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CORVETTE RACING AT SEBRING: SEEKING TO CONQUER THE BUMPS ONCE AGAIN

In its 19-plus years of competition, Corvette Racing has racked up more victories than any team in IMSA history. Those 98 victories have come on some of America’s classic road courses with 11 at the famed Sebring International Raceway. That’s where Corvette Racing returns for the 20th time in search of a fourth consecutive victory in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

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FALKEN CELEBRATES ITS 20th MOTORSPORT SEASON ON THE NORDSCHLEIFE

March 13, 2018 Charles Côté

Falken Tyre’s 20th motorsport season contesting on the gruelling Nürburgring Nordschleife. Yet again, the Falken Motorsports team will battle it out on the notoriously challenging German circuit in the VLN Endurance Championship and world-famous ADAC Zurich 24-Hour Race, competing with a new driver line-up for 2018 and two GT3 cars, the Porsche 911 GT3 and BMW M6 GT3.

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HART RACING READY MORE THAN EVER FOR THE TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING

March 13, 2018 Charles Côté

Hard work and dedication is the name of the game for HART Racing as the dynamic team crossed off its first bucket list item – finishing the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Now, the team that is comprised of full-time Acura employees will take on the second endurance event of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

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NIELSEN DETERMINED TO CONTINUE PATTERN OF SUCCESS AT THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING

March 13, 2018 Charles Côté

The Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring is one of Christina Nielsen’s most prolific IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races of the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup season. From March 14 to 17, she’ll race the 66th annual endurance event with a Wright Motorsports-prepared Porsche. The Ohio-based team will support Nielsen and co-drivers Patrick Long, Mathieu Jaminet and Robert Renauer in the No. 58 911 GT3 R at this famously treacherous track for the race in Sebring, Florida. This is the second round of a dozen events in the IMSA series in which Nielsen is defending her two-time GTD-class championship.

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WEATHERTECH RACING HEADING TO SEBRING READY FOR 12 HOURS OF RACING

March 13, 2018 Charles Côté

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, ILL), Alessandro Balzan (Italy) and Gunnar Jeannette (Salt Lake City, Ut.) are taking the momentum of a top ten finish at the Rolex 24 At Daytona to the second round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring to run Saturday, March 17.

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RHC LAWRENCE-STROM CONFIRMS 2018 CALIFORNIA 8 HOUR ENTRY

March 13, 2018 Charles Côté

RHC Lawrence-Strom (RHC) announces a one-car entry in the SRO InterContinental GT Challenge California 8 Hour at Laguna Seca.

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CORVETTE RACING AT SEBRING: BY THE NUMBERS

March 13, 2018 Charles Côté

It may not have been the first track on which Corvette Racing competed, but there is no doubting the impact the team has made on Sebring International Raceway – and the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts – during the past 19 years.

Formula E

FOLLOWING VICTORY IN MEXICO: AUDI TRAVELS TO FORMULA E IN URUGUAY

March 13, 2018 Charles Côté

Following a break last season, Formula E is returning to Uruguay this weekend. The circuit in Punta del Este is set directly along the beach promenade and exudes a special flair. Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler has fond memories of the South American place. On both previous Formula E visits, Lucas di Grassi celebrated a podium finish and his teammate, Daniel Abt, has scored points in Uruguay as well.

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FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING HUNGRY FOR WIN AT 12 HOURS OF SEBRING

March 13, 2018 Charles Côté

While it was the No. 66 Ford GT team of Joey Hand, Dirk Müller and Sébastien Bourdais who went down in history for winning the GTE Pro title at the Le Mans 24 Hours, it was the No. 67 team who drove to a commanding first-ever win for the new Ford GT at Laguna Seca, then made it three IMSA wins in a row at Watkins Glen and Mosport. It seemed as if Westbrook, Briscoe and strategy chief Brad Goldberg had the golden playbook.

