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After 5 years, the Misano circuit will return to host the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe. The third of the six double rounds of the season will take place this weekend (June 23 and 24). After the Monza and Silverstone rounds, the continental series will be back in Italy to present another exciting challenge with a line-up of almost 50 cars and the absolute novelty of the two Saturday’s races taking place at night, in addition to an unusual subdivision that will group into a single line-up the AM and Lamborghini Cup classes and into a different one the PRO and PRO-AM categories.

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FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS BRINGS THREE CAR EFFORT TO ELKHART LAKE

June 19, 2018 RNW Staff

The Pirelli World Challenge is halfway complete, and this weekend, the series journeys to Elkhart Lake Wisconsin for the Grand Prix of Road America. Flying Lizard Motorsports will return to the fan favorite track with its two full season Audi R8 LMS GT4 sports cars in addition to a third entry of a Porsche 911 GT3 R, driven by Flying Lizard customer Andy Wilzoch.

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LEXUS RC F GT3 READY FOR MISANO DEBUT IN BLANCPAIN GT SERIES

June 19, 2018 RNW Staff

Emil Frey Lexus Racing are looking to extend the run of success for the RC F GT3 with their debut appearance at the Misano circuit in Italy this weekend, contesting two Sprint Cup races in the Blancpain GT Series. With points scored at Silverstone and a sensational victory at the last meeting at Paul Ricard in France, the team are in second place in the overall championship and sixth in the Sprint Cup.

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MISANO BECKONS FOR ROUND THREE OF 2018 BLANCPAIN GT SPORTS CLUB

June 18, 2018 RNW Staff

Moving from its usual spot as the Blancpain GT Sports Club season-opener, the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli will welcome the grid for round three of the SRO Motorsports Group’s Bronze-only series.

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SPRINT CUP BATTLE RESUMES AS BLANCPAIN GT SERIES HEADS FOR MISANO

June 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

What could be nicer than a few days in the summer sun on Italy’s Adriatic coast? But next weekend will be anything but a holiday for the competitors in the Blancpain GT Series. Following back-to-back Endurance Cup events, attention will shift back to short-format Sprint racing when a closely-matched field of 22 cars tackles the 4.2km … Continue reading → ...

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REBELLION RACING ON THE WAY TO THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

June 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Let’s go ! The 24 Hours of Le Mans will start next Saturday. In the meantime, a big week awaits the members of REBELLION Racing Team. The Test Day took place on Sunday, June 3rd at the Circuit des 24 Heures. The REBELLION R-13 cars numbers #1 and #3 ended up the second and fourth … Continue reading → ...

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HOME RACE FOR GT3 JAGUAR OF EMIL FREY JAGUAR RACING AT SILVERSTONE

May 11, 2018 Charles Côté

Emil Frey Jaguar Racing is highly motivated following the great start to the season by winning the Silver Cup and achieving fifth overall in Monza and is now taking the momentum to the second race of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup at Silverstone. The second round is taking place next week at the “Home of British Motorsport” with the Swiss team celebrating their home race with the GT3 Jaguar.

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KIM BURKE LEADS RADICAL AUSTRALIA CONTENDERS TO SANDOWN

May 11, 2018 Charles Côté

The 2018 Radical Australia Cup travels south to Sandown International Raceway this weekend for the third round of a season that has already delivered some impressive racing and a number of first-time winners, ending a reign that three-time champion Peter Paddon has enjoyed for the best part of four years.

Endurance

WILL OWEN STRIVING FOR FIRST PODIUM OF 2018 ELMS SEASON IN ITALY

May 10, 2018 Charles Côté

Will Owen and United Autosports have arrived in Italy for the second round of the 2018 European Le Mans Series, the 4 Hours of Monza. Finishing 9th at Paul Ricard was a great start to the season, but Owen and his teammates Hugo de Sadeleer and Wayne Boyd are ready to fight for the podium this weekend.

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IMSA REGULARS STAYING BUSY THIS WEEKEND AT THE NURBURGRING

May 10, 2018 Charles Côté

Several full-time IMSA drivers will not be taking it easy this weekend as there are no scheduled races after last week’s event at Mid-Ohio. The group will be at storied racetracks around the world including five that won races at last weekend’s Acura Sports Car Challenge.

