News By Topic: Touring Car Racing

Petersen/ White Lightning Takes ALMS Mid-Ohio Pole Position

May 20, 2006

Petersen/White Lightning Takes ALMS Mid-Ohio GT2 Pole Position Long Runs to Second Career Pole Position, Second Track Record LEXINGTON, Ohio, May 20, 2006 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing won its third career American Le Mans Series (ALMS) pole position here at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course today in dra ... Continue reading

Guy Cosmo Mid-Ohio Pre Race Report

May 19, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: johnt@c2group.com Guy Cosmo Heads To Mid-Ohio For Fourth Racing in 13 Days Mansfield, Ohio - Guy Cosmo, driver of the Road & Track, Kumho Tire, B-K Motorsports Mazda LMP2 car will compete in his fourth event in 13 days when he climbs in the cockpit for Thursday's American Le Mans Series p ... Continue reading

LG Motorsports Mid-Ohio Pre Race Report

May 19, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: johnt@c2group.com LG Motorsports ProLong Tube Header Corvettes In Full Force For Mid- Ohio SPEED World Challenge GT Lexington, Ohio – Lou Gigliotti, in the #28 ProLong Tube Headers Corvette, dominated the early laps in round three of the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challen ... Continue reading

BimmerWorld Mid-Ohio Pre Race Report

May 19, 2006

For Immediate Release Contact: johnt@c2group.com BimmerWorld Upbeat For Mid Ohio SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Race Mansfield, Ohio - With rain in the forecast, the Bimmerworld team has been busy preparing for Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Round 3 of the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car race, May ... Continue reading

Team Saleen/Oreca Win Spa With S7R

May 19, 2006

Drivers Ortelli & Ayari Capture Podium Win & Fastest Lap Earning Race Victory in GT1 Series Beating Aston Martins, Corvettes, Ferrari & Lamborghini IRVINE, Calif., May 18 -- Championing the Saleen S7R, Team Saleen/Oreca drivers, Stephane Ortelli and Soheil Ayari captured the win in Belgium, at Spa Francorchamps, in the ... Continue reading

Alpine Motorsports Club Opens Throttle for Memberships at Private Road Course Country Club

May 11, 2006

SAYLORSBURG, Pa.--May 10, 2006--The track has been cleared and Alpine Motorsports Club is speeding ahead at full throttle to attract Founding Members for the only private motorsports club on the East Coast where you can drive your car on your personal schedule on its four-mile, European-inspired, Alan Wilson-designed m ... Continue reading

Cheever Racing News: Road & Track 250 Qualifying

May 7, 2006

Monterey, Calif. -- Problems with traction control prevented Cheever Racing from securing a strong starting position for Sunday¹s Road & Track 250, a Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Christian Fittipaldi and the No. 39 Cheever Racing Cro ... Continue reading

Dunlop Engineer Drives Tire Rack One Lap of America

May 6, 2006

AKRON, Ohio, May 5 -- For Dunlop Tire engineer Eric Luecke, a competitor in the 2006 Tire Rack Cannonball One Lap of America, only one performance tire brand will do on Saturday. Luecke, of Doylestown, Ohio, is sharing driving duties in a 2005 Mercedes- Benz CLK500 and assisting a diesel-powered 2005 Mercedes-Benz E320 ... Continue reading

Spike TV Revs Up Its 2007 Lineup With 'Bullrun' OOH EDGEY

May 2, 2006

New Series Follows High Action Automotive Rally Across the Country NEW YORK, May 2 -- Spike TV speeds into action with a new event series, Bullrun, based on the international automotive rally of the same name. The 10-episode high-octane series premieres in first quarter 2007. Bullrun is produced by Pilgrim Films and Te ... Continue reading

Gumball 3000 Roars to Unforgettable Finale as $28 Million Worth of Cars Zoom to Rodeo Drive Finish Line

Apr 28, 2006

-- WHAT: The eighth annual Gumball 3000, the most rock 'n roll car rally ever created, inspired by the outrageous road race movies of the 70s, soars through the finish line at the world-famous Rodeo Drive, completing the final leg of its eight-day, 3,000-mile rally around the world. After kicking-off in London on April ... Continue reading

Satellite Radio Named Title Sponsor of MX-5 Cup

Apr 26, 2006

TOPEKA, Kan. (April 26, 2006) – SCCA Pro Racing and Mazda North American Operations announced today that SIRIUS will serve as the title sponsor of the all-new SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Hankook. “We’re thrilled to have SIRIUS join on as a partner in the new series, ... Continue reading

Archer Takes Opening SCCA SPEED GT Practice at Long Beach

Apr 8, 2006

For Immediate Release Archer Takes Opening SCCA SPEED GT Practice at Long Beach LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 7, 2006) - Tommy Archer, of Duluth, Minn., started his weekend off on the right foot Friday afternoon, taking the first SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge practice session for Sunday's SPEED GT race, part of the ... Continue reading

Walnut Ridge Battle Embers Ready To Rekindle at Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo National Series This Weekend

Apr 8, 2006

For Immediate Release Walnut Ridge Battle Embers Ready To Rekindle at Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo National Series This Weekend TOPEKA, Kan. (April 7, 2006) - One week after the Walnut Ridge community poured out its support for the Tire Rack(r) SCCA Solo National Tour event at the Walnut Ridge Airport, local enthusiasts will ... Continue reading

BimmerWorld St. Petersburg Race Report

Apr 3, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contacts: John Thawley – johnt@c2group.com James Clay – james@bimmerworld.com BimmerWorld Leaves It All On The Track In The “Battle by the Bay�?? Tough breaks aside, team displays never-say-die tenacity St. Petersburg, Fla. April 2: Taking ever ... Continue reading

Derhaag Motorsports top ten finish thwarted in pits

Mar 26, 2006

Derhaag Motorsports No. 40 Preformed Line Products Daytona Prototype CONTACT: Cristi Brumm 336-210-0980 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Derhaag Motorsports top ten finish thwarted in pits Homestead, FL (March 25, 2006) ­ The Derhaag Motorsports team was on a path to pick up its first top ten of the 2006 season at the Grand Prix ... Continue reading