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SEBRING 12 HOURS NEXT ON UNITED AUTOSPORTS 2018 CALENDAR

March 12, 2018 Charles Côté

United Autosports make their way back to the United States this week as they prepare for the Mobil 1 Sebring 12 Hours in Florida.

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GT SPORT TEAM RJN READY FOR PAUL RICARD TEST

March 12, 2018 Charles Côté

A pair of Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 machines will be on track in this year’s Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup starting this week at the pre-season test at Circuit Paul Ricard with GT Sport Motul Team RJN.

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MICHAEL SHANK RACING HEADS TO THE TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING

March 12, 2018 Charles Côté

Race: 66th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Advanced Auto Parts

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TEAM PANOZ RACING PLEASED WITH ITS 2018 PWC KICKOFF WEEKEND RESULTS

March 12, 2018 Charles Côté

Team Panoz Racing kicked off its 2018 PWC GTS Championship campaign this weekend at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg with drivers Ian James and Preston Calvert showing solid pace in the Nos. 50 and 51 Panoz Avezzano GT race cars.

DAYTONA’S FAMOUS RACING HERITAGE HONOURED WITH SPECIAL SATURDAY EVENING SHOWCASE AT THE SILVERSTONE CLASSIC

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DAYTONA’S FAMOUS RACING HERITAGE HONOURED WITH SPECIAL SHOWCASE AT SILVERSTONE CLASSIC

March 12, 2018 Charles Côté

In an exciting new homage, this summer’s Silverstone Classic (20-22 July) will honour the famous 24 Hours of Daytona with Saturday evening’s three retro sports car showdowns all celebrating the history of America’s legendary endurance race under the ‘Daytona at Dusk’ banner.

Formula E

RETURN TO PUNTA DEL ESTE FOR DS VIRGIN RACING

March 12, 2018 Charles Côté

DS Virgin Racing and the all-electric Formula E series concludes its Latin America tour with a return to the Punta del Este E-Prix, taking place on the streets of the Uruguayan city on Saturday 17 March.

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TEAM TGM SET FOR SEBRING

March 12, 2018 Charles Côté

After making a noteworthy debut at Daytona with a pair of brand-new Mercedes-AMG GT4 machines, TeamTGM is prepared and ready to go for the second race of the 2018 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge season with Friday’s two-hour Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 at Sebring International Raceway.

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TR MOTORSPORT RECRUITS DANISH WONDER KID

March 12, 2018 Charles Côté

TR Motorsport has a proud history of nurturing young driving talent and has developed the careers of several drivers over the years helping them to realise their motorsport dreams, not only in Thailand but also throughout the world. Recent success stories from the TR Motorsport development program are Sandy Stuvik and Jack Lemvard who have both now become professional racing drivers.

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MAZDA TEAM JOEST LOOKS TOWARD SEBRING

March 12, 2018 Charles Côté

With a new team running the program, a radically changed Mazda RT-24P and a new driver lineup, hopes for Mazda Team Joest were high for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the first round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Things unfortunately didn’t go as planned, but the team has regrouped, continued testing and expects to be ready for the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 17.

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HANSON ON A MISSION TO PROVE A POINT IN SEBRING RACE DÉBUT

March 12, 2018 Charles Côté

Phil Hanson starts the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday (17 Mar) eager to add his name to the historic race’s impressive Roll of Honour. The 18-year-old Briton shares the United Autosports Ligier JS P217 LMP2 sports-prototype with ex-Formula 1 and DTM champion Paul Di Resta (GB) plus Alex Brundle (GB) in the Florida race being run for the 66th time.

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CALLAWAY COMPETITION CELEBRATES PWC PODIUM FINISH IN CORVETTE C7 GT3-R DEBUT

March 12, 2018 Charles Côté

The Pirelli World Challenge debut of the Callaway Competition USA Corvette C7 GT3-R was hailed a success on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida on Sunday afternoon. Driver Daniel Keilwitz earned a top five finish and a second place finish during the double header, moving him to second position in the championship standings.

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