Krohn Racing Sets Its Own Course with Rolex 24 Debut
Jan 25, 2006
Krohn Racing Sets Its Own Course with Rolex 24 Debut DAYTONA, Fla., January 24, 2006 – Krohn Racing is a familiar name in the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. However, as the green flag falls to start the 44th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona, it will mark the official debut of the team ... Continue reading
Autosport Designs Racing to Bring Aston Martin To SPEED GT
Jan 20, 2006
For Immediate Release Autosport Designs Racing to Bring Aston Martin To SPEED GT TOPEKA, Kan. (Jan. 20, 2006) - Autosport Designs Racing has announced that it will field a pair of Aston Martin DB9s for all 10 rounds of the 2006 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship. The move ends a lengthy absence from ... Continue reading
CITGO/SAMAX - Rolex 24 preview
Jan 19, 2006
personal best The drivers of the No. 7 CITGO Pontiac-powered Riley Mk XI turned their personal-best laps at Daytona International Speedway during official testing for the 2006 Rolex 24 At Daytona. They hope to repeat their fast performance during the race on Jan. 28 and 29. Milka Duno of Caracas, Venezuela, Dario Franc ... Continue reading
Jan 18, 2006
Daytona draft Watch for NASCAR-style drafting as the two SAMAX Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars take to the high banks of Daytona International Speedway for the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 28 and 29. The 3.56-mile track in Daytona Beach, Fla., combines an infield road course with a 2.5-mile tri-oval used for NASCAR ... Continue reading
Jan 10, 2006
CITGO Racing completes official testing for 2006 Rolex 24 At Daytona The No. 7 CITGO Pontiac-powered Riley Mk XI completed 1000 miles and four days of testing for this year's Rolex 24 At Daytona, including a private test at Moroso Motorsports Park in Jupiter, Fla., on Jan. 3, followed by the official three-day event te ... Continue reading
Saleen Announces S7R Race Program to Compete at Le Mans 24-Hour Endurance Race
Jan 4, 2006
Los Angeles Auto Show, Concourse Hall, Saleen Booth #C6, January 4 -- - European Race Program Supports Growing International Sales of Saleen S7 Saleen, Inc., the manufacturer of limited edition, high-performance vehicles, today announced that Saleen, in conjunction with Oreca Groupe, have formed a partnership for an al ... Continue reading
The Place For A Diesel Is...On The Racetrack?
Dec 15, 2005
By Carey Russ I received an interesting notice in my email recently. Audi is going racing in the 2006 24 Hours of LeMans, the famous French endurance race. No surprise there, Audi prototype racers have dominated the classic event for the past six years. But 2006 will be different. Previous R8s have used engines based o ... Continue reading
Dec 14, 2005
DALLAS, Dec. 14 -- GAINSCO/Blackhawk Racing's assault on the crown jewel of American sports car racing will be powered by four American open-wheelers hungry for a title, as 1996 Champ Car champion Jimmy Vasser and Toyota Atlantic standout Rocky Moran, Jr. will join regular- season drivers Bob Stallings and Alex Gurney ... Continue reading
One More Step Toward The End of Corporate Motorsports: Michelin to Quit F-1
Dec 14, 2005
Michelin has on several occasions expressed the conditions of its involvement in Formula One: Michelin considers Formula One to be a highly technical motorsport in which the tyre is a very influential component in the scope of the performance of the vehicle. The teams' freedom to choose their own tyres is essential. Th ... Continue reading
Four U.S. Drivers Advance to Dunlop Drivers Cup World Finals
Nov 28, 2005
AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 28, 2005; Dunlop USA's two teams may be claiming "home field advantage" in the international Dunlop Drivers Cup World Finals, scheduled for March 20-28 in California, but they also have renewed respect for European precision driving skills. The top scoring U.S. teams consist of Albert Andrade, store m ... Continue reading
PANOZ, MULTIMATIC JOIN FORCES FOR 2006 ESPERANTE EFFORT
Nov 18, 2005
PANOZ, MULTIMATIC JOINING FORCES FOR 2006 ESPERANTE EFFORT In a move that will enhance the development and future performance of its race cars, Panoz Motor Sports has announced that Multimatic Motorsports will field the factory’s pair of Panoz Esperante GTLMs in the 2006 American Le Mans Series. The Multimatic Mo ... Continue reading
SCCA Pro Racing Year In Review 2005
Nov 3, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2005 Contact: John Thawley email: johnt@c2group.com tel: 248.356.5699 John Thawley Announces Release of SCCA Pro SPEED World Challenge Year In Review 2005 Yearbook Motorsports photographer, John Thawley, announced today the release of his SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Year in R ... Continue reading
HUMMER to sponsor Team Dakar USA
Nov 2, 2005
HUMMER to sponsor Team <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Dakar USA <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> World-renowned driver to pilot H3 in world’s most challenging off-road race DETROIT -- HUMMER Division and Robby Gordon Mot ... Continue reading
ALL-NEW 2006 NEW FORD FOCUS WRC COMPLETES MAIDEN TEST
Oct 30, 2005
BRENTWOOD, Essex, October 28, 2005 -- The first all-new 2006 Ford Focus RS World Rally Car completed almost 500km during its initial three-day test session in England last week. The car, which will spearhead the BP-Ford World Rally Team's challenge in the FIA World Rally Championship next season, will undergo a second ... Continue reading
Mike Rockenfeller - Zhuhai race and championship
Oct 23, 2005
Mike Rockenfeller won his second-consecutive sports-car championship on Saturday, clinching the FIA GT Championship GT2 title with two races remaining in the 2005 season. Rockenfeller, of Monaco, and his co-driver Marc Lieb of Ludwigsburg, Germany, collected their fifth class win in nine starts to share the championshi ... Continue reading
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