Wright Motorsports Archives - RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/tag/wright-motorsports/ Motorsports news from around the world Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:58:05 +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 Wright Motorsports Archives - RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/tag/wright-motorsports/ 32 32 152545424 NIELSEN, WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS INCREASE IMSA WEATHERTECH CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS AT SEBRING https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/nielsen-wright-motorsports-increase-imsa-weathertech-championship-points-at-sebring/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/nielsen-wright-motorsports-increase-imsa-weathertech-championship-points-at-sebring/#respond Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:23:07 +0000 http://sportscarracingnews.com/?p=51276 Christina Nielsen’s second race with Wright Motorsports resulted in a sixth-place finish at the famously difficult Sebring International Raceway. Her co-drivers Patrick Long, Mathieu Jaminet and Robert Renauer powered through the Mobil 12 Hours of Sebring in the team’s No. 58 Porsche Consulting/Porsche Digital Porsche 911 GT3 R. Valuable points were added to the Wright Motorsports IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT-Daytona class purse after completing the grueling Floridian endurance race.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/nielsen-wright-motorsports-increase-imsa-weathertech-championship-points-at-sebring/feed/ 0 127726 NIELSEN DETERMINED TO CONTINUE PATTERN OF SUCCESS AT THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/nielsen-determined-to-continue-pattern-of-success-at-the-12-hours-of-sebring/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/nielsen-determined-to-continue-pattern-of-success-at-the-12-hours-of-sebring/#respond Tue, 13 Mar 2018 15:42:40 +0000 http://sportscarracingnews.com/?p=50933 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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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/nielsen-determined-to-continue-pattern-of-success-at-the-12-hours-of-sebring/feed/ 0 125759 NIELSEN, WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS ARE THE UNDERDOG STORY OF THE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/nielsen-wright-motorsports-are-the-underdog-story-of-the-rolex-24-at-daytona/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/nielsen-wright-motorsports-are-the-underdog-story-of-the-rolex-24-at-daytona/#respond Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:11:53 +0000 http://sportscarracingnews.com/?p=49850 Christina Nielsen’s race at the Rolex 24 at Daytona was part of one of the most compelling stories that developed over the entire event weekend. In her first outing with Wright Motorsports, the two-time Champion and her co-drivers Patrick Long, Robert Renauer and Mathieu Jaminet fought for GTD class points harder than most during the … Continue reading → ...

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/nielsen-wright-motorsports-are-the-underdog-story-of-the-rolex-24-at-daytona/feed/ 0 112623 Two-Time Defending GTD Champion Nielsen Kicks Off Quest for Third with New Porsche Team https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/two-time-defending-gtd-champion-nielsen-kicks-off-quest-for-third-with-new-porsche-team/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/two-time-defending-gtd-champion-nielsen-kicks-off-quest-for-third-with-new-porsche-team/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2018 22:30:56 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/?p=110751 Over the past three IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship seasons, Danish racer Christina Nielsen has finished second, first and first in the GT Daytona (GTD) championship standings.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/two-time-defending-gtd-champion-nielsen-kicks-off-quest-for-third-with-new-porsche-team/feed/ 0 110751 WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS COMPLETES A PRODUCTIVE TEST AT THE ROAR BEFORE THE 24 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/wright-motorsports-completes-a-productive-test-at-the-roar-before-the-24/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/wright-motorsports-completes-a-productive-test-at-the-roar-before-the-24/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2018 07:54:51 +0000 http://sportscarracingnews.com/?p=49139 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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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/wright-motorsports-completes-a-productive-test-at-the-roar-before-the-24/feed/ 0 101107 READY TO ROAR: PORSCHE GT TEAM RETURNS TO DAYTONA FOR ROLEX 24 TEST https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/ready-to-roar-porsche-gt-team-returns-to-daytona-for-rolex-24-test/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/ready-to-roar-porsche-gt-team-returns-to-daytona-for-rolex-24-test/#respond Tue, 02 Jan 2018 20:38:54 +0000 http://sportscarracingnews.com/?p=49019 The Roar Before the Rolex 24 is the first true opportunity of the new season for the Porsche GT Team to compare themselves to other programs in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Le Mans (GTLM) class.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/imsa/ready-to-roar-porsche-gt-team-returns-to-daytona-for-rolex-24-test/feed/ 0 98028 Three Victories Highlight a Bittersweet Week for Wright Motorsports at Lime Rock https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/pwc/three-victories-highlight-a-bittersweet-week-for-wright-motorsports-at-lime-rock/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/pwc/three-victories-highlight-a-bittersweet-week-for-wright-motorsports-at-lime-rock/#respond Mon, 29 May 2017 23:00:57 +0000 http://world-challenge.com/?p=25555 Michael Schein and Jan Heylen kept their podium streak alive with a victory sweep in the GT-PRO/AM category. Patrick Long and Marc Lieb started with the high of two pole positions and an overall win and ended their weekend under unfortunate circumstances with an early retirement due to contact.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/sportscar/pwc/three-victories-highlight-a-bittersweet-week-for-wright-motorsports-at-lime-rock/feed/ 0 37329 Wright Motorsports’ Drivers are in the Thick of the Action In Porsche GT3 Cup Season Opener at Sebring https://racingnewsworldwide.com/closed-wheel/wright-motorsports-drivers-are-in-the-thick-of-the-action-in-porsche-gt3-cup-season-opener-at-sebring/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/closed-wheel/wright-motorsports-drivers-are-in-the-thick-of-the-action-in-porsche-gt3-cup-season-opener-at-sebring/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:49:05 +0000 http://s679878507.online-home.ca/?p=31889 McKay Snow of Lehi, Utah led the way for Wright Motorsports in the season-opening  doubleheader for the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama series Thursday and Friday at Sebring International Raceway.

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