March 18, 2010 8:15 PM
GT3 Drivers Ecstatic with Yokohama’s 2nd Generation Eco Race Tire at Sebring
Yokohama
FULLERTON, CA (March 18, 2010)
Upgraded ADVAN® ENV-R2™ orange oil-infused tires set track records in successful debut in Patrón GT3 Challenge by Yokohama
Photo by: Richard Prince
Months and months of testing paid off for Yokohama Tire Corporation as its second generation orange oil-infused eco race tires, the ADVAN® ENV-R2™, set track records in 2010’s first Patrón GT3 Challenge by Yokohama series race at Sebring International Raceway late Wednesday afternoon.
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March 11, 2010 5:12 AM
Nürburgring 24 Hour Race: Specialists support Walter Röhrl at Nordschleife comeback
Porsche
Nürburgring 24 Hour Race
Stuttgart.
Preparations for the racing comeback of Walter Röhrl (63) at the Nürburgring 24 hour race are at full revs. During a seat fitting at the Weissach Motorsport Centre, the double WRC champion met the teammates with which he will share the cockpit of the standard Porsche 911 GT3 RS on 15th and 16th May. Former DTM pilot Roland Asch (59) as well as journalists Horst von Saurma-Jeltsch (55) and Chris Harris (35) know the Nürburgring-Nordschleife like the backs of their hands and have contested Germany’s greatest long distance race several times.
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March 3, 2010 6:17 AM
Audi launches “race experience”
Audi
Ingolstadt, March 3, 2010
- Audi customers can book racing commitments with the R8 LMS
- Vehicles to be fielded by the Audi “factory” team Joest
- Offer is unique in the world
The Audi driving experience is expanding its portfolio by offering an opportunity that is unique in the world: effective immediately, Audi customers with sporting ambitions can book exclusive racing commitments with the Audi R8 LMS. Audi is making its Le Mans-winning team available for this purpose.
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February 28, 2010 7:08 AM
BMW Motorrad Motorsport Superbike World Championship - Phillip Island - Races
BMW Motorrad Motorsport
Superbike World Championship - Phillip Island - Races
28.02.2010
Weather conditions: Overcast in the morning, partly cloudy in the afternoon, windy.
Temperature: Air: 19 – 21 °C, Track: 21 – 33 °C
Number of riders participating: 22 from 14 teams
Fastest lap Race 1: Leon Haslam (Team Suzuki Alstare) 1:32.193 min
Fastest lap Race 2: Sylvain Guintoli (Team Suzuki Alstare) 1:32.236 min
A good end of a tough start at the 2010 Superbike World Championship season opener for Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport: While Ruben Xaus (ESP) did not race today, Troy Corser (AUS) finished twice in the top ten.
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February 11, 2010 9:30 PM
Porsche Motorsport Talent 2010 Development programme for five budding pilots
Porsche Motorsport
Stuttgart.
“Porsche Motorsport Talent” – five young drivers from four countries can be truly proud of this title heading into the 2010 season. From twelve candidates at a talent search held in Vallelunga (Italy), Porsche Motorsport selected the five most promising youngsters. Niall Breen (23, Ireland), Jono Lester (20, New Zealand), Tim Sandtler (22, Germany), Harald Schlegelmilch (22, Latvia) and Ferdinand Stuck (18, Germany) share up to 180,000 Euro as a cash injection into their racing budgets for the international Porsche Mobil1 Supercup or the Carrera Cup Deutschland. With this, Porsche writes yet another chapter in its long-standing and hugely successful junior development programme in motorsport.
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BMW Posts 2010 GRAND-AM Contingency Program
BMW
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – February 9, 2010…
BMW has announced a comprehensive contingency award program with increased awards for competitors racing BMW cars and BMW-powered cars in the 2010 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series and the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.
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January 13, 2010 11:31 AM
Lotus Evora Cup
Lotus Motorsport
Hethel, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 8EZ, England
Lotus Motorsport announces the Evora Cup race car together with an innovative European points based race series for 2010. The race car will make its first public appearance at the Autosport International racing car show in Birmingham, UK on the 14th January 2010.
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December 29, 2009 10:43 AM
FORD EXTENDS WRC PARTICIPATION IN NEW TWO-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH M-SPORT
Ford Motorsports
JYVÄSKYLÄ, FINLAND, Dec. 29, 2009
Ford of Europe today confirmed its commitment to the FIA World Rally Championship by announcing its continued participation for the next two seasons. Ford, together with long-term partner M-Sport, will continue its successful WRC programme in 2010 and 2011.
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December 28, 2009 7:19 AM
FORD RACING UNVEILS THE NEXT GENERATION OF RACING MUSTANG IN THE NEW BOSS 302R
Ford North America Motorsports
DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 28, 2009
Forty years after its namesake became a road racing legend, the BOSS is back on track for 2010 with a new 5.0-liter V-8 engine.
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December 10, 2009 7:09 PM
Dodge Targets Road Racing Enthusiasts With 2010 Viper SRT10 ACR-X
Dodge and Street and Racing Technology (SRT)
Orlando, Florida, December 10, 2009
Turn-key, spec-series racer aimed at continuing Dodge Viper’s storied racing history
Dodge and Street and Racing Technology (SRT) team combine best performance attributes of Viper ACR with Viper Competition Coupe
Latest special-edition Viper ACR offers improved on-track performance and safety
Dodge Viper Cup spec series will debut in July 2010
Dodge today pulled the cover off the newest special-edition model of the 2010 Viper SRT10 lineup. The Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X is a turn-key, non-street legal race car that is slated to make its on-track debut in the summer of 2010.
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August 11, 2009 8:02 PM
Toyo Tires® Renews Longtime Sponsorship of NASA Racing
Toyo Tires®
CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA
Toyo Tires announces it is renewing its longtime sponsorship of the National Auto Sport Association (NASA); extending its contract for an additional three years beginning January 1, 2010. NASA Competition Racing has a wide variety of road racing classes designed to welcome both entry level and seasoned racers who wish to compete wheel to wheel. As a part of this extension, all NASA spec tire classes will use the Toyo® Proxes® RA1™ as the required tire. The Proxes RA1 is an R-compound, street legal competition radial with a long history on the track.
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July 14, 2009 9:02 PM
BMW RAHAL LETTERMAN RACING TEAM LOOKS TO CONTINUE HISTORY OF BMW M3 SUCCESS AT LIME ROCK PARK
BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team
Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – July 14, 2009
The BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team is well-prepared to continue the momentum made in the first half of its inaugural season following the traditional two-month break in American Le Mans Series action. Adding to the excitement of getting back on track, the July 18 ALMS Northeast Grand Prix will be held at BMW of North America’s “home” track Lime Rock Park, in Lakeville, CT.
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July 13, 2009 7:54 PM
Rocketsports Racing Finishes 2, 3 at The Glen; Drissi Clinches 2009 Trans-Am Championship Title
ROCKETSPORTS RACING TRANS-AM RACE REPORT:
WATKINS GLEN
EAST LANSING, Michigan (July 13, 2009)
Photo Credit: Tomy Drissi & Daniel Ramoutarsingh
Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series
Rocketsports Racing duo Tomy Drissi and Daniel Ramoutarsingh finish second and third, respectively, in Round Six of the 2009 Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series Sunday at Watkins Glen. After a Series’ announcement that Round Seven of Eight in the 2009 season, scheduled to be run at Bluegrass Motorsports Park, has been canceled, Drissi’s second-place finish was enough for him to clinch the 2009 Drivers’ Championship Title.
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