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Kuno Wittmer, Indy Dontje Fastest in Michelin Pilot Challenge VIR Practices

2019 Daytona Impc Kuno Wittmer Car Phil Allaway

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Friday (Aug. 23) saw IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge teams take to the 3.27-mile VIRginia International Raceway for two practice sessions ahead of Saturday’s Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix.  Compass Racing’s Kuno Wittmer was fastest overall with a lap at 103.873 mph. Practice No. 1 Wittmer’s quick lap of the day came on his …

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Rebel Rock Racing Wins Wild Road America 120 With Final Lap Charge

2019 Watkins Glen Impc Robin Liddell Car Phil Allaway

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Rebel Rock Racing’s Frank DePew and Robin Liddell earned their second win of the season Saturday (Aug. 3) at Road America under relatively astonishing circumstances.  With four turns to go, Liddell was in fourth.  A daring outside move at Canada Corner moved the No. 71 Camaro past Eric Foss and Corey Fergus to get up …

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Tyler McQuarrie Wins Road America 120 Pole

2019 Daytona Impc Tyler Mcquarrie Car Phil Allaway

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CarBahn Motorsports’ Tyler McQuarrie won the pole Saturday morning (Aug. 3) for the Road America 120 with a lap at 106.751 mph.  The run breaks Owen Trinkler‘s run of two consecutive poles and puts Audi back on the front row. Trinkler was still close behind the Audi racer.  He qualified second overall in his Mercedes, …

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IMSA Talks State of the Series, Announces 2020 Schedules

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IMSA held its annual State of the Sport address at Road America Friday night (Aug. 2). In the short term, the sanctioning body released 2020 schedules for IMSA’s series. It also gave an update on the development of the next generation of DPi chassis. WeatherTech SportsCar Championship For 2020, there really will not be all …

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Jesse Lazare Fastest in Road America 120 Practice; Justin Piscitell Rolls

2019 Lime Rock Impc Jesse Lazare Car Phil Allaway

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Motorsport In Action’s Jesse Lazare was fastest overall in Michelin Pilot Challenge practice (Aug. 2) at Road America with a lap at 106.135 mph. Practice No. 1 In the morning practice session, it was Park Place Motorsports’ Trent Hindman that was fastest overall in his Porsche Cayman GT4 MR with a lap at 105.931 mph.  …

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Dane Cameron Fastest Overall in Friday Road America Practice

2019 Watkins Glen Iwsc Dane Cameron Car Phil Allaway

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Acura Team Penske’s No. 6 team was the team to beat Friday at Road America.  Dane Cameron was fastest overall with a lap at 132.472 mph during opening practice for Sunday’s IMSA Road Race Showcase. Practice No. 1 Cameron’s fast lap of the day came relatively early in the session.  That allowed the rest of …

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Entry List: Road America 120

2019 Lime Rock Impc Orey Fidani Car Phil Allaway

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For Saturday afternoon’s Road America 120 for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, there are currently 37 cars entered, an increase of three cars (pre-withdrawals) from Lime Rock Park.  There are a couple of interesting changes. First off, there has been a major change at Andrew Wojeczko Autosport (AWA) since the entry list was released.  Scott …

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Indy Dontje on Racing in America, Mercedes & Renger van der Zande’s Advice

2019 Watkins Glen Impc Indy Dontje Phil Allaway

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Indy Dontje is a sports car racer from the Netherlands that currently competes in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge for Winward Racing/HTP Motorsport. Up until a couple of years ago, he had never raced in the United States. After helping out with the debut of the Mercedes-AMG GT4 in the US in 2017, Dontje is …

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TeamTGM Successfully Defends Lime Rock Park 120 Victory

2018 Lime Rock Ctsc Hugh Plumb Car Phil Allaway

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TeamTGM’s Owen Trinkler and Hugh Plumb started from the pole in Saturday’s Lime Rock Park 120.  From there, they led the vast majority of the race, but had to sweat out their fuel in order to repeat as winners at Lime Rock Park. “[Today’s win] is all about the TGM guys,” Plumb said after the …

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Owen Trinkler Wins Lime Rock Park 120 Pole

2019 Lime Rock Impc Owen Trinkler Car Phil Allaway

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TeamTGM’s Owen Trinkler overcame hot and humid conditions Friday (July 19) and less than four wheels on the ground to win the overall pole for Saturday’s Lime Rock Park 120.  Trinkler’s lap at 98.601 mph was more than a second quicker than last year’s pole, but three-tenths of a second slower than the best lap …

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Andrew Davis, Devin Jones Top Lime Rock Pilot Challenge Practices

2019 Lime Rock Impc Robin Liddell Car Phil Allaway

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Andrew Davis got the late call to come to Lime Rock and drive Rebel Rock Racing’s Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R this weekend.  On Friday , he showed that the team made a good decision by turning in the fastest lap of the day at 99.161 mph in the opening session. Practice No. 1 At 10 a.m. …

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