAYTONA

January 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Action Express Racing opened the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season with three days of testing at Daytona International Speedway with the Roar Before the 24. Joao Barbosa (PRT), Filipe Albuquerque (PRT), and Christian Fittipaldi (BRA) shared the driving duties in the No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R, while the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R … Continue reading → ...

Formula E

JAGUAR RACING SET THEIR SIGHTS ON MARRAKESH E-PRIX

January 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Leaving behind the bright lights of Hong Kong, Panasonic Jaguar Racing head to the hustle and bustle of Marrakesh, Morocco, for the next instalment of the FIA Formula E Championship. The third E-Prix of the season, on 13 January, starts at the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan before winding its way through the streets … Continue reading → ...

Endurance

UNITED AUTOSPORTS IN SHAPE FOR ROLEX 24 AFTER CONSTRUCTIVE “ROAR” TEST

January 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

United Autosports will return to the Daytona International Speedway later this month primed for the Rolex 24 At Daytona race week (25-28 Jan) after a constructive three-day official test at the Floridian venue which finished today (7 Jan). The Anglo-American team clocked up a total of almost 1,500-miles with its brace of Ligier JS P217 … Continue reading → ...

imsa

PAUL MILLER RACING COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL TEST AT ROAR BEFORE THE 24

January 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The three day test officially kicking off the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is complete at Daytona International Speedway. Paul Miller Racing participated in seven of the eight sessions, with the No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 completing a total of 161 laps. We had a productive test, even with the the unusually cold temperatures here … Continue reading → ...

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WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS COMPLETES A PRODUCTIVE TEST AT THE ROAR BEFORE THE 24

January 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

In preparation for this month’s 56th running of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, Wright Motorsports completed a very productive three-day Roar Before the 24 test at Daytona International Speedway. The weekend saw Patrick Long, Christina Nielsen, Mathieu Jaminet and Robert Renauer each turn their first laps in the No. 58 Porsche 911 GT3 R. … Continue reading → ...

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PRODUCTIVE ROAR BEFORE THE 24 FOR TEAM TGM

January 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

After taking delivery of its Mercedes-AMG GT4 just days before heading to Florida, TeamTGM made its first laps around Daytona International Speedway this weekend in preparation for the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge season opener & the BMW Endurance Challenge & at the end of the month. TeamTGM recently announced its extended driver lineup with the … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

WEATHERTECH RACING LEAVES DAYTONA ROAR TEST SATISFIED

January 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

WeatherTech Racing put in a full three days of testing on the No. 63 Ferrari 488 GTE at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Roar Before the 24 at Daytona International Speedway. Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, ILL.), Alessandro Balzan (Italy), Gunnar Jeannette (Salt Lake City, Ut.) and Jeff Segal (Miami, Fla.) all ran maximum laps during the … Continue reading → ...

Endurance

BMW TEAM RLL AND TURNER MOTORSPORT TEST AT DAYTONA

January 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

With three weeks remaining until the start of this season’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC) in Daytona (USA), BMW Team RLL and Turner Motorsport have spent this weekend preparing intensively for the iconic 24-hour race. The three-day “Roar before the 24” offered both teams the opportunity to get plenty of test kilometres under their belts. … Continue reading → ...

SPORTSCAR

DRAMA AT THE FINISH FOR SIMPSON MOTORSPORT AT THE 3X3H DUBAI

January 7, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The Simpson Motorsport Ginetta G57 (#6, Mike Simpson / John Corbett / Neale Muston) has taken its second race win of the Hankook 3X3H DUBAI season opener in dramatic style, snatching victory on the last corner of the last lap of the final race of the weekend. In the closing stages of race three, victory … Continue reading → ...

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