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LEONARD WINS PRESTIGIOUS AUSTRALIAN RACE ON HIS DÉBUT

Reigning Blancpain Sprint Pro Cup champion Stuart Leonard got his 2018 season off to a flying start by winning the prestigious Bathurst 12 Hours on his first attempt. The 26-year-old Briton along with fellow Blancpain champion Robin Frijns (NED) plus Dries Vanthoor (BEL) scored a brilliant win in the annual Australian event.

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NEW PORSCHE CARRERA CUP RACERS ARRIVE IN AUSTRALIA

January 31, 2018 Charles Côté

A spectacular fleet of the newest generation 911 GT3 Cup race car has arrived in Australia ahead of the fully subscribed 2018 Porsche Wilson Security Carrera Cup Australia season. 25 brand new 911 GT3 Cup (Type 991.II) race cars were unloaded from shipping containers last weekend, uniting with the sole second generation 991-series GT3 Cup.

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MANUFACTURES READY TO START INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE TITLE QUEST IN BATHURST 12 HOUR

January 30, 2018 Charles Côté

The third season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge starts next weekend with the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour. Throughout the Australian endurance classic, the representatives of Audi, Bentley, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG and Porsche will battle to claim the honours in the opening round of the only global GT3 championship.

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BMW M6 GT3 RETURNS TO BATHURST

January 30, 2018 Charles Côté

On 4th February, the iconic Mount Panorama Circuit will host one of the most spectacular races in Australia: The Bathurst 12 Hour. Following its debut at this event in 2017, the BMW M6 GT3 returns to the grid at this year’s endurance classic. BMW Team Schnitzer from Germany and BMW Team SRM from Australia will each run a BMW M6 GT3. In addition, the Australian fans will see the new BMW M4 GT4 in action for the first time.

EFP by TECE – A NEW TEAM FIELDING TWO AUDI R8 LMSs IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS

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A NEW TEAM FIELDING TWO AUDI R8 LMS IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS

January 29, 2018 Charles Côté

The ADAC GT Masters welcomes a new team to the grid in the shape of EFP by TECE who will be fielding two Audi R8 LMS cars in the forthcoming campaign. The two driver pairings are Elia Erhart (29, Germany) with Pierre Kaffer (41, Germany) and Dries Vanthoor (19, Belgium) with Florian Spengler (30, Germany). The ADAC GT Masters season opener will be hosted by Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on the weekend of 13th – 15th April.

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A PROMISING SEASON OPENER FOR MERCEDES-AMG AT DAYTONA

January 29, 2018 Charles Côté

A motorsport marathon at Daytona International Speedway that remained thrilling till the finish marked the start of this year’s IMSA season. After 24 hours and with 751 laps completed, the Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports only just missed out on a podium finish in the GTD class for GT3 cars.

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TAIWAN TOP SPEED AND TTR TEAM SARD COMMIT TO BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA GT4 CLASS WITH PORSCHE

January 27, 2018 Charles Côté

Two more Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MRs will compete in Blancpain GT Series Asia this season after Taiwan Top Speed Racing Team and TTR Team SARD announced their return to the class.

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LEXUS RC F GT3s OPEN SECOND SEASON AT ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

January 26, 2018 Charles Côté

Lexus and 3GT Racing will open the 2018 season at the Rolex 24 at Daytona beginning on Saturday. Returning to the GTD class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for its second season, Lexus and 3GT Racing will look to build off its strides from year one and compete even stronger in 2018.

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BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA JOINS FORCES WITH SUPER TROFEO ASIA

January 26, 2018 Charles Côté

Blancpain GT Series Asia’s season finale will take place at Ningbo International Speedpark in China on October 13/14, while a host of new partner categories have also been confirmed as part of a wider agreement with Mitime Motorsports.

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MICHAEL SHANK RACING’S ACURA NSX GT3s READY FOR 56th RUNNING OF THE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA

January 26, 2018 Charles Côté

After debuting the Acura NSX GT3 in IMSA WeatherTech competition in 2017 at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, Michael Shank Racing is building on the progress the team made last year as the squad prepares for the 2018 IMSA season with the incredible GTD class machines.

