MUSTANG RETURNS TO SPORTS CAR RACING: FORD RACING MUSTANG GT TO COMPETE IN GRAND AM CUP
Jan 26, 2005
The first 2005 Mustang GT race cars undergo testing at Daytona International Speedway. * Ford Racing's competition program for the new 2005 Mustang GT delivers first race cars to compete in the Grand-Am Cup's GS Class. * Ford Racing Mustang GT race cars will compete at the season-opening race at Daytona International S ... Continue reading
Subaru Announces Participation in Rally America National Championship Series
Jan 13, 2005
-- Company Renews Commitment to Subaru Rally Support Program -- CHERRY HILL, N.J., Jan. 12 -- Subaru of America, Inc. announced today that it will participate in the 2005 Rally America National Championship and renew its commitment to the Subaru Rally Support Program for the year. Under the 2005 program, Subaru will co ... Continue reading
Krohn Racing/TRG - Daytona test Sunday
Jan 10, 2005
fast wrap Krohn Racing/TRG wrapped a successful test for the 2005 Rolex 24 At Daytona with the second-fastest Daytona Prototype time of the three-day test. Max Papis, DP co-champion in last year's Rolex Sports Car Series, recorded the team's fastest lap of the week – one minute 47.182 seconds on the 3.56-mile Day ... Continue reading
TRG / TRG East - Daytona test Sunday
Jan 10, 2005
ready for race week TRG and TRG East continued to improve their performance during the final day of testing for the Rolex 24 At Daytona, scheduled for Feb. 5 and 6 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Andy Lally posted the teams' fastest lap of the final day, covering the 3.56-mile infield road cour ... Continue reading
Terry Borcheller - '05 and Daytona test preview
Jan 4, 2005
Terry Borcheller will contest two championships in 2005, bolstered by the continuity of two teams and his primary sponsor, K&N Performance Filters. The Gainesville, Ga., driver, will be looking for his seventh professional racing championship in eight years, driving the No. 54 Bell Motorsports/Feeds the Need Racing Dor ... Continue reading
Shane Lewis To Pilot BMW Riley For Southard Motorsports
Jan 4, 2005
Shane Lewis To Pilot BMW Riley For Southard Motorsports DAYTONA, Fla., January 4, 2005 – Shane Lewis (Jupiter, Fla.) announced today that he will drive the No.7 PAP-Parts Daytona Prototype (DP) of Southard Motorsports for the 2005 season. The announcement was accompanied by the news that the team would utilize a ... Continue reading
Max Papis Joins Cadillac Racing Team, Returns To SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT
Jan 4, 2005
DETROIT - Cadillac announced today that 2004 Grand American Daytona Prototype champion Max Papis is joining its CTS-V race team on a full time basis. Cadillac will return to the SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT series for the 2005 racing season. Papis will drive the #16 CTS-V, and returning driver Andy Pilgrim will again ... Continue reading
Jan 3, 2005
TRG - east and west The Racer's Group (TRG) has expanded to offer its professional and club-racing customers bi-coastal service in North America. TRG East, based in Pompano Beach, Fla. (35 miles north of Miami), is owned and managed by Peter Baron. The east division joins the Sonoma, Calif.-based parent company owned b ... Continue reading
Legendary Driver Milt Minter Passed Away
Jan 2, 2005
The Historic Motorsprts Assosiation reported that driver Milt Minter passed away on December 23. As many of you know, he fought a gallant battle with cancer for the last couple of years and unfortunately the cancer won out. Oh, the racing stories he is telling to all his old friends and racing buddies up in the sky. We ... Continue reading
2004 - The Year of Teamwork for Petersen/ White Lightning
Dec 21, 2004
2004 - The Year of Teamwork for Petersen/ White Lightning LAS VEGAS, Nev., December 21, 2004 – The fading French sun cast an orange glow onto the small group surrounding the brightly-colored machine. Few in the clutch of airport employees and curious bystanders that gathered to watch the shakedown run of the Gran ... Continue reading
Petersen/ White Lightning Takes Two Spots in Porsche Cup Top-5
Dec 20, 2004
Petersen/ White Lightning Takes Two Spots in Porsche Cup Top-5 LAS VEGAS, Nev., December 20, 2004 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing was well represented on Saturday evening at the Porsche Motorsports Banquet in Weissach, Germany. The highlight of the evening was the awarding of this year’s Pors ... Continue reading
Video: GM, Ford and Chrysler Leaving NASCAR ?
Dec 20, 2004
Dec 6, 2004
CHANTILLY, Va., Dec. 6 -- XTREMEX3 has introduced its next- generation multimedia data acquisition system. The new XTREMEX3 system is a unique on-vehicle multimedia data fusion system that records, stores and plays back synchronized multi-camera digital video, digital audio, and vehicle data, including MPH, RPM, latera ... Continue reading
AARWBA Announces 50th Anniversary All America Team
Nov 28, 2004
http://beta.motorsportsforum.com/ris01/aarwba50.ht m The American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association is the oldest and largest organization of its kind. Founded in 1955 in Indianapolis, AARWBA has reached the stature of the football and baseball press associations. Because so many support the aims and progr ... Continue reading
World Challenge GT Series - Autosport Development 2005
Nov 15, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley 248.227.0110 johnt@c2group.com Autosport Development Announces a Double Effort For Next Season Two-car team for the SPEED World Challenge GT Series Detroit. – November 13, 2004 Autosport Development is stepping up their commitment to the SPEED World Challenge GT Series ... Continue reading
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