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History To Be Made at Heartland Park Topeka in Fall 2006

History To Be Made at Heartland Park Topeka in Fall 2006

TOPEKA, Kan. (May 4, 2005) - Heartland Park Topeka and the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) have announced the dates for the 2006 SCCA National Championship Runoffs®, taking a page of the event's own history and returning the 43rd running of the classic to a more traditional October date for the first event at Heartl ... Continue reading

MOPAR'S HUBINETTE READIES FOR ROAD ATLANTA

MOPAR'S HUBINETTE READIES FOR ROAD ATLANTA

NEWS RELEASE May 3, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TEAM MOPAR CONTACT: Misha Geisert J.R. Thompson Company (317) 432-4110 MoparPR@aol.com MOPAR'S HUBINETTE READIES FOR ROAD ATLANTA Center Line, Mich. - Samuel Hubinette and the Mopar SRT10 Dodge Viper Team may have been down after the first round of the Need For Speed Formu ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Laguna Seca race

Terry Borcheller - Laguna Seca race

sweet podium Terry Borcheller of Gainesville, Ga., scored a valuable podium finish in the May 1 Rolex Sports Car Series race at Laguna Seca Raceway. After developing the first Daytona Prototype car and winning the series championship, the Bell Motorsports team has struggled to compete with newer cars. Their effort paid ... Continue reading

Shane Lewis Earns Top-10 at Laguna Seca

Shane Lewis Earns Top-10 at Laguna Seca

Shane Lewis Earns Top-10 at Laguna Seca MONTEREY, Calif., May 2, 2005 - Shane Lewis, Jupiter, Fla, grabbed his first top-10 finish of 2005 in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series Sunday. In the process of starting 22nd in the 52-car field and finishing eighth, Lewis, who took over driving duties just under an hou ... Continue reading

Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions to Stage Inaugural Boxing Match at Grand Prix of Denver

Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions to Stage Inaugural Boxing Match at Grand Prix of Denver

Coors Enhances Official Partnership With Friday Night Fights DENVER, May 2 -- The CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver presented by PacifiCare announced today that Golden Boy Promotions will be bringing their boxing stars to the Pepsi Center on Friday, August 12, 2005. In addition, long-time Grand Prix of Denver part ... Continue reading

HALL, DANIELS SPLIT MAZDA RACEWAY MIATA CUP SEASON-OPENING DOUBLEHEADER

HALL, DANIELS SPLIT MAZDA RACEWAY MIATA CUP SEASON-OPENING DOUBLEHEADER

MONTEREY, Calif. (May 2, 2005) – Justin Hall, of Davis, Calif., and Jim Daniels, of Germantown, Tenn., split the season-opening SCCA Pro Racing Mazdaspeed Miata Cup Presented by Hankook doubleheader this weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, part of the U.S. Sports Car Invitational weekend. Driving the No. 12 Off ... Continue reading

Pruett/Diaz Give Lexus Second Straight Rolex Series Win

Pruett/Diaz Give Lexus Second Straight Rolex Series Win

MONTEREY, Calif., May 2 -- Scott Pruett took the lead with 50 minutes to go and never relinquished the top spot as he and co-driver Luis Diaz won the Road & Track 250 at Laguna Seca Raceway to give Lexus its second consecutive Rolex Sports Car Series victory Sunday. "It was just an awesome day for the CompUSA team and ... Continue reading

TRG - Laguna Seca race

TRG - Laguna Seca race

photos at HYPERLINK "http://theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm" http://theracer sgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm difficult day TRG struggled with mechanical gremlins during the Rolex Sports Car Series race at Laguna Seca Raceway. Marc Bunting and Andy Lally slipped to second in the GT cham ... Continue reading

Krohn/TRG - Laguna Seca race

Krohn/TRG - Laguna Seca race

photos at HYPERLINK "http://theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm" http://theracer sgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm rough race The Krohn Racing/TRG team was thwarted by unnecessary contact in the first Rolex Sports Car Series race at Laguna Seca Raceway. Both cars were hit from behind, zappin ... Continue reading

Rob Bunker - Laguna Seca races

Rob Bunker - Laguna Seca races

Rob Bunker had a solid start to his first Formula BMW USA season. The Bridgewater, N.J., driver scored matching seventh-place finishes in the season-opening double race weekend at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, Calif., driving the No. 18 AIM Autosport Formula BMW FB2 car. Bunker qualified ninth and 11th for the two r ... Continue reading

TRG - Laguna Seca qualifying

TRG - Laguna Seca qualifying

HYPERLINK "BLOCKED::http://theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media. htm"high-r esolution images at HYPERLINK "BLOCKED::http://theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media. htm"http:/ /theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm fast start TRG owner Kevin Buckler will start the No. 88 Comfort Syste ... Continue reading

Krohn/TRG - Laguna Seca qualifying

Krohn/TRG - Laguna Seca qualifying

HYPERLINK "BLOCKED::http://theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media. htm"http:/ /theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm DP qualifying car position driver 66 2 Jörg Bergmeister 67 21 Tracy Krohn front row! Krohn Racing/TRG will start Sunday's Rolex Sports Car Series race at Laguna Seca Raceway fro ... Continue reading

40+ DRIVERS SET TO BEGIN 2005 MAZDASPEED MIATA CUP SEASON AT LAGUNA

40+ DRIVERS SET TO BEGIN 2005 MAZDASPEED MIATA CUP SEASON AT LAGUNA

MONTEREY, Calif. (April 29, 2005) – More than 40 drivers are set to put their skills to the test this weekend in the season opening doubleheader of the Mazdaspeed Miata Cup Presented by Hankook at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, part of the U.S. Sports Car Invitational. Headlining the 44 entries are a former series Ch ... Continue reading

SPEED WORLD CHALLENGE MAKES COMPETITION ADJUSTMENTS PRIOR TO MID-OHIO

SPEED WORLD CHALLENGE MAKES COMPETITION ADJUSTMENTS PRIOR TO MID-OHIO

TOPEKA, Kan. (April 28, 2005) – SCCA Pro Racing announced today minor competition adjustments in the SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT and Touring Car classes. Heading the list is a 100lb base weight reduction (3300 to 3200) to the Dodge Viper (Competition Coupe) in SPEED GT. Additionally, the SPEED Touring Car BMW 3 ... Continue reading

Krohn/TRG - Laguna Seca Friday

Krohn/TRG - Laguna Seca Friday

gripping ride Krohn Racing/TRG driver Nic Jönsson posted the fourth-fastest time during the Friday afternoon practice session for Sunday's Rolex Sports Car Series race at Laguna Seca Raceway. Jönsson covered the 2.238-mile road course in one minute 26.162 seconds in the No. 67 Pontiac-powered Riley Mk XI he drives wi ... Continue reading

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