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TWO STRONG TEAMS FROM AUDI SPORT AT THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS

April 20, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Audi Sport customer racing is concentrating its efforts on two teams in the sporting competition for the sixth overall victory at the Nürburgring 24 Hours. Audi Sport Team Car Collection and Audi Sport Team Car Collection will each field an Audi R8 LMS on behalf of the brand from May 25 to 29. In addition, private GT3 race cars strengthen the line-up.

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NTE/SSR RESUMES IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP AT LAGUNA SECA WITH CONWRIGHT AND HOLZER

April 20, 2022 RNW Staff 0

After missing the Long Beach Grand Prix due to a tire blowout in the team’s race transporter, professional sports car racing team NTE/SSR is back on track and ready to resume the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next week at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The Lamborghini racing team will contest in their third event of the year, racing the No. 42 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo with drivers Jaden Conwright and Marco Holzer.

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JACK AITKEN ON TOP STEP IN IMPRESSIVE ELMS LMP2 DEBUT

April 19, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Jack Aitken enjoyed an outstanding debut in prototype sportscar racing as he scored victory in the Pro/Am class and finished sixth overall in the 4 Hours of Le Castellet.

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FRUSTRATING START TO ELMS SEASON FOR OMAN RACING AT PAUL RICARD

April 18, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Circuit Paul Ricard front-row qualifier Ahmad Al Harthy didn’t have the opportunity to battle as intended for an opening round GTE podium during the European Le Mans Series curtain-raiser on Sunday, 17th April, when team-mate Sam De Haan was barged into retirement on the very first lap.

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FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS KICKS OFF SRO AMERICA SEASON WITH PODIUM FINISH

April 18, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Flying Lizard returned to the Pirelli GT4 America and GT America powered by AWS this weekend at Sonoma Raceway, starting the new season off with another podium finish at their home track. The Sonoma-based squad raced a pair of Aston Martin Vantage GT4 cars in the two series with team newcomers Elias Sabo and Andy Lee, competing in four races on Saturday and Sunday.

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BACK-TO-BACK SONOMA SWEEPS FOR K-PAX RACING

April 18, 2022 RNW Staff 0

If there was a word Andrea Caldarelli wanted to use to describe the Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS season-opener at Sonoma Raceway, he hoped it was going to be “fun.” Caldarelli, who longs for the fierce battles that the series offers, got what he asked for – a highly heated finale, where he helped the team chase down a sweep of the first two rounds.

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THE ADAC GT MASTERS ALL SET TO START THE 2022 SEASON IN OSCHERSLEBEN

April 18, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Here we go! After the shortest winter break so far, the ADAC GT Masters returns to action from 22nd to 24th April at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben near Magdeburg. The high-class field of super sports cars in the German GT Masters will kick off season 16 with a premiere: The ADAC GT Masters will be the first German racing series to use an environmentally-friendly fuel in the 600-hp cars from five different manufacturers. In doing so, the ADAC GT Masters is taking on a pioneering role.

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ENEOS X PRIME GR SUPRA WINS IN SUPER GT AT OKAYAMA

April 17, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The opening round of the 2022 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, the OKAYAMA GT 300km RACE took place on April 17th the Okayama International Circuit (one lap 3,703m×82laps). Over the circuit were clear skies and on the track the competition was intense. Both in the GT500 class race and the GT300 class the winners were the same as last year, with the No. 14 ENEOS X PRIME GR Supra (Kazuya Oshima/Kenta Yamashita) winning the GT500 race and the No. 56 REALIZE NISSAN MECHANIC CHALLENGE GT-R victorious in the GT300 class.

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UNITED AUTOSPORTS MAKE TOP TEN FINISH IN OPENING LE MANS CUP RACE

April 17, 2022 RNW Staff 0

United Autosports posted 10th (#32), 13th (#23), 16th (#22) and 25th (#2) in the 31-car entry for the opening round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup at Paul Ricard (16 Apr). United’s LMP3 quartet started the 110mins race aiming to improve on third place finishes achieved in both 2020 & ‘21 at the high-speed venue in Southern France.

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AL HARTHY TAKES SECOND ON GRID IN GTE ON EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES QUALIFYING DEBUT

April 17, 2022 RNW Staff 0

European Le Mans Series debutant Ahmad Al Harthy produced an absolutely fantastic performance during the first qualifying session of the 2022 season at Circuit Paul Ricard on Saturday, 16th April, to secure a front-row start in the GTE class for today’s four-hour race in the south of France.

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TOP STEP OF THE PODIUM FOR K-PAX RACING IN SONOMA

April 17, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Nestled deep in the rolling hills of the Northern California countryside is home. Sonoma Raceway has been the site and stardom for a lot of K-PAX Racing triumphs over the years, and while the scenic hillside casts a shadow over the course, the team continues to reach new heights toward an even brighter future. The team experienced just that during the opening round of the 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS season, as it stood tall on the top step of the podium – victorious.

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LE MANS CUP SEASON OPENER GETS UNDERWAY FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS AFTER SUCCESSFUL PROLOGUE

April 16, 2022 RNW Staff 0

After a week of pre-season testing, followed by the official Le Mans Cup Prologue, United Autosports are eagerly looking forward for the season opener to get underway at Paul Ricard tomorrow afternoon (16 Apr).

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FORMER CHAMPIONS UNITED AUTOSPORTS AIMING FOR MORE EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES GLORY

April 16, 2022 RNW Staff 0

2020 European Le Mans Series LMP2 and LMP3 champions United Autosports begin its double title assault in this year’s championship at Paul Ricard on Sunday (17 Apr).

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COSMO, CAGNAZZI TEAM WITH CAMERON FOR SRO GT4 SPRINTX AT SONOMA

April 14, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Guy Cosmo will kick off his 2022 SRO campaign this weekend as he joins Chris Cagnazzi in a Mercedes-AMG fielded by Steve Cameron. The program is slated to compete in selected SRO GT4 America SprintX Series races, beginning with this weekend’s season-opener at Sonoma Raceway.

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WRIGHT MOTORSPORTS CALIFORNIA RUN CONTINUES WITH SRO AMERICA SEASON START

April 13, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Just a few days after the team’s hard-charging performance at the Grand Prix of Long Beach in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Porsche customer racing team Wright Motorsports continues the April California swing with the start of the SRO America season opener at Sonoma Raceway. Wright Motorsports will contest the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS in the No. 45 Porsche 911 GT3 R and the GT America powered by AWS in the No. 30 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport.

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DXDT RACING READY TO RACE IN WINE COUNTRY FOR GT WORLD CHALLENGE AMERICA SEASON OPENER

April 13, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Rounds one and two of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS and the No. 63 and No. 08 DXDT Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 cars are prepared and ready to get the 2022 season started. Sonoma Raceway will host the season-opening doubleheader event, and DXDT Racing will debut two new lineups in the Pro/Am class. As previously announced, David Askew and Dirk Mueller will partner up in the No. 63 Mercedes AMG GT3, and Scott Smithson and Bryan Sellers will race together in the No. 08 Mercedes AMG GT3.

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SENSATIONAL NEW SUPERCAR RACES COMPLETE CLASSIC 2022 RACECARD

April 13, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Already supercharged by its new August Bank Holiday date, this summer’s not-be-be-missed festival – The Classic (26-28 August) – will captivate fans with its greatest ever line-up of retro races.

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FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS BEGINS NEW SRO MOTORSPORT SEASON ON HOME TURF AT SONOMA RACEWAY

April 13, 2022 RNW Staff 0

It is once again home race week for Flying Lizard Motorsport at Sonoma Raceway. The Lizards have a packed race week ahead as the GT America powered by AWS and Pirelli GT4 America series get underway, in addition to rounds five and six of the Porsche Sprint Challenge America. The Sonoma Raceway-based team will have two Aston Martin Vantage GT4 cars and four Porsches on track over Easter weekend.

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SEVEN MANUFACTURES TO RESUME GT WORLD CHALLENGE RIVALRY

April 12, 2022 RNW Staff 0

An unchanged line-up of seven elite automotive brands will compete for the 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Powered by AWS title. The current campaign represents the fourth year of competition for the global concept and sees Ferrari and Mercedes-AMG remain as ever-present participants. Audi and Lamborghini will each embark upon a third assault after debuting […]

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K-PAX RACING BEGINS GT WORLD CHALLENGE TITLE DEFENCE AT SONOMA

April 12, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Often times when K-PAX Racing loads into the Sonoma Raceway paddock, its homebase provides a sense of comfort and familiarity. But in 2021, it was less calm. It was less familiar. The team was still finding its footing in its budding partnership with Lamborghini Squadra Corse and its Huracán GT3 EVO. Nevertheless, K-PAX Racing dug in its heels and jumped to the top of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS standings that weekend – an early, virtually instant sign of success to its eventual championship-winning campaign.

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