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THIRD AND SEVENTH ON THE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA FOR ACTION EXPRESS RACING

January 26, 2018 Charles Côté

The 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship campaigns of Mustang Sampling Racing and Whelen Engineering Racing got off to a quick start on Thursday as Daytona International Speedway played host for the opening day of on-track action for the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

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SPIRIT OF DAYTONA SCORES FIFTH ON ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA GRID

January 26, 2018 Charles Côté

The hometown team will start from the inside of the third row for this weekend’s Rolex 24 At Daytona, as Spirit of Daytona Racing put its No. 90 Cadillac DPi-V.R into fifth position on the starting grid for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s endurance classic.

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FORD GT CARS QUALIFY P2, P5 FOR ROLEX 24

January 26, 2018 Charles Côté

Joey Hand was close, but not quite close enough as he nearly put the No. 66 Ford GT on pole at Daytona International Speedway for the second year in a row.

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BOTH PORSCHE 911 RSR LOCK OUT SECOND GRID ROW AT DAYTONA

January 26, 2018 Charles Côté

Good starting positions for the Porsche 911 RSR at the Daytona 24-hour race: The 510 hp race cars from Weissach fielded by the Porsche GT Team take up the world-famous long distance classic in Florida from the second grid row on Saturday.

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CHAMPIONSHIP DEFENSE KICKS OFF AT ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA FOR JAN MAGNUSSEN

January 25, 2018 Charles Côté

Their championship trophies may still be shining brightly from 2017, but Jan Magnussen, Antonio Garcia and Corvette Racing know last year’s success will count for nothing when the 2018 season commences at Daytona today.

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FIVE FERRARIS CHASE A DREAM AT DAYTONA

January 25, 2018 Charles Côté

Ferrari returns to Daytona with five cars, one in the GT-Le Mans (GTLM) class and four in the GT-Daytona (GTD). The 488 GTE and four 488 GT3s will be trying to beat the many other manufacturers at the legendary 24 Hours that opens the IMSA SportsCar championship season and, indeed, a full-on year of GT racing.

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PAUL MILLER RACING READIES FOR ROLEX 24 QUEST AT DAYTONA

January 24, 2018 Charles Côté

Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, 50 sports cars will roar to the green flag for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season opening race, the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Drivers and teams will race twice around the clock, challenging man and machine in the longest endurance racing event of the IMSA season. Last year, the No. 48 Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 placed as the top Lamborghini, finishing seventh in class.

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WEATHERTECH RACING READY FOR THE 24 HOURS AT DAYTONA

January 23, 2018 Charles Côté

Drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, ILL.), Alessandro Balzan (Italy), Gunnar Jeannette (Salt Lake City, Ut.) and Jeff Segal (Miami, Fla.) came away from the Roar test three weeks ago with a lot of laps under their belts and optimism for the race this weekend. The team, on the strength of the Scuderia Corsa prepared No. 63 WeatherTech Racing Ferrari 488 GT3, had a fault-free run at the test allowing the drivers to focus on getting laps and the team to get a set-up on the white and black Ferrari that satisfied all four drivers.

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CADILLAC DPi-V.R TEAMS READY FOR ROLEX 24 HOURS AT DAYTONA

January 23, 2018 Charles Côté

Cadillac V-Performance Racing teams Konica Minolta Cadillac, Mustang Sampling Cadillac, Whelen Engineering Cadillac, and Spirit of Daytona Cadillac are taking the momentum from the Roar Before the 24 test three weeks ago into the IMSA WeatherTech Championship Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona race weekend, January 27-28. Cadillac DPi-V.R race cars posted the four fastest times.

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GRT GRASSER RACING INTENDS TO REPEAT ITS DUBAI SUCCESS IN DAYTONA

January 23, 2018 Charles Côté

Two 24-hour races within a fortnight are a special challenge for any race team. With a podium finish in the Dubai 24 Hours, the 2018 season started off in a promising way. The GRT Grasser outfit with Mark Ineichen (CHE), Rolf Ineichen (CHE), Christian Engelhart (DEU) and Mirko Bortolotti (ITA) rounded out their successful weekend.

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