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Specter Werkes Daytona

Specter Werkes Daytona

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley – 248.356.5699 Sonia Soroka – 248.583.9559 #24 Cauley Corvette GTR presented by Highlander To Start 23rd Overall Team Qualified 7th in Class for the Rolex 24 at Daytona! Daytona, Fla. January 30, 2004 – Working around the clock since testing earlier this mon ... Continue reading

9 cars disqualified from first Rolex round

9 cars disqualified from first Rolex round

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Orbit Racing - Daytona preview

Orbit Racing - Daytona preview

stellar start Orbit Racing will open the 2004 race season with a long play, pacing its drivers, crew and equipment for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, scheduled for Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in Daytona Beach, Fla. The team's regular drivers, Joe and Jay Policastro of Latrobe, Pa., will be joined by three others for the race - Mike F ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - 2004 Rolex 24 Daytona Preview

Terry Borcheller - 2004 Rolex 24 Daytona Preview

Terry Borcheller will start two championship quests this week. The Gainesville, Ga., driver will aim for a repeat of his 2003 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series DP championship and his first Grand-Am Cup Series title, after finishing a close second in 2003. Rolex 24 Borcheller will again team with Forest Barber of ... Continue reading

Arie Luyendyk Jr. Prepares For Rolex 24 At Daytona

Arie Luyendyk Jr. Prepares For Rolex 24 At Daytona

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2004 Contact: Janie Vogel PR/Marketing, Arie Luyendyk Jr. Racing (440) 808-1813 ilikeracing@comcast.net ARIE LUYENDYK JR. TO RACE IN THE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA - - The Most Prestigious Endurance Race In North America - - ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA FAST FACTS Series: Grand American Rolex Sports C ... Continue reading

Greg Ray Joins Risi for Rolex 24

Greg Ray Joins Risi for Rolex 24

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Orbit and BAM! to Le Mans

Orbit and BAM! to Le Mans

Orbit Racing and BAM! (British American Motorsport) will join forces for the 2004 24 Heures du Mans, reuniting the group that finished a strong second in the GT class last year. In 2003, the second-place YES Network Porsche 911 GT3 RS was driven by Leo Hindery of New York, Peter Baron of Deerfield Beach, Fla. and Marc ... Continue reading

Specter Werkes - Daytona News Release

Specter Werkes - Daytona News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley – 248.356.5699 Sonia Soroka – 248.583.9559 Specter Werkes #24 Cauley Corvette GTR presented by the Highlander Driver Line-Up for the 2004 Rolex 24 at Daytona Pete Halsmer steps in for Richard Berry DETROIT - January 20, 2004: While preparation of the Specter Werke ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Wins Paris-Dakar with Tenneco Automotive Kinetic Technology

Mitsubishi Wins Paris-Dakar with Tenneco Automotive Kinetic Technology

Advanced Suspension System Enhances Vehicle Stability, Handling and Mobility BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan. 19 -- The Mitsubishi Pajero took a convincing win in one of the world's toughest automobile races, an 18-day race covering rough, desert terrain from Paris, France to Dakar, Senegal. The Pajero had a unique advantage wi ... Continue reading

Lexus Enters 2004 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series With Daytona Debut

Lexus Enters 2004 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series With Daytona Debut

TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 16 -- Lexus, the nation's No. 1 selling luxury brand, will make its debut in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series at North America's most prestigious sports car race -- the Rolex 24 at Daytona -- Jan. 29 through Feb. 1. ... Continue reading

19th Annual Daytona Beach Motorsports Expo During Daytona Speedweeks

19th Annual Daytona Beach Motorsports Expo During Daytona Speedweeks

Consumer and Trade Event Featuring Manufacturers' Displays, Onsite Racing, Sponsorship Give Away Contest, the Motorsports Garage, Driver Autograph Signings, Driver Related Book Signings and More BALTIMORE, Jan. 12 -- Emerging from the shadows of the Daytona International Speedway and Speedweeks, is the 19th Annual Dayt ... Continue reading

Fittipaldi Joins Bell Motorsports for Rolex 24

Fittipaldi Joins Bell Motorsports for Rolex 24

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Mazda Introduces RX-8 NR-A Kit for Races

Mazda Introduces RX-8 NR-A Kit for Races

JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Mazda Introduces RX-8 NR-A Kit for Races Mazda <http://www.japancorp.net/topimg/Low_Mazda0108p.jpg> Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 08, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation introduces an NR-A kit to equip vehicles for the Mazda RX-8 one make race in the NR-A category auth ... Continue reading

DORAN JE4 Lexus 1s Fifth-Fastest at Daytona Test

DORAN JE4 Lexus 1s Fifth-Fastest at Daytona Test

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Orbit Racing - Daytona test Sunday

Orbit Racing - Daytona test Sunday

still quick Orbit Racing continued its strong performance in preparation for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, with the fastest GT class time in the final Sunday practice session. The team changed the transmission in the No. 44 Classic Industries Porsche 911 GT3 RS on Sunday morning, so the drivers were limited to a partial mor ... Continue reading

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