Long Beach Archives - RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/tag/long-beach/ Motorsports news from around the world Sun, 26 Sep 2021 10:49:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.3 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-web-optmizedbig-Rm1-32x32.jpg Long Beach Archives - RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/tag/long-beach/ 32 32 152545424 WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS KEEPS IMSA PODIUM STREAK GOING AT LONG BEACH https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/wright-motorsports-keeps-imsa-podium-streak-going-at-long-beach/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/wright-motorsports-keeps-imsa-podium-streak-going-at-long-beach/#respond Sun, 26 Sep 2021 10:49:30 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/wright-motorsports-keeps-imsa-podium-streak-going-at-long-beach/ Wright Motorsports secured a third-place finish on Saturday afternoon at the Long Beach Grand Prix, keeping the points battle tight for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD team title. Patrick Long, Trent Hindman, and the crew on the No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R excelled under pressure on the downtown streets of Long Beach, earning their third-straight podium finish.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/wright-motorsports-keeps-imsa-podium-streak-going-at-long-beach/feed/ 0 198329 WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS READY TO PARTY ON THE STREETS OF LONG BEACH https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/wright-motorsports-ready-to-party-on-the-streets-of-long-beach/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/wright-motorsports-ready-to-party-on-the-streets-of-long-beach/#respond Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:49:21 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/wright-motorsports-ready-to-party-on-the-streets-of-long-beach/ The California swing of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship takes Wright Motorsports to the streets of Long Beach this weekend. The 46th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will feature 100 minutes of tight competition on the temporary street course circuit, never failing to provide both fans and competitors with an exciting sprint racing event. The No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3 R is on a roll with two back-to-back podiums, intensifying the 2021 championship battle with three races remaining.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/wright-motorsports-ready-to-party-on-the-streets-of-long-beach/feed/ 0 198273 SEBRING WINNER PORSCHE SWITCHES FROM ENDURANCE TO SPRINT MODE https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/sebring-winner-porsche-switches-from-endurance-to-sprint-mode/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/sebring-winner-porsche-switches-from-endurance-to-sprint-mode/#respond Fri, 05 Apr 2019 11:52:03 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/sebring-winner-porsche-switches-from-endurance-to-sprint-mode/ The Porsche GT Team tackles round three of the IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship season at Long Beach (USA) as the leader of the manufacturer and team classifications. After a hard-fought victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring in Florida, the two ca. 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR start under very different conditions at the Pacific coast. Contested over just 100 minutes, the so-called Sports Car Grand Prix in Long Beach is the shortest race of the season.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/sebring-winner-porsche-switches-from-endurance-to-sprint-mode/feed/ 0 177580 AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS READY TO FIGHT AT LONG BEACH https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/afspr1-mathiasen-motorsports-ready-to-fight-at-long-beach/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/afspr1-mathiasen-motorsports-ready-to-fight-at-long-beach/#respond Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:42:17 +0000 http://sportscarracingnews.com/?p=52253 AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports has made it to the west coast for the Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix, the third round of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship. After almost a month between their battle at Sebring and now, the crew of AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports is confident their #52 Ligier JS P217 will be a … Continue reading → ...

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/afspr1-mathiasen-motorsports-ready-to-fight-at-long-beach/feed/ 0 135303 CADILLAC RACING TEAMS HEAD WEST TO LONG BEACH https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/cadillac-racing-teams-head-west-to-long-beach/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/cadillac-racing-teams-head-west-to-long-beach/#respond Tue, 10 Apr 2018 16:29:36 +0000 http://sportscarracingnews.com/?p=52085 Cadillac V-Performance Racing teams Whelen Engineering Cadillac, Mustang Sampling Cadillac and Konica Minolta Cadillac are headed west to Long Beach, Calif. for round three of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach to run April 13-14.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/cadillac-racing-teams-head-west-to-long-beach/feed/ 0 134450 LONG BEACH PROVIDES RUSH HOUR COMMUTE FOR MAZDA TEAM JOEST https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/long-beach-provides-rush-hour-commute-for-mazda-team-joest/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/long-beach-provides-rush-hour-commute-for-mazda-team-joest/#respond Tue, 10 Apr 2018 08:20:14 +0000 http://sportscarracingnews.com/?p=52027 Any team looks forward to competing in their home arena, and for Mazda Team Joest, the Grand Prix of Long Beach is their home arena. The temporary 1.968-mile circuit set in Long Beach’s downtown is a short drive from Mazda North American Operations and Mazda’s Research and Design facility in Irvine. The Mazda RT24-P is … Continue reading → ...

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/long-beach-provides-rush-hour-commute-for-mazda-team-joest/feed/ 0 134295 PROTOTYPE STARS READY FOR BATTLE AT LONG BEACH AND PAUL RICARD https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/prototype-stars-ready-for-battle-at-long-beach-and-paul-ricard/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/prototype-stars-ready-for-battle-at-long-beach-and-paul-ricard/#respond Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:35:16 +0000 http://sportscarracingnews.com/?p=52021 Nissan will power prototypes on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean this week at two dramatically different circuits in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup. The Nissan-powered ESM squad will head to Long Beach in the USA to do battle around the concrete-lined California streets … Continue reading → ...

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/prototype-stars-ready-for-battle-at-long-beach-and-paul-ricard/feed/ 0 134135 PORSCHE TARGETS SECOND WIN OF THE IMSA SEASON https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/porsche-targets-second-win-of-the-imsa-season/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/porsche-targets-second-win-of-the-imsa-season/#respond Mon, 09 Apr 2018 10:20:03 +0000 http://sportscarracingnews.com/?p=51972 Following the season-opening rounds at the long distance classics of Daytona and Sebring in Florida, the IMSA SportsCar Championship now heads to California. Coming up on April 14 is the 100-minute event at Long Beach, the shortest race of the year. On the 3.167-kilometre street circuit, the Porsche GT Team fields two Porsche 911 RSR racers against three other automobile manufacturers in the strongly represented GTLM class.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/porsche-targets-second-win-of-the-imsa-season/feed/ 0 133997 VICTORY FOR PARENTE HEADLINES DOUBLE PODIUM FOR McLAREN 650S GT3 AT LONG BEACH https://racingnewsworldwide.com/closed-wheel/victory-parente-headlines-double-podium-mclaren-650s-gt3-long-beach/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/closed-wheel/victory-parente-headlines-double-podium-mclaren-650s-gt3-long-beach/#respond Mon, 10 Apr 2017 22:00:05 +0000 http://s679878507.online-home.ca/?p=33395 McLaren Factory Driver Alvaro Parente continued his strong start to the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge season on the streets of Long Beach California, breaking the lap record to score pole position, before claiming a lights-to-flag victory.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/closed-wheel/victory-parente-headlines-double-podium-mclaren-650s-gt3-long-beach/feed/ 0 33395 Largest IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Field Set For BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach https://racingnewsworldwide.com/closed-wheel/largest-imsa-weathertech-sportscar-championship-field-set-for-bubba-burger-sports-car-grand-prix-of-long-beach/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/closed-wheel/largest-imsa-weathertech-sportscar-championship-field-set-for-bubba-burger-sports-car-grand-prix-of-long-beach/#respond Wed, 29 Mar 2017 17:05:21 +0000 http://s679878507.online-home.ca/?p=32681 Transitioning from the two longest races of the season, the 100-minute sprint race is one of the shortest races on the WeatherTech Championship calendar and will be broadcast live on FOX, with coverage beginning at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT and continuing through the checkered flag and post-race interviews.

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