At the beginning of 2018’s Rolex 24 at Daytona weekend, Mazda Team Joest was fastest with their RT24-P in practice. The Roar Before the 24 on Friday (Jan. 4) started out the same way. Oliver Jarvis was fastest overall Friday with a lap at 133.515 mph. Practice No. 1 Jarvis …
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CORE autosport’s Colin Braun passed Wayne Taylor Racing’s Jordan Taylor for the lead with 12 minutes to go just as Mazda Team Joest’s Harry Tincknell spun into the gravel at Moss Corner. At first, Braun gave the spot back thinking that he had passed under yellow. A review indicated that …
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The ACO released the official entry list for the Le Mans Test Day (and by extension, the 24 Hours of Le Mans) on Thursday. There are currently 62 teams on the list. 60 of those teams have confirmed entries in the race. However, if anyone cannot compete, one (or both) …
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IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams had to deal with wild weather on Friday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Before the rains descended on the 2.258-mile road course, Team Penske’s Ricky Taylor turned in the fastest lap of the day. Practice No. 1 Taylor’s quick time was a lap of …
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Riley Motorsports (which is running under the name Keating Motorsports due to ACO rules) and Risi Competizione jointly announced the remainder of their driver lineup for their entry in the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans on Wednesday (Feb. 14). The two teams will collaborate on a Ferrari 488 GTE …
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In the first practice session for Pirelli World Challenge’s Sprint-X class, TR3 Racing’s Daniel Mancinelli came out on top. Mancinelli’s lap of 108.770 seconds (100.877 mph) around the 3.0479-mile course was three-tenths of a second faster than RealTime Racing’s No. 43 Acura for Tom Dyer and Ryan Eversley. Cadillac Racing’s …
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On Friday, Black Swan Racing’s Jeroen Bleekemolen was fastest overall in the two practices for Sprint-X teams at VIRginia International Raceway. Bleekemolen lapped the 3.27-mile road course in 103.585 seconds (113.646 mph) to lead the pack. Since Pirelli World Challenge hasn’t raced at VIR since 2010, the new track record …
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The Taylor family really loves Florida. Wayne Taylor Racing owner Wayne Taylor and his sons Jordan and Ricky have lived in Seminole County north of Orlando for years. On Saturday, the family returned to Victory Lane once again with the Taylor brothers sweeping Daytona and Sebring, along with newcomer Alex …
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On Wednesday, Mercedes officially announced their entry into the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with the new V8-powered Mercedes AMG GT3. Riley Motorsports will serve as the primary team for the manufacturer, which will not field a factory squad in the GT Daytona class. Ben Keating and Jeroen Bleekemolen will return …
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All week, Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian‘s No. 60 had been the class of the field. Olivier Pla topped three of the four practice sessions. Teammate Oswaldo Negri, Jr. topped the other one. Pla put the car on pole a half-second clear of the field. Once the green fell, Pla …
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