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EXPANDED, NEW-LOOK M-MOTORSPORT TEAM FOR SANDOWN

May 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Melbourne’s M-Motorsport have expanded their operations ahead of the third event on the 2018 CAMS Australian GT calendar, the Reiter Engineering supported team fielding a new-look driver lineup with the addition of two new faces.. Justin McMillan has stepped down from driving duties after a fantastic run at The Bend Motorsport Park, where he and … Continue reading → ...

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RLR MSport PURSUING MORE LMP3 SILVERWARE AT ITALY’S TEMPLE OF SPEED

May 9, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

RLR MSport will once again be chasing podium finishes in the second instalment of the 2018 European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy (11-13 May). The Lancashire, England-based squad sought to achieve top three results in the opening rounds of the ELMS and Le Mans Cup at … Continue reading → ...

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“GREEN HELL” CALLING: BMW TEAMS AND DRIVERS EAGERLY AWAITING THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS

May 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

One of the highlights of the 2018 endurance season takes place this weekend: the Nürburgring 24 Hours (GER). Over 40 BMW race cars will be in action in the “Green Hell”, including five BMW M6 GT3s. ROWE Racing will field two cars with works support from BMW Motorsport. The third car in the field is the … Continue reading → ...

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FORTY THREE PORSCHES TAKE ON GERMANY’S BIGGEST RACE

May 7, 2018 Charles Côté

Porsche will be represented by a large fleet of vehicles at the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring: 43 Porsche 911 and Porsche Cayman race cars will tackle Germany’s biggest automobile race on the 24.38-kilometre combination of the Grand Prix circuit and the Nürburgring-Nordschleife on 12-13 May.

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AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN HEADS TO MID-OHIO

May 4, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports will compete in the fourth round of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship, the Acura Sportscar Challenge at Mid-Ohio. The #52 Ligier JS P217, piloted by drivers Sebastian Saavedra and Gustavo Yacaman, will be unleashed Friday morning at 9:45 a.m. EDT for Practice 1 and again at 3:00 p.m. for Practice 2. … Continue reading → ...

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TWO R-13 CARS AT SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS FOR REBELLION RACING

May 3, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

REBELLION Racing is going to start the first race of the Super Super at Spa-Francorchamps circuit with two R-13 cars entered in LMP1 category. After a first public outing for the REBELLION R-13 car at the FIA WEC Prologue on the 6th and 7th of April at the Paul Ricard circuit, the team performed private … Continue reading → ...

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ALEX LYNN – 6 HOURS OF SPA PREVIEW

May 3, 2018 Charles Côté

It’s my Aston Martin Racing debut this weekend in the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship with the 6 Hours of Spa, and to say I’m excited about it would be a massive understatement.

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2018-19 FIA WEC SEASON KICKS OFF WITH FIVE FERRARI CREWS

May 3, 2018 Charles Côté

The Super Season of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) kicks off this weekend. The championship will last more than a year, concluding in about 13 months with the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours. Next year’s proceedings will open with a race at Sebring, followed by the second race at Spa-Francorchamps in May and the Le Mans 24 Hours in June.

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ALAN HELLMEISTER JOINS MARCELO HAHN IN THE DRIVEX MERCEDES-AMG AT PAUL RICARD

May 3, 2018 Charles Côté

The second round of the International GT Open will take place at Paul Ricard next weekend and the Drivex-entered Mercedes AMG GT3 is a favourite in the Pro-Am class. Marcelo Hahn and Allam Khodair claimed their first win of the season at Estoril and the Spain-based team and their drivers feel extremely optimistic ahead of Round 2.

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RAZVAN UMBRARESCU AIMS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AT MYTHICAL BRANDS HATCH

May 3, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

For the first time in his GT4 tenure, Razvan Umbrarescu revisits a track where he already raced before. The 3.9 km circuit in Kent had been hosting races for more than 90 years and 14 Formula One Grand Prix took place here between 1964 and 1986. The full GP layout is currently a FIA Grade … Continue reading → ...

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