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LAMBORGHINI ANNOUNCES DRIVERS BORTOLOTTI AND CALDARELLI FOR THE LMDh PROGRAM

July 21, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Lamborghini Squadra Corse has announced the first two drivers in the line-up for the LMDh (Le Mans Daytona h) program, which will debut in 2024 in the FIA World Endurance Championship (Hypercar class) and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (GTP class). The Factory Drivers Andrea Caldarelli and Mirko Bortolotti, both currently involved in the most important GT competitions with Lamborghini, have been confirmed for the new project, not only as drivers but also as test drivers, contributing to the development of the prototype.

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K-PAX RACING BRINGS WINNING STREAK TO WATKINS GLEN

July 20, 2022 RNW Staff 0

When K-PAX Racing announced that it was teaming up with Lamborghini Squadra Corse in 2021, it was not without some sort of confidence behind how strong of a partnership it would be. Fast-forward to about the half-way mark to the 2022 season: The team has created what its Team Owner, Jim Haughey, has long considered as a perfect equation for a formidable team. Behind a strong crew, drivers and manufacturer, the team has since established itself at the top of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS rankings, and arguably, has the credentials of a dynasty alongside the Italian marque.

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GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA HEADS EAST TO FUJI FOR SECOND EVENT IN AS MANY WEEKENDS

July 20, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The second Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS event in as many weekends takes place at Fuji International Speedway on July 22-24 when an impressive list of local teams and drivers once again goes head-to-head with continental rivals. Rounds five and six of the regular season, as well as 2022’s second Fanatec Japan […]

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SILVERSTONE TO CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF GROUP C AT THE CLASSIC

July 19, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Silverstone will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary Group C sportscar era at The Classic next month (26-28 August).

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GT2 EUROPEAN SERIES TITLE FIGHTS SET TO RAGE AT SPA

July 18, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The Fanatec GT2 European Series heads into its flagship event of the season, SRO Speed Week at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, with both the Pro-Am and Am class title fights still too close to call going into the second half of the season. The field of 2022 heads to Belgium off the back of an intense third-round […]

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THRILLING LAST-TURN, LAST-LAP VICTORY FOR PAUL MILLER RACING AT LIME ROCK

July 17, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The Paul Miller Racing team added another trophy to their trophy cabinet this weekend, scoring a fantastic last-turn, last-lap victory at Lime Rock Park.

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PFAFF MOTORSPORTS EARNS OVERALL WIN AT LIME ROCK

July 17, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Porsche customer team Pfaff Motorsports won overall at Saturday’s Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park. The victory, the fourth for Porsche in the GTD Pro class and sixth total for the 911 GT3 R race car thus far in the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, came in the all-GT car feature event at the Lakeville, Connecticut race track. This is the first overall win for the German sports car manufacturer this year. Pfaff will have its next chance at the overall win when the second of two GT3-spec only races is run at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR), August 25 – 28.

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WEATHERTECH RACING FINISHES SEVENTH AT LIME ROCK

July 17, 2022 RNW Staff 0

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill) and Jules Gounon (France) finished seventh in GTD at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park today.

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AM DUO MAKE GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA HISTORY AT SUZUKA

July 17, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS history was made at Suzuka today when Comet Racing’s Yusuke Yamasaki and Yorikatsu Tsujiko became the first Am crew to win a race outright, while Honda also scored its first-ever series victory.

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COZZOLINO’S SLICK WORK HELPS CARGUY AND KIMURA CLEAN UP IN GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA AT SUZUKA

July 16, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Kei Cozzolino staged quite possibly the greatest stint in Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS history en route to a sensational victory in Race 1 at Suzuka earlier today after the Ferrari he shares with Takeshi Kimura made up 60 seconds and 12 positions over the final 30 minutes.

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WEATHERTECH RACING TO START FROM THE FIFTH ROW AT LIME ROCK

July 16, 2022 RNW Staff 0

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill) and Jules Gounon (France) will start the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park from the fifth row tomorrow.

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PAUL MILLER RACING ROLLING OFF SEVENTH AT LIME ROCK

July 16, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The Paul Miller Racing team will be hoping for some help tomorrow at Lime Rock Park, with the No. 1 Quartz Engine Oil-backed BMW M4 GT3 qualifying seventh.

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QUALIFYING WAS NO WALK IN THE PARK AT LIME ROCK FOR BMW M TEAM RLL

July 16, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Connor De Phillippi qualified the No. 25 BMW M Team RLL BMW M4 GT3 third in the GTD PRO class but following a failure of post-qualifying technical inspection will start at the rear of the 15-car GT class field in tomorrow’s two-hour-and-forty-minute Northeast Grand Prix. De Phillippi posted a 51.227- minute lap around the 1.5-mile, 7-turn Lime Rock Park circuit, only .148 seconds behind the pole-sitting No. 9 Porsche 911 GT3R. The BMW was moved to the rear of the field for failing to meet the minimum ride height. De Phillippi will co-drive with John Edwards tomorrow. The pair stands sixth in GTD PRO class driver point standings with a season’s-best third place finish at Laguna Seca earlier this year.

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PAUL MILLER RACING BACK TO THE BULLRING AT LIME ROCK PARK

July 15, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The Paul Miller Racing team is headed to the shortest circuit on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar—and the home race for the Paul Miller Auto Group—Lime Rock Park.

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AUDI IS AIMING FOR THE FIFTH VICTORY OF THE R8 LMS AT SPA

July 14, 2022 RNW Staff 0

Audi Sport customer racing wants to continue its winning streak at the 74th edition of the Spa 24 Hours, from July 28 to 31. The goal: The R8 LMS is already aiming for its third overall 24-hour victory this year. In addition, valuable points and decisive championship positions in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS are at stake for drivers and teams in various classes. No less than twelve Audi R8 LMS entries are set to compete in the world’s biggest GT3 race in the Belgian Ardennes.

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WEATHERTECH RACING READY FOR LIME ROCK PARK

July 12, 2022 RNW Staff 0

WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill) and Jules Gounon (France) are headed to Lime Rock Park for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix to run July 15-16.

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BMW M TEAM RLL LOOKING FOR A TURN AROUND AT LIME ROCK PARK

July 12, 2022 RNW Staff 0

BMW M Team RLL will look to change its recent spate of bad luck at this weekend’s FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix, at Lime Rock Park, in Lakeville, Conn. The last two rounds of the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship have seen the No. 25 MOTUL BMW M4 GT3 disqualified from a win at Watkins Glen International and suffer an uncompetitive fifth place finish at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

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UNITED CLAIM FIFTH PLACE IN MONZA AFTER UNLUCKY BREAKS ROB THEM OF PODIUMS

July 11, 2022 RNW Staff 0

United Autosports finished fifth in the 6 Hours of Monza today (10 Jul) – unlucky breaks robbing the US-flagged team’s pair of ORECAs of likely podium finishes. Alex Lynn/Oliver Jarvis/Josh Pierson swept their #23 ORECA from the very back of the field earning United its fifth FIA World Endurance Championship LMP2 top-six result of the season.

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DOUBLE MONZA PODIUM FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

July 11, 2022 RNW Staff 0

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing earned a dramatic double podium finish in the 6 Hours of Monza after an exciting but ultimately frustrating fourth round of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).

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SUZUKA AND FUJI PRIMED FOR INAUGURAL JAPAN CUP EVENTS

July 11, 2022 RNW Staff 0

The first of back-to-back Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS events takes place this weekend at Suzuka International Circuit where 17 of the 25 entries will also contest the all-new Fanatec Japan Cup